The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-21

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THos. H. AyEREr1. xSQ-We ar4 Authorised
to announce Thos~ Fl. Averott, esq, candidAts
for reelection to thA Congress Of the United
States from the third Congressional district OF
Virginia
We need scarcely say, that We take pleasure
III making this announcement. DR.. Averett has
been firm aud unwavering representative, faith
full and true 10 his constituents and 10 the rights
OF the South. Had he been ensious of a s.na-
,ional reputation" had he sought tine applause
OF hired letter writer's, or the favors OF the pow
ers chat be, he could have very readily have
gained both, by an abandonment OF his pin.
cpes, and league with Clay, Foote, Clemens
a. Co. But he scorned both, and preferred the
rights and honor his section of the Union, even
though tire tened with political marlyrdon, to
a national reputation with the consciousness of
being traitor to his principles and his constit-
uents
1t becomes the Democrats and the friends of
the South In hs district to now commence or
ganizng and preparing for the spring contest
Dir. A. has no competitor as yet, but the proba-
hi'itY is that he will have one, At all events is
becomes every Democrat to be active and upon
the alert, and to do his whole duty for his cause
and his candidate The district il decidedly
Democratic, and all that is required to ensure
success is energy on the part of the Republican
party
From the same prlnt we extract the follow
| ing notice of the formation oil a Southern Rights
Association
| The ball is in motion. On Tuesday night
last, II meeting to form Southern Rights AS.
ISOLATION, was held in the Masonic Hall, and fol
the brief notice given, was ilatteringy attended
by a highly respectable and intelligent audience
The proceedings we are compelled to defer to
our next issue. A constitution was adopted
officers elected, and several interesting and for
eible addresses delivered
| We wish it borne distinctly in mind that the
association is entirely disconnected from party
or party designs. For ourselves, we would
scorn to make, or attempt to make, party cap
ital out OF any movement, having for its avowed
object, the congregation Of both parties to add
vance a common cause. We sholld be ashamed
of the Democratic party, if it had to resort to
deceptive means to attain its ends. If there are
any covert party ends aimed at, therefore, by
the association in question, we are utter stran
gers to the fact. The meeting WAS called by a
| Wing, and at the instance OF a Wing, and the
constitution adopted is almost identically the
oauc VI tft AUutiltfu I<l0nls ASSOCIltioH Ol
the city of Richmond, whiph embraces among
its members, some Of the most prominent and
leading Wings in the State. No one who at
tacles himself to the association, is compelled
or even esked to vote any particular man OF
party He can vote for whom he pleases with
out violating any pledge or any obligation
That is matter left entirely to his own taste
| We would not belong to society, that took
from US the right to vote for whom we please
or that compelled us to abandon our party un
less we thought proper to do SO from othel
good and sufficient considerations.
1t will no doubt be the policy of the Yankee
interest in Lynchburg to deter Southern Wings
from joining the association, by holding out tt
them the terrors Of party prescription, b t thi.
will fail in its object in the great majority O
cases. There are many good and true Wing.
in our midst who are not to be deferred by
such considerations, from course which thei
enlightened judgment teaches them is right ant
! proper,