The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-25
A CARD.

sincerely regret to be compelled, at the
present time especially, to obtrude any
thing relating to myself personally, on the
public; but my duty to the friends who so
kindly nominated me for the Mayoralty, as
we'll as to myself, imperatively requires it,
however reluctant may be to do 80.
Again and again, lately, have been
told that this one, and that one, and the
other, would give me their support in the
election for Mayor, if it were not that they
had been assured that I was physically in
capable Of performing the more active
duties o. the Office. Now, it seems to me
that it would be a very NC question to fix,
with mathematical precision, the exact
rate Of speed with which the Mayor Of this
good city should be required to move; or,
in other words, how many miles per mi
mute. have had, if any one ever had, the
best reason to know the value of good
pair of heels, for long and sad has been
my experience of such want. But I must
say, in all candor, to the incredulous
friends above referred to, that, if not
greatly in error in my estimate of the diff
culties that are surrounding and heavily
pressing upon us as people, shall have
more reason to doubt the capacity of my
brains than the activity of my heels, in
performing the duties of the Mayoralty.
But in all charity, something should be
conceded to the gentlemen at whose in
stance alone 1 have been made to occupy
my present position-gentlement the equals
of any others in intelligence, honor and
patriotism. They, three months ago,
when nominating me, must be supposed to
have been capable of judging, as well Of
my physical ability as otherwise, to per-
form the duties of the Office. Since that
time, my health, thanks to . bencficen.
Providence, has been mproving-slowly,
it may be, but steadily.
And here, perhaps, should stop; but,
as it is a question of curiosity, if not OF
solid interest, will suggest simple and
easy method by which all doubts may be
solved. I do not know of any better. I
am at present occupying small shanty on
South side Of Plain street, midway between
Baptist Church and Nickersons Hotel,
selling garden seeds-a very small business
it may be. On any day, between this time
and the election day, let any of my doubt
ing friends, or any others, take q walk
round, and see me; they will then have an
opportunity of judging for thems elves, by
personal observation, whether my locomO-
ton is sufficiently agile or not. And to
compensate, in some small degree, for the
time and trouble Of the visit, they may, if
they happen to need them, secure q sup
ply, from q large and varied assortment, of
Landreth's fresh Garden Seeds. l might,
it is true, save them this trouble by calling
on each one personally; but as now have
sOmethiDer to dO-Ettie as that NAV ba-T
feel the pressing necessity of doing it,
Besides, l have no tact nor taste for cleo
tioneering.
We have it upon the highest authority
that ''the race is not always to the swift,
nor the battle TO the strong" How far 1
be seen hereafter. But whether shall be
able to make good time or not, in the race
to be run on I'd April, will depend upon my
friends. They will not fail, hope, to dis
abuse the minds of all doubling, and re-
move all other obstacles, as far as they
may; for, although my name and misfor-
tunes have been made the subject of some
unkind witticisms, calculated, but hope
not intended, to disparage me, and which
my self-respect and desire for peace and
harmony precludes any further notice; yet
trust / shall be able to make the run, if
not as in days of old, yet, by the aid Of
true friends, to creep or crawl to the goal,
with respectable showing.
Wha tever the issue may be-if adverse,
shall bow in cheerful submission to the
verdict; if favorable, can only promise
to move as briskly as my heels (not yet,
hope, too old tor good will permit, in the
honest and conscientious discharge of
official duties. Respectfully,
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