New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-04-19
,,,,. Voice of n Statesman.

We have mentioned that Hon ALE& H. IL
STUART, late Member OF Congress from the Au-
gusta District, Va, has al length consented to
stand for reelection His District has been 50
Gerryrnandeled as to make it nearly two to one
Iocn- Foco. and VIC can hardly even hope Tor his
success. bu, We rejoice that he has consented to
run. Virginia has no noblcr son-no clearer
headed Statesman and it Is desirable that she
shall keen some of this class before the country,
+ not in Office. TO show that the school OF Wash
;noton and Patrick Henry is not extinct IN this
beylav Of baseness and Tylcrism. Mr. stuart
,,ronnccs his consent 10 be candidate IN the
following Card
Ia the People Of Shenandoah. Rockingham,
Hardv. Pendlet0n, Rockbridge, and AnguStd
FrLLoyg-CirIzySs: Very unexpectedly 10 myself, am
candidate TO represent you III the next Congress oil the ned
States. Having had experience Of The tolls and diScon
forts OF public life, was anxious 10 retire IRON politics ana
devote myself my profession With this view resisted as
long as could solicitations OF several public meet
inss and the urgent enaie Of friends 10 offer myself as
candidate. united with portion OF my ieow-clzen' ~
inviting another gentleman become candi3fe lie now
ever declined and the call then renewed upon me IN
manner which no who has Just estimate Of what is due
to public Gnon could resist, What 1S was Is.
candidate for your suffrage.
20
lirtle regard myself or my political opin0ns hey
know me well and hitherto he have confded was
from my childhood Ny were, and many Of my
nearest friends residents Of Roc kbEidse, and have
kindness and good feeling As the representative OF my late
district of which Augusta and Rockbrdge Were part,
have rndea vored discharge duties faithfully How ig
hay succeeded not say But shall look their
the approaching election with the most intense aNie
me- representative cannot hoge I? have been or
enough their APPRECIATION ali respects Bu II
in the main have reflected their sentiments faithfully SHALL
look with confidence inspired by past kindness for Their
70 The mass Of people Of III, other Of the dis
,rc am almost stranger shall cndearoI 10 see many
OF them before the election and Will take ever, oc
casio make known my political sentiments III frank and
maui public sgeeches but as cannot rSeci 10
great many OF them will gave Orie outline oil ms
was reared in tie old Republican school politics Ny
father before Of thai faith having been member OF
the Senate Of Virginia 30 and as one OF The Electors CIV
FORD From him derived my political creed 20 now for
the great which the Republican party supported
which voted for by such men as WILLIAM MC9T saJ
snr GsG1sE hn: BAqs Of s
lives Of Rockingham and Shenandoah voted 1916 go for
dsitibuton Of the procecd Of the public iandsa measure
which recommended by Cen Jackson the most safe,
just an equal disposition which could be made Of them
rchifuy belong 10 the States but because II their proceeds
sress 1893 should only have been relieved from The
heavy taxaton imposed upon BY The last Legislature but
go lnain,nng the laws OF the LAID nvolale and
therefore, for resisting the attempts OF Missouri New am-
SHIRE and Georgia nuili the law requiring all the States
10 elect their Representatives Congress by single districts,
was against Notification when Attempted by South Caroli-
ma with Mr. CALHOUN at her head aud am against 1t now
when ATTEMPTED by Missouri, Sew-ilampshre, and
Georgia
action Of aud membec the hast Congress
was ardent supporter those OF reform winch
reduced the expenditures iTon annual
of MILLIONS, durnS the last Ad-
little MILLIONS the current
year.
These are M opinions Of the great subjects in
SEuc az
election on The other hand you think views eIro
neous. your duty To vote against and trust shall
be able 10 bow icaiied submission your judgement
90 ''''N ALEX II H. STUART