Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-03-08
Letter from Hon. Geo. W. Jones
WAsHrSdror. Feb. Is, 1856.

To the Editor ofthe journal;
In your paper Of the 18th ulti-
timo, / have seen that you have
placed my name before the people Of
the Sixth Congressional District Of
Tennessee, asa candidate for re-elec-
zion to the popular branch Of the
American Congress. For the very
fattering and complimentary man.
rer in which you have been pleased
Ito speak Of me personally as well as
my public services, / tender yon the
assursnceof my sincere acknowledge
ments.l 9t il AZ
am and ever have been a Demo-
crat, in sentiment, sympathy and
practice, because | believed the
principles professedq by the Demo-
cratic party are the only principles
upon which our Government can be
successfully administered, and |
am UNCONSCIOUS of ever having done
anything Intentionally to mar the
harmony, or endanger the triumph
Of the party, or the successful estab-
Ilishment of its principles. first
announcedmyself as candidate for
Congress in March, l843, at the
time when there was no candidate in
the District. In few days another
democrat entered the field as my
competitor. With no great desire
at that time to be elected to Con-
gress, and certainly no wish to di-
vide or distract the party, declined
Without any advice from me or agen-
cy on my part, a convention was
called and assembled. a u
The Delegates to that convention
could not agree upon its basis Of ac-
ltion and divided land portion
withdrew-those remaining, repre-.
Isentipg, as l did not then doubt, a
majority Of the Democracy, as well
las majority of the voters Of the
district, honored me with a unani-
nous nomination.
Under these circumstances ] did
, not feel at liberty to decline the NOM
ination made and rendered, unsolici-
ted on my part. accepted and re.
entered the field some two, months
before the election the result was
my election in manner most graft
flying and highly flattering to my
feelings. At each succeeding cleo
ton since that time have been re-
elected without convention or nomi,
nation, there being at no time a RI
val aspirant calling for or making
such interpesition necessary, - 80
Information has reached me that
there are others in the District
prompted by patriotism and lauda-
BILE ambition, who, desire to occupy
the position SO long held by me-
seemingly by common consent, And
it may be the wish of many in the
District, in accordance with that
sound republican principle Of rota-
ton in Office and a frequent change
OF public servants to change theIl
representative. If SO, shall inter.
pose no obstacles to the consumma
. ton of their wishes, but on the con.
trary will labor as faithfully and as
zealously in private to ensure the
success Of their wishes when known
as | have ever done in public
! In no period of equal length IN the
history of our Government has there
} been more important and interesting
Questions presented, for the consid-
Grafton Of the people and settlement
by their representatives, than during
the somewhat protricted term ofmy
public service. Entering the politi-
cal arena just at that interesting Pc
riod in our history, when our State
government required to be remod
eled under. the constitution Of 1885,
being the time also, when the people
of Tennessee first divided and ar
rayed themselves into two great an
: tagonistio parties, I have passed
through and been an active though
humble participator in all the excl
ted and exciting contests through
which we have passed from that to
1.-The present time. : -
The reorganization Of our State
Government the State Internal I'M
proyement and Financial Systems
the annexation of Texas the set
Element of the Oregon question
1.-THE adjustment Of, the Tariff-the
Independent Treasury - the Mexican
war and its prosecution-the acqui-
sition Of extensive Territories = the
admission Of new States and the or
ganization or Territorial govern
mopts ;nvolvino fhn danperousA Sec