Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-09
FOR THE yIRGIsiAN.
Thomas j. Boyd, Esq.

the fact. anil hopo thai he will receive such
vote as will tr~inmphantly elect him. and cas-
confusion upon those who have wanion'y as'
sailed him. IL would seem, from the tenor oil
some comments that have come under my oh
servation, that he is and ought TO be regarded
as an impairment 'ntcyiopey, Of for no other
reason) because he has exercised his right oil
a ciiizen, and thought proper TO submit hls
claims for the office In question. IN opposition 10
the candidate recommended by the recent con
clavc which assembled in The city of Lynch
burg. Ii il argued tina, he is no Democrat.
indeed is "A Wing in disguise, because he VIII
not obey the l,ehesls Of this so caHed Conven-
non of the Dislrict--and because he will not
obey tho orders TINS issued, he ought not IT
il urged) 10 be elected as n member oil the
Board oi Public Works. Is the converse OF
this proposition true, in the estimation OF Col.
Boyd's assailatts2 That The man who UiH
0bey is, for that reason, n suitable person. In
This matter | am prepared Ia pass judgment
impartially, and ! can call with confdence.up-
on all impartial men 10 sustain me in the pIo-
priety of the opinion | shall express, when |
declare that other things being equal, the inter-
est and the honor of The State alike require
the election of that man, who has the mani.
ness and independence 10 exercise his rights
boldly, even tho that exercise should throw
him in opposition to the seeming wishes of his
political associates. in preference to one whose
claims are chiefly advocated upon the ground
that he has the endorsement Oft very small and
irresponsible meeting ofhis personal and polit-
ical acquaintanccs. Col. Boyd was spoken Of
for the post he seeks, before the election;and
II writer in the Lynchburg Republican, n few
duys before the Convention assembled, al
luded TO the fact, and rcprobated the nomi.
nation. upon the ground crciusirely, so far
as | now remembe, That Col. Boyd was
not a thorough and genuine Democrat, HIS
integrity, intelligence and great devotion TO
the cause of informal improvement were not
aesailcd but his aomifa,ion b" the Conven
lion was hootcd at for the reason given. If
the people Of the district are prepared 10 as
sumo and maintain The ground that no man
shall be put in this office, except he DO a thor.
ough going Democrat, and nominated by a
caucus of the party, then for one, | denouDce
the principle as tending TO a jespotism which
no Independent constituency can or ought 10
tolerate.
Col. Boyd's friends weuld have no right TO
complain II the advocates of Mr.. Daniel urged
the claims OF the latter in every proper iotm,
and fthey considered that the nomination at
Lynchburg gave Mr.. ID. superior pretentions
and conferred additional merit on him, the sound
ness of such an assumption could be safely sub.
mitted to an intelligent people. If MIR. ID. has
no other merit than that imported by the re.
commentator OF the meagre assemblage at
Lynchburg, small indeed must be his claims
for the office. Col. Boyd could well have at
forded 10 give his competitor the full benefit oi
MiS argument, and then he could have beaten
him by thousands. if no other element ofoppo
slt'on had been improperly thrown agains
him. He could have met and overcome eve
ry proper objection, having any just founda
ton; but it is difficult to say what effect fa6ri
cations will produce. when there may not b,
sufficient time to contradict and correct them
From these Col. b. has something TO fear.l lea
it said by sundry persons. ana urged by man,
: as a serious objection 10 Col. b.. that he has no
kept faith with his party, and that he has wan
r tonly violated IL, by repudialing the action o
the Lynchburg meeting. although he was
member Of the Caucus which recommends
the several conventions that have been held i
the different districts. | confess this Statement
seemed to place Col. B. in an awkward predic
!, ament, and | was at a loss, at first, to meet il
. But | have ascertained how 10 meet il. TIL
{ answer is very simple, ana l nope IL VIII D
cons dered as conclusive. IL as not a fact TIA
he oas a member 0fthe Caucus, which assem-
e bled in Richmond and recommended the con
~ventions in the several districts. ] do not stat
this upon rumor-I give the statement upor
Col. Boyd's authority, and none who know
I him will questionits correctness. Thus is TIL
i charge "naiIed 10 the counter" | do not fol
low the example Of those who have blindl,
assailed Col. b and make any attack upon MI
D. That gentleman has my personal respect
| wonld not insinuate aught against him whici
u | believed untrue. For one. | arm willing Il
h let the people of this district decide bctwee
v these gentlemen, and ifthe truth is told and be
lieved as 10 both of them, land nothing mor,
than the truth the nominee of the LI nchbur
|, meeting will certainly be defeated.
Col. Boyd is a man of intelligence, high in
tegrity Of character, and one of the most aC
v tive, assiduous and energetic men in the rang
Of my acquaintance. He is remarkably famil
lar with all the questions of Internal Improve
ment in the State and takes great pleasure
: in communicating them f,lly He is also