The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-09-11
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.


Under this title we find the following correspond
snce between the Hon. Charles Jared Ingersoll and
the committee the part Of the democratic conven-
ton for the fourth district informing him of his re-
nomination to Congress in that district.
KENsNcroN, Sept 7, 1886.
Sra; At meeting Of the democratic delegation
Of the 4th congressional district of Pennsylvania
held this afternoon, the undersigned were appointed
acommittec to inform you of your nomination as
the candidate for Congress, of the democratic party
We are, very respectfully,
Your fellow. citizens,
r. SIMPSON.
LEVI FOULKROD,
R0BT. F. BOWER.
THOS. N FETTER,
CHAS. STEWART.
GENTLEMEN. l had no idea Of being again
candidate for Congress, on my return home late.
ly from Washington. But the warm eponta-
neous welcome which, from the crossroads
those cardinal points, as Jackson termed them,
OF true public misunderstanding and urging
me, perhaps have hardly right decline the gen
erous wish of the yeoman democracy, which caanot
be changed, purchased, terrified or misIed. This
district compartments every public interest national
state and local; of agriculture, manufactures, COM
merce and navigation, in prosperous development Of
all the useful arts. Pennsylvania vital staples,
Philadephia's admirable handicrafts, the richest
mineral vegetable and mechanical productions,
iclghted upon steamboats,, railroad cars canal river
and sea-craft, the works of its Ingenious industri-
GUS fcemen, the Of their representatives in
the public councils. Hundred of dwellings, facto
res, workshops, and other comforting improve
ments, are in this district added continually to the
metropolis Of Commonwealth, the first of this
glorious Union of States. or its free, moral reli-
gous, Intelligent, progressive and contentcd popua-
ton, not one In a thousand asks from government
any faver, while every one sustains ii as his own
work, devoted to the American nationality of an
immense continental country To represent such a
district at the seat Of government, gentlemen, is no
snecure but trust as responsible and anxious as il
is honorable.
Deeply sensible Of great liability to err, vet /
venture to pledge past, as the guaranty OF future
service The late protracted, laborious, and efIec-
we session OF Congress completed the incorpora-
ton OF Texas with these United States--an impor-
tant measure, in which my assigned place in the
Rouse OF Representatives, imposed on me consider
able agency. The long-pending controversy with
Great Britain was settled by compromise to which
! was not ON unwilling party, for peace should be
lne htst ann OF every statesman. Though deeming
war an extremely improbable event, and its disad-
vantages grossly exaggerated in any event. we sur
rendered, Tor peace, the least-thst il, the maritime
parto tho disputed ground and, as believe, gave
up ~ Oregon, as we had in Maine, what we
should have insisted on, and might have kept,
without war, and without much suffering,
even if war had taken place War, Just,
wise, and Indispensable war, was declared against
Mexico concerning which, public opinion II pro-
perry informed, would be even more unanimous
than the votes Of Congress declaring that war War
with Mexico is the only possible method of set
Ting an otherwise impractcable crowd of con-
uoverSies with that country; war which il will be
economy TO prosecute with all the energy Of our
government and resources Of our nation, cost what
II may, I'LL we dictate the terms of peace, and hold
possession Of Mexican territory enough to secure
The European and American foreign policy of
Mr. Polk's administration has been, conceive, orr
gInai, Judiclous, and thereby successful. To repe
with high hand European meddne in American