Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-08

10 he cope o. rae COAsFsSsioHsI District Of The
.f'rs Of ismarie. Nelson, Bedford, amherst Orange,
Madison and Greene. IN Virsinia.
FELLOW CITIZENS;
As the term Tor which elected will expire on the
81 OF March next, deem proper, having received
meIous letters ON tie subject, Ia make known you my
purpose II decline being considered again candidate
IL Is known To many ofmy rends that my private az
F', neglected they have been by almost cog..au us
service ia Congress and the State Legislature, Tor about
tisht ysdEs. Viii demand constant personal attention.
and that withdrawal from public life alone accomplish
what Is required at my hands With the CHEST CON
sderaons and due regard wishes of friends have
induced personal sacrifices here oioc and ven era
utude toward iJse who have given many evidences of
their friendship would under other circumstances require
mat cse sacrifices should again be made my part; yet
ee are oogaJns and duties, apart from such relations
iitOse which bear you, that no man can with
pTop'ioiy, disregard all The nature of my en-
gagemenis aud pursuits are such, that my home
IN the spring. could actively into canvass under
dy ccusanees Living, do IN the Southern
county OF district TWO hundred miles in length um al
most debared tbs pleasure OF persona intercourse with
many Ut my constituents and the time and the labor re-
CURED To canvass the district. arranged can only bo
estimated properly by myself having devoted to IL the las;
Two Yeas IN both OF which, II will be TecolecIcd.
held Congressional election well as the general cleo
ton lnsi" in which alsn participated. Every cunside
ration has bee given the subject and. with desire on my
part to comply with the wishes oi my friends hal hoped
that of the obstacles would have been surmount,d by
arrangement which had in conion paton; but in tins
have been disappointed, and therefosa am not candi-
date for your sutfagss az the cn-ueing election make
tins nnnunciaoH tnus early, that other individual
be selected % be voted Tor stead who shall have
my most hearty support, II he recommended by m
unnohlng attachment To the great principles und
icT WHICH, IN the late canvass, IN common with others
eont.nded There are in the district many men, a.
able as they patriotic.
Let it not be supposed that my withdrawal has boon
caused by disappointment, consequent on the defeat
sustained by friends IN the late presidential election
That my disappointment in the general result
adnty am not the less devoted 10 the policy which
we then advocated not less DESTROYS the principles
win ch exered ourselves Prominently ostablshod-ihan
was previous To the first Monday in November, nor
conhient OF their ultimate triumph. proclaimed myself
as you well know the friend Of n discriminating Tariff
that would afford sufficient protection American labor
~he primarily supplied the of the Country the
advocate E" well regulated u. States Bank that would
give rs sound, safe and uniform currency, while should
ailrd every facility fer the coliecon and
disbur emcni vf the public money! friend Of disirb
ton OF the proceeds Of the sales o tie public lands which,
while II would withdraw fund from the genera purposes
Ui the Federal Government, woul the same time place
It under the control Of States 10 be applied TO tho -pc
cia benefit Of each State and of the people within the
and that was also the friend of Mr.. Clay Ii III
declarations made Wig, when ! had the honor 10
represent another district; II they constituIcp me Wing
when you voted Tor me last spring. well the spring pre-.
ceeding; they the my political faith in the
canvass last fall they arc, and they constitute
| Wing shH.
In regard to the annexation Of Texas which, since my
election, has been much discussed, portions Of the
District, feel u 10 be but due to cindor declare that
your Representatives, consider my duty oppose IT,
Though elected without reference at all 10 this question, IL
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hrt presented O. me felt inclined without examination.
10 favor it-subsoquent reflection has tended fix my
opinions against IT, The alton Of foreign Territory
90 oar own was think, contemplated by the ira.
o the Constitution. II the power. however, was he.
yUud doubt, deem the project II carried out likely
ondauger the Union itselfas unwso and impuic IN the
existing state II our own well the relations of Texas
| with those " Mexico
We have, too, in Virginia alone, land itan Is suhi
cicnt to manian thirty millions OF inhabitants. -
We possessed, also, tbesides the lands Of all the
other twenty-five States) Of rich aud b1undess do.
main IN the West that remain unpeOpcd great por.
be asked shall coy,t that which IL our ncghbori-
Why need scque mife, land hat too by paying many
millions ~ dollars for iL) when have already sbun
dance, agd TO spare, 10 the gner dollar and
quarter per ocfcl Why IN Rrlsping moe. should
disBish the value n that which already pussessi III
this must be the 81 Il. Bring into market W IN 0wn
the lands n this foreign counij tempt the Virginia slave
with tho prospect Of uTnonso profs In the Torss
c0tn.fodB. ard be Virgins snds Will be offered fo
sale; he will be induced cell low price, because h.
can buy more where bic slave labor will be- suppJses
be better femuneraicd. But ho man with y small farm
snd limited means. who has a. peform NIL hs labor him
self wishes 20 the West Northwest, TO sos
so Siao, ard he too, offers his land for sas but be- finds
he opuolt neighbor competing with him, fsaIly
6oreng HIM and hos reducing the value Il his lam,
az u 10 made almost worthless. The ~ wealth vii
not buy le sus farmer. because he y going Texas
sid the small farmer doe purchase the land 81 hs opu
B,ghbor beoause no has the means 10 do 50, md