Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-10-05
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s, very hlgh with those who know him,
ho'h Tor his personal, moral, and intellectual
quai'hcations, and he would do honor to the
choice OF the House. Mr. Jones Is Won ~
renile. and will have the support Of fhat mr..
ton OF the House in all probability. The az.
pointment of this officer is matter of the first
imPortancei as the prospect points 10 the
choice OF President of the United States bv
the House of Representatives
have great respect for Mr.. Lewis
but l coniess, MIR. Jones Is my decided
choice. should be proud to see han.
preside over your deliberations. And
think the country would have great rea-
son to congratulate you on his selection.
Mr.. Jones is one Of the most reputable
members, who have appeared in the sew
eral Congresses of which he has been d
member. Never shall | forget the great
ability which he displayed in the ardu-
Gus duty. as Chairman Of. the: Committee
OF Ways and Means. His quick pene-
tratlon and hisslaborious habits make him
Wen qualified for the duties of the Spea-
ker's Chair: Amiable in his temper,
.c.oncllIatory IN, his manners, quick as the
lishtnlng's fash, and firm as hooks of
steel, he is calculated to grace the Chair.
lie wilt not be the Representative of the
East. or of the West, Of the North, or of
the South. His friends would place his
claims before, the whole American DEM
ocratic party. He would know no
Clique. fills enlarged views of Govern
ment would never let him forget; that
his honorable opponents are entitled to
as equal. justice.a his political friends.
No inan can affirm. that any member
could be more kind and respectful, in
political and private life, to his oppo-
neiits. than Johh w. Jones. Justice
would he the honorable and ruling pas
sion of his great mind. Never shall [
forget the canvass he recently went
through in the Richmond District. nor
the high praise which his opponents paid
to his talents. nor the power of his
speeches. nor,.his noble defence OF prin-
clples of the Democratic party. He en-
tered the canvass under many and heavy
disadvantages. His opponent used the
cunning cuckoo note, of the District be-
ing gerrymandered. !, The Wings Of
Richmond moved heaven and earth to
elect MIR. Bolts, on account of the value
they place on his services. The friends
OF Mr.: Jones, resting certain of success,
slept at their posts, and trusted to his
great popularity to carry him through,
without an adequate struggle. Hence,
his majeritv'is smaller than II would have
been, by two hundred. The Wings
have contested his election, and thus far.
| am OF the decided opionion that his
majority will be increased from fifty to
one hnndred more votes by the contest.
Let 1t then be recolected, that MIR. Jones'
friends made few exertiohs, and his OPP
ponents and their candidate did all that
mortais could do-yet, after al! their ex.
ertions. he was elected by decided ma
forty, and that majority will be doubled
by the contest,
am fully convinced, that the Wings
of Ric}Mond never expected to defeat
Mr.. Jones BY contesting his return; for.
when they urged his opponent to contest
his scar, they had no satisfactory evil
dence on whichsto ground the >oppos;-
ton. | will do MIR. Bolts the Justice to
say. that do moi. believe he wished to
contest. From tie meetings which /
saw take place in Richmond, am fully
that one or two thought at the
time it was forlorn hope, and that it
was simply got up to Try to defeat Mr..
Jones' prospect for the Speakers Chair
In tact, his opponent has not hesitated
to say, that it would be better for Jones
to run the election over again, than to GO
to Congress, because the present contest
would defeat his elevation to the Speak,
er's Chair. The reason, am thus par
ticalar, Is to show you, that in no CON
can Mr.. Jones lose his seat, I
speak knowingly on this subject. g am
Iuliy confident, that MIR. Jones coud to-
be elected by $50 majority in
the Richmond District; his election was
so certain that his friends did
not turn out in the City of Richmond
and there the Democrats reused them.-
selves up on the morning Of the elcctien~
when they found that the farmers we're
busy at their crops, on being long kept
back in Lower Virginia from the great
quantities of rain which had fallen in the
Spring. and that the great Whig force of
could be brought together in
A few. hours to the polls. and endanger
jones' election. But the Democrats of
Richmond, threw the sling of David, and
slew the Goliah OF Whiggery, John M.
Bolts, and assisted to place John w.
Jones in Congress. ARD what weep
ng and crashing OF teeth was there. my
'ountiymen, amongst the Wings Of Rick
nond!
cannot do full Justice to SIR. Jene's (
alents. No man supports with, truer
DEVOTION the great principles of Democ-
'acy. as contended for by AR. Jefferson.
have never heard any orator surpass in
'eauty, or. in force, The speeches which
Re delivered during his late eIectioneer-
ng tour. In courtesy, refinement, and
,ood humor, no man could excel him.
Few men can do so much to unite the
Democratic forces as this distinguished
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