Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-17
CIRCULAR
NAAsN y Ian.
SFothe Voters of the


First Congressional District-cf Tenn
FELLOW CITIZENS BY the act of God this dis
trict is without a Representative in the Con-
gress of the United Stales-your esteemed
member, the Hon. BRoeKINs CAMPBELL having
departed this life on the 18th of December last
With you sincerely deplore the loss of his
valuable life, and with you Isympathise; and
condole with his bereaved and disconsolate fam
lily and weeping friends, and invoke the bless
ing of heaven upon the heart stricken widow
and the unconscious infant orphan.
l would not indelicately and too hastily recall
your minds from the contemplation of this sad
event, nor would | too rudely obtrude upon your
consideration, at this moment of sorrow and
mourning, the grosser affairs of every day life.
A husband, a father, neighbor, friend, a
patriot-statesman-th generous CAMPBELL is
gone-gone from the painful yet pleasing ties
of earth-through the dread chamber of death,
| trust to the scenes of triumphant Immortality
in heaven. The history of correct life and a
calm and christian death is his MODEST eulogy,
and the memory of his virtues, while his foibles
and faults are forgotten, is enshrined in many
heart ''Let him rest in peace"
But while it is right that We should drop
tear to the memory of departed worth, is it not
to the important interests of the gov&nment.-
Allow me then to remind you that an election
must shortly be held to fill the vacancy occasion
ed by this calamity, and to present myself before
you as a candidate for that distinguished honor.
Nominated IN Tie almost unnnimSas aoS
the majority.party of the district in convention
assembled, you did me honor to confirm and
approve that nomination by a most flattering
and decisive vote at the late August election,
and with these dOubly, emphatic manifestations
of the kind partiality and preference of the peo-
pie for me standing fresh before me, could not
but deem myself unworthy Of your confidence
and support in the future, were | now to shrink
from pursuing the line of duty thus indicated by
the popular will Iftherefore,an APOLOGY be k.
ed for my thus early announcing myself point
to the convention of June and the popular vote
of August, as my warrant, and as further apol-
gy, if it be required, offer you the act that
the election will probably be held within the
present month-thus cutting off the canvass to
very few weeks.
Others may probably present their Gains to
your suffrage, but Remember and donot for
get that DiUisfOn IS Defeat, while Uiaio, Is Vic
to'y-and L must be permitted to adj that if
my personal and political friends throughout the
uloIIlCl VIII give me tnelr UNDIVIDED support
then no matter how many may be in the field
[ can and 'cW be elected, and you will he trium-
plant; but if you split up, and divide upon eve
ry new aspirant who may choose to present
himself upon the political arena, if you permit
yourselves to be deceived and caioled into strife
and division by designing foes or misguided
friends, confusion and distraction must ensue;
ard Remember! Remember!l Rememberll!-
Forget it not! dsgraceful defeat awaits You, and
the First District will be misrepreSented in Con-
gress Once more then entreat you to unite.
Once more present a solid, un6roken, untcarer
ing .trOnt-spread one single banner to the
breeze, and let one single motto stand out in
bold relief upon that banner and let that motto
be, UNION and VIcToRY-then to the onset and
certain Triumph is yours.
With my political position you are already
as further exposition of my
views upon some of the questions which are to
be acted upon by the present congress, Tres
pectfully refer you in my circular published in
the recent canvass.
Permit ME, Fellow Citizens, in closing this
brief card to renew the assurance, that if you
shall deem nae worthy Of 70 f5Iieea d and
ed place to which | ASPIRE shall do erSS1qnlsh-
within my power, under the Constitution to ad. /
vance the best interests of my immediate con- |
Stituency and to promote the welfare of the Ma
lion at large.
Most respectfully your servant,
N. G. TAYLOR.
JonoShorou Topp J