Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-15
board OF Public works.

The following oommonication appeared In the
Southsias Dsnosrat Of Thursday:
10 "Neav VoSws," sad tie Voters generally IN tie
SovtA SIDE Dsstis:
There appsassA In the Enquirer" and Exam.
liner" few days ego, . Communication addressed
TO me signed "Many Democratic in which l was
called urou 10 announce myself candidate for
the o.. of Ooumiss;oner Of Public Works. Tha.
Communication, thus addressed to me through tho
nnhlje nr;n,s requires an answer in similar man
per. and nov give substantially the same M J.
have done 10 various letters received on the same
subject ~,
of6ce. BY . Convention held in Lynchburg. ha
a right TO expect. and entertained the hope,tha /
| would Be elected; bat portion Of the Districs
preferred another from their own section. and ne
was elected. 1t was their prerogative to hesto''
the once on the gentleman Of their cho'ce. and IT,
this decision could do nothing more or less thar
quietly submit After that election. NOV nearl,
six Year, agc.l submitting with 'hcerfnnes. :
the viii Il shc majority. dismissed the su'Jee,
from nv mind. and entertained no idea of bs,ng !
candidate again. Bat having tsnce Col. Boy'1
destined reelection,) been informed hy letter
and through other sources that desire exists on
the part Of many Of those In that rortion ct III )
district which before opposed and detected me
that shaM BE- candidate again, and having n :
.ursnces that there Is general desire and expee
before, 70 do 70 again, respectfully announce
myself q candidate before you. II. however. II
Convention shall Be held. which shall emt"dy tn
desire and opinions Of the district g-nerally. an
l should receive its nom inat'on. vail grateful
accept it il it shall bes,ow II on another, 1t VII
be no les my pleasure than my duty to bow t" 1t
will, and Weld cordial support to ITS choice.
Very respectfully. your fellow ciuEen.
THUS H. DANIEL.
Prince Edward c. II. Jan. :. 1865.
II will be rceollected tina, Mr. Daniel WAS III
regularly nominated candidate If pcmocrati
District Convention which assembled III this cit
in 1853. II will be rccollecci. also. that thoug'
the District was overwhelmingly Democratic, an'
though Mr.. Daniel was cordial, endorsed by hi
party he failed TO 10 elected. What was the ren
son ofiti
The reason was that the people. very properly
took exception at the attempt OF amere parry Con
yention 70 impose upon them an ofhcer whose du
ties had no possible connection. directly or r,
lnctely, with the subject of party politics. They
took offence, ~ we'll they might, not to the candi
ate individually, but To the nominee OF party
Convention. MIR. Daniel was defeated. not upo'
his own denerits, Lat spn the dement's OF HI
position. We have never heard n word Of oIJec
ten to Mr.. Daniel personally. All admit his Gu
pacity, his integrity, aud his high character
Why then was he defeated? There can DO bu
one answer 70 the question. The people intended
by it, to rsbuks the presumption Of Democrats
Convention In setting up party candidate an
requiring them to vote for him, whether they wer'
willing or not
Now il Mr. Daniel, in the card which we pub
lish above. had declared himself uneond,ionally t.
candidsss, 30 would have occupied commanding
position before the District We are satisfied o.
the truth Of his declaration-iur We have heard /
from other sources before the publication oi Mr.
Daniels card--that many Of his party friend
who voted against him before are anxious now
vote for HIM. We canno, help thinking that Nj
Daniel has weakened lis position by avow,ng hi !
willingness to abide by the decision OF 'onven
ton, if one should be held. Does he not rcpe
from his support many of those who would vot'
for him ~ an independent candidate, who woul'
not vote for him, nor for any one else. who IL th'
nominee Of a party Convention?
Moreover, unless all the contestants agree t.,
abide the decision of u Convention, it is maniles
that those who do not agree to it, are placed at
decided disadvantage. What is the use ola Con
vention, if Mr.. Tredway and Gen. S,ovall inten
TO be candidates any why. 1t cannot conoentrat
the party yote-for, independent of the insnpera
bic repugnsnoe which the people have to part!
candidate for such Office, il is clear that tn
personal friends of the two Independent candidate
will adhere to them at oil hazards Mr.. paric
will gain not a single vote by being the candida'
NJ q rapfv INF hut on
necessarily lose large number
Mr.. Daniel wouh have had -'all the advantages
II he had declared himself nm independent cand
date He would have had the decided advan,ag
which arises from . conviction, upon the part
the people generally. that he VA badly treate
in 1853.
Nevertheless. his position. as i is, Is almos
squivslsasto that Of being IN independent cand
.dats-for We regard the chances IF holding Il Con
ventiou at all as exceedingly doubtful. True,
Convention has been called to meet in tli,s city OF
the 10th Of Februsry-hat, We iecve that no
moro than three oNt Of to ffiy counties la tn,
District, have responded to the call by appontin'
delegates The time is only Three weeks oG, an
yet no preparations have been made by the peopl
for the event 1t is manifest then, either that
Convention will be held, or that it will be II Fl,
failure if thss.sempt be made.
So little attention, in truth, has been given
the subject Il tie ConSeatiDn here in February
that very few people know anything about IT.
Thus, We observe in the Norfolk Argus n susgc-
ton from . correspondent that n Convention l.
held in thai city sometime in March-uuerly ir
noripg the February Convention which is to |
held here But the truth is. the people do II,
want seCenvention. either here anywhere els,
If one b hsld, no matter where it will be smpl
. gathering of neighborhood politcians-and