Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-29
TO TIE PEOPLE or TIE FOURTH CONGRESS
SIGNAL DISTRICT.
Carr COOKS, nd oc.., 1851.


FrLLow.crrIzEss: Il Vas With no YES OF p.no al
ambition, but rather in coupiince WIN e. lcitanois
from variou, portions CT the oistr CT that e)nseLted
in the frs. instance TO declare myself di iais tor
Congress.
did rot imagine for a moment that was forbidden
BY any legal disability to bold the Office to watch ~s
invited to aspire ard by reference 10 the UObiecrate
Constitution find exploit confirmation Of my original
opinion.
The Constitution ordains that mo person boiling any
oace rH4r The Co.fd,ra Sats 3 all 6s a melb.r Of
use duing bis Continuance IL otic y
Now, commissioned eIclusiv y ~ he U mnCp Ssilti
Of Virginia. and holding TO 'ofics" or ,opoiLIm nj
whatsoever under the Confederate S'ates" CT ary
Q ID urqlsstionsbly eligible to seat 10 Congres.
II never occurred to me that comms,vI u the vol.
unteer forces Of the State involved sBy oAqu,6c zion
for the civil service. On the contrary col eel I'D
be entirely proper, and indeed, dssrsrl 'hn The
e.ts OF the brave engaged on Ibe III III matt
z the honor and indspsId n;o Of the coudy .nOLi
b. cbamponed IN Congs' by person pert Guy fam lar
with their needs and whes, sod peculiarly .ept,
by identity Of fortune Gnd nimlte a2socailn 10 RIPE.
sent them siih al aud effect. Crafty, cI'e' no
tive in determining 10 a. pounee myscn car dnair,
the desire OF e. oylng Ell opportunity 10 conTtue
by voice and vote some~ht TO tne comfort ncou.
ragemen. Of M fellow eel trs. know their pivauc1;
their unself.h patriotism apprtc at; nd PARDON ,Le
candor Of the avoua-I col der mys, bettes Dual
to leg slate iSrrspe"t q their interests, than be ny
g.rt erusp, no msrsr what HIS sbliti,s vi iha
lie Of soldier from the distant repose q cntaiped
chamber.
Nor did I spprehsnd exposing ny,elf to ID, inputa.
ton of hdeicscy when yielded 10 Tho rqqes 81 my
cid constituents, nid cgie;c to stand fro gr's
remsu nh that, within sviy re n. peDi, g~lil men
had sersed at and the same time as members 81 tne
Legs AZURE aud meubers Il tbs Convention nsd be-
irg in many cases, Attorneys for Tho G. nnouw al
and Presidents Of X iroads, aud all his sLhUUt
rug the reproach Of norcinals passion Ter lI'ce.
Among the delegates 10 The Pro'isobal GVpgItsi
sere several aud they not the hast U,ell
wlo were at once civil Representatives, snd u hsIy
chisftsina For Example, Toomb,, the Ctbo, Ms,
Wisal and Barlow, the pride and glory of cur ctz
soldiers. Yet, against these men uobJd ever heard
Whisper Of criticism or C, mp sint.
Familiar With these tscn, could not ant eipaie, a.,
ever her valid o. -cions might 90 urged against ~
election, that would be opposed On tie gouud ny
connection With the Army BAY, nv election % TIC Pr.
yisionsl Congress b. tie State ConyeniJn. a.r had
been IN the military service for months, yed ~,
the saissctory that ght LOd acct /.
L gisuure and comms5ion IL The Amy, without lie
least imprc pdtiy
About the mo i've Of this c!amor sg,irst the s e;ion
of mil tary officers to Congress, not Tem ueo To
enquire; bu. cannot be pesusdrd at TIE Pc pr lie.
tend BY an absolute eIelu ion tf volu iTom al,
civil trusts, 10 insure monopoly OF pubic hor'r 10
those Who rsmain 81 hcpe, snJ 10 impose ID. p. nu
burden Of poll ical disability on re men no b~se Ken
up arms In defence OF their county We claim p.
for col duct. IL was Gus day, plain IL
psrlve. But In the OF the fty thousand v Ia
tiers whom Virginia hss supplied TO DO seub I'o,st
sg inst the idea Of makifg Their service IL The 6lIs
cause Of polls Gal disfrapcbseuent
Ia sny event have no ,crppe on the aver. II n
b,lisdtheay for ~ be at member - Corr, =,
and Coloreof Vounte,is tha. Is au isue tetae l16
aad my constitu IL my Mid am salhG j I
have oifei,sd nothing Of tie COT i'd Pctd wi
Of those constituents, by ofsing my ie.ble to help
uphold osr peried lteItes.
With these convictions / continue q ca difatc koy