Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-01

Gs,rsnsp- Your fosl call upon me TO announce nyss
Candidate TO represent the ~ the approssmhs INVENTION
have heretofore baiy assigned to many friends for declining
Many reasons ecnspre think render 1t ne1peden posi-
bly, improper M My vote for The provision which proposed to
members the from eligibility to the Conven
ton would be open offered to the charge Of insnceyOr
The OF .con felt by the selection OF members
would probably the vote Of numbers who would else
81 The believed andto some extent real incompatbty Of
the positions would also Affect the vote would also, the
late period Of such an announcement Hence, without It's
TO the fact the loss Of my election might want Of
coustran the resignation Of my seethee "he THIS would coca
personal elrts-I woud yet greatly regret
obliged inference which however erroneous
might not b. az liberty TO dsclam need hatdy say 10
gentlemen that ny representation Of this CtyhRy
eTye all ~ value to me from the evidence furnishes Of
,noy support Of so enlightened
lcy So long that support under and posses
taaiuanine =. believe your Interests honor
These og my w~ud lose all les value In my eyes and be
Another consideration which you delcaey auie does
naturally add 10 dlsnclneon to this canvass
reasons need not trouble with
In nomination and will trust be seen by as see thea and
leld them TO / ok In other direction.
be held parionabe hspe when thus decrng the pre-
posed OF 70 refer to my course nthe Legislature
under circumstances Of little less responsibility than the Conyen
ton Itself vii have to deal with and 20 which YOU kindly
ade rs show ing ai neither hun responsibility nor Labor when
l r.cognEe the duty Of encounteT'ng them.
Of M tights honor anf institutions, the liberties sud properties
Of the SOUTH md OF vren. in particular and 10 the presya
,ijf 81 ie.g OF ,hem al That CoHtuon makes
Jet ts.Up7, and source ~ ca power and provides
ofhc they escape Is not this distinct r-cog
sayc Il blinds ALL Nor;h and South nsureE
this yusraucs protection H. II authorizes
por,lon slaves Doesnot this establishing
by Law than public act on the s Jet previously Known
establishes nc and does not isce cemand ths what has
uty acquired should he jointly shared These provisions
principles the agreed they under,oo
lndsptn.tl- conditions OF the Uri0n when no
cause nrce between the North and the South what
OF the failure Of portions othe North to LOYALTY uphold
ucm As the i'iou OF continued Union demand,
the Constitution and justice The North thus preserve
with q plees, bY cOucedIlg what
Whist b. the practical
of hcr and preserve Il n no other way Il is
part ~ tie States AMI OF the people that have
ueI Intern part make tcfaive settlement
necessary obtain the deliberate de-'si The
Worth section, his question: any Satisfactory
OF opinion the nth wolt arcete demands
because they just 1ni that hey would never, before
and man, the Union boy violating their pledged faith
Conditions wHich formed have not ahan 'ored
rthop Our proposed inference WastnCton will prcba
oy will determine vhter I've together friends
U,on-or shall live apart aliens out Of IL; hut In thr
Ua5u, out Of the Union always az elWIs
You The mpNent honor have done
than which there could be none hghe--I am gentlemen
Very respect uliy,
Your friend and elnF-c' teen,
MYSDEAM ROHgET5Oy