Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-04-13
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S. C. WILLIAMS, Z
JOS. IRWIN, :?
FOR THE sEvTINEL.
LURAT, April Z, 1913.
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Mn. EbrroR-I have Just learned, with
great surprise, that Mr.. Williams, of Hardy
is candidate for the Senate. In view o
which fact, deem it necessary that the voter.
Of this Senatorial District should hear fron
me; and it being impossible to have personal
intercourse with them, between this and the
day Of election, on account of the severe in
disposition under which | am now iaboring.
and the time being short, must therefore ask
the privilege of saying what desire through
the medium of your paper.
After became candidate for the Senate
visited the county Of HARDY, and at Moore
field. on the first Monday in March last, court
day) had free and full interview with MIR.
Williams upon the subject Of his being can
dldate for the Senate, when and where he
declared III uneGuvocal terms, that he had
not the most remote idea Of becoming a can
didate, although ne lad been frequently AM.
warmly solicited; he then profEiereC to me his
aid and influence, and expressed a wish for
my success and concluded by giving me
an invitation to visit his neighborhood, adding
a promise that he would there afford me ali
the aid which he could. After some STAY in
the upper part of the county, went to War
densville, (the neighborhood of Mr.. wy
where he complied, as far as practicable, with
his promise, for which II am much obliged
to the gentleman From WardensY;lie, II,
company with Mr.. WI came to the neigh.
borhcod of Zane's old Iron Works, where I
parted with him late on Saturday evening the
18th March; and up to this period MIR. W.
never mtlmated the possibility of his becom
ing candidate, but seemed with Gpprrent
zeal to have espoused my cause. On the next
day, however, MIR. W. spoke of the matter;
he said that it was possible he might become
candidate, saying, at the same time, that he
had been again strongly solicited to announce
himself, but added, nevertheless, that he tho't
it extremely improbable that he should be a
candidate. and minated, that if he should de.
termine to run, he would be in Woodstock on
the next day at court. He was not there;
from which fact, gave it as nv impression,
IN answer to questions asked me upon the
subject, that Mr.. w. would not be candi-
date. And shortly after my return home I re.
ceived letter from him., in which he stated
that he had dismissed all thoughts of becom-
ing candidate for the Senate, and in which
he reiterated, in warm terms, his wishes for
my success / made the contents of this let
ter known as extensively as possible, in iust-
hcation OF the impression which l had previ-
Gus ly given. In consequence of which Col.
Strlckler, of this county, was announced as a
Candidate tor the Senate. And it is since the
announcement Of Col. Danl Stricken,
that / find 'Jared ]. Williams, ESQ. Of
Hardy. a firm and decided democrat, (son of
the late Hon. Jared Williams of this rFreder.
ickl county, has been brought cut as a eane>
date for the Senate Now the manner in
which the two events last named have occur
red. coupled With the fact that it is supposed.
that Col. Strckler will divide with me the
vote of Page, certainly gives room for reAec.
tons notvery favorable to the sincerity of Mir.
Williams protestatjons of friendship for me.
or his dlsinterestedness in declining hereto.
tore TO be candidate. Had Mr. w. at Moore
neid' or even after DIR interview in the neigh
Dorhood ct Zane's old Iron Works, declared
ms intention OF becoming a candidate. would
nave contributed to his election as far as /
co9ia consistently with my previous course,
anu understandingiy with the people, (for in
becoming candidate / did not consult nv
own wishes) but this seems not to have been
the policy of Mr.. w. The motives which &C.
tuated Nr. w. to take the step he has taken,
may be pure and honorable, but his course, in
my opinion, seems mysterious, and his conduct
towards NE, to say the least of It, is certainly
very remarkable. I have given the above
statement of facts, not, can assure you. thro'
VindlctlVe feeling towards Mr.. Williams, but
WIN aView OF showing that, however favera-
by the claims of Hardy to the next represen.
tafive IN the Senate may have been consider
ed by other counties of the district, and even
by myself, at an earlier period. she has, in
some measure at least. forfeited those claims
ana that they cannot, think, be now efficient
~ asserted at any rate through Mr.. w.
nave no htgher claims to the suffrages of the
people OF this district than those presented on
grounds OF my unwavering Democratic Repub-
lcan principles: principles which have held
and cherished ever since l have been capable
OF forming an opinion-upon the subject of our
National polity, and which ever expect to
maintain. My incorporating opposition to
a National Bank, protective tariff, and in
short. the entire list of those federal m easures
which are so obnoxious to the letter and spirit
of the constitution of the U. States, is too well
k nown, fancy, to require further motto in
this communication.