Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-25
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WILLIAM o. GOODE.


District By The dspensaiiun Of Providence, This
district has been suddenly deprived oil lis lalc
distinguished representative and The country OF
one ui its ablesl statesmen and brightest intel
lects And whilst The loss 10 his country i ire
parable the duly deyolyes YOU 10 supply his
place in The next Congress. To supply The place
u George {. Dromgooe is certainly not ab easy
task But in looking over The district, respect
able as ii undoubtedly is for worth and talents
we can find no one whose moral and mental qua
Iihcations, and devotion 10 Democratic principles,
present stronger claims 10 The support Of the De-
mocrslic paly Than do those ot the gentleman
whose name heads this article.
To tell you that William 0. Goode combines
in an eminent degree the qualities and quaihca-
lions necessary for a valuable representative, is
only 10 speak oil that which is familiar 10 the peo-
pie of this district. The uniform supporl-al-
most unparalleled il has been his fortune
to receive from the Republican party inr more
than twenty years, furnishes the best evidence OF
the purity Of his principles, and The ability and
fidelity with which he has maintained them
Commencing as a member OF the House OF Dele
gates, as most OF you know, hen quite young,
he has continued 10 GU there, with the exception
OF occasional intervals, ~ the present Tune. The
prominent position he has occupied as member,
| is known 10 The country al large. The Other STA
lions Il which he has been called by The sulifases
OF his cuunlrymen, and The manner IN which he
has discharged The various trusts Ieposed in him,
| ale equally well known
The nares ul several gentlemen VI The Demo
| cratic parry have already been brought before The
| public as worthy vi the confidence ~ The Demo
Gratis of the district and suitable 10 be The candI-
| date of the party. You must necessarily adopt
one, and but one OF The many aspIants, or defeat
is inevitable; and with majority, (Which will be
you must submit 10 be represented by one hold
Ing principles adverse 10 your own, and see yours
sacrificed 10 indiscTeion AMI folly To avert this
calQnltu, YOU ale TN Tins occasion most earnestly
though respectfully, invoked 10 bestow your no
mnalion on the individual who would render
Your success The most certain. Look over the
Stale, al the mouIDiul consequences oil The d.
visions and discussions Of the Democratic parry
and profit by them. Let US turn our misiorlunes
10 lessons OF wisdom, and learn 10 lay aside per-
sonal preferences, and unite in harmonious con-
ceIl tor the man OF our principles, upon whom
We can rely with The greatest assurance, as we'll
al The poll, as in the councils.
In looking around, circumstances point 10 Viii.
liam O. Goode as that man. He has once borne
our banner in triumph through The district. His
representative course can be pointed 10 AS per-
teclly unexcepionable He is The acknowledged
favorie Of The most Democratic portion of the
district, and can bring out The strength OF The
party more fully than any olher-a consideration
6y the 1rav By no means be da1egardcd. Taking
The whole district together, he is as familiarly
known, and | think | may add as favorably
known, as perhaps any gentleman in it. Ii may
be arsed, with much propricty, that in addition to
This, The county of Mecklenburg has claims 10
the repre- entaaye, which appeal 10 the justice Of
the district quite as strongly as 10 lis generosity.
| When Mi Gorde had served you one Congress,
| and not Il murmur al dissatisfaction with his re-
| preventative course had been heard throughout
| the dislic,, Mecklenburg, though sustaining hin,
10 The last, saw the other end OF the district, by
vie din. weight 10 Convention not at all pro-
porllonabe to is party strength, put him aside 10
make room Tor General Dromgoole. True 10 her
| principles though not without some cause for
| feeling asgIievcd, she cheerfully adopted The nc
minre, aud gave him her fullsupport. And when
in his last and m,sl trying sruggle--when that
potion Of The district which gave him The nomi-
| nation had almost abandoned him, MeckenbuIg,
fallering mol, rallied around him, and was barely
| able 10 save him fiom defeat. Her disnerested
devotion 10 principle, and The magnanmity which
| has ever distinguished her towards The balance OF
the district, should commend her claims 10 their
| consideration and regard. Thus much may be
said for MrckienJnrg.
| But far moIe important consideration is the
triumph OF The Democratic parry and their prin-
| cpes. Suppose, then, that some one not seeing
his prospects bright for nomination by The Dis
lricl Convention, shonld conclude that his only
possible chance TOR success was 10 take The field As
candidate, independent Of Convention, and
thus aim 10 farce himself upon the party; and il
seems 10 be understood that such probably will he
the case, in which event we may mol only have
10 contend with Wing candidate, but have 10
do so with another of our party running, who
may probably obtain small portion of The De-
mocratc votes. In such a crisis il becomes
matter of The first importance, that the regular
candidate OF the party should be one who can The
most successfully carry his entire party, and pre-
vent The inroads Of The other With full un-
| derstandng Of The condition OF things in the dis
trict, you will al once see thai William Q.
Gooie is that man. The recent election dscloses
to US The fact, that we cannot succeed but with our
entire party strength. II must be al once per-
ceived then, that nominee who would be OBJ.
jeclionable TO any portion Of The party, or who
should cause lukewarmness with any portion,
cannot be elected. William o. Goode has here
tofure shown himself TO be, next 10 the lamented
Dromgoole, decidedly The most acceptable man
TO the Democratic party in this district. For HIM,
Too, the Democratic party Of the county Of Meek
lenburg would turn out en- masse. notwithstanding
third candidate may be runa,ng. This fact
alone may be The turning point IN TIE contest.
Profit by The suggestion, and nominate him, and
this district may be saved from The inglorious de-
feat which has befallen other Democratic districts
Of the Slate. ROANOKE