The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-04

The following is the letter of John Randolph
Tucker, Eco, accepting the Democratic nomination
for Attorney General OF Virginia

The following is the letter of John Randolph
Tucker, Eco, accepting the Democratic nomination
for Attorney General OF Virginia.
RICHMOND, Dec. Is. 1858.
GfSrlsMsS Il have received your letter, OFF,
cialiy iLiJrming me, that l was dominated Tor
the office Of Attorney General by the late "Conv.u.
ion Of the Democtaiic State Rights Republican
PARTY, assembled at Petersburg. You state, that
my st ninatien WAS made without Opposition,
aud by aeclsmatioB"-sgd you add you own well
assured belief, that my re election would be sus.
tained by the cordial aud united support of the
ID, mecracy OF this Comnonw eaith
! cannot be indifferent to toe Il altering manner
IN wsica the Democracy OF Virginia have thus
manifested their cJnhiepce. IN NE ltisa reniars, :,
no less true than trite, that TO one sei-al-
pro'a he most highly appreciates the appreciation
Of those Tho have trusted bim with the discharge
ot important duties. 1be testimony Of the Demo
cratic Cohvention, that / have not forfeited the
Confidence reposed IN me eighteen mouths ags,
b, tie people of Virginia, is most gratefully 10.
ce,ved ard acknowledged.
In accepting the noRainatiop thus rendered to
me- Is Is proper 20 say, that If the nomination OF
tue great Party Ct which am u member, be eou.
Ii brmeu by the constitutional voice u the PEOPLE,
] shall des 2te all OF The energy of niy nature, to
the upright aud successful discharged the res
sponsible duties OF ny office.
My Office has SO Withdrawn me from the field of
STRIFE, aud has so exclusively turued my attention
to the subjects embraced within IT'S province, that
II is scarcely necessary for me to say anything
upon those questions III which cannot Cease to
have interest, though do not take a part
Tbis Is the moro proper, when II Is considered
that the iunctGus Of tLis okcs are, III but slight
degree, ii all, involved the subjects OF poIlti
Cal divisions.
But IN all proper candor, must say, that to the
principles VI that parry, whose organ you are,
eXpvuGded aud maiutsibed by the Fathers of the
Fans III Virginia, have given the devotion of my
life upon the honest Conviction of their truth,
nud canDot now be supposed To have atated that
devotion, when the necessity of our position iu
the South has made the doctrines of the State
Rights school, to u.s. an only rule Of safety. as il
has ever been in my regard, the only ground ef
CoRstIGtioT1al right
You may be assured, therefore, that shall not
Be wanting in deep and Jealous interest ia the
maintenance u these doctrines for the deieuce OF
sphere Of my official duty, tfor they are already
involved il controversy before Judicial tribunas.)
but rerptct to these, as To all other duties n-
cdert tu ny office, hope to discharge them with
cess, aud with the appreciation of cur great
; wealth.
you, gentlemen, to accept my acknow-
uts for the kind terms in which YOU have
30 20 me the wishes Of the ConVention-
snd tae personal assurance of the high regard
II ~Ef-b, Gm
Your friend AID fellow citizen,
J. Il. TUCKER.
Nessrs James Barbour, James G. Paxton. Nat
Tyler, A. &. Pondleton, John Braunou, Com
mittee.