Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-27
P,rTsYLvAxuA Co. Ho.. !,
Mnv 22d, 1859.

A M MtEe
Ma. EDIroR: In the Republican, ofsthe goth
INIT. in snnoancing James NJ. Whiules Esp. as
i candidate for the Cocr, Of Appe,ls for this
Section. that paper makes seriou. complaint Of
.Mr. White and his friends" and s~kss .'why
has il been done, or Why " rs it got done at an
earlier stage Of the campaign SO that the pes'-
pie could have lime and opportunity to can
vass the respective Claims nf the TWO gentle.
menl Why this apparent snap Judgement
Il has been dome becansc II " a. and is ,heA al
mos, unanimous wish of th. ps,pi- ri the conn
lies Of PITTS, wanna. Franklim. Henry and Pat
rick. u MAS not doue earlier because. MIR.
White. frpm his strong friendship for Judge
| Daniel. was NM Hing 10 lie plnced IN opposi-
tim TO him, and persisted in refusing every s"-
| ~liciraiipn to become a candidate. until the peo
! ple Of these couuties determined. without fur
| ,hrr consolidation with him. TO have a poll held
for him through the Section. This movement
in favor OF Mr.. WLittle. ty The people Of this
| porion of tie Section. has been di..iaied h)
no unkind feelings towards Judge Daniel. As
lar as he - personally known Judge Daniel
IS highly esteemed and We know 10 one ho
womb do him the slightest INJUSTICE. Rn' the
people of this portion oeihe Srcliun, as ". sup
pose all the people Of the St.rii,n do. regard
the office, as one tn = disposed ofby them, moi
Tor individual b-ne6i, bar for the public good;
aud regard themselves as exercising an Gun
doubted light, in placing the name Of James NJ.
Whittl.. before the conpirv, for tins high and
responsible. Office. They believe him eminent.
lv qualified TO fiji IL. as they III evidence b.,
casting alnos: II not the ,rtirc vote sfthr f-nr
counties above named. tpr hun on Thursday
next. The complaint that he was brought oui
so late is most unreasonable. II il operates to
the prejudice of either. it is apparent that il
must he IL the prejudice Of Mr.. White; for
while it has been known for months. thai j Judge
Daniel is a candid tie for reelection. the infer.
nation will scarcely rench all the COMMITTEES in
the Section. before the DAY Of elcriion. His
friends sincerely regret. that there is not .am-
pie time and opportunity to canvass the r..sprc-
live CLAIMS OF the Two gentlemen" While
they ale willing 10 admit all thai Judge Daniel
friends may claim for him. they Mould not
shrink from a comparison of the claims of
James NJ. Whitile With his. or those of any
other Ia " yrri in The tnr,re Section. They woull
rather invite the comparison. in the confident
l~lIef, that It would Result in establishing h.
,ond successful dispute his claims 10 the oE
flee. TO " hicl, the people among whom be ha,
lived and praciicet his profession for the last
twenty years. most earnestly dc ST. 10 promo',
him. The Republican disclainns any intention
Of imputing ANY improper motives either Il
to Mr.. Whi,tle or his friends" aud " e 1ouh,
NOT. that the disclaimer IS entirely sincere; hui
the editorial remarks. do great injustice both "a
Mr.. Whiiile and h,s friends, in intin,a,ing tina
the delay in bringing his name before The
people was prompted Ivy a desire 10 procure .
-snap Judgement" The only injustice done
any one has been done Mr.. White. IN vi.
friends not taking the responsibility Of putting
HIM in nomination ut a much earlier day, thai
his claims might have heen fully canvasscd
through the whole Section. They we're res
trained alone by the strong repugnance on tn,
par, Of Mr.. Wiirtle. resulting from an intimate
friendship ,hetween himself and Judge Daniel,
to be brnuehi In comperilion with him for The
office. Bm the friends of Mr.. Whitlle. after
having delayed longer than they should have
done, having done n INJUSTICE to him alone by de.
lay. now call upon the people of this judicial
Section. TO elect to the bench of the Court ni
Appeals Jas. NJ. White. His thorough unHl-
iication in every requisite gi.es ample assur-
anc,'. that by an able. faithful and jealous dis
charge of the duties Of the high trust, he will
amply repay their confidence.
MANY VOTERS.