Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-14

THE WILLIAMSBJ KG SENATORIAL ELECTOR
RAlFiGH r. DANIEL, T. y Chairman of Hs state tea-
trdi Cj8uaittt OF tds Constitutional Union Party.
Ny DEAR SlR:-Th. Convention OF the Opposition
party OF Virginia which l. iucOu5ideraOle portion OF
mat party IN the country which has since taken the true
and apurorrlat name Of the Constitutional lion party,
conferred upon re in February last the unsolicited, I'M
expected and may say, without aii,ctauon, the uu-
mtrted honor OF Eett0r Tor the Williamsburg Senate
rial Dis.rc. In the present Presidential campaign. Al
low me- sir through the Committee OF which you are the
honored Chairman return 20 the constitutional mon
party OF Virginia my grateful Acknowledgements tor tbs
Httterug testimonial OF IT, confidence. But whilst am
thus grateful caudOr cOmpcls say that mature de-
liberation upon the propuety or improperly OF my en-
tering upon the political arena regular standard
bearer al this timr has brought 10 the conclusion
that 20 do would be- 10 say nothing OF SELL an act OF
Injustice to the party which has thls cOnpmented me,
aud therefore, improper. NJ professional engagements
NAV be few but tney OF character which would me-
ces ary interfere with proper discharge OF the duties
of EectOr must therefore decline 20 accept the post;
but with the that the ticket and the cause OF
the late Baltimore Convention have nay hearty though
humble approval. shall sustain in my own feeble way,
hs,,yrsr aud rbereeer can do So Messs Bell and Eve
rett shall do thus because upon all the great ques
tons whether Of general or Of local interest they stand
not upon a mere party platform manufactured with but
the single purpOsr OF holding the WI5Gt OF party to-
geher tor temporary party triumph that provision may
be- ms De for the particular interest Of political pirtZans
aud demagogues Iu the various sections of the Union
not upon compromises which the creatures Of
cons re - ana made in gross aud wantOn yiO atoms oil
the national laiLh the footballs Of succeeding Con
gress b, upon the grea, compromises OF the Coustu
Jon in which alone rest the freedom aud sovereignty OF
the seyera states the rights and pterogatiyes OF ind
yidual cit eus snd the peace aud harmony OF the
federacy because they still TO remember as they
have ever remembered throughout their long and dis
ungushed political career what many politicians of the
present day appear to recolect that the American
Union is n fuDrc whose foundations have been laid in
the blood Of thousands Of martyrs the Of free
dom aud reared by the arduous toll and fraterna atc
ton of many and heroic patriots, whose last breath
was spent in earnestly admonishug their posterity of the
ruin and de- oaiion which follow its destruction
and ia soltmuly eXhOrtug them to defend it; because
they have not forgotten many have the farewell OF
Washington, "Frowu Indignantly upon every attempt to
ALLEVIATE portion OF country from the rest 10
country so various and extensive ours there are and
must ever te many points of difference. But the pres
eryaton OF the national freedom aud integrity is an iu
terest which should absorb all others That dangers now
threaten it, all OF US aud feel and should make
one unanimous effort avert them Let us then surren
der sectional feelings and personal and party prediec
tons, and unite upon le aud Everett who shall be the
representative OF the principles Of all in regard to the
violations Of the Constitution and the corruptions Of the
Government Very respectfully
TALBOT SWEENEY
WuLIAvsRrRG VA June 9th 1850