The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-02


N'sSrs. Eitofs,-l am a candidate, and as am
afraid somebody will lind it ont, wish you would
do something in your valuable sheet To make them
believe Il amt -. Once or twice day get some
Of your reporters 10 call attention II the fact, with
some complimentary alusion, to be copied by all
newspapers not Immediately Interested in the
affairs oi our most intensely beloved. honOred,
loyal brave, rtyy oH Commonwealth : and then
do really believe that | will fool somebody. As
this letter is strictly confidential, and furthermore,
a. all til" reporters are very fast misunderstanding
recently taken innumcrabe drinks At my ex-
p"r-e-l will tell you lmiud, tell you in conf
trucs,l why | am candidate. Well |
think my qualification, are superior and
exceedingly peculiar. II hasn't been very
long time ag" but ! remember ii quite
distinctly, that / had heard my father say
II am quite sure OF it, that when was born was
a small boy. Well Il man 10 I'LL the ohce must
have been at some time a small boy. That quail
fcltiun, you see, ! possess pr"-eminently. Then
again il II necessary to have some other 4ualitca-
tion~. For instance, after being Il small boy, one
must have growed and become older. I've done
botl 10 some extent. Ii you look at me yUn will
readily pcrceiv" that am something larger than
used Ia b." and whilst II always say whlst-thats
=, peculiar aud important snail qualihcation-l
am not old. alu becoming :" just IT. fast as f'H-
i,,S f"gH.' THAT comes from reading much)
Iou vi rrmember ,also-pcrhale y"G hay" heard
that have read law | was AT boarding school
some distance from home when quite youth, and
my father Laid down til" law 10 me- for living too
fast: aud he laid it down in such manner that
forced IL pick it up. The consequence" was
that for several lays uuit. iuc"nvenient and
not At all pleasant for iue To lit ON bench made
Of very hard wood. Besides sir, have not
heard OF war; Yea, NOR. have done. have
heard the canou> ihcm-clvs, speaking of il, and
/ can smell it from afar. That's what this dear
lola Commonwealth - mostly wants just nova
man that can sm,H well That's th" first and
greatest quail fcation and of qualifications and
nv friends-thc reporters-most do write. Such
ara nv qualifications, in part. which make Inc i
suitable man for the otc" - represent the State AT
large. also possess knowledge that Is invaluable
H. The people of our beautiful city. ! was born
here, have lived here. expect I" die here-Just as
soon a. learn the result OF the election. know
the J,,tr DsDp pt-I know their watt>-l know that
som" have done those things that they ought not TO
have done, and some have left nnd"ne those things
that they ought to have done and in some there Is
10 very good health. But in the iullness Of myS"art
at this present writing | lovingly forgive them
most particularly the last named. | know that
some young men have been appointed, and some
even elected Ia Office. That was an excellent pre-
ccient I" establish and just now especially II
have recently noticed with deepest regret the de-
mise OF several most ancient citizens the young
men should I'LL all the offices, A. the country most
abounds in young men who should b. represented
by the like. have an idea-onc idea which, II
properly exercised, will be oi incaculable beneft
to the "dcar people" | am opposed to low rents
the dear people can't stand thcm-whrn have an
act passed giving 10 each Of my constituents many
houses a. intend doing, will see that man who
fayors low rents, and 80 him several better. I'll
you again. In the mean time please tell my
friends, the reporters TO say something semi -occa
sionaly 10 preserve my secret. kfLLsE.