Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-20
Correspondence.


idate.
We are tho more solictous that you should do
o, because we but give utterance to tho general
ointment Of our people, in declaring that they
ndorse your Legislative career with their unqual
fed approval. Vglau, well Of our own in
erests, as Of the general interests Of tho Common
venlth-faithful to your trust-zcaluus and en-
ighteLcd-we cannot consent, except under the
PRESSURE of necessity, to dispense with your
ices in the Senate of Virginia.
If YOU will agree to make some sacrifice of your
ersonal convenience to the pablo good and ugain
l,ppear US our candidate, we tender you u warm
aud cordial support. Trusting that you may find
t compatible with your feelings to be again our
candidate, We remain, respectfully.
Your friends and obedient servants,
Maurice Langhorne jr. David + Booker. Ed'wd
~ Harris VIM Crumpio,,, A ii Armistead, John
F., lark. Jos Button. } Clayton, VIM II Lang horne.
u Chambers. Fred Mays, NJ Moore, Gilbert l,uythe.
u II Tyres. VIM VI Semple. c II Tyree, VIM y
Brine VI $ Langhorne, JAS NJ Langhorne. VIM
rs wmnn, David w Burton, l. Leitwioh. John {
crawford. Samuel MeCorkle. r j Wade, Sa muel
lB Christian, Cumillus Christian, X X Watkins,
Samuel II Mckinney, Jno L Smith JAS kinnicr.
John billiard. Geo b Davis David Rees, b .
Nalley, Edgar Whitehead. X $ Wilkins Vim I
Robertson, X II Thackston, James 4 w els JAS
e Notary Samuel Il Dawson. Thomas Is Dprnin,
VIM NJ l'ettyjohn. John Dornin, G 5 q iss, Clin-
ton Dewitt, j Irvine. l. $ Irvine, } W Brad
iJno j Purvi.. Henry Dufel } Carter. S A Boyd,
Il i t,i, c Jones. + = Ais,rop, NJ McCorkle,
,Ius Fretwcll, G Chrnault, John b Lee, george
Rocke, Thos Parro,h. John A Lee. Andrew
'oy John Is Tidon, John Lark lord, c IL
Iars Josiah Gilt, II S'lver,horn, b Lewis
,la' frd, ID Payne JOS Pett,j"hn j =. joel e
Ius,ain. c Pettyjobn,J VI Pe,tyl"In. hos Jcll.,
, no NJ Miller. VIM NJ Backior,i. Geo Thurman,
ihos ) Thurman. John b Thurman, Nicholas
iaLier. Jas Beck. JAS II Simpson, l. " Wreun,
las = Baird, NJ Tray lor 7 A Akin son, A b
Mob ralI, Vim Crawford, jas l. School eld, Hen
" . sr!lu"fcld. a l. Su,phin. WIN A loot. A {
I.ewis II II Lewis, Thos Murrcll, W M Is Mar
ke .a- i Rogers VIM Henry, JAS NJ Mi.yfeld,
trh.~ 7 Norman, Thos NJ Howard Jos II Phelps.
frI- y Dowdy, j " Callahan. G K Slaughter,
iInr .>ecr, John Slaug hter, JAS frar XII o. Nni
IA Mitchell. Caleb Cock. " Ovens Dar,ic Boyle,
y + Rush, j II Seay, + A Murrel. Tho ,hcptoe.
n |. chytor, q I La'i"d"r, N Is S'er'o c, Jo. II
~ i'on. Geo SStepior, l. S'ep!oc, G sn' dgras<,
|B,~ch. W Burch, r + Mrnng r iu,rell,. d
IA Valentine. { Mitchell, Il j folkct - Il Az
person, .Ino Crumpacker. VIM 7 HE KEY, X
Wilson, Williams Il San. |; Wright Jno Abra,
INNS. Z Scabury, Il Seabury. W i S'.abury.
N ) PAYNE, PlIGjlmcr, I'll Walker. j II Thomp-
on, : T Peters. Vim NJ. Davis, T. A Colhoun, s
III Barre ughs, JAS Dinwldc. II \ ris. IL
5r.mn. p McDivitt, Bryan Akers, II llomombe,
h q Akcrs, John Boisscau, Nj IIu trheson, "
IA S;tot.,cr, J NJ Arns;eaI. Wiley Can ,pb ell, Jno
~ Burton, A TomIkins, j Blnr. l. Newell
IL b.hh, W W Nor,cll, J l. Goggin, Il STRAIT
kon, l. |. Armstend, J A Tanner :. Watson u
H. spence. j + Goullmnn, J NJ C"lts A q liam.
| Mdicr. W II Ogden X Crawford, DJ mes
a~ner 7 Sablcr, jr., q .WiIli ans, NJ
Nra hail. j Wyatt. A NJ Winston. " l. b, ,bbitt
i |. Winston. J II g Winston VIM Fisher, A
isap,'n, j IL Bailey, II Huntington, \ II ylor,
~ II Marsh, + ID Christian. { Deanc, jr.. Chas
M Battun, Thos Ferguson, X { Ritter, } 'ha mers,
[ I Baugh, Chas Scott, K Davis, A W add i'll.
ArroNArrox, 18th Jan'y, 1858.
G,aHtHicn After m absence OF seve raj days,
y1t home on the evening of the 18th. W hen |
'unl your favor Of the 9Th instant, in W hic you
ave dome me the honr to approve my ''Le gsla-
We capcrr." and t. assign as your ~ u re-
a.,tinE me To reconsider my determine ton not
/" "A candidate for reelection to the ena to Of
rrelnia, your high appreciation IT my Sc rvc es to
district, and to the commonwealth, a al. j am
.fc..4el NV letter received at tho SAM I inc.
oni IN esteemed friend. that several DE- moe rats
litel w'h Wings and Americans in max ing this
al, that being the case, and having rccel we'd cor
boH.ting letters from other portions Of the DIS
let. lave brought mysclt to the con clus on,
,"weNcr great the compliment involved in 1t,
at the wish to coUtinu" me III the sen ate has
town. mainly out Of my course rrpr est, ia
We, ui,rn matters Of State policy. This view of
- super' is not only sustained by the spirit OF
ar lrt;er, but by the manner in which of
~ ,tHlcratic friends have talked with me ~ ON
sui Get Of my becoming candidate agn n, u id
tact cor at least strong probability that pa' ty
lite, will have nile or nothing to do with lc
4'ie, f the members of the Legislature n the
ext, az succeeding session. for | believe the ter m
f both the present United States Senator'S ieac h
4 . a.,
II declining, only in last month, to be c, nd,-
ate for reelection were entirely of private c har-
cter, were familiar tn many ct my friends in the
strc, aud would under ordinary crcumstar ces
ave controlled me, hut they have been surrcml
4 to the hatterlng calls made upon me- ~ pun lie
eetings at Apromattox and Campbell Court
Iouse>. and by letters from gentlemen in different
arts al the district, together with the high, an
)mewl lat unusual, honor you have done me. in
rcseniing to me n written request. :" numcrousiy
nd respectfully sgreJ, to again become n cand l.
ate fer reelection to the Senate. If. therefore.
again honored with the confidence Of the pc
lie Of the district. shall devote whatever capa
AM energy may possess to the welfare I
,irginia, and especially to the local interests o.
nose whose immediate representative shall be.
II this connection will venture t" say, that my
nowlclge of the condition of the Treasury. JUST
es the conclusion that the next Session OF the
legislature may make reasonable appropriations
the Hdd'"J hacs OF Improvement, commeh'cd
ing since, upon the joint stock system, and not
ct completed. and still le able to reduce the pres
Mt rate a, taxation % or SO per cent
But will not lengthen this letter further than
say tina, my political opinions have undergone
change. have always been, and am still u
Wig.
Expressing to you, gentlemen, my thanks for
Hnttering call you have made upon mo. and
'ceptiI {, ii in the spirit in which it was rendered.
AN, with very great respect.
Your friend and ob't seryt.