Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
card from Colonel III. G. young.

Chru from COlOneA Ii. Cs NOuuR.
To the Editor of the Ledger
Within the past few days two or three
articles have appeared in your own and
Others of our city papers, requesting me
to become candidate to represent this
district in the next Congress OF the
United States.
The complimentary terms in which
these articles urge my fitness and capa-
city for position of such honorable
trust and responsibility, together with
the expectations which they may excite
among those who entertain for me the
same friendly sentiments, induce the be-
lief that proper and becoming re-
spense is required at my hands.
We're | to affect to be Indifferent to the
honorable distinction to which partial
trends have thus kindly invited my as
plrahons, | should give expression to
feelings do not entertain, but feel as
snred that those who know me best will
accord to me the credit of equal candor
and sincerity when say that no temp.
tatIon, however inviting, could induce
me TO thrust myself unbidden before the
public as q political mendicant. / feel
a confident assurance that my friends
will believe me when | say that / have
no personal ambition to crafty, and
that | have no wish to fill any public
office, only so far as l may have Just
expectation of being able to accomplish
some public good.
But however much l might be stimu-
lated by political ambition, or by an I'M
selfish and laudable desire to promote
the public welfare, would not enter this
contest, though assured of success, with
out the sanction and Endorsement OF the
people of Shelby county, expressed
through their delegates to the Congress
sional Convention when elected
Should their preference when thus
made known point to me as the choice
of my own county, l will most CRATE
fully accede to their wishes, go before
the convention, and confidently ask that
body to indorse their selection. Bat
should any one of the worthy gentle
men whose names are already before the
public as my opponents for the same
high distinction be designated as the
popular choice, will at once withdraw
my name and give him my cheerful and
cordial support, being perfectly assured
that should either of them be selected
the public interest will be guarded with
industry, honesty and ability.
Impressed with an earnest conviction
that the views which entertain touch
ing State and National policy are those
best calculated to advance to the high
est degree of excellence the great aims
of representative government, and
feeling an abundant Willingness, if not
ability, for successful exertion to direct
our National Legislation to the further
ance OF these views, l respectfully pre-
sent myself to the people of the Tenth
District, and through them to the Con-
vention to assemble at Bolivar on the
8th day of September, as a candidate to
represent them in the next Congress of
the United States.
Profoundly thankful to those friends
who have now, as on former occasions,
manifested so warm an interest in my
political preferment, and grateful for
the kind manner in which it has always
been expressed, await with composure
the expression of the peoples will. If
for me, shall endeavor to deserve their
confidence; but il for another, | shall
utter no word OF complaint.
Very respectfully,
CASEY YOUNG.