Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-28
MIR. Editor. The many appeals which hay

MIR. Editor: The many appeals which have. of
/ late, appeared m your paper and in other public
/ journals Of the City, calling upon the citizens ol
Richmond to Dust thc. late esteemed Delegate. and
substitute for him another, alledged to he more III
To represent them, has induced to seek the same
medium, through which TO prescn, a few consider.
atoms pertaining 20 the matter, TO my ieow-citi.
gems. trust they viii listen TO me in spirit Of
/ candor and libcraliiy.
lis far from my purpose TO draw any compnri-
son oi personal character between the two worthy
gentlemen, one OF whom is TO he selected as the
guardian Of our interests IN the State Legislature
In attachment to our City, and fervent desire. in
all they shall do. Ia promote its Advancement there
is little room for choice between them In the event
OF the election OF either, we will not suffer for the
want OF Jealous advocate 10 the councils OF the
State.
But apar, from n comparison of the op,li,ies oc
head and heart, of capacity and devotion to our in
terestS, there nre surely considerations of another
character sufficiently weishy to prevail on every
man, At least on every genuine Wing to give IN
MIR Daniel his Undertaking support. In besiow IN .
on another tins token OF our confidence what are
We called upon to 10 Nothing more nor l,ss
than 10 turn on; one who has proved himself cana
he and Jealous, nay enthusiastic, in combating
Tor our interests and our privileges Were The
contest for our SURFACES, between two new e,nd,.
dates, the features OF the cas-, would ,yenr +,
different aspec ; hut IN eevating Mr. Pleas,nts
TO the seat o: Representative, We In efect
condemn MIR. Daniel. We say TO one ,vbo
has labored to do our behests with vi,ilant ere,sv
that we are dissatisfied with him; we receive one
who has been TO us ga good and faithful servant. -
not with the cheering greeting Of grateful consti
tuency. hut with cold tcpulse. | cannot refer
here 10 the many and prominent instances of Mr. Da
niePs good service to us during the last winter; but
do you the credit, fellow citizens OF feeling assured
that you have not forgotten them and W III no, over.
look them. We all unite so far as have 'e,rn.i IN
commenting him FOR his assduous attention. his
energy, his patient labor in our behalf and his
eloquent appeals ior the Advancement OF that
hoeral and enlightened policy on the part Of
the state, which most of US regard n, indis-
penslb le 10 lt her 10 the proud s'niion che
should occupy among her sisters What one
OF us, with these recOlleciiOns, can see with INV
thing but regret, disposition manifested (by few
uust) 10 recompense our representative for his
toi, 10y busting him from the seat he has so bisblv
honored lfthat shall be the issue Of this contest
II will say to every man who serves US or shall
serve us, IN public station, thst his faithful lnbors
shall not meet their due reward. But the claims NJ
Mt DANIEL DO not rest upon the acts OF our Le9is-
laiivc session only. II we look little farther lscL
IN The history Of the strife between the liberal
spirit OF Wing policy and the contracted principies
oi Loco Focosm, we will find even more palnab'e
evidenced OF his merits. ] submit II to nm honest
constituency, did he not IN the death STRUGGLE Of
$40, earn for himself better reward. than 10 Inc
raised 10 post of honor and trust only to be de-
prived Of It the first opportunity that offr,67 n
there bea Wing, who has not yet wiped out from
his memory the glad events and termination of that
campaign, ! invoke him, by their remembrance
not to lend a hand IN rejecting one. who then
"iOushi the good fight" untringly, and did much
10 ensure the success which crowned the arms of
the Wings.
such are the grounds upon which, for one. I own
the superiority Of Mr. Daniels title 10 NV vote.
and upon them, ifon other, is he entitled TO tho
cordial support of every man who m honesty calls
himsefn true Wing. Mr. Peasants can present
no such tangible proofs OF his orthodoxy and no
such claims to be preierIed-The laborer Is worthy
Of his hire EVERY INCH a wIIIC,