Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-27
mr. FRANCIS MALLORY.

DR. FRA NUS MALLOR1.
Asa large portion 81 The voters oil The TN Con-
eressiona District may mol be familiar wih mr.
n,Iilical history Of Dr. MALLORY, who mas become
Inc Wing candidate for Congress in That District
since Nh. PMS was run of by the Vaccinations o
o,ber aspiran.s We beg leave 10 give them lrw
ueias in
Winou, going back 90 far, We NAV COM
penre w;h his election 10 Congress in 1897, a, Il
Uhip Ata special session .! Congress oi thai
war bc became an open advocate Of the indie
nendanl Treasury and was thought 10 b. IN a iaif
way 10 com. over 10 the Democratic party. Blu
Inc d mocra 5 OF his then, Che Norfolk district,
I,s,,us,ino him, brought oni opposition ami de-
t.arcd him al The succeeding election. In 1870,
he actively supported Gen. Harrison; and MI.
Hoffman having resigned his seat in Congress
DR.. Mallory was elected 10 succeed him. fir
a.ain abandoned The wing parry ami became
one of what was called tine corporaPs guard" Of
Captain TYLER. lie adhered TO hun MI the close
OF his administrator, when he repud'ated an
connexion with him. In The mean time, ne sup.
ncr,ed. in inc spring Of le43, Mr.. Wise tn
Congress asains. Hill Garter, The Wing noul.
nee. ami again in 1914 ne supported Gen. Bayly
against The same gentleman. 10 1874, ne al
tented. as delegate from his district, The Demo-
cratic Convention Al Baltimore, and potcd elght
times f,r the tlominaiion n Leris Cas- as The
candidate Of The Democratic party Tor The Pfesi-
dency. In The fall OF IA he supported Polk and
Dallas; and in le4j, also supported Gen. Bayly
Tor Congress IN opposition 10 Mr.. SouhaH. In
is47 he was proposed by lew friends as the
Demoeratic candidatc f0r Congress, but the move
menl mol being responded to, he published in he
Norfolk papers The following caro-:
"AcCoMAC DISTRICT.
"E1Iz,pE1H CRY COUNTY, January 4, lS47.
ITO the Editors o(t4e .N0rfolk and Portsmouth
Herald.
"Genllemen: You will ob,ige me by stating
in your paper that am not candidate for
Congress IN the .7ceomqc District al the ensu.
ing election.
sAfler mis- declaration. it is unnecessary for
me 10 allude to any personal considerations
likely 10 influence my course.
1.-THE majority OF those who elected him,
are, it is presumed, satisfied with the gentleman
who now holds the station, and the Wigs in
opposing hin, ,oould naturally prf.r one Of their
omn pa,tu 10 az inair,deal liks myself, ,oiose po-
teal opinions so nearly eoincide NTH those Of the
present incumbent.
"The Beacon and such Of the Richmond "a
pers as have referred 10 the matter will please
publish this notice. II will serve, 10 some ex-
tent as an answer to the communications on the
subec, have received from gentlemen in other
parts Of the district.
Respectfully your obedieut servant,
Of. MALLORY"
And ye, no supported Mr.. Jones, ''whose poll.
iical opinions md not coincide with those Of
General Bayy's" in any particular.
In the sping OF lS4s he supported Mir. John
C.. Wise, the Democratic candidate for the
Senate. agains. alr. Pitts, The then Wing can
didare for that station, and the late nominee Of
the Wings for Congress Now 10 is The Wing
candidate for Congress.
With wha, fate shall he meet Can any body
con6de in himi Will any body of any party,
give their countenance TO such politcianl or
shall his overwhelming defeat stand as per-