Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-16
From the Richmond Enquirer Of 18th May

~sss=s From the Richmond Enquirer Of l2th May.
TO THE Voters OF THE SIXTH CON
GRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
THOMAS n. AvERETT takes this method of an
nouncng that he is again candidate for Congress.
The OF this he will explain in Circular
which he will publish in few days.
DAsyILLK, May 9th, 1883
The foregoing card appears in the Enquirer
of last Thursday without asy llableof Comment
Of late the Enquirer has been uncommonly
severe on Mr. T. ]. Boyd, for rebelling against
caucus dominion--has it exhausted all its wrath
or does il think that different treatment is need
ed in this CASE For our part we do not per.
ceive tina, either gentleman has properly be-
come obnoxious to censurc. Mr.. Boyd did
not submit his name to the Lynchburg Con.
venton, ~ nor did DR.. Averett at any time a
gree to be bound by that at Pittsylvania c. H..
unless it should be fairly constituted" AS
the district stands, composed of FIVE Of DR.. Az
eretts counties and two Of Mr.. Bocock's,
the former gentleman had right to expect tho
latter to give way--and that must have been
his feeling when he came to Campbell court
house for the purpose of having himself an
nounced candidate. Ascertaining however,
the inordnate desire of Mr. Bocock to return
TO Washington. and that unless convention
were held that gentleman would become can
didate any how, and thus defeat both him and
the democratic party he consented to fore.
go the superior right he had to return
and Weld to a convention-in which "ev
cry county should be represented and fair.
ly represented" These conditions not hav-
ing been. in his judgment, complied with,
he falls back upon his original position and APP
peals to his old constituents to pass upon his
representative course, by their voices at the
polls. He has felt impelled,the more strongly,
to this course. as we have reason to suppose.
from the elements of personal charac ter--that
have been thrown into the canvass by the
friends of Mr.. Bocock.
We shall see DR.. Averett's address in day
or two and shall then know the specific allega-
tions he makes gainst the Pittsy lvania conven.
ton. Most likely he will have something to
say abont the meetingt in Franklin, which
appointed delegates to the convention. Per
haps he may enlighen US as to the agency be-
hind the curtain in Patrick--that contrived
the nice trick of alternates from Pittsylvania,
some of whom by the strangest accident i'm
aginable turned out to be Bocock men, He
may tell US also-who it was that rode ex.
press--day and night-overth the twisting and
billy way from Patrick Court House to Pitt.
sylvania Court House arriving just in time to
authorize the Pittsylvana alternates to act.
We await the developments, whatever they
may be, with impotence and will not fail to
acquaint our readers with them when they are
made public.
Meanwhile the affair is very interesting &c
not altogether Indifferent lockers on like our
selves. Mr.. Bocock, in a speech at Franklin
Court House. as we are informed. referred &c
DIR, Averett as politically dead" We have
known mistakes of the kind by more learned
Doctors than the gentleman from Appomat.
Tx. The convention did knock the breath
out Of him for moment, but Mr.. Bocock
commenced the dance of triumph around his
fallen body entirely too soon. 1t was only a
momentary syncope. 1t has now passed
away-"the slumber is broke and the sleeper
is risen" aud Mr.. Bocock must come to the
scratch again. Another round and we expect
to see them both sprawling and speeches.
and just about that time we shall catch
the jubant. game cock crow of victory ringing
along down from the hills Of Henry. TIL.
parties all meet at Pittsylvama Court Hous,
to-day fora three cornered fight. We shall
endeayor to get the particulars
GrOans from the Tenth Legion.