Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-20
POLITICAL.
From The NWi0'k Ecace
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ANOTHER LETTER FRI ON AN kLECTOR
Tree HitL, Near Richmond Aug. :, 1911.
Gentlemen:-I duly received your printed lei
Ter Of the l7th pos;markcd the eth ult, and have
been only prevented by sickness from giving j, the
early and .especiu! notice 10 which is subject
and authors IRE entitled
You saw thar lat an Adjourned meeting Of the
"frienls OF John Tyler, held a the Court House,
" in Norol; Borough, on the 18th day Of June
u last the following resolution was unanimously
adopted Resolved, That L committee OF irc
g be appointed whose duty il SHALL II 10 cores
pond with the Democratic Electors for the
:. State OF Virginia. 10 ascertain Il they will pledge
themselves 10 give the vote OF the Democratic
parry in the State for Polk or Tyler in accord
" ance with the wishes OF the majority OF the De-
mocratic party, as the same may bc expressed
on The ballots We the committee, appoint
" ed 10 carry out the wishes OF our friends there
" in expressed, respectfully bcc leave 10 ask, if
"yo2 will - act as 10 carry out that resolution
" according 10 is true spirit ana intent! Our
" wish is TO defeat Mr. Clay. and we doubt not
"such is the wish of every Democrat in Virginia,
" and this we believe 10 be the best way 10 efiec,
/" our object An answer is requested
In the wear 1882 voluntarily and freely ac
cepSd from the source otthc Democratic party,
a nomination as one al the electors of President
and Vice President: during the summer Of that
wear a small convention otLelc@2leS lnet in Char
iottesyille Tor the special and atowcd puinosc Of
nominating particular individual a. Vice Pre-
sident They did nominate him, aud appointed
q committee 10 correspond with the Democratic
Electors, 10 know whether. il their nomination
was confirmed By the vote Of the people. they
would bes,ow the vote Of the Stale accordingly.
By reference TO the Richmond Enquirer OF the
9th Of October OF that year, | find my reply 10
this application. II is as follows.
"SpaNo GARDEN, Hanover, Sept. %, 1882.
"!As Chairman OF the Jackson and Barbour
Central Corresponding Committee. YOU say 10
me, that they, the friends OF Jairc Barbour. ,ic-
site 10 b. auhcn'icailv Informed whether yoa (as
elecioc,) Nil considcry yourself bound tovoe farhnn
as The Vice PrcsGeni, shooid llappear thai such Is
tie wiil OF the majority OF the people Of Virginia
N.Y. respect for YOU and those whose organ Wa
are, and desire To correct and pfeven; errone-
oas inicrsnc,., which might b> Drawn from my
silence alone prompts M a Ibis late period 10
respond the cn1uin. You might perhaps
deem i, Il Sufficient reply !or me 10 saE, as 90
sa" that 10 nam valic> more h;"hiy than do
The RIGHT ana obligation OF instructions, and that
consider The acting representative, at all times
and un Ter al circumstances bound 70 Ole: them.
Standing. however in the relation which now do
towards the Republican convention held in Rich
Incni last winter, and b. consequence, 70 the
T-.bo. pannh,;r,n n.,rt, ;fno, ,h,. Who'll. neoale
of v;,r;oia deem !, NV dniy on Inc bresen,
occasion to 20 farther Than mere declaration ol
Ynr creed on the sIeai suhcc: Of the rigE; Of in
s.Iuclion. 1t viii be recollcc,cd, that III the Le
sis!ativc Republican caucus Of last winter, it was
unanimously dcc;ccG, ila! jhcSe wno:n il rcco:a-
mendel 10 the people a> eiecrofS oi President
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;,,sr,,.,s of,,a sr.,, Pnnuh,;can n,r,v of V;roi-
MA and he UniSn, On these principles. and with
Yb;e ,,nlars,,rdino | accan,ei from The eoisla
,iyc Rcrnbljcan caucus the nomination which
r,laccs m heforc The peaDle Standinrin this ai-
iDle h,foy, The Repub,ican party. and the whole
,,ec.ne cannot and win no, r,iiaa,gyjly consent
- heco,n. Inc or0an of any DINER bnly or marry
~ mon ,,.ho ,o;abi wish or eyD.c, nae IN act on
G,t,eren. princlrlss Having accented under
known calculations. nomination from ,ha, bply
"a whom The people have heretofore looked. and
Will hare 10 d,at;. continue 10 look. a the
mos; convenicn, and com?e,.n, 10 know and con
cen,rate their will, should reluctantly become
the agent Of smother whose views and feelings
are yariant. No man more fully acknowledges,
more highly appreciates, and, willis! acting as Re
preventative, would mo:e implicitly obey insiruc-
lions, (ofcou mean them 10 be undoubtcd
and deliberately Of his constituents, or resign The
a:ation in fill time for them to Perfect their will
lhroIyh some other agent. II this principle he
correct, trust there is yet time % substitute Tor
nv name on yonr ticker, that OF gentleman who
will cheeriully fulfil the wishes o. the Charlo''e>,
vile Convention, for declare 10 you, that
woald no, last winter nave accepted nomiha.
tioa 10 any oit an unpisd5ed icSc', ana una, H. II
as an eiec'or VOC loF '"asc a'uon, W, u
in the exercise Of thai discretion WIN wh NJ
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