The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-02
HARRIsoNBURa, June %, 1873.

II.
~ the Editor Of Tae Stale 'o'sr''dt'
Having received several confidential and
other communications from gentlemen con-
nected with the Republican party in the
state, as well as from others not SO con.
nected, but voting for General Grant last
fall, desiring to know whether l would
consent to the use Of my name before the
Lynchburg convention as candidate for
governor and having received very re-
Gently letter from prominent gentleman
of your city, making similar inquiries,
coupling them at the same time with a
last General Assembly, and stating that
it was reported m political circles that
had said would NOT accept such nomi.
nation, and tnat I qua not support General
Grant in the last election, | desire both
to AVOID all iurtner inquiries on TINS sub
iect, and to satisfy my political friends
precisely hoao ana acnere l stand IN refer
ence to the coming gupeTnatorlai election.
and accordingly address you. and through
you the pubic, TINS letter.
am and ever have been Democrat
ic RepubiIcan, strongly welded TO midi
vidual rights, personal liberty ana the
elevation OF mankind. AT the close OF
ehc wal oio"iy " S o',o oiu
party oreaizatlohs, ~ hey nad ex-
isted previous 70 .na. unhappy CONNECT,
must soon ulssolse anu disappear, ana
that OUT u sac mie ma,s snc,e ,auss come .
more pfogIcsslse DenooIacy' anu one
more .nvrousniy s Jene'e Una .ian .ne
country hau seeu sin0o sIo aalnll'se,a.'on
oil that M'os. ais.l s,st nsin'a s.a-es,
man. Inc egn. yea.s .ea Il. .,ase n,.eIvened
SINCE tne .erlnI'asloh ~ ~ INA. conllc., nave
only conilIineu iao ine noie ssolgiy Ia
tne convIc!ol ! .,ie'i nau' s.lu 10 not
greatly lnls.aAe lug slslis =. ny LINES, the
country y tnoyng Illole iIP'uAy .n9n ever
ID the n9altnlu, ulieS.oii nave indcated,
Inc Atian.lc hior'.ay, nss'i .ne aplest OF
All mat class u PoWer,ui journals now
mounting tie puoidc i,hiu, anu .ie pioneer
OF It's class - tne neid, mas iately given 70
enc woila the aDiest resume 81 the views
ana Opinions o. MI Jefferson (mainiy
approving .nslng winch N now accessible
, 70 ,he pont'cal scIoiar. ana Wnat IL not q
li'.ie Ie!l'aiNapie. the writer OF the serial
at',cles ~ .nat Journal, as wen as most Of
ol tne poi'ucal WRITER'S N inc pay OF It's
puolishers, was, before ana during the war,
an apohllohIse anu agitator OF the most
V1Iens School.
nu. oA.sein sss are MOI SO apt 70 meet as =
.ney III - eAnaus' themselves ana iall
1acA ~ an oppos,'e uneo,'oh. % Wide q
departure rom me true theory OF govern
lnent as INA. winch preclpitated me TWO
SECTIONS u lhe county ll.o the most dlsas-
tious anu aestIuctive Gohlict OIL modern
ushes, was SURE 70 De lolioWed by the law
Q, eo'hpeusa.ioh ~ extremes ana we md
SUN all.c.s az rM.oh naturally gray.
l.a'ils sowalIs tne central idea OF Jeiier-
sol,'ail nepupilcauisln mnch more rapidly,
ana ~ more nealtnlui anu cqmcldent lines,
. .uan any ., tLe extreme democrats and
nleea.els =, tne SCUM. ana TINS. II
seems 70 me, Is true IN inc chief nelds OF
aa'ly Journallsm tnroughoat the country.
ne peopie o. Inc North, including many
o. tne ieauing hepuphcan statesmen, are
orlLiing PACK 70 ine iirst principles OF Re.
PuoilcanlslI as lalo GOWN and expounded
~ Inc greas sage ., Monticeiio, while those
=, a,,s oous,i nave naTaly 1aken lucid IN
ienta, s,oe Le mental pendulum was SO vlo-
lently struck from its fixedpoint ofmomen-
'u.n ana gravlty, N inc autumn OF 1850:
a'n more ana more satlsfled that the
u1e nsSies.s Vi Enghla-her material,
nuus.,'al anu Social Weiiare-Will greatly
u :,e On lne course her people shall take
~ .ne na.Ieuiale Inture even during the
aa.l,ls!lauon q PRESIDENT Granp Tor the
,estoratioA VI ler snattercd fortunes and