St. Mary's gazette., 1866-10-18
pes, ToaAaoo. October. aA, 1866.


Ms.,rs. J. Mxoxusrs. B. ALLEN WEIcH,
aud others. Committec-
|. Gersl<nse 4 Your letter ct the oth In
stapt. conveying TO mo the ofscial infer
nation of nv pom;nas;on By the Cosven-
ton, which astnblsd IN Baltimore on the
3rd Instant, - thsir candidate for Congress
70, tho Fifth Congressional District. has
besn duly received
Tvyrprsseus tho people Of the Fifth
Congressional District Of Maryland die
tric. abounding in intelligence and worth,
and almost eDcircling the National Capital.
is an honor of which any man may be just
ly proud. but the grave responsibility OF
which, every man sbouid sensibly feel
Extremely difhdent OF my ability to dis
charge, in manner worthy Of the district,
the high trust that tho Convention has
committed to my charge, but hoping and
firmly believing that. if elected, I snail re-
ceive counsel, assistance and support, TO a'd
and direct mo, from the many wiser and
better men in the dis rict-sonle OF whom
have been 50 kindly instrumental IN ten
dering it to mel except this nomination,
with NV sincere thanks to the Convention
70. the unmeri,cd honor they have confer-
red, and to yourselves p rsonally for the
agreeable manner in which you have convey
Cd to nc the intelligence. and rendered to me
~our support.
In accepting the nomination, | only
deem it necessary to say one word upon
the leading issues of the day.
On tie ith of August last, Conven.
ton composed of some Of the wlsest ana
best men Of the nation, assembled IN the
city of Philadelphia to counsel together
upon our national affairs. The result OF
their deliberations. in ny opinion, was net
unworthy of the city from which emanated
the Declaration of '76. They passed Sc
ries of resolutions and issued an address ex-
plauatory thereof, which together, are
generally y called the Philadelphia Platform.
t only now remains for me to say, wh It
those too partial friends who presented
my nams to your Convention we'll knew
lon: before they did SO. that those rosolu-
tons and that address meet my entire and
una uali6ed appreciation, aud that they are
in accord alike with the feelings OF my heart
and the dictates Of NY judgment. No one
of these resolutions has my moro entire ap-
probation than the one rendering respect
and pledging support to Andrew johnson
While l sincerely hope that there may be
no difference ofopinion between myself aud
any political friends, who in common with
myself have the good Of our couosry at
heart, upon the subject ofthose resolutions,
my CONVICTIONS on that subject are unwav-
ering aud unalterable. and up,n the broad
principles Of those resolutions and that ad-
dress / must ask and receive the verdict
Of tho people at the coming election.
hope it will not be considered out OF
place here to express to you wish, which
have expressed long before this nomina-
ton vas made, and which is not altogether
prompted BY personal considerations. The
times are not altogether FREQ from doubt
and dificul,y-perhaps danger; and should
the people of thi. district deem me worthy
of seat in Congress. can but wish that
they may 50 decide by such vote as to
convince our llus,rious Chief Magistrate.
(who lives almost 10 cur midst)
a. wclt1s his opponents, that on this side
of the Potomac be is in the house Of no
ouly his sincere and earnest, bu. bis untt CO
friends.
With great respect.
Your obcdient servant.
ERIDsRIcR SrcyT,