The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-25
Ne. 3 ,hn n. Bolts and Our Rsohnao>A
Correspondent.
70 rHx EDITOR or THE HERALD.

Correspondent.
70 THE xDIroR or rHx HERALD.
Asrox .qoUsE. NEW YoKx, Nov. "a. 1855.
NV attention y as called, short time since 70 .
statement made By your Richmond correspondent.
TO the effect that WAS resolved on being presented
az candidate for seat IN the Senate Of the United
States which h TO be filed the approaching -
zion of the Legislature, and 4. at my friends wsrs
actively engaged in efforts 70 secure my election.
Az soon the above statement was .~een In RtcA
mond. the National american Of that CHI ', which =
conducted by those most likely 70 know soAaething
OF the movements Of my political friends. prohSosly
responded, and pronounced the whole statement Ut
teriy unionnded and false, from beginning 10 end
repeat the story In the following language which
lake from last Sundays HERALD
learn that John I1eher. of this state viii be bsAsrW
TIE lrs aatars AS candidate for the United ststa.
sSnatorship The prospect o. Mr. Masons appolntmsst
10 the Court 81 ~ Jsne~ Mr. Bucha nAns successor
Is looked 10 with copserable fegre Of certainty anA
hence II IA presumed Mr. Irtchsrs aspirations for the
senAtornhip Under any circumstance l am infermsA
,hat "a Gosernor FIyd win be candidate and in shs
even, of hstons appointment 10 the English mis-ss
sfe every reason 10 think tina, he would he euccessf
Meanwhile Bot'a putsues even tenor Of his way
.ro"'n .nrh up what vii, 10 engage In tho coDsost
Yes he IL bound H. ran though he should me-
save Lis ..tanos of ali politicians living IA thu isAss
dtrpht'ed by defeat aiyesity M ntttsr though hs
should be worsted In hundred battle lac raj i.s a. ala
to the hgnt with nerve and energy Ast oeip.lks
noticed In the hoi,ona Ameran speech Of hts ashvsrsi
some months ago At state ft In New Hampshire Vas
reproduced Tor III. second third time In this instance
with ves, Of course, 70 favor his prcendons "
the United saics sens psome my tho preisncy.
letter r'ill 'ear hosover, the cancH .ystcm which
his willy aversnries successfully In tho
cht Of clecions. viii ubviae the possibility Of divsion
81 the democratic sote,he only Iounsatan upon whish
no could rest any hop" success do not spprchssA
bat be Will withdraw BON tho contest sad this proc
poet T. lie WI acquire some petty fame BY the mere
stso ia"n 81 MS pane sih posifan 40 distinguished,
so,s 10, "a" frcreeey, While no g,eAt dshouor csa 81
aeh y his dreat tn View Of the overwhelming power
he democracy the state, lilo viii the dght out
certain.
And again. IN Fridays issue Of the HERALD,
md, from The same source, tho following cxtrnot:-
Bpits viii 90 FOR IL under all circumstances prfsat
y no eappoiDtment 10 him. Long habit has no faa.i-
inf4ed hia with sdsersii, ba, hs can at any ti~c
pacescy. His friena- ~onder how the HsaAtp bs
cam. aware 81 h! position and prospects Ia regard he
forthcoming election for the senate.
have no means OF knowing who your corrcspon-
dent Is, hut II am not msiniormed ~ 70 the per
son, lie ~ not only foreign political opponent but
one who is altogether stranger 10 me- 10 my
thoughts. movements and intentions but that he
has sinister object in thus repeating his scnss
Ice fahrcations, which are designed to place me In
ialse and ridiculous position, In manifest but what
that object may ic must BE- left 10 conjecture. II IL
certain, however, that he has very little regard far
the means by which II H. 10 bc accomplished
As your columns have been used by him for tho
circulation OF what appears To me ~ wlnl and ma
tHtsttub, a. NhBfiJt entertain
suspicion that you would encourage siIcnn abuse NJ
the purposes for which he has brcn employed, even
towards one b. whom II Il not jfioas the HERALD II
rnirieDdly, tthough for what good cause / am nj =
loss "a know,) may not indulge the hope that you
viii gTnt me the privilege Of saying through tho
snme channel that u there IL friend OF nine In
Virginia who has entertained or expressed q hope
~ my election g. the Senate since The result of tho
lat elections ascettained. he " unknown 10 me;
and ihai rs for myeeli wonId quite IA soon expect
M invitation frum the Emperor Alexander 10 take
c,mInnnd 81 the kus ian forces Ia the Crmea. ~
that could io elected II the Senate by the present
legislative body Of my own State.
! presume tho object oi the conductor Of the
llrRhLD IA employing correspondents At y distance
" Ia part al least to ascertain the condition ~ pub
Tic ecn'ifncnt. and the movements of political par
nes, for te information and enlightenment of IL
numerous readers, aud not for the circulation ~
fabuions stories Manufactured out Of whole
cloth for the purpose % incorporating and mis-
leading; " ~, the services oi this correspondent
might bc dispensed with without serious loss ~ tho
paper the public Tor what reliance can hereafter
| be- placed IN any statement he may make. whom
there u not one man Of any party In the city of
E,thtpopd viii venture 81 ussert, who will not
gard bis statements In reference 10 the movements
and expectations OF my friends and myself. ridi.
cuogsiy absurd and rroundloss and wilfaIly ma
iioioun and aieei If they not ict him stats upon
what or upon whose authority lie has felt himself st
liery thus Ia use my name aud give publicity "
the Insane workings Of his bcspttcd Imagination.
ain, very respectfully &c. Jons N. DorTs.