Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-09
RoGER's STORE, april ~, 1856

ROGERS STORE, April ~, lSo5.
GENTLEMEN A few days past l received your let |
ter informing that the Democracy OF the 4th Dis
trict in Convention assembled at Franklnton on the
18th inst, selected their candidate In the ap-
preaching election for Congress, and that you were
appointed Committee to solicit me in behalf OF the
Convention to accept the nomination as well as to
approve the accompanying resolutions passed by
that body Having for several years past retired OF
choice from public life, as is we'll known to many of
my political friends of Wake, it might be well sup
posed that my reconnection with the politics of the
country would likely produce on my part at
least some little hesitation Though uninfuenced by
the slightest degree of ambition for political prefer
merit nevertheless [ have honestly and impartlaliy
considered the whole subject with anxious desire
of conforming to the expressed wishes OF the Con-
vention, well as to similar wishes on the part OF
various other highly respectable citizens of the Dis
trict not in Convention, and which have been made
known to me since the adjournment OF your body.
For reasons mainly growing out OF my business
relations of life not necessary here to enumerate
am constrained gentlemen to respectfully decline the
nomination thus made by the Convention. In doing
So must be allowed to add, give but very inn
perfect expression to my feelings, when | say from
the bottom of my heart thank the Convention, and
you its Committee, individually for the distinguish
ed honor thus rendered to me- 1t might appear need
less for Inc, gentlemen, to state in declining
the nomination, that l heartily approve the
political sentiments embraced in the resolutions
passed by that body. l simply refer to them
because in this connection desire to speak word
for myself By unquestonabe authority l have
been informed that in several localities, within the
4th Congressional District, it has been said that
member of this party, commonly called
Know Nothings and not only so, but an officer of
Know Nothing Council. The charge is utterly false,
and whoever asserts it. propagaes an infamous false
hood and deserves the just indignation of all good
citizens
So far from having any affiliations with this new
party, have on all proper occasions IN my inter-
course with both Wings and Democrats denounced
all secret political associations. and in the language
of the resolutions by the Convention, regarded
them as repugant to the spirit of the Constitution
unworthy of men claiming to be free, and dangerous
topubic liberty"
am gentlemen, with sentiments of great respect,
Your obedient Servant,
GEO. w. THOMPSON.
To Messrs. R. G. Pritchard, Murray Stone Ed. Gra-
ham Haywood, w. H. Jordan l.. A. Jehreys D.
NJ. Taylor FL. B. Watson, Committee.
Mr. Thompsons reasons for declining, it will be
observed, are entirely of private nature. We re-
gret that he could not a,cept-but regrets are vain
for what is past. The is as strong as ever,
and our prospects of success still of the bright
est character provided we act promptly, harmoni'
ously, untedly. We publish below Card from
Gen. Joseph Allison the Chairman of the Conven.
ton, in which he calls upon the delegates to reas
semble at Franklinton the 18th instant to make
another nomination
HnLsBoRoUGH, May 2, 1866.
To the Delegates appointed to nominate a Demo-
craiic candidate for Congress in the Fourth Con-
gressional District
GENTLEMEN: George W. Thompson, Esq, who
was nominated for Congress by the Convention al
franklnton on the 18th of last month, having de-
cl'ned the nomination, hereby call upon you to re
assemble at Franklinton Friday, the 18th instant
1or the purpose of making another nomination.
Allow me, gentlemen, to express the earnest hope
mat as many Of you as can possibly attend, viii
do So
j. ALLISON, Chns'n.
this, it seems to us, is the only course to preven
DIVISIONS and to concentrate the Democratic strength
Ansre can be no doubt as to the power of the dele