American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-03-25
Whole No. 1875.
Mr.. Goggln's Letter of Acceptance.
BEDFORD. Feb. Is. 1859.

/ BEDFORD, Feb. Is, 1859.
GENTLEMEN .--Thc nomination of N.Y.
fself, by the State convention recently
held in the city of Richmond, as tho
candidate selected for the office of Gov
ernor, has been communicated to the
by your letter of yesterday. a
Such evidence of the respect of SO
large an,assemblage of fellow citizens,
! from all parts of the State, (still happi-
I ly united as the "Old Dominion =
the harmony and entire unanimity of
the conventioh-the character. and tai
ent of its individual members the pat
riotic spirit which characterized such a
body of men assembled under such
circumstances-as well as tho kind
terms in which you have been pleased
to convey to me the wishes of the CON
vention, Of which you are the organ,
have decided me to accept, as 1 do, the
position which has been assigned to
me.
In thus Becoming candidate for the
highest honor within the gift of the peo-
pie, it is not without regard to the re-
sponsibility and the arduous dnties Of
the station | shall occupy. shall en-
deavor, however, not to disappoint the
expectations of those of my friends who
know me best -howeyer others may be
mistaken in any over estimate they NAV
have made of my fitness to conduct q
canvass in which SO many grave and i'm
portant issues are inyolved-or in any
ability l may possess, if elected, to fill
properly so important an Office as that
of Chief Magistrate of the. Common
wealth.
shall be excused for saying that I
am the friend of a..liboral sytcm of In
ternal improvement, including tho Wa
ter and Railroad lines; that "the unin.
ished and unproductive condition in
which they have been left to languish,
demands that the best exertions of all
Should be directed to their early com
pletlon'-and that tho integrity and in
dlvisibility of our ow own as we'll as the
union of all the States lis the suress
guaranty of the liberty of the people
and the safest support of their peace
and prosperity" "
! In the maintenance and cordial spn-
port of these views we may be led to
hope that there will be harmony and
concert of action among the liboral and
enlightened men Of all parties, and that
patriots will act in common cause re-
gardlcss of the dictation cf leaders. -
Every generous Virginian. whether
from the East Or West, should be ready
to respond to tho sentiment--tbat
whenever the standard of my country
is raised and waves over my head-that
standard which Washington planted ON
the ramparts of the onstitution-God
forbid that | should inquire whom tho
people have commissioned to unfurl
and bear it up-I only ask in what
manner, as an humble individual, / can
best discharge my duty in defending it,"
will only add that I shall enter the
canvass as soon after the 4th of March
as possibly can make some necessary
and indispensable engagements in re.
gard to my own private and profession-
al business, and that it will be with an
abiding faith in the complete success cf
the cause which has excited so deep an
interest through out the Statc-as I
believe 1t to be the cause of truth and
OF my country.
! am, with respect,
WM. +. GOGGIN.
10 james L. Johnston and othors.