Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-04-08
Messrs. Bocock and RrcMuIIen.

the circumstances under which he signed th,
manifesto Of Col. McMullen. complaing)f
the unequal distribution of federal patrouage,be
tween the two great sections of Virginia. Nj.
B. informs Us that the subject had often beer
discussed between Mr. McMuen and his col
leagues: admits tina, he had felt the inequality
.but, perhaps not in the same sense, or Il
the came extent that he (Mr. Menu did ;
Mr.. McM., as would appear from Lis ad
dress. confined his views 10 thu relative righu
of the Eastern and Western sections of III.
State. as marked out by the Blue Ridge o.
mountains Mr.. Bocock) on the contrary
Cooked to equality. as far as practicable, con.
sistently with proper regard to qualifications
in the appontees between The different sections
and was not disposed to attach more importance
to that division than 10 any other" Mr. b.
says. obscarely enough, that he regards "lhe
idea Of an important and fundamcn tai distrb-
ution, in rights and interests. between Eastern
and Western Virginia, according to that diyis
ion. as false in itself and injurious in its conse-
quences," and declares, with Anacreontc fer.
vor, for which Virginia,we trust. will he prop
eriy gratefulthat every foot oil her soil, sheth-
er washed by the oceans surf or by the waves
Of the Ohio. shall be dear TO me and all sacred.
as parts of the honored and revcred old Do.
minion." NorE.-The reader is requested to
go over the last passage again. as 1t is thought
to be very pretty After some further remarks
Mr. Bocock says;
Now for the facts. Col McMuen brought
the paper annexed to his address to my room
when two other gentlemen were present, and
when was engaged in writing for one Of
them.
Skechng over the first part it, | thought
it aimed at the object which | approved, and !,
without hesitation. put my name 10 II. Per-
haps on the evening of the same day some
friend stated TO me tho real character OF the
paper. | then set out to seek Col. McMullen,
but could not find him at his room or else
whore.
The only time afterwards that did see him
was when he was seated in an Omnibus, in
crowd going to the Presidents Hourc Having
heard that he was shortly to leave the city
stated 10 HIM on that OCCASION, that wsheo
To see him on business in the course of the day
however was unable to do So he being en-
gagged doubtless, during the whole day Find
ing on the next morning that he had left for
Virginia. | went 10 the Presidents House, OBJ.
tanned the paper from his accomplished private
Secretary, struck my name from the face of il
in his presence, and endorsed Mr. Hunters pc.
sltlon on the back of it, merely stating that |
desired as far as practicable, a fair distribution
oil the Federal patronage among all the differ
ent sections of our State Had Col NcMullen
known this state oflacts the necessity for this
card would have been avoided. lhave said
all that appeared necessary to fair under
standing of the position which | occupy in the
matter. and am glad to dismiss the subject.
We deduce from Mr.. Bocock's publication
that he is opposed to any one locality in the
State enjoying an undue proportion of the
honors and emolurnents of government. Very
well, sir! Now please inform US what good
reason there may be, why the little county o
Appomattox should after having furnished th
large Congressional district with representa-
tive ten years, again claim the privileged
the locality test is to prevail with regard to sec
ton why not with regard. also, to counties
Surely the Hon. gentleman cannot be Of opin
ion that "a proper regard for qualifications
requires that he should become the representa-
tive en- permanence of district containing S,
many intelligent democrats as this, not unwll
ing any ofthem, we dare say, to assume tn,
responsibilities and honor of the post With
out designing to disparage his capacity, o
question his patriotism, we undertake 10 say
would give us trouble to name dozen gen
tlemen. residing in other counties of the dis
trict,(as 1t was or may be) fully as competent
If not quite so anxious,as himself to occupy
seat in Congress We say this not because W,
are DESTROYS to get rid of Mr.. Bocock in tina
way, for we are as well satisfied with him. al
we probably should be with any other demo
crat-but to seggest mode, that we suspec
had not occurred to him, of reducing his the
ory to practice.
RELEAsEoF PRISONERS We learn through
aprlvate letter from Europe, says the Nation
al inteiligencer, that our Minister at Madrid