Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-09-01

The following is this gentleman's letter Of
acceptance, of the nomination as q candidate
TO represent the Senatorial District composed
of the parishes of Iberville and West Baton
Rouge:
PLAauEMISE, lberville Parish, Aug. IS, 1855.
Gentlemen: Your letter of the Oath inst, has
beenreceived. in which you inform msof my nom.
ina,ion as a candidate, by the American Party, tc
represent in the next Legislature the Senatorial
District composed Of the parishes of West Baton
Rouge and Iberville.
Believing it the duty Of every good citizen moi
to withhold his services from The public when they
are required, unless real aud serious injury wonld
result to his private affairs from his public labors,
cannot refuse to comply with the wishes ofthe Anne
rican Party, expressed in your letter to me IN snct
complimentary terms, and therefore consent thai
my name may be used as they desire.
Respectfully, your ob'dt. ~sery't.,
! SAMUEL MATTHEWS.
To Messrs. THos. P. VAUGHAN and DAs'L. HEX
Ely, Committee.
MI. MATTHEWS is well known to the citizen.
of our parish-which is a necessary recon-.
mendation to be mentioned in these days OF
political phenomenas; it is right that every vo-
ter should know that he has long been a resi-
dent in the District for which he is a candidate,
and consequently we'll versed as to the wants
and interests of our citizens generally, residing
in said District.
Nj. MATTHEWS is a gentleman of education
and talents-his character, in all the relations
of life, challenges reproach; his demeanor,
modest and unassuming; 10 fact, this latter is
rather an objection, for his want of Tire assum.
ing, presumptuous irs which alone carry many
a man to the Legislature, will, we fear, operate
greatly against his success-but he has ever
given high proof of 6rmness, determination,
and the ~strictest integrity. which are rare vir.
tues in a public man, and should far out
weigh all ~artistical pretensions and pleasing
hypocrises, of both head and heart, and which
the sovereigns Of the land should not overlook
in their choice of a Senator, who is expected
in his " person, (both by his colleagues and
the State) to give some indication of the COM
plexicn of his constituents minds, and who are
judged and estimated accordingly. Mr.. MAT.
rHEws is, too, a business man, one whose pro.
Misses" and attention to his public duties, may
be depended upon, which is another matter of
great importance in these days of political
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. going to the Legislature
means but little else than going to a sixty-day
drinking "brandy smushers," and "going
it blind" day and night, at "fuIl deck poker"
In fine, the people of this Senatorial District
could not select a more competent gentleman
10 represent them, in every point o fview, than
SAMUEL MATTHEws-and we know there are !
hundreds ready to endorse this avowal from
W personal knowledge, and through the
they have to reform the character of our
Legislative Assemblies. So soon as he has an
opponent in the field, he will, we understand,
invite him to stake the stump"-the true DEM
'craiic mode of electioneering-and there,
rom the manner in which he will advocate the
State and National interests of the day, and
he high aims and patriotic resolves of the
American party, will give to the people an op-
to decide whether he or his antaeo.
list, whoever he may be, is bes: fitted to rep
esent the District, to attend to their various
and defend or denounce such bills as
'ay be brought hefaas -.heRcnate. we ask
'e people to give our candidate fair and i'm.
artial hearing, and to throw the subserviency
T party bondage from their minds, and all will
e right! n