Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-13
WYrHEvILLE, May 9TH, 1858.

To the Editor Of The Times.
Messrs Editors Permit mo, through your
columns, to present few of tine reasons why the
people of the Southwest are anxious to elect
Col Thos J. Boyd to the office of Commissions
er-reasons which / think may have some in
fuence throughout the District. No man has
ever established reputation for energy and skill
more Justly than Col. Boyd, both public and
private man. His opponents, here and else
where, must acknowledge the tt lth of this de-
claratiou.
1t is attested also by the fact TINT whenever
work for the benefit of the public is suggested,
requiring judgment and diligence, all eyes are
Immediately turned to Col. Boyd. Nor has he
ever refused to put his hands to the task though
at the sacrifice of personal comfort and inter
est.
Our DID, gray headed farmers both Wings and
Democrats, unite in saying that this portion of
the State owes debt of gratitude to his exer-
tions which can never be repaid. | may ado,
too, that this debt is due not only from partic-
uar section, it is due from the whole common
wealth.
| have heard Legislators of both parties and
Intelligent ''lookers on'' in our Capitol, speak ia
the warmest terms of commentator of his fideli-
ty and efficiency as a iepl esenrative, and his
zeal in behalf of all internal improvement
schemes.
He was never absent from his seat, except
when hunting up aud bringing members in to So
cure the passage of some internal improvement
bill. Nearly two years since, Col Garrett, our
talented Chief Engineer, said. in my hearing,
that Col. Boyd was the most diigent student of
Internal Improvements in the State that he
never called on him while at Richmond, without
finding him perusing some article on that subject
The last four or five years OF his life have been al
most exclusively devoted to its Investigation. He
must therefore be acquainted with it, as we'll
as the wants of the State, than recent convert
as is Mr.. Daniel, (for recent convert he Is admit
ted to be- by Mr.. Tim. Rives, in his Convention
speech, adding as a palliative, "but while the
lamp holds out to burn, the vilest sinner may re-
turn.") Col. Boyd, then, has been most faithful
public servant, an able and jealous supporter of
Internal Improvements, thoroughly acquainted
with the subject and all the wants of the State,
man of heightened princp es and liberal views,
and one whose patriotism is nor concentrated upon
II single section, but diffuses itself over all the
Old Dominion. Mr.. Daniel, no doubt, is good,
amiable gentleman, the best comment on whose
oh aracter is found in the fact that the scales OF
prejudice against Internal Improvements were
only knocked from his eyes two winters since.
He was nominated in Convention which
absolutely doubted its own right to existence.--
He was nominated, not by majority of that con-
vention, but BY Mr.. Tim Rives, after the two
prominent candidates had been withdrawn
The Wings of this portion of the State will sup-
port Col Boyd, (though he is a thorough going
Democrat because they consider him honest.
faithful and competent.
The Democrats will do the same. and for the
further reason. that they are unwilling to surren-
der their free agency into the hands of Mr..
Timothy Rives. Y. Fl.