Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-02-13

Sin the lower end of the District
(where there is such deep solicitude for
the harmony of the party, J" will en-
tirely approve of Mr.. LIS course, and
congratulate themselves that they are
thus relieved from the necessity of fur.
ther urging the propriety of Conven~
ton; and we have the charity to be-
lieye, that our friends in the upper end
of the District feel as "deep solicitude
for the harmony of the party" as we Of
the GLOVER end, . and that they, there
fore, will rejoice with US, that this ques-
ton, which would at least have distur-
bed the harmony of our party, if it had
not defeated the election Of a Democrat,
has been amicably settled.
Mr.. l.. says that he is "unquali6edly
opposed to a Convention, and that he
would not "recognise the action of any
self-constituted assernblage," &c. We
would not condemn Mr.. l.. or any other
man of sense, for refusing to submit to-
the mandantes of "self- Reconstructed as
semblage," such as he describes; but
| if he intends to insinuate, that the isr
dependent voters Sin the lower end
the District desire to bring together
such an "assemblage," for the "parti-
cular purpose ofpassing judgment up
on his claims, or those of any other
man, with any other view than that of
preserving the integrity of our party,
we can say for ourself, and for the pee
pie OF this county, that the insinuation
is unjust and uncalled for.
We saw eft to announce in our
last, that Mr. L. was candidate, tho
it was ''without authority" from him.
We did so with the positive knowledge
that he had ''amnounced" the same fact,
In a private way, to his friends, or at
least to some of them; and we very
naturally concluned, that ifhe intended
to be candidate, he would at leas.
wish the People to know it. He wa.
ANNOUNCED" further, that those who
feel "deep solicitude for the harmony
OF the party" in both ends of the Dis
trlct, and in the middle too, might take
such acton as the circumstances of the
case might demand. With these re-
marks, we submit the whole subject to
the people, and hope we shall not have
occasion to recur to it again.
10 the Editor TIE ".Sensinl of the Vansy.r
The leading editorial article, in your las,
paper. renders it necessary for me to define
my position, in connection with the approach
ing Congressional Election. have been
warmly solicited by my friends, in differeu.
portions or the District, by letter and other.
wise, to become candidate, and they have
gwen to me the strongest assurances of a de-
cided and ene getic effort in nv behalf To
those solicitations had determined to Weld.
and so expressed myself and would in due
time have been "formaLy'' announced: but
upon Iurther consultation with my friends,
many OF whom believe that Wing candidate
will be in the field,) | now announce. that
will not be before the people for their suffta-
ges, OF this occasion-undcr erist,1g circuna-
stances.
This annunciation releases those friends.
who Were kline enough to pledge me their sup
port, from all personal obligation, and leaves
them perfectly free, to adopt that course.
which in their judgment, shall seem best cal.
culated to advance the interest, and preserve
the unity OF the Democratic party.
MY course leaves Mr. Taylor, the only can
dldate now, before the peopleand supercedes
all necessity for Convention; for can hard.
ly believe that any of the gentlemen spokentf
in the lower end the District, (where there
is such deep solici.ude for the harmony of the
party,) will allow bis name DOW to be used.
when the inevitable result will be division.
and distraction, in our ranks.
But as you consider my views in regard to
Convention, as of some importance, will
frankly state them. l am decidedly and mr.
qualfiedly opposed to Convention, and will
not, either by word or deed, recognise the
ton OF ony sef-constituted assemblage,
binding force with me. Such meetings 4. a.
in a vast majority of instances, gotten up by
few leading men, tor a particular purpose.
and that purposes, in almost every case, car
RED out. am not one of the lege subjects
OF King Caucus. owe nothing to his ROYAL
Highness. nor do l expect any thing from
him. Iftherefore your suggestion be adopted,
and Convention be called, my name shall
not be submitted to it.
AS you have seen fit to announce me in
your last paper as a candidate, (without au-
thorty IRON me,) l ask that you will give
place to this hasty note in your next number.
JOHN LETCHER
Lexington, Feb. 8. I845.
The papers in the District will please insert
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