Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-01-30
IS Hon.,z Kidweli'

IS Hon, .. Kidweli.
) r. q, b sassn by the letter, below, |
~ IL! Gentleman declines re-elsctiOnH
th pat, TINS =. from fhe Wheeling district
e z c : sean. Ola ssolution adopted il
"a 1s4 5 SredSuiripgtas candidate to Do 'A'
. ssn A, counties, every four years; Mr.:
IA has served two terms and given
,a~sIs ossalfpsdes entire satiS7
faction and if we we're to Judge = from E szs
tnTa..;on, we hear, and see from 'ha. dis
sTii.t tb%sfs i 81 almost universal desire
ELECTROMAGNETIC
Of Of n honor will nov psrnisohimI'O violate
the resolution. We ere,in fay9r10t rOt' :,
ton il oiegrQfstien, not 1o only 81, e. p psd
sons but localities; bnti~sodonoS the pro-
pri.ty of prs6lasiOn of the he power power Of DE-
WAITING from thaeS, e. rule whenever y may
bseoms necessary y or desirable. If we
mistake not, the immaculate GARLIC was
the author or, Of the Blseksyille resolution.
and if we may be permitted to make m .
sugeestionsto our friends of the aol0ining
district S wa would advise them to remove
the stumbling. block at once, that at, they
may, hereafter be able to take their first
choice in the district without being tram
|
melled. ia ..b .aiH
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES., !
Washington, D. c., Jan. 8, 1857.
FyErow. CITIZENS 81 am not candi-
date for re.election. The fact IS known
already to the most of you, as have treei
ly spoken Of it in several counties g q my
district during the last year. .l..d
l intended earlier in the session 10 give
form to this declaration in letter 10 the
District, setting forth more at length my
reasons for declining, and embodylng an
account Of my stewardship as your repre-
sentative during the last four years, PVT S the
great press of business has been suohaS TO
ldeny me this privilege. must be content.
Therefore, in this brief note, to repeat that
n am not candidate before your noml>
mating convention. to meet in Mounds
willie, on the 18th Of February next.
/ do not decline your service for The r res
son thatI have not been heartily supports
ed-the evidences OF your appreciation
have multiplied around me and are of the
most gratifying character; no, yet from q an
apprehension which you would withdraw
that efficient support which it is my pride
to recall to mind but because the
Blacksmith resolution of 1845. limiting
the term of service in Congress to tou,
Years, is unrepealed, and it may be by
some deemed my duty to conform to IFS
Requirements. -..r-,-zo
| However much others may question a:
I know many Of you do) the propriety 81
a resolution which denies to the district
the services of any man for more than
four years, although his services may
have been entirely acceptable canno
Issue. TO remove all doubts, therefore
as to my position in this matter. | have
thought it ms duty to declare that an
mot candidate for reelection.
In thus seyering the relation between
lus, of representative and constituent,
beg leave to express to you my grateful
sense Of all your kindness, and to &C
knowledge the pride which it has given
me to, have been so long honored by you
confidence.
| l trust, however, that have made 20,
at least the poor retutn-and it was all
had to give-ofi having devoted my bes
energies and abilities to the mainte nano,
Iof yoar interests and your honor.
Truly and sincerely. your fellow -citizer
and obedient servant.