Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-11-24
HON 9 r. VINTON.

In an admirable address to his constituents, an
nouncng his purpose of resigning his seat in
Congress-. at the close of the next session, the
Hon. S. f. Vinton uses the following language,
which, as the Newark Advertiser says, is credta-
bic alike to representative and constituents Such
complimentary language in the mouth of an aspi-
rant might be regarded with distrust, but coming
from veteran statesman, about to retire from a
long period of public service, it.must be received
as the honest expression of a just feeling:
at is more than quarter Of century since you
you first honored with seat i'll the Congress OF the
United States. You took me from private lite, and,
without any previous political training experience, be-
slowed that honor upon me In manner the most CRATE
tu TO my feelings the fresh and cherished memory OF
which will be dear me, and never be eaced
from my recollection. was then young man, without
kindred or family conneXon among you to bring me INTO
| public notice. Without any solicitation from me, and
without thought or suspicion my part, that such
distinction was In contemplation, you, without previous
communication to OF your intentions, equally to my
surprise and qualification, honored me with nomlna
ton and elected to seat in the Congress OF the u
States and should do injustice to you and to my own
sense of gratitude if did not add you have never since
mortified or ihumbed me by a defeat. | am not VAIN
enough imagine that you have been thus constant,
ndulgent and contdng, from the possession OF any un
common or peculiar merit giving me well-iounded
clam to this gcontnued support The true cause OF
pie OF the district and to the superior claims OF your
representative to the public confidence and regard.
There are few Congressional districts in the United
States 10 which representative possessed OF merit and
| talents far beyond what | lay any claim to-
| could for so long time have commanded the steady
and willing support of his constituents Your consan-
cy has arisen from causes familiar to all who well
acquainted with the district You reading think
| ing, well-intormed, upright orderly, law-lovng and
| abiding people These the elements on which
are founded your political opinions well as those
which form your rule OF conduct in social and private
lite. Time, by the aid of these, has maured among
you public opinion and feeling at honest intelll-
gent stable and conservative that in the midst OF the
wild and alluring political hereses, and the still der
exctements which, with the fury of the tempest, have
years. laying PROSTATE all every side OF us, you have
ever remained unmoved, undeceved, and pursued the
| even tenor ofyour way.
Considering the continued adulation and never ending
flaery OF the people, which, during all that time, has
systematically accompanied the unweared propagation
OF false, captivating and rulnous political doctrines, by
which the public mind has been every where greatly cor
ruped know OF no higher praise surer evidence OF
your virtue and intelligence than say justly
that it has always been safe speak the truth and the
whole truth before you, whether agreeable or not with
ont fawnng obsequousness and that in your presence
has never yet been necessary to play the demagogue
OF yield any thing to those who have attempted to do It,
An appeal to your good sense, to your sober feelings
and to your PATRIOTISM has never been made without
success while hattery, tanatcism, passion prejudice
and demagogsm have spent their arts and their force
upon you vain. On this you have just right to pride
yourselves; and trust the day is tar distant when you
will forfeit your claim to this high moral and politca
| distinction