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GENTLEMENs OUT-FITTING ESTABLISHMENT

On C6Llege street, door South Of the Square.
JNFE undersigned would respectfully invite citizens and
strangers passing through Nashville, to call at their
store and the most elegant assortment OF FINISHING
and Fancy Goods ever brought TO Nashville We havea all
times the latest styles and best quality of Goods and invite
special attention Patent Shoulder Seam Shirts which
we warrant lie well made and to BIT better than any other
stye of Shirts Our stock consists in part of Linen and
Muslin Shirts every size and quality Silk Merno Cash
mere Shaker Canton Flannel Brown Cotton Shirts and
Drawers, Silk Merino, Shaker Lambs Wool, Cashmere,
Brown Cotton and Country Knit Half Hose, Kid, Silk,
Buck Beaver Dog Skin Cloth Cashmere, Fur Lined and
Plain Gloves and Gantes, Sscars Cravas, Stocks and
Ties Suspender Silk and Linen andkerchiets, Robe de
Chambre Trunks, Carpet Bags, Umbrellas, Canes Razor
Strops Soaps Cologne Odors Oils Tooth Powders, Hair
Washes TOOTH Hat Cloth Nail and Hair Brushes, Porte
Monies, Pocket Books, Work Boxes Dressing Cases and
nsrvother articles too numerous to mention
M<B-Iades Underwear of Silk, MerinO, Cashmere and
C6tt6ns Gum Goods GoOdyears Patent, best articles.
Remember the number sc.
MYERS McGILLS
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GEORGE W. COOK,
ATTORNEY ATLAW AND LAND AGENT
WOcO Village, Texas.
attend to the collection OF debts and the nyest
w cation and perfsctng OF land titles in Texas:
REFERENCES.
Hon. o W. o. ToTToy, Hon. NAHHAN GREEN,
R. g. MkINNEY, k. L. RIDLEY,
" H. i. CARUTHEBS, = ABE CARUTHERs,
-JOHN i. BRIEN, Governor VIM b. CAMPBELL.
aug3l-twly
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VIRGINIA LEGESEATURE.
TUESDAY, March |.
House.


House.
The following bills, which had passed the
House, were returned from the Senate, with
amendments to which the House agreed
A bill providing for the construction of
railroad from GordonsvIe, on the Central
Railroad. to Fredericksburg;
A bin authorlsrg the construction OF turn
pike from the Valley Turnplke, in Rocking.
ham county, by "ay Of Port Republic, and
through Brown's Cop to some point On the
Central Railroad in the county of AIbemarIe.
on the two and three ffths principles. Mt
Src,ens addressed the House IN favor oi this
bill;
A bin extending the time for the organza.
ton of Il company, ard for the construction OF
d turnpike road from Staunton 10 Parkersburg;
A bill aIlowir further time to the Little
X Kanav ha Navigation Companyto organize and
to construct their works-and
A senate bill appropratng $4,000 to com
plete the Rlchland and Kentucky Lane Turn
pixies.
The following House bills were passed;
A bin authorisng an increase of the capital
stock ofthe Mcchamcsburg and Wythe. Turn
pike company;
A bill to extend the line of the Shlnnston
Turnpike Company, and TO provide Tor an IN
crease of the capital stock OF the company;
A bill appropriating $4,000 to construct q
tprnnil,e road from the Staunton and Parkers-
bnrg road to SomervllIe, through Braxlon
county, distance Of 100 miles.
Amongs, the bills reported to-day was one
Incorporating the Trustees of the Rlchmond
Female Institute.
A iiIi providing for the construction OF
railroad from Chrsrianshurg, on the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad, to the mouth oI
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House.

/
they adjourned.
House.
The House passed bills to authorize regis
ters TO be issued to the barquo May, of Batl.
more, md the brig Boundary, and to change
the name ofthe steamboat Roger Williams and
the propeller Ontario
On motion of Mr.. Dockery, resolution was
next agreed to, calling on the President for the
correspondence OF tins government with that OF
Spain, relative to the prisoners taken by the
latter III hostile attempts from the shores Of the
United S atcs upon the Island oi Cuba.
The bill for the relief of Francis E Baden
was uexl passed, and also the bill granting pre-
EN- pion rights To settlers on the reserved alter
nate sections of the public domain traVersed by
railroads.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the state Of the Unou, Mr.. Hall io
the chair, wherein the deficiency bill, as amen
led by the Senate, was considered. Al a late
hour this bill was reported back to the .tousc,
The amendments thereto being disposed oil.
Mr.. Venable reported from the Committee
on the judiciary on the charges against John
&. Watrous, United States District Judge for
the District Of Texas; which SAID report was
land on the table and ordered to be printed
The rules were again suspended, and the
House went into Committee of The Whole ON
the state ofthe Union wherein the Scnate's
amendments to the army appropriation bill
were considered until late hour.
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0br DaiIp i)iroiniuu.
Whig Meeting ia Neslon.


Al a meeting ot the wings OF Nelson al
February Court 1883. Gen. w S Loving was
called to the Chair and james Penn appoin
ted Secretary. The Chairman having explain.
ed the object Of The meeting, ON motion, II was
resolved that delegation Of fifteen from each
election district be appointed To meet the 9Th
OF March at New Market, the delegates fro1'
the counties of Amherst and Buckingham, 10
select candidate to supply the vacancy oc-
casjoned by the retiring of Mr. L NJ Cubell
our present Senator from this district, and
then the following gentlemen were appoin'ed
TO Wit:
From District No. Robert X Bib, Wi
son Peters, John NJ Shelton, w NJ Harris,
Chas Perrow, w S Loving, w Gordon, A
Il Pamplin. James NJ. DiIIard, W Jordan, ?
II DilIard, w T Helm, Edward l. Puryis,
Thomas ] Ma,eie and Nath Bib.
From District No . w A Payne, w c
JorIan, James } Christian w s TaylorJ Ohm
II Pamplin, w NJ Cahell, JAS 5 Penn, JOS II
Roberts, John w Mosby Miles T Shlpman,
Ro, al II Eubank, w ID Liggon, Mayo CaOell,
n F CaheI and James McCleland.
From District NJ. 3-Col w p Shepherd,
VIM Faber, Thos p Martin, VIM A Hammer,
las Gay, Dennis Nallv Richard l. Wibourne
Jas Pampln, Terrisha Bailey, w B. Turner
a Albert Al Johnson, Nathaniel Townsend, Jos
c Harris. Wyatt Hare, and Daniel M Harms.
Fran District No. 4.-Chas Iodes Wm NJ
Thurman, Moses II Fitzpatrick Nch1 l.
Martin, JOHN w Dickson, Jas Nj Harris,
Thos Lobban. w l. Williams, w Lobban,
SAM Woods Sam'l NJ Page, Sam'l w TomP-
kins, Wm McCue, Hugh Foster, and John ID
Heron.
Franz District No. 5-Rob't Davis. Jacob
Warwick. George Woods, VIM Nj Woods,
} Ohm J L Stevens, John J Loving, Alex
Fortune, James l. Phelps.W w Roberts,J Ohm
w Witt, Samuel Stevens. A bert W Harris,
Chas II Stewart, Lawrence Ganany and ID.
A Wit
From District No 6-P J Hill, David Wit,
oshua Ramsey, Jno p Hambe;on, Thomas
Il Giles G N Patterson, Thomas p Fltzpat
rick, SAM CAV Peter c Coifty, los II Shell
ton, Daniel l. Wright w II Rose Wyatt
Jones, Jas w Carr, and Nathaniel Bowles,
A motion was then made that the meeting
do now proceed To select candidate to repro
sent the county in the next Legislature, aud
that proclamation be made requesting all the
wings to come III and participate IN the pro
motion was unanimously car
red, and proclamation having been made, the
following resolution Was proposed
RcSo1red, That this meeting highly ap-
prove of the services rendered by their present
Col Hiram w. Dawson and
that they solicit him to become a candidate
again TO represent tae county in the next Leg
lslalurc.
Before putting the resolution to the vote, the
Oh man stated that if any gentleman wished to
propose the name Of any other person as can
dIdate. he could now do so-no other being
the vote was then taken upon the
solution and 1t was carried unanimously -
Col. Dawson being at Court was informed OF
the action oil The meeting, and being invited in,
returned his thanks for the compliment paid
him, and consented again 10 become candi-
date-whereupo the meeting adjourned sine
die.
w. S. LOVING, Chm.
JAS. s. Penn, Sec'y
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..IsE CUssG!-.ALTsMOHE LoCk

= HOSPITAL. where may be obtaiued the most spec
fyfe@e y to' - n lIo L-;JneDs A6fcJjous of n,
~ Rt f0s"e' ~ T sim roDsllu,iooal DeJi1;,,,
he@P, ~ i affections arising from certain in
ana III .o's, ,,,te, whether from ntemperancc.
's'''''7. n,,t .,irifs nty other cause
Inc use u ~ NJ ;orXG MEN
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nozzle hcai'e D1,, ,,r ,I ,lt x,to1 tajentsand
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Ell listening oea'ios ~; -; ~ y
waked 10 e'sta % ruo .'s,'s - : rii ~ .ll
those snn1flag ON a'3 y, 'i,
elects shoo'a inir,''ist,i{ mp t1i{y %ti3ri %tIisioW
o. - :l pfi - ,,,o EI,od
"''Nne's ,,I - ~ ~ rtJ,i Pc. p,l,itatio,
DnAess o' o'2n'' "''s " = >fi ps1,'' II
OF the Heart DysPep'ii' Se'S.'s l3
meht o' tnG ''5eS'', -
symptoms o ~ ~, - ,i = ~ much
,he4"Sg'I '' r4I l, r, &c i4 10
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preston OF 9l,'I''s ,'l T;,i,,
society," oftl Di''iuS'' h'ro u '2'''''''' '''''' 49,
are some OF the eYiiy nf2'nCe1 y, -
9'4eC nee Sp r., 1,0 - - lrft0pEST Eot fl
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tefR',s tao NA'ii' anu ~ = u - u
the PIaCee' &C., ~, NJ, , >-.pry> ciIARcF MADE
mr. " ! i,1,o,s 0ri,e i in his dwcl.
mr. >,..i,e nrpclice is n
'''s' uF '"t an ,yl.,,,r-. ,rorar physiciau
TO aPPy 10. ND ,arINsraN
u ~ ~ 49, = s,r.,,,,s London.
aie'I'o' :" VI ' - 7 - ;,, Z, ,1iao,,s of h,
I'!''.s ~ lo' l on u r, ,f whose life has
''ou ''a.' % III ~ f ila, pr; #philadel.
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pas"ulneIS' t "l,n ,c I , ,a1 ir,adi
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- c'aIis e f,, fIad win ro.neci
- b, % - , f their sons and wards
H., - Nr, J t,,,, oar.ila# =, ,tber causes tle
mus no" IN ca -, p1;tia, c tho Uear Dysne,
HasJ'i " 'io ,rt ,r rho Naryon Systen3
Sa' lnuIsest,on oe'a"s'r'C'' u ~. 49,
% ,,,1 ''u I a. lss af Nm ,rv Dnnres.
i IS Siits or ,,,,1i,r 6ts or AIelanciolv when
.L .L = ,l.,, haya I,.n ,o,sed Iy induIoiog in
b ~ I,,; ,.ti,.as J..tr,ctve fo both
piI ,Tid Th,,2S a,o s,y,nt f.or, existence tLou
i ,Io ,i,Lt ba,,. boor of rsaf, tl,er c Couptry al
Ia, ~ b,;r d. and o,,,,ents ia Society
nR I0IVSTON,S ,SINVIG0RATIYE EREMEDYFOR
oRGANIC WEAKNESS
rt;, ,.a,J o,a ;,,,,,rt.,t Rannd, has restored
,engt and yiqor T., thousands If ,5e most deba, ed
- - i1 ,'" i h1 I,aII L,es and been n
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N,,,. S,a, tho yb,Io f,r,l,ios berome re- e.tored
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FRIDAY MORNING. MAR

Greenbrier River, on the Virginia Central
Railroad, with a capital stock of 5000 600 on
the two aud three-ffihs principles, was under
consideration, when tie House, at S o'clock
adjourned
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CONG II ESS-MoNDAY.
SeEnIc

The Senate were engaged in discussing the
,ivil and diplomatic Til until o'clock, when
hev adjourned.
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T0 9 TD ANGERS.

OTIItI'
WEAKNESS OF THE ORGANS.
Immediately cured. aud fun vigor restored.
.Sf7 ALL LETTERS Observation-Disclosures
SENT BY MAIL. OrtS -d&clV
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rg'TN PLATE, sPELTER ~ sHDET'

n
40 boxes Tin Plate, lO< IA, 12< - and ~ 20,
1900 Slab Speltcr,
20O0 lbs American, English and Russian Sheet Iron,
pigs Block Tin.
In store and for sale by GEO. BAGBY.
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wOuNs-Easam & Bro

Vi SCULPTORS y MARBLE STONE cur
TIERS, (Formyly Of fPhHadaplia,) Main ST, LeAing-
tom Va; Bridge ST., Lynchburg, va; Main ST., Lib.
rrty Va; and Mon ST, Stem, Va, keep on hand md
nlake order al Northern prices, Egyptian Italian,
Northern and Virginia Marble Nantes, plain and ornn
mental Monuments, Tomhs Head and Foot Stones. Gar
den Vases; Counter, Table, Bureau and Wash Stand
Tops, made 10 any sze at shor notice All work will
be boxed up to go safe without extm charge.
One of the firm is Architect and General Design
cr in the Monumental Art aud will furnish any design
from the planest the costly by addressing n
Inc aud all work done by will give as entire
sati-fl5ton any done North or South
IeL 2l--dAr rGm
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pRUsTs MOUNTAIN MELL stones

=
ID The undersigned are now procuring from their cee'
hred quarry at the Bush Mountain Montgomery conn'
y, Mil Stones and Burrs of the very best qunlty he
reputation rf these stones widely KNOWN but the
Rliboad giving increased faciles in hIlng orders
we have ap onted Mcdaniel Hurt & Preston and Lee
Johnson Lynchbrg, agents for the sale OF them
who viii receive orders and have them fulfilled at The
shortest notice.
Our Address, blacksburg, Montgomery county "a,
ISRAEL PRICE K Co.
James NJ. Williams, Danve, Va, Reynolds q Co..
Leek,vllr Nc. are Also ourageuts. /. * Co
Feb l4-d0rts
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n NV CONGEkN.--Tho suTscribers have this
day associated Themselves together for he purpose
If conducting lie erai grocery Commission and For
ror7ing Business, under the firm and style Of MUIR
RELL d. STRAT TTON and have taken the house for
nerly occupied by Messrs Eehols & Pryor next door
10 Mcdaniel & Hurt, Main St, Lynchburg, Va.
We will keep constantly hnnd "a large and well sc
rred stock Of Groceries, Liquors, Tanners Oil, Do
nestle Dry Goods, &c, &c, in fact, every article
mlly kept in grocery establishment.
All Of which we will sell good terms my
house in the place. THOS Il MURkELL,
ian 3-dscfs WM II STRATTON.
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~ g4usGOk4s WANTED.-THE subscribe
having located in Lynchburg, will give the highest
prices for Negrnes the of 10 and 30 years
Those having for sale, will find 1t to helf inter
est to call on hin at Dibre's Hotel Lynchburg, Va.
AIlrommunicurons will receive prompt attention
26 d&rts ID READ
NCsAOLs, PRYOR a. TALsAF III HO
- have on hand good suppiyo of meal ana VIII de
yer at the door OF any stomer upon the most 'es
Enable terms They have intended specially Tor
meal purposes Orders left with Messr Murre
httatton will meet with prompt attention
jan IL d2cts
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DAILY VIRGlNlAN.
TERRY G. SHIELDS, Proprietors.


Tho y1RGlNIAN is pn1el daily at So snd nd semi m weekly q.
- Fer @ a AMI no paper Is discontinued except at
nm l IF If the Propretors, until all arreaoEes shall have
ieen paH igort.1 for 80 cents per square. lor
AZ" ..rtion anF371 cts. for every utter
,ue. J. "a ~ - 49,, fi,arga,l accordingly.
aARLY RATES ere-for the pfaiS a s95 ~ sn
3y 39iy r form daily $40. semiweeky $40 Every yearly
te N - r,,ird 10 confne his advertising his par
lr li,,, of bu.ipesa and exceed the s Sad"'ed lor
te viii he CHARGED ratahly for aeXee's.
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NUMBER 17S.
RICHMOND.
ITNION sTEAMssIsP GGH.pA-

ITkION STEAMSHIP GGH:sA- -
y NK's LINE o.. TEAMERS-Pennsp- -
pa,ia Capt Bnymore and Tgginia, Capt Teal, sia
Noroik. tor Phadephia alternately every Wednesday
until further uoteo.
These Seams have been b, II expressly for this route
and c,cy has been laken in their construction tn
insure strength and speed and their accommodations
for passengers und attention ofheir Captains
qualcd
We hayc also entered inio arrangements to forward
passengers through n Yorl thereby Offering merchants
opportunity offered by any other line Of making
their purchases in Philadelphia. and then continue to
New Yort for the amnll sun of 80 90
Passage in 1st Cabin aud found to Philadelphia, 90
do End do do do do 90
For freight passage, apply to
kO. RANKIN, Ao'T corner % Water ST.,
Richmond Va.
LEVI ELDRGDGB, GEH'L Asr,
No. 7. North whnrges. Pbifa.
B--The Steamers will leave Philadelphia every
Wadneolny Mt 10 o'clock A. NJ and due notice will bo
given in all he day pnpcr of tho hour Of their sailing
iiom Richmond RO. RANKIN, agent.
iei S-dects
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CARDS.
Dls. ROBEHT EARLY
LAW CIRCULAR.
HOEkEEEHNGTON d. SNETEEN.

" n fNtI ON Y. q
fONTlNUES 10 pinctico Law exclusively In the Su
- Iromo court, and 10 attend to before Con
rcss;
To prosecute Chime mud settle Accounts against the
Departments 1iurcuns, aud Boards OF Commissioners
To procure Putrnts for Inventions, mt home aud
#rond mud tn ohtaiu Pensions and Bounty lands;
10 collect Debts, Dividends Iegneies, md lnbcri
ances in any part of the United States und in Foreign
Countries:
To muRr Investments Of funds in Loans and Stocks
and on Bond am Mortgage md 10 negocine the pur
ehasc aud sale o Loans Land and pntentrghts in any
Satc ui the Union aug 9-d&cts
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THE LATEST NEWS
President Pierce's Moremeot,


PHILADELPHIA, July 13.-Presldeot p
took ride through the city at an early re
this morning. and spent couple of hour roer
receiving The salutations of our citizens =, IN
thronged 10 Independence Hall in great M, = no
bers.
At IL o'clock The President and his a..
took Their departure, en- route FOR New Yo,t
Al Burlington and Bristol, New JERSEY. b.
was greeted by large assemblages of the peon ne
who had gathered from many miles found "
He made bui brefstop. however. and re,n..
ed the salutations extended to him in a praoaci
manner.
At Bordentown the President was ioi,od !
Gov Ford and received an enthusiastic orao ~
ing from the people.
AT half past 12 o'clock the train rea,b\
Trenton, where the civic and military nro.a.
sion was in waiting. The President was n'a'
coined to the city, and proceeded on bo.sa
back by the side of Gov. Ford, national 6
luie of 81 guns being fired from neighbor;aa
height. He was conducted TO the court boad :
amid much enthusiasm, where manv l.a;. .
were assembled. Chief Justice Greene a,'5
coined the President in an appropriate speech
10 !" hich he eloquently responded. Mr.. Chi
ing also delivered brief address.
The procession was reformed and The Dr..
idenl escorted to the depot, taking his departure
for Newark at o'clock. ,''o
At Newark most enthusiastic Welcome
awaited the Presid ent, where he made sno,bas
admirable speech. in reply to an address If
welcome. He will pass the night at News,k
and proceed on to New York by The mornng
train, proceeding direct from the wharf 10 mar
tcpate in the opening ceremonals of The
Crystal Palace.
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While Southern fire-eaters--the men who
could not tolerate the thought oil Winfield Scott
being President Tor fear be would show favor
% the freesoilers, are keeping their lips sealed
while Gen. Pierce lavshes the richest pat
ronage Of the government upon these danger
Gus and unprineipled lanatics-ihe conserva
tive democrats of the North. who feel the pinch
Of having "the spoils' Withheld from them, are
beginning to speak out,in spite of,be party gal
and denounce the course of The President -
Among others, the Hon. James Maurice, a
democratic member of Congress from New
York, has openly proclaimed his regret at hav.
ing supported the Baltimore nominee for the
Presidency. In circular address 10 his con.
siituents he says: IF had believed it posi-
BILE that the nominee ofthe last Baltimore Dem.
ocratic Convention could lend himself to the
furiherance of faction North or South my
name would not have been presented for your
SURFACES. Ind y the great body Of Tie Amer.
iran people had not beea deceiU d into his sup
port, as ,cas, Gen. Pierce aoould still be pyac-
tising laao at Coacord. and iHustrating By
turns tie politics and The jurisprudence q New
Hampshire. have TOO high respect for tho
Office ofChief Magistrate of this republic, and
| am too willing to yield to its possessor that
respect the office itself deserves, 10 say more at
this time on this subject"
This, says the Richmond Times is the Ian.
guage OF distinguished Democrat-of man
who voted for Pierce, and who, of course. de-
slres the success OF his administration. Whea
such men are heard declaring that the people
were deceived in the last Presidential canvass
and that but for this deception Gen. Pierce
would now be practising law at Concord. the
defenders of the President will find it difficult
TO convince the country that the structures of
the Wing press are without any foundation in
Justice, and should be ascribed solely to
blind and factious spirit ofopposion.
Mr.. Maurice enters into somewhat length
explanation of certain transactions between
himself and the Postmaster General in regard
to some of The New York appointments, but
we omit this part of his letter, inasmuch as ii
treats ofmatlers that possess no interest for
our readers.
The Herald states that Mr.. Maurice is rot
TO be alone in his revelations, but that at least
TWO other Hard shell members intend Coming
out in similar circulars.
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by REQUEST.
To tie Editor OfMe Sentinel

| ZONE EdHor ~ the Sentinel
Perceivng by your last paper that have
been nominated by some of my friends as a
candidate TO fill the office of Judge in the 18th
Circuit, made vacant by the death of Judge
Talaferro, and having stated to several gen
tlemen who applied to me to become one,that
| would be candidate-lest | should be mis-
understood, and thought to be Indifferent to the
good opinion of those who have thought me
worthy Of such an office, | have thought it due
as well TO those as myself that my course in
laton to one subject should be clearly defined
and that is in relation TO canyassing for the
office. have understood that some Of the
candidates in an adjoining Circuit at recent
judicial election, went into regular election.
eering canpagn-and it may DO expected
by some that the same thing will be done here,
(though have met with no one who approves
such course) desire to say that SO far as |
am concerned, cannot participate in such a
canvass.
A just Judge in the discharge of his duty can
know no man or party and can grant no lavors
either to his friends or opponents; but must ad
minister jusice with a firm and steady hand a
like to all. And, therefore.in canvass he can
fairly offer no inducements TO voter to prefer
him to another, other than his qualifications AMI
hihC5o iOi the olnCc, WHICH SnOulu DO Ifeoly
canvassed by the electors uninhuenced by the
candidate himself, Of indeedit could be sup.
posed that one could be SO wanting in modesy
and propriety as to be the trumpeter of his
own merits and qualifications
II could obtain it by the appliances and
arts of electioneering. | should deem myself
unworthy to wear the pure ermne of justice,
and il the people ofthis circuit desire 10 place
II OH my shoulders it must be their free and
spontaneous git-and as | should hope to
wear it worthily, and to return it To them with
out stain or blot, if it come to me at all it
must come unsoiled and uncontaminated by
any OF the devices arts OF an Gle ctioneerer
Other gentlemen who may be candidates
wlll,of course,act according to their own views
OF What Is proper TO such an occasion. | mere
y wish to state my own convictions Of pro-
priety in such case, without in the remo,es
degree intending to censure the course of any
gentleman who may take a different view of the
subject. But whatever course others may
pursue, it cannot be expected that should
do myself what | would disapprove in anoth
err Therefore desire that you ill publish this
card in your paper. that my position may be
understood at the outset of the canvass
Yours respectfully,
G. A. WINGFIELD.
I I'll.