Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-09-02

I'd the voters Of Tenth EpngfesstonHt y
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WlseasfsA 2 1851.
FEIIowzc fFIz SO Since, inc6mplIsnceW wit
thae @Ighes6 1Af6e potion Of oa, q 4ndteakecs
inoGoniy by the action ofsthe Convention when
assembled in " inciestef onthe1 sta nlhI1o nnI
IA various other modes and Imposing iotmss
consented to become acandid4ts Tor your SUI
Frares, the aspect Of affairs in HE district Pas
Observation-Disclosures. AtH1ntftle there
was no andidate4iH the felasofthe lpAtg party.
and it was generally supposed that tneFe Woae
be node Indeed the strengest8ssnFaeee Mets
saddieasedm me before myEIetnEn Fom-tlen-
asIdOabtpot1w lib the 4nlse hoBestspNa
noses bv membefspf that paEtys that none womb
he sT1ie result. however las demonstrated that
Iseaantieipatida then 80 geaeIely enletM
upon that s1bjeelsWa dpqased tozoe disaPP4
ed this am faf from complaining, or oIln-
l,s,4sng Observation-Disclosures nnfairDess to either
of t6et VERY respectable gentlemen,et1hatp parry,
wbose ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS you. Bats
nndsr The cfrcfmsfanees The queston has arisen
for7mg consideration and termination as
course which, in thisHelp condition oil tltngs = =
mYpurY To ADOPT. Thai course, in my best JUG
mant lies dislincily " marked 0nt before me, ana4s
exactly That, which. from thetirst, II has oeen ny
Intention 10 pursue A1oaE-t, in tue cohuni
gency which iia~spesmTedsM Bedinger shou.u
persist intthe refusal TO unite win me Ia y
ting The t0hote subject as fegafds Ihe +
ofaE Democratic Candidate 10 llle Democracy Oh
the district-bY an unqualified wlthdrawsFo4 My
name from The canvass; and thereby leaving
item hnem6afFasse he6 faraas Ut Is eoncefnsn,
either TO- hold a fpIi2 md fair 5eo3Yentlon ioL y
purpose Of selecting thels tSaaa.aa .a 81 y 49,
touiesce
List as 10 them ma~YseeFn4best- -
In thus actipgsI may not satisfy ALL, out am
snre that I cannot thereby JUSTLY incur the CEN
sure of any, and / think il will not only meet the
appreciation of alaEge majority, IT not the whole
body, of my democratic friends who contributed
to place my name before the dfstrict-but thatln
truth tits equally due 10 them asto myselt-oe-,
cause | believe that hadstie same state OF lhlngs
then existed ,twhichsn6lS exists, they would not
have done so, unless by the action OF a iuiI con-
vention Of the district.
n is far frommy5purpose to keep alive the ex-
citement which has, EoE some months past, aglta'
ted the district, by referring to The events which
IcausedTt ;butitIsd due to myself to'say tnat "hhe
I have not claimed for the action OF the conVen'
ltion Of the 18th Ultim0, The effect OF placing me
Ibeforeethe district as the regularly Nominated
candidate OF the democratic party, nave never
heretofore viewed, ii n do Ianow view that oil the
/ Sd ofsApril last, as emitting its nominee 10 as
sumo that sposiiun-otherwise would never
have consented to become a candidate. On tLe
contrary, without,lhe least wish to impute cor
rnot motives to.any member of that body, / am
free. to declare that ]. then thought, ana SIM
Think, in view of all the circumstances, "a details
lof, ;:ybiclsI do not at present deem II proper 10
gtVe,) that its acts were moi enlltieS 70 HtL
- ,bsm 7romt The nriyate and personal respecta-
biiiIu Of he inaiyiduaIs composinq il. Hence,
- .66nsanting - become a candidate. insist that
Ali ro on,Tsge IN i6e n<ageso Of the democratic
.party, and violated no duty incunbent upon me
as one. gifts members.
- ny :, = he reascti1n that5 whilst a mar.
,ioinen, IL III naiiSer said or aid aupbt calcala
tsSIr q a. :, i Z = : S,o%Sd snv humnn heinz. and
~ 7 sbsi II ~, ca rryF Min ms. any feeling OF nm
SAneneJs' y. " msa 'saaIce Il nnfaigned piessnre.
Y Mi Iii in Tererencei o,ny conpetitOrs that
fieais,,.i in : E,rI each of the,n a sincere regard and
.fs Pest wishes for ,heir ndfyiduaIh
nrozneFitv. IsbalI therefore 90 into retirement
without me feeling Of regret, except that / did