Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-28
70 TIE People TIE STH COW

70 TIE people, THE STH COW
oressionnl District Of Tirgin.u, comprising
Tie ccunites IF Caroline, .Spotsyl1ai'ta,
Louisa. orange, Green, Madison, Culpep
sr, stafford and King George.
sn candidate fur re-slsction to tie
lJnsresy cIths Confederate States.
Tho resiGns Which induced me TWO years
acn f., decjinu rsnysse Of the District, op-
efs,e II ,v ~it', ittcrs asod f1rca.
Two sIc.: aiMi-s .re trsSn up IN hcstile
array along tho hanks 81 ths R'ppshannocK
srcu orsupyins one or moro Of ths c"untiss
Of my Drstric,, aud any day may Witness
bloody conflict Of ARMS At such time,
and tudor such ci7cum ;tauces, when The
prayers and hearts o. the psope are with
l,Is and hrotLsrs in tho iisld, for csnEld.te
s,r Can, ess In travel from County to county
and f.om, canr. - court, p,fadiug hef1rs the
pu;,;ic his pscuiI.r fitness f1- Tho position Il
which he asp,ces, would bs as insppropriste
and i'll timed .s a scana CT mi:th in house
Of Eournins
In Ordinary imsa, and unie: ordinary CIT
cumstsucas, l would deem It pleasure, ito
less than @ du'y. 10 mrci facs to face my
constituents, to whom owe 30 much, and to
many Of whom am personally uaknnW II,
and render to them frank and full account
CT my stewardship as their representative. -
TLia will do az the enrliest Isy that the so
crcsy IN rcmoysi wtich now, properly, with :
holds frnln the public Tho record of, by far,
tho most important legislation bi,h has ell
gagged tho deliberations Of the pr es. n T. and, /
may ado, Of any 'o1ner Congress-.
10 this connection it il due myself, hou
1 th.t n n
tive, advocated no proposition and gwen no
voc, either IN Secret or open session which
dil not aEurly believe would redouud to the
weifars and honor If my country.
From tito h.siunitg as you know, hsI6
advocated vigorous prosecution OF the war,
aud have never Fl et in giving prompt and
energetic support 70 any and every messui :
thst prolni I'D increased strength, efficiency
sad spmfort to our army
have enissYorsd, to the full extsnt Of roy
ability, as ycur representative, 10 impart u
healthful tone to our currency and II rsi'e
cur Treasury n'c, tn p standa!d as me'lIum
Of circulation c. mn. nsurate with our ability
TO pay every dollar of our present or pres
psctiv. IN +ert,dness. ln solving the pefplex
iug ard Lrfllclit questions which have grown
out Of the nscsasny Of nquiring tie govern
uent to impress n,iva!e prcTIrty fur public
uses, votst fpr tuch a bill as in 10y ju g
Lent W, uld prevent arbitrary impEessmeut
On tbs one hsnl and hrsrtleas extortion On
tho ether. Though the presen. bill is otj7c-
,iouab;e in snms OF its proSi-i3ns, yet, TAXI n
80 5 whole it hsrmonized tho conflicting 7is"s
of q large majority Of no.h Huuses ui Co..
gresa sni, /! csriid cut in the spirit IN wht' !:
4 ssi ps:+r', will, for the re1nn Mt Ct the
war, sacure supIe supplies for the army, knd
st the s.ms time give To producers reml9e
rs'ive return far all articles impressed.
have no promises to IKE with reference
TO tue !utuYe, other than if again honortd by
you. hufi..ges. that whs'erss eneigy, ability
or legislative experience I possess. shall II
30 frspy devoted to The great object Of our
reyeiu,i ,u--the Independence .f the Conftd
crate States.
In years gone by, ditf,red honestly upon
various questions If public policy with many
IF you Lot the dead past bury its dosd"--
VIC have living present IN which all t"rme1
,li'ioal d,yi.inns ere and ought 20 DO for
gotten in comuon purpose, 10 nd thu sacred
soil Of vrrgini. of the desola,ipg tread ofs foe,
more unprinc,plsd aud remorsel. 81 than even
the accursrd Vsndal or Hessixn.
Thu inture, through which ~c see the bow
Of p'a ace ami promso, not dinIly, has, in Its
woInh M dou7,, tho gems of great paetiei,
destined IN course of time, TO contend for
supremacy in shaping and directing thu poll
cy OF our ew Uorisierscy. Let bs so-but
for the present., we have bot one CAUSE sni
one csrty, whuse platform is confusion Ard
dnica, TO our invaders, aud fr:edcn to the
Caoiche Any
[. cuaciudilgs card design j 10 he hri6f
pc, init rlu to inv,ta yuur u,tc..tlnn to sub
ct, L:cN, a. tliI crisis in our tfiIfs, is, OF
all " haIs, the most Important u uias a
people.
The ,n=my having been bstliad in his ef,
f.r.s to SUI inyate us: By Liz vast superiority
in point of m He nun,bs 2: ss last uospe'a' =
eypedient, la. d. 'esiniy.e 10 make an Ell III
to s:arve Vi iiito auhjectiya.
While he IL }, stin d to experience in thia
bus snp;h,r diia aponlmant, It hshoovss esc''
oas Of ,tu promptly, t, put under cu'!lYs-
tim every acc Of II shlo ID ID e. your I'm,
ms:i. 81 that with full and o7eIfl1wing gfa'
Ii uire, We can defy his mailed ships and mer-
csra,y a,mCa, and calmly leave it to HIN to
determine tho duration IF tfe war.
The Iuau who now unselii ihly devnle' bis
lins and cn.rsies 10 tho production OF food
, snd taimsnt fer ou7 brave soldiers ID the
islj, il ascoad only it patriotism to him #ho
barss bia breast to ihs fJe in defence Of cur
sltars, our homos AM our ti,esldes.
Very respectfully,
/, D. OtJARNETfE.