The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-02-17
AUBURN, CULPEPpER CoUNTY,y
NrRnNIA ,kannarH.-

"DRAR SIR.---t have received the letter OF
Mr. s., in which he urges in very earnest
terms that should accept seat in the Sen
ate Of the United States at the hands OF the
Legislature now in session in Alexandria an
election which he seems to- think / have no
right to decline, as the friends Of the Union
everywhere desire il. - 'a.rl Na r..
Permit me to say, my good sir, that
duly appreciate the honor designed, which is
far beyond anything that have reason to
expect, now or hereafter, from any other
sonrce; but high and jignified as is the po>
sition OF United States Senator, which n
ordinary times is one, that nigh. reason
ably satisfy the ambition OF any moderate
man, vet in the present condition OF the
country, AMI o. the state o. which | am mn.
the here an / to tie manor b,rp,' could
not VIZ h proi pie.y, and with my convictions
OF duty accap: any appointment atthe hands
Of either o*'the numerous governments, now
exercising legisl ". pow,rs over any of tho
dismemtored fragments OF what once consti
tuted The proud and reYe,ol old common
wealth Of Virginia. ...
an taking the posi- ion have don? in ref!
erenoe to- The rebe ii IN | nave b.eH actuated
| by no sordid considerations, anl b. no sci
| fish desire to- advance my political . perSo-
nal fortunes; bu. it has been ioreed upon me
! by the c1ta,, uncloudel, conscientious, an /
overwhelming convictions o1 my best .julg-
ment, free from alp passion, prejudice or
| ambition. ..r of "Ht Ei
| From the present aspect of aff,irs, as
they appear from the stast p int occupy,
it looks as il the CF,y WA not We lar dis
tant when (i eyer) may bo OF some service
in healing those disS:n4ians anl deuactions
| Growing out o. the grosssst misrtprtsenta
tions anl lFauds) ;h,t now divide tho nation,
til, state, an slmQst every locality, TO a
greater or less extent, and whi;h, though
sui6tht red lof tho the time, have never yet
been cxlinguNhci: but this can only bs
done, # at oil, BY adhering firmly and con.
ssten ly to the opinions and principles ola
long lie which have ~ own with my growth
and strengthened With sreng b. until they
h1v3 become part Of my setond nature. -
In other words, must permit no sh tdow
Of suspicion, yf'Oas any .q7sarter, to-attach to
| my unssllish patti or tho dislnteres.ed
Fintegrity OF my purp s., which the accsp-
tance off, might subject me to:
"rhe extent Of my aspirations for the
once venerable and yenerat,d, bat now poor
down trodden, shattered, hea:t.essiy sacri
feed, ard dilapidated Old Mo her of States
that has been r,du led TO her present misera
BILE condition, by her loading and uEited
statesmen, who, with mscalcula.ion upon
miscalculation and b!under upon blunder
with every prophecy ami promise fI!fi led
have been cropping their way IN Siberian
darkness and with the most inexcussble i
norance after a phantom, engendered by 9
corroded and diseased imagination, which
was excited by heartles sctishnes, and in
sane ambition to perpetrate their own pow
er, that has been without parallel in the
history Of tho world
/ am aware that my counsels for the pas
three years have been sp1rnei and deriled
and my person even threatened with violenot
by many who once looked with a more
charitable and friendly eye upon my advice
have reason to think this hallucinaton il
passing off, and is being rapidly, di sipateC
by the terrible ordeal to which the (orlune:
Of the South have been subJectel !, and it may
beat least am not Without bope-thaJ a.
a future day may II sOne way stand as 4
link between the North and the South, b,
which the chain that once bound them to-
getEer may againaconnect them, and to Ni
: compilation ii must come at last; for neither
passion nor prejudice, nor suffering nor wan
nor hunger nor pride, nor strife, can endure
forever, aud the lime must come when mer
will look at things as they are, and no Ion
ger close their eyes at bright midday, ane
swear the sun does shine, because they de
sire To Shut mt the lipht.
"For these and many other reason no
necessary to enumerate here, must beg t.
be excused for respectfully declining tn
high position to which it is proposed to ele
yate me. ,1 saEg as4a E9s8
every respectfully, a...
"-- "Your obedient servant
: egtt aaity35 "JoHN M. Boris"