Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-04

trict, composed ~ the C0uHtGS ~ JhMsS
City, ChnrEes Cry, Ns,c Eent, York, Var,
rick Elizabeth Gig and the City Of Hi.
Hamburg.
FELLOW CITIZENS at the urgent solicitations Of
many trends, irrespective oI party, have been in
duced to unIiUunce myself Candidate, to represent
you the Senate Of Virglnin, in place Of yoRr late
| worthy representative, Dr. &. u. Hubbard, who de-
cnes reelection.
as uui comparatively Il stranger TO many Of you,
personally, adopt ths method ~ give You my
opinions Of the Questions, That will be dis
cserd before you, and 10 81" the more willingly,
us ] fear, that my pressing cngagcIncits-which
not Ut liberty to nrglcct-wil put X out OF my
power 10 Canvass the district would wish 10 do.
Il will, doubt be expected tint should give my
views the question stccSssoa from tine General
Government Uy the State OF Virginia. must
s.rily be- brief. No living, has ever cherished
vencraton and regard tor the Union, as WAS
originally haie down 10 Is by our fore a:hcrt thnH
-ct, bat it /, aIdlcrtabc iacE, that that MON hs
el by the 81 in OF seven States
ud the ;de uuy oiIe of The said secrded Stutes
Will ever re.uru 10 tho old Conict eracy, Is, III my
opinion, perfectly absurd Then the question, re-
cUrs, Whit position ought Virginia now assume {
Ought she 10 recedef answer that you hive in
trusted 10 the State Cuiv clifton, now III session M
Richmond, the exclusive right to decide upon that
quc-ton; their decis9, subject to he ratified or re-
Jrcted by the pcoPle ut the oils and although 1t IS
question, that never he voted Oh in the LtGs-
luurc OF Virginia with Guy practical eject Yet have
hesitation III moving, that, - every ruJTt nuGe
in tile Peace Conference which lately met u ash
ing has Geen rejected by the Back Repu ocAn party,
who now hive Tie entire control VI the Executive
aud Legislative De pnrtrts OF the Federal Govern
cEt. that believe rcpuratuu On the part Of VIZ
Eia. il preferable 10 eternal disco-J. The fanaii-
cal abolition party Ut the NORTH should be held IT,
sponsue ;or all ngtations aud distress, that have
befullen our lac happy aud prosperous county,
We have exercised patience and long endurance with
the nIuny usyycssiJns Of line North, (and YOU are
reading aud Intelligent people, need not recount
Of The South) which hure forced States TO Sc
parA.e rou Lie Northern portion oithe Coniederacv,
when the sole alternatives lett, WIS dissolution ot
ou. union with them, submissiouto government
without lliuilaton oi powers. Between these TWO
evils, irilow-ctizcns, when AIN called on 10 InaSe
choice, caEnoi Tor single moment hesitate do
not believe, that utter SIuiv ns resiIncd her sofe-
reign power end seeded from the Union, that the
General Government hun the right TO cccrce the
said State back into tho Union.
II is impossible for me TO say, what my !egls-
latlvc action will be- ii e.rted III regard 10 The dis
iurDDg questions Of the day, until utter the ADJOURN
Iurnt Ut tbs Convention. shall ttien deal win the
facts us ! dnd them 10 exist.
1t shall be my MIN, il ! chosen cs your repro
sentative, u du every thing III 10y po"erto advance
your Interest mud tha. OF Virginia and, perIi: e
10 say, that look tie diffusion OF light aud edu-
cation inc Iuost 10 be relied on Tor iIne-
liorutlns the condition, promoting the virtue, and
advancing the happiness OF the people
Very respectfully
NEW kEsT, March g., 1851.