Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-14
To lie Edllols Of lie Enauirer /:

| observe in The briei and approving notice
which you take in your last number OF remark,
submitted b. the Editor oil The Petersburg Repub.
lican, in publishing the recent proceedings Of a
portion OF the Democratic party Of This county
inviting the counties composing this COMPRESSION.
al district 10 assemble, by special delegates in
Convention, al lime and place designated Tor
the purpose OF selecting and Recommending 10
the Democracy Of The distric, a fit and proper
man 10 supply the vacancy occasioned by he
death OF our late distinguished iellow.ciiiiz4n
Gen. Geo. c. Dromgoole, that you urge in add
ton thereto that 1.-TWO candidates are already
announced in our colpmns-Docior Scol, ot
Greensville, and COL Baptist, OF Meckienburg-
Others are spoken OF and unless The paris raly
upon one IN an" &c. Upon reading The pars.
graph Just quo,ed was much..surprised and en-.
rous TO learn upon what authority you had usher.
ed my name before The iree-Ihinkins and indie.
pendent Democracy Of this Dislrlc, | found
however, upon looking carefully over the columns
OF The same number, Two cards, one signed "A
Distan, Friend" the other "Mecklenbure" bo,h
unknown 10 me- suggesting my name 10 The
District, in terms which j, has ever been nv am.
bitten 10 reach yet should lily haller mysei.
had attained. For the avora bic estimate of,hose
friends. thus recommending me, feel highly
and truly gtatihed-and may regard j, as some
evidence that my honorable ambition has hen
partially observed, though lis ends are lar ir,n
being accomplished.
The meeting which was held in nv couny
for The purpose solely OF securing unity harmo.
nv, and therefore, a successful result 10 the Demo.
cracy of The district, and which | am grayirt
10 fin has been so well received and approved 10
other portions OF the same, as tar as heard ifm,
was not only advised and approved By me, tul
shared what aid could give in bringing about
its results. II is, therefore, no, 10 be presumed
that could allow nv name 10 stand in po.I,ca
10 embarrass The harmonious action OF the pic.
posed Convention.
So far from il, sirs that in view OF inciders
before adver,ed 10, and trust without an u.
iicious DIFFUSION Of myself before The Disric:.
mus, say that DO moi desire my name 10 sarc
in the lis, from which 10 make selection.
This declaration have in all sincerity made,
may add, 10 many friends privately, a. new
10 publicly.
The terms Of each first session OF Cong,es.
have now become iearluliy protracted. Foryrals
back they have increased, are increasing ar
should be diminished. Parry man9nyring and
aspirations Of ambitious men, rather than nus.
fui legislation Tor the country, have been he
fruitful source, in my Judgment, o! this mot
alarming lUUONdllOU, Which, shs ENNPiS PIt't
indifferent 10 and careless Of thus gro,rrng Ell
will give us a, no distant day ii The counterpart
of Cromwell's Parliament-a 9eiual CongIs@
Then your halls will no longer be sfaeei ari
adorned By the frs, talents and pure>i patriotism
Of The country, but filled and irecklec vuh
men who have no useful occupation a b.,
The ready instruments OF ambitious ne. +:
than themselves, and the supple tools Of sioc,
bers and money-chanseTs. ieel confident taI
no one who knows will hold me guilty oil The ga.
ni,y of placing my poor pIetentiors 10 the MS!
and better class of citizens here spoken o. To
be thought worthy by respectable portion ny
friends of seat in Congress, and SUCCESSOR!
the lamented Dromgoole, is eminen,ly gratifying.
God grant that his life could have been spared TO
his friends aud country in the full ilulon ard
dispensa,ion Of his warm, generous heat aud
splendid abilities Very respectfully, yours,
ED. P. SCOTT.