Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-04-21
WING Meeting - Amherst.


over till the next issue. Among other things
they adopted a resolution. cordially res
ponding ito the nomination OF ALExAs-
DER RryEs ESQ. by the wings Of Abe
marie, as a suitable candidate TO represent
The district in The Congress of the United
States" and pledging themselves ITO use oil
flair and honorable means to secure his election.
A committee was appointed to inform Mr..
! Rives of the action of the meeting. and the
zo,her counties Of the district were IN.
yvoked TO ''ratify his nomination with as lise
delay as possible" 4 resolution heartily op-
proving the nomination Of K. X. IRyING ESQ.
las a candidate for the State Senate-"as the
best that could have been made" aud pledgIng
im the undivided support of the Wing party
i'm Amherst, was also adopted and vigilance
committees for the magsterial districts were
appointed 1t was deemed nexpedlent to nom
innate a candidate for the county.
The following is the letter addressed to Mr..
'Rves by the committee appointed for the pur-
pose:
AMHERST. G. H., A ril lS 1853.
Dear ST. -The Wings of Amherst have
his day unanimously nominated you as n can
Iidate for n seat in the Congress of the United
States. aud the undersigned we're appointed
committee to inform you of the fact and re
quest your acceptance. This was done not
only IN response to the action of the wings OF
your own county, bul because tue public
voice, with singular unanimlty, indicated you
las The choice of the party, and ii was deemed
unnecessary 10 call convention, when SO
futile time for action is left 10 ratify what was.
with one accord. desired by theparty
We feel that TO you IT is not necessary to
appeal when your country demands your SER
Vices. One who has SO long illustrated the
history OF his codrty and state by eminent
public services, rendered in so many places oil
honor. and who has so long proved his devo-
lion 10 The great principles for which we are all
contending, needs only 10 be informed ot the
position assigned him, as leader ofthe column,
TO insure It's acceptance. But We may be per-
miited in this connection TO say, that IN our
judgment no more proptious time for success
could be selected than the present, and never
at any period IN the history ofthe country did
true patriotism more imperOtlvcly demand
that every man should discharge his whole du.
ny. Defeated but moi dismayed, the wing par
by occupies the same position of conservatism
now as ever; and when so many doctrines sub.
versive of the great principles which the
The government. in its purer and better days,
was conducted, are being daily promulgod, the
safety of the Republic rests with them.
The administration just naugurated, intoxi..
Gated with success, has ven;urcd on II syste m
Of prescription without parallel, and the c on.
gross which has just closed its existence almost
brought the name of Legislation into con tempt.
But we feel that it is unnecessary to dilite on
his theme, as it and others will he more fit sub.
ects for discussion before the people. Ten
lenng you our individual aud political aid in
he canvass, and assuring you that if you &C.
,ept the nomination We shall exert ourselves to
he uttermost To insure your succe IS. we lie.
az.