The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-18
Your friend and countryman,
WILL. II. HAYWOOD, in.
WAsHneros CRY, August 10, 1886.
APPENDIX-No. /
APPENDIA-NO. I.
Senator HArwooD's letter Of acceptance 10 the isgi,a
lure Of North Carolina.

APPENDIX-No. /.
Senator HArwooDs letter Of acceptance 10 the iegisla
lure Of North Carolina.
To the General assembly Of North Carolina:
GENTLEMEN: | have had the honor to receive,
through your speakers, official notice Of my election
as a senator in the Congress of the United States
from North Carolina, with request that would
accept the same.
II has become SO much matter ofcourse to make
professions Of gratitude for public favor that am
not without apprehension such professions from
me will be regarded as mere form. But called
as have been, without any solicitation of mine. to
assume the responsibilities Of so distinguished sta
lion in the service of North Carolina it is but n
faint expression Of my feelings to declare that |
thank you, with all my heart, for this mark of your
confidence. Though oppressed by painful distrust
of my ability 10 do the half of what my affection for
the State would prompt me to undertake in her be-
half still believe it is my duty to decline your
nomination. | would that | had more experience
and greater capacity for the patriotic work. Such
as | have shall be brought TO 1t without reserve.
Our State enjoys, she deserves, enviable repu-
tation for honesty and dsin,eresedness L. her de-
voon TO liberty and the Union, she has been second
to none. For submission to lawful authority, a
reverence for law end order, and general regard
for personal rights, do believe there is not such
| another people in The world These virtues, while
they distinguish the character Of the State do al
the time, furnish strong motives for faithful
ness in her public agents. trust il NAV be in nv
power to show my own appreciation of her partali-
~ by always regarding the station assigned to me
as an INSTRUMENT to advance her welfare; and it. in
the order of Providence it should be my lot to &C.
compIish any great good or to assist others in &C
co,nnlishipg it. to prevent any serious evils TO our
common country, and to North Carolina in particu-
lar. or to aid others in preventing them shall here
after rejoice more that the good work was done.
than shall that | did il. and much more than
now can that have been chosen by you to attemp,
it.
| On the other hand should il be my misfortune to
fail altogether and to lose at the close the confidence
which has been so generously bestowed in the out.
set, my friends shall not find reason for my failure
in the lack of zeal to do all my duty to North Caro-
lima; nor will my enemies be able to attribute it, in
any degree to violation of previous pledges; for be.
uo,,d such as n knocn political princips have author
lied uou frly 10 infer an, bound bu no pledges ,cho
erer do not affect to be ignorant that my election to
| the Sena'e was made by the democratic party; and
should spurn the thought of deserving the princt
pies of that party after having been chosen to ill so
exalted post for the very purpose of helping to sus
tain them. | am myself heartily and conscientious
| ly democrat. 1t is the common lot Of public men
to encounter caumny and Misrepresentation. That
would seem to be tax imposed by freedom upon
patriotism and am not vain as to expect to 90
! free. May | not however, be permitted on this
occasion, without censure from any quarter, to be-
speak the candor Of all just men against those susp
ciops which are 80 common, but so well calculated