Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-09
Commissioner Of the Board OF PUBIC
Works F. B. Deane, Esq.

Commissioner of the Board of Public
Works r. B. Deane. Esq.
From the Wythevillc Times Of Friday last. we
extract the following article;
Bo.Rp OF PrBuc WoREs--Somctimc since wo
expressed q preference for +. Il. DEANE, Jr. OF
Lynchburg, for this position We did SO bei'eV-
ing him to be the very hest tnan Tor The place
Since we called upon him, n Convention Of n p"r-
ton Of the Democratic party OF the i'sttict mas
convened in Lynchburg and nominated Ten
Odcn G. Clay, OF Campbell. for that o'fee' we
canaut but regret that politics has hnl ANYTHING
to do in this matter. 1t is not a political ofhee-
the people never desired to make it such. and there
is no good reason why it should be. We honestly
believe that FaANcIs b. DEANE. jr, is better quail.
fed for the office of Commissioners OF The D,ard
Of Public Works than any other man IN the DIS
trict. We have knrwn him from our ch'idi''od,
and we know ti,ai he is thoroughly posted IN re.
card 10 Internal Improvements. lie IL M 'ocdf
man. bat wherecver an Improvement Is neesied he
will lend his support TO it and n support 10" thnt
will not be silent, but active. lf MIR. DEASE VIII
announce himself We promise all the support that
we can Afford him. and we doubt not he VIII get
n handsome majority in the District.
Since the adjournment Of the miserable SSele-
ton Of a Convention which IN here n
few days ago. there have been many expressions
of desire, from all parts Of the District. that Mr..
Deane should I've a candidate for the office of Com
missioner Of the Board Of Public Works. These
manifestations do not c,me alone from Lynchburg
and the surrounding country, where Mr.. peanc Is
best known. From all parts f the Dlstric'-trom
Norfolk to the Tennessee iinc-ihere has been n
general desire felt and expressed that Mr.. peane
should permit his name 10 he used for The ofh'e IN
question. We have received letters from Norfolk
and Petersburg. calling upon us to place his name
before the pcople. In the South. West, where Mr..
Deane's latorious and intelligent efforts in the
cause Of Internal Improvement are well known
and appreciated, his name is upon every ones
lips-except. indeed. the mere slaves OF PARTY
as the man above all others for this posluon-cm-
phatically, tho right man FOR the right place
The article from the Wythevills Times, but gives
expression 70 the general sentiment Of the people
Of Southwestern Virginia.
In all the requisites for The Office of Commission
in the District, il indeed in the State, who is the
peer of F. b. Deane. Ills services in the Lcgisla-
ture have placed him in the front rank Of the In
ternal Improvement party in the State. His va
rious speeches and letters upon the suffice Of the
internal policy Of Virginia betray not only an in
innate familiarity with the question. but nm en-
ligh,ened conception of the true interests of the
Commonwealth II the question of party had
been left out Of view land party" has really no
thing to do with this matter) there is not an in
~telligent man in the District who would not, il
asked for tho proper man to Eli this Office, turn in
stinctively to Mr.. Deane.
Tho skeleton Of a Convention which cnst its fee.
Bile shadow upon the floor Of the Norvcll House
in this city a few day. ago, had no authority to
speak for the people Of this District. 1t lad nc
authority to speak even for the Democratic party
of the District. Had it been n large and full Con
%ventiou. representing every county in the Dis
trict, instead Of the ghostly apparition that it was
it would still have been without binding authori
ty. Noparty Convention has no right to impose
a Commissions upon this District. The peopl,
. have decided this once before, by defeating Tho
nominee Of . rarty Convention. and they will re
iterats that decision at the next election with or
unmistakeablc emphasis.
The calls that have been made upon Mr.. Deane
from all parts Of the District will, we trust, induce
him to place himself at the service of the people
Wehave nothing to say against Gen. Clay perso
nally-but the people Of the District will not vote
for the nominee Of an unauthorized. irresponsible
skeleton Convention. They will select a man fol
the important Office of COMMISSIONS of the Boar
Of Public Works with reference solely to his quail
ihcations for the position.