The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-15

istrict or virginia.
FELLOW CITIZENS Having been repeatedly requested
by many OF you TO become candidate for Congress,
and being fully satisfied that your choice. hereby
announce my Willingness 10 serve you should il be your
pleasure TO elect la thus announcing myself, gen
usmen, anquahedly candidate for your sufrages, am
MOI hsehsioe 10 The Tact that there some OF you IN
favor OF selecting candidate through the agency OF
convention But believing, as do ba, few Of you re-
que any such means OF ascerianlng your preference,
put my sell at once before you in accordance with the
usages oil our fathers
reno v-czens, the constitution conemplaies your
meeting AZ The polls and in the face OF God and your
county, recording your suifrages II requires that you
SHOULD come IN your sovereign might and speak out your
VIII p.oa poce" Any mode by which portion OF you
undertake 10 prescribe who shall be supported by
an Is IN defogaon OF the true theory OF the con-
suuon and should not be resorted to except from plain
and palpable necessity. resort TO The system
mater OF course and every occasion will inevitably
place IN the hands oil managing cques the substantial
power OF popular sovereignty, and gradually introduce
an ail-pervadng corruption. In New York this system
universally prevails and hence that class OF
adng politicians Tor which she is distinguished, and
whch has given to her politics. in the general opinion OF
Inc country, The character OF universal corruption Nor
has The system even had the advantage of securing unity
IN the action OF her political parties, have had
cason deeply to lament in the loss OF that State to The
democratic party on several important occasions. Who
would wish to see the system oil New York party tactics
introduced here' Who would desire to ad-
mltted evil without necessity to justify or excuse an
evil too which may impair il not Destroy the vital spirit
OF our institutions!
But. fellow citizens. while deprecate conventions
called without necessity, am for them when such
cessity exists Does that necessity exist now think
not. You have strong democratic majorily-no wing
will be in the ied-in any you must have repre-
sentative oil your opinions, and in addition you will be
able by going to the polls without convention, un-
doubleday TO have your choice for your representative
convention do no more, il may do less, by select
ing for your candidate, with preference on your
part for another i may be said that convention may
can be nothing in this view of the subject experience
proves. that convention unnecessarily called is more
apt 10 produce thaa prevent them Even the convention
proposed for you is patronized by some with hope that
it may be unable to agree in selection from those
placed in nomination, and that some gentleman not
known candidate may be selected for your repre-
cessary compare the claims and pretensons OF those
aspiring to represent you Fellow-cZens, at place
can this be safely done as at the polls Without the
fear Of convention, however formed confess my
perience teaches to prefer the grand convention of
the people There all be heard justice will be DONE
and no murmur of discomfort will disturb tine general
satisfaction which must be felt at the wisdom OF your
selection. These are my views but if yours are differ
ent if you-you The peopie-prefer 10 Sit in convention
previous TO the election yours is the right and mine the
Fellow citizens, in looking the field of my past
life see an unboken consistency OF political opinion
and public conduct In the dark hours OF the democratic
party was ever faithful among the fahless. When
leader after leader abandoned the democratic standard
and General Jackson unable TO preserve ranks
unbroken, sympahized with the distress that agta'ed
your bosom. and unshrinkingly baed for our cause:
In subsequent periods OF gloom and diraste you called
to the field OF strife, and with all the deep energy
of my nature, regardless of the great sacrifices nvolv
ed struggled and oiled your bidding II is pleasant
for 10 look back upon those fields but il is said, they
dwell not in your memorytbat time has already swept
them away-and that you disposed take up men
not yet proven 10 the stricken field do not and
yet desire to know how the memories OF the past APP
precated at present. l wish to you vndcae your.
selves not codly but arden,y, against what regard
inputaon. But, above all expect you to give unmis
takeabe evidence Of your of justice, and your deter
mnation properly appreciate those who, in generous
and devoted spirit, yield your calls and dedicate them
selves 10 your service.
Gentlemen. shall meet you at your respective courts
and, in the tire will merely remark that feel full
confidence that the uu you may express the fourth
Thursday in May next will not only command genera
APPRECIATION but will give evidence of the sensbity
and justice OF a free and enlightened people.
WIN. SMI TIL