Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-26
Mr. carliIe's Letter.
WAsHrroros Orr. D. @ l.
Dec. is. 1856.

Dam SIN Your favor. inqdlring
whether would be . candidate tor re-
slee.ion to Congress is received. l ann IN
the daily receipt Of letters making similar
i.aairiss and therefore avail myself OF
this public way to answer them all.
have MAYER, al my own instance, announ.
cad nyuelf q candidate for any office. l
believe, the people should confer offices
Noon such persons, as in their Judgment,
would best promote their interests unin-
aueuesd by party, diStstion' or caucus
nomination. The people OF our district
entertain. 60 far as am able to. form an
opinion, the same great constitutional
nrineiples which have ever guided my
sc.ion. and upon which depends, in my
opinion. tho permanency of our instltu.
tions bat there is at this time, q seem
ing difference OF opinion between the ma
iority and myself. as to the means to be
employed in the administration OF the go.
vernment, TO advance our interests and
maintain our Institutions.
l believe in my heart the continued
agitation Of the question of slavery Is
fast loosening the bonds that bind US to-
eether as one people, and will ultimately
end 10 the destruction Of the best interests
Of our section Of the Union. if not in the
destruction Of the Union itself.
The party with which formerly acted,
aAd whose original principles l still and
ever shall maintain, has allowed itself to
be diverted from the maintenance OF the
principles Of democracy as inaugurated by
Jefferson. and successfully enforced by
Jackson. and has accepted the sectional
issue Which the fanaticism Of the non>
siavsholding States has from an carly Pc
rod ia our history sought to bring about
but ia which effort they never have been
suscsSsful. had it not been for the con-
duct Of the present administration and its
friends, ia the last and the present Con:
gress. :,
In proof Of this, we have seen men Of all
parties who are az far apart as the Nor
tnsrA and Southern poles. upon great
constitutional questions, welcomed, with>
eul the recantation Of single political
opinion. into the ranks OF the Democratic
party, upon the sole condition of giving
their support to the nominees Of the Gin
sinsati Convention. thus exhibiting to the
world party organization, having moth
ing in common but the name-adopting
platform upon which the 6llibusters.
6re.eaters, federalists. free-so;lers. and
cooperation disunionists alike could
ssana-sach putting his own construction
upon it-rs .enacting the platform Of
1852 which proclaims eternal hostility to
Hys.em of internal improvements by the
General Government, but taking care be-
fore they adjourned. to adopt resolution
favorable to the Pacific Railroad !!
Virginia anti.internal improvement
Democrats voting for a Presidential no.
naines. who but three years ago made a
speech in Philadelphia. expressing the
sentiments contained in the letter, which
be. in September last, quietly dispatched
10 California, assuring that people that
he was in favor of expanding the
treasury Of the nation in the ccnstruc.
ton Of = railroad to their borders-co-
operating with and having for their lea
derS the men who have voted away mil
lions for the construction Of works Of in
ternHl Improvements in the west and
north west, and at the same time refusing
to receive for Virginia, who gave an en-
pire way. few millions of acres OF land ,
to aid her in her present struggle TO com
Rlste her public works now fast going to
decay.
In view Of these facts and the further
TACT. that such policy was daily weak
eAing the South and strengthening the
North. and the still further fact that this
came self-styled Democratic party, was
90 much the creature Of slavery aqita :
ton ~ the Black Republican party of the
North. could not. in the conscientious
discharge Of my duty to my country,
vote for the Cincinnati nominees. In
this differed with a majority of those l
have the honor to represent. Looking to
te1t vote. and to that vote alone, l have
determined not to be candidate for re.
election. -r...s .T.'.
am prepared to give Mr.. Buchanan q
FAIR and honest support, should be, in his
administration, keep in view the old De.
noeFatic landmarks, and to act by him
Es-l did towards President Pierce, whose
TetOes sustained when he was deserted
= J "uO S'o ASOOsuLAoO No OELuOuO1
opponents Of Democracy.
lhave epdeavored faithfully, and to the
best OF my ability. to discharge my rep
fe'sntative duties. l am willing my Con
EFessional record shall undergo the Sc
V0reIs Democratic scrutiny. have Civ
en- 40 vote which. upon reflection. woulc
change If I could, and can say that, while
The district may get representative pos
'ssSlnE more wisdom and greater e1peri>
sAes' 'hsy will never get one who viii
servo them with more industry and zeal
shall retire to private life, strength
eAed IN the correctness of my politica
opinions, aud as a citizen, shall do battle
E'th the American Democracy, who be
hsVs that this is our land, it's blessings t.
os shared by all alike. and its govern
mont and desIinH 10 ha ennsAad Sla.a .e