Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-07-19
Fvr The Enquirer
FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
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+ MrcELENBrEG COUNTY, Va, July ., 1850.
: MeSsrs. Editors-Our late distinguished de
icSatc and fellow citizen the Hon William d
, Goodc, is no more. lie has succcSsvcly occu
I ped every place of honor which he ever sought
from seat in the House OF Delegates to the
highest office within the giit Of orr people, and
not only proved himself equal to every lrLsu
confidcd to his keeping, but has borne himself
in the discharge of every duty resulting from
his high position, in manner to reflect credit
upon himself and to the entire satisfaction o.
an intelligent and approaching constituency;
and. with one accord, they award to him the
plaudit Of "well done good and faithful ser
vant'-and his spulesS purity Of life warrants
; the belief that One ilnmeaSurably higher than
his constituents will apply the closing words oi
that comfortable verse. Enter thou into the
JOY Of thy Lord" for lie died as he lived-a
Christian gent!cman--and his last accents were
glory to God in the highest on earth, peace
ard good will towards men. Peace be to his
ashes.
The 4th Congressional District no longer has
4 representative, and it bcccmcs us to ask whom
Shall he bc, aud how shall he be chosen: 0l
Course the selection rests with the free voices
Of free people. as expressed at the polls; but
what We Niean is, how shall We designate the
candidate or candidates: Shall we leave the
field open TO every aspirant to the mantle OF
the deceased and lct the intelligent consttu.
cncy Of the district determine III the polls,
whom they will homer with their '',weet
voices" or shall we hold primary meetings and
appoint delegates to 4 Convention, and there
determine whom 10 elect and whom to rule off:
For ourselves We do not hesitate, in CON.
mon with most Of those with whom we have
convcrSrd, TO advocate the award Of an open
field TO al! the gentlemen who aspire to repre-
sent the District, as the best means Of obtain
Ing true expression of popular will upon this
important subject. and the most assured mode
Of taking the election ont of the hands Of wire
workers and politicians and placing it en-
tlrcly in the hands Of the people Whilst VIC
most decidedly favor the holding Of Conven-
tions, when circumstances arise which make
them necessary, there are admitted evils con-
nected with them which we would not need
lrssly encounter. and there is every reason 10
believe can be avoided on the prcsen, occasion.
The opposition in this county avow their dc.
termination under no cxi.cncy Of circunl.
stances, to run candidate III this district,
where the Democrats have such an overwhe.-
mmg majority, and the two gentleman whose
names have been most prominently mUItlcncd
IN this connection. are understood 70 have po-
,i,iyrIy dcciincl To permit their name, to be
used and il is well accredited. that the distin-
,rii>hcd gentlemen, who received the conpli-
mrntary vote OF the opposition in Petersburg,
in the late Spring election, would NOT serve aS
the Representative Of the District If elected.
If the opposition cvIncc the same ln'sposi
ton 10 run candidate in other portions Of the
district, which they do here, and which, We urI-
der,tanl, is equally evidenced in the adjoining
counties Of Luncnburg and Brunswick, then
there is not the slightest occasion TO call dis.
trict convention Of the Democratic party
Should any contingency arise indicating such
necessity, our people will respond as prompt.
Is as any in the district, and meet their sister
counties in convention and chcerlully conpro.
misc their individual preferences, II need bc,
and join their voices in fixing upon one stan
dard-bearer to lead Us TO victory. Until such n
contingency is forced upon Us, we prefer not to
hold convention, but TO press the claims OF
each candidate upon his own individual merits,
and let Il convention Of the district, assembled
at the polls. on the day vi election, determine
, ;hn iSSrIc
That VIC have truly expressed the sentiment
Of Mccklcnburg, as 10 the mode Of dctermin.
ing who shall be our candidates. We do not en-.
tcrlain doubt. and in declaring that Colonel
/, Thomas I. tioo1c is the choice Of the county
for our next representative in the Congress o!
|. the United States, We feel an equal assurance
that We do not err; and We but intimate the
wishes of 4 host Of others when we express
the hope that he will. at an carly day. place
a. al 5f his f,.llnu.
The friends Of the late hOnorcd incumbent
will not forget his noble and generous forbcar-
ancc towards their friend when stricken down
with disease from which nc vainly hoped TO
recover, the honorable gentleman was unable
To follow his competitors in the canvass around
the district Col. Goode wonld not consent tn
canvass against gentleman, who, from physi'
cal debility. was unable TO meet him on
the forum, and such generous abrcgatlon o.
the advantages which providence had thrown
in his WAY. should not be forgotten.
Col Goode, in an extraordinary degree,
combines the requisites necessary for Il South
crn delegate in Congress In the prime ol
physical manhood, with stalwart person and
Il steady eye, for his experience in public al
fairs, and his years, no gentleman in the dis
trict has exhibited such readiness, ability and
boldncSS in debate. No man in the State, at
/ his early period oc life. has achieved greater
success in his profession, and on every occa'
sion has ever proven himself equal to any po'
>ilion in which he has been called upon to act,
rising with the difficulties which surround
him. and evidcncng strength in proportion 10
the magnitude of the barriers in his way
Combining cool discretion with bold intre.
pid,y Of will well suited to the times, he will
beard the Black Republican chiefs in their own
>lrongholds, characterize their distempered
flnaticis,n with the caustic dcnunciation which
i. merits and roll back the nauseois vapors
from their sewers and culvcrts, in their faces.
.As local representative, with his close, prac'
teal, business habits, aud his extreme sobrety
ard industry, he has no superior. We are
well satisfied that he would crafty a host Of
his friends and admirers, by promptly placing
his name before the district.
MEcKLESRrRG
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For tie Enquirer.
SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.