Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-01-07
NIP nRoWN-AGAIN.


Vim. J. Brown has addressed card to the
leading paper in his district, announcing that he
will not be a candidate for reelection. We an
mex il and invite attention To It's language
ACARD
To he Editors Of The State Sentinel:
Gentlsnl,n: Enclosed is card which published
IN the Union in relation ta1he ate contest af Speaker
# speaks for if-ef ash you Ia publish II, viii The
speech Il Mr. Wimpt. II explains the clfeun ssincfs
under which was voted for Speaker. declared to
tlr Free Soil men that # elected would appoint Com
nilees on the Judiciary the Distfcl OF Columbia and
On Territories composed OF able and Impartial members
fron hpth the Moth and the South, who would act
f.r, aud se the puplc voice By refusing tn PIT
upon the important questions oislave;y thai might be
presented.
Tds de- alaton made in good filth and all caelor,
has been 1raounced by Southern teachery the
blackesl character From this CHARGE appeal tn my
constituents aud To HE retm ol the Northern States.
Ou,ht - have done Otherwise ! had rather been d.
eaed with the vote ereiyed than 10 have been elec ed
under pledge toIark lie committees Fl the b. neh oi
he slaveholdng interests Of he South
BH he time has come iehea The .Nirh trH no hnger
bo,r the neck 10 The s'areocracy ofhc Srhh an done
She canse be satisfied with mode ale and conservative
support but you must bocame the defender Of her lnsti-
ullons. lfyou doubt alter you denounced rs a
traitor, and with lardly arrogance yon told that
they will dissolve the Union. Their q conduct
has fully determined again 10 be Il candidate
for Congress. My conscience Tells me have d4ne rght
and kn1w generous and coufdirg cnnslinencywlll
sus ain my cuurse. WM.J BROWN.
We do not feel disposed totwit Southern Dem
ocrats for having supported this miserable scamp
for the SpeaLership. They were doubtless, de.
ceived by his proeStations, and lis adroit refer
ence to the record-whch, after all. every cir
cumstance being taken into consideration proved
bat little in his favor. We must say, however
th2t the leaders were a little too 10th 10 believe
4 Ill
". IT seems to us that much less cause for sus-
picon ought 10 have induced them to pause. As
ii was they were saved from the disgrace ofelect-
ing him only by the intcrpositiQn of The Wings
DazzIed by the unexpected prospect of such an
elevation, Brown was ready 10 promise every
thing Which might secure a vote. Like AIoore'>
lover he was ready 10 exclaim
'SAnd who with such ghts in view,
Would lose them Tor lie or two
But 10 the card.-Let the Democrats Of the
South read it and ponder lis words. Il is liauqht
with instruction. Here is a man, who, but a
short month since, was considered a "Nonherr
man with Southern principles He was, by hi,
professions, the friend of The Soulh-amost. in
fact, a lover of slavery. Passing over the treaeh.
cry, detected at the moment ii vas about TO be
sonsummatcd, what does he tell us now II,
says 'the time has come when the. North will nc
South To conciliate that slayeocracv, there
was no pledge he was not willing 10 make, few
days since, in order 10 reach the Speakers chair
He now thinks the South cannotbc satisfied will
a "moderate and conservative support, " but re
quircS that all shall become the defenders of heI
institutions. by the way, he does not state truth
fully the nature of his pledge TO Mr. Nilmot-
his promise was TO constitute the three Commit
tees indicated IN manner satisfactory" to tina
gentleman.
1t will be seen that he announces his intention
not 10 be candidate for reelection. This is wei
but what a reason is assigned for this step /
One would suppose that Mr. Brown as a repre-
sentative of a non-slaveholding State, ready T.
give a moderate and conservative surport'to tn
South, would be but the more anxious TO remai
in Congress and resist the alleged eAtravaeant de
mands otthe "slaveocracy.' Instead of this. th
course of the South drives linn from public life
Though his conscience is yet so unawakened a
not TO tell him that he has done wrong, we ar
glad that he has So much senSibility 10 diserac
as to induce him 10 give notice, eighteen month
in advance, that he will not be a candidate for re
4 election We hope his sensbiity may be stil
more sharpened, and that he will resign his seat il
a body in which he is regarded with contemr
and disgust. He parheticaIly and scntcntiousi
cXclams 81 am done 1t would have beei
equally pathetic and not less true, to have adde
a syllable, and said Il am uNdone."