Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-01

I Letter from Gov Hicks of Maryland.
t. Bairitnoee Clipper Of Wedae day says
FItis Sith n,deisnrd grali6.n,i', thst we lay
Sosissl' aros Gov. r liIS,by Jilit.. assured ..
~e arc hat h will colnmarp tis eafne4 httedtien
Of every rejecting AmeS canE throughout me
State md Of the cen.ersai We Sen RI oil parties
in Maryland The letter MT designed for
qualifications but we have taken, the liberty OF dis
regarding the wishes oil its author. believing that
its patriotie counsel would ~ thiS time tend to
heal the differences which inier~sted persons are
nssicinoisiy seeking for sinister PURPOSES to cs-
oity among the members Of the American party
% D''''"''e' AAAxlrolis. May 20. 1890 I.
Editor Of tie baltimore Clipper:
have seen In the Clipper series Of resolutions
adopted at Q meeting the Superior Council Of
tho American party Of BsltlGsr, CITY, NJ Tempe-
rance Temple, on "Wednesday evening. $50
As / do not understand the design oltbs move
nIent, may ask of yon the Object thus sought 70
be- attained L. it to aid IL. iact eeition Vi bell
and Everett, the noiniaee- al tba Union Conren'
ton, lately held in baltimore j Tor that object
| heartily endorse md appr. - III ~ Gee ih2S--
if Tor any other land .,l,it - = It ~ pei
am opposed 10 1t. r.. .
feel that have u ri ,bt 70 ask you Tor this m
formation. have leon u CONSISTENT member
Of the American party from its earliest organZa-
sligh,ost degree my altachmeu, to It's cardinal
cnfe little for, party names hen Lie porpet'
tnty Of the Union ~ ut stake, am ready to unite
with conservative, Gonsttntlunal Dnlan loving
nIen everywhere 10 snve the Uni'n aud brinE
back our divided people and corrnpi government"
the peaceful days ana pFe administrators oil 'he
carly years Of tho RaeubliG. .... e..
au, satisfied that nothing will contribute 50
much 10 this Important end MS The united and
and hearty support Of John Bell and Edward
Everett ny the CONSERVATIVE voters ol the country,
aud shall deeply regret anything said or done by
members of the American par'y to distract our
people throw doubt over the certainty of carry.
ing Mary land for those National, Patriotic, Union
loving men.
| care not for party names. We have rs canli-
dates, honest, faithful, competent aud tried men,
standing upon the platform Of Washington, JET
ferron and Madison. Let uS give ,hfm our hearty
support, and strive 10 bring bnck the fratcrnal
feeling Of other days .
Wasbiugtons Platform was the Constitution Of
the country; one plank, then aud now, Ut length
AMI breadth equal h the Union
l. not this The Platform f,r Maryland, Union.
loving conservative Marylaul. and is not this the
Platform for come ,slve Union-o,lng men every
where ..... .
Away then with Platforms that only ngitate
aud sectionalize the countly. aud AWAY wish
demaC ngues and nltraists, and let us end this
sectional strife cnsendered by mischievoas and
designing men for their own selfish and unhoiy
purposes.
am sure Maryland will not faltcr in the good
work she has always been conservative and will.
| Trust, continue her opposition to modern Dem
araey and Abotioniso, and overy other creed
aud ism that tends to n dissolution of tho Union
Tho nationality Of the Union party is undoubted
and Maryland is the nucleus around which it will
throw her vote this fall for John Btil aud Edward
Everett. NJ she did four years ago Tor Willard
Fillmore. though SIZE should stand alono on the
platform Of tho "Constitutlon tho Union, and the
enforcement Of the Laws"
Yuur obcdent servant.
Thomas IL. Hicks.