Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-10


Governor. | would not have the office Of Senator
if every man in the Legislature of Virginia voted
for me. | was nominated for this office under the
circumstances 10 which have referred. by
large. respectable. intelligent and patriotic body
of men. as much so to the extent that have N
formation in regard TO them, any body OF men
in any quarter. any state, or any where else I'D
the wnrld-a body of men representing. as IN.
derstaud now lfor know nothing about the sup
posed elective strength of this American Pariy)
80 or 90 thousa Of the free citizens Of this Com
monwcalth have repeatedly said IN talking al
this ergssEatipn, without knowing nythIng al
all of It's objects purposes, but having heard
merely the rapid way in which il advances in the
hearts and affections of the people elsewhere,
that It's objects must be patriotic. We're they
| otherwise | could not believe that il could have
enlisted effectually tho aid and support Of the
people Of Virginia 1T has surpassed the most
extrayagant dea ihat | could form of its progress
! in this State, my opinion having been that the
sparcencss of the population and the difficulty OF
! communication between our people, would form
| nn almost insurmountHbe barrier 10 It's extension.
! had not the lenst idea or hope. if may express
that word that when my nomination made
upon this ticket there "A reasonable proba-
hihty that the ticket would prevail Now, |
understand that that body of men who nominated
me represented $4,000 persons ut lcust in the
Commonwealth of Virginia who have become
united 10 the order. aud among them some fifteen
or twenty thousand Democrats. Applause. |
received the nomination then of This body of
gentlemen representing this vast portion of the
people OF Virginia, composed ofall parties, aud
could not feel myself altogether at liberty To re-
fuse 10 permit such body Of gentlemen of all
parties, irrespective of the political basis they
might have IN this movement, Ia present my
name to the people of Nirginia, as candidate
for any office wholly disconnected with political
parties or strife, and utterly rid Of all political
patronage And yet that act, the act Of permit
ting my name to be presented to the people Of
Virginia, has been denounced as an act of trcach-
cry to party and violation of party obligations.
never entered into any purity obligations which
would prevent me from allowing majority of
the people of Virginia To elect me To my office
winch was willing to take, 40 matter who may
have made the nomination, ar when where
they iaay be- announced. hate reud the Con.
stitution of Virginia several times, aud | find
there that the office of Attorney General j. to he
tle1 hS The VOTERS Of the people Of Virginia. and
I - The Democratic convention. He little |
I,aH ~ my antecrdents, who does not know that
. nave ever permitted myself 10 be governed at
controlled lay the dictates Of party, in regard
To putty nominations OF party measures, any |
where or ON any oeea-ion. 1t Is said have r..
ceiyed rewards of party, and have rendered very |
little service fer them. What party rewnrl did |
! ever receive nm charged with ingrutiiule |
m ~ r. y.
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thhS whatsoever 10 detfNet from NE hp'laHlN, |
from th' n'hGlF ieeIns' from the hhrrai support
ina' received from me h9''hl uelnoers oi the
l'tino'ratir parry hs well us Inc W Ing party du-
ring thoSeelrchoEs. But never wa~ elected by
l. party N9tcnev'r III my HE. never was n |
taH"riie OF the ultra men OF any party assembly,
because Il d not recognize that drsPotlsm OF par
ty Obligations, aud because | elwnys spurned
their d'nunclatlons, whenever they were directed
against me, for preference at what ny judgement
approved rs dcmandcdh by the true interests of the
coantryl have changed my PARTY Pc i ions there
tore During the eight years Of my service IN
Congress,=dnnng portion of III" time when
ten Andrew jackson was IN the zenith oil his
Go'l anu "'eh 10 oppose MN was IKE o'ar"lng
ln' non 'hn'S Den can ne seen. by reference 10
the Joarnais oil thd t'hi'' mat just rs often va
Tea win me one party Us the n'her ana IL was be-
cause oi TINS circumstances thai that great ana
lilhSulous' ana P@tr"ic man. Henry olhy who
was always NY "arm TREND AMI deeply dld re
gr't very frequently that could not consistently
WIN the Opinions ana principles when enter
ta'"ch support h'ln Tor the Presidency that III
the most ireha'y sPnnt and the righteousness
oil Ms gth'N, nature SAID 10 me one day how are