The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-12

GANIZAIlOA KEtDNhbnDbD-Sot'b No.
TY CERTArN-APPEALs TO TIE RsADJCsr-
ERs-wIIAT NJ. G0ODE PLEDGES HIMSELF
TO DO IF REELECTED TO CONGRESS.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen OF the Con.
vention There are times Ia our personai
experience when language Is too poor 10
give expression TO The emotions OF tDe
heart. I feel most sensibIy the poverty OF
language on the present OCCASION. Would
be either more or less than man II did not feel
profoundly grateful for this renewed mani
iesiation Of Partially and kindness. WIN
unaffected dilfdence as 10 my capacity 10
meet your expectations and to come up iuiiy
To the requirements of the hour, accept tne
nomination which has been so flltferingly
rendered 10 me, and pledge my best elorts
to carry your standard to victory. III tbe
choice OF the Convention shall be ratined
by the people, and shall be elected as your
representative in the Forty-seventh Con-
gress, promise TO dedicate to your service
all the energies Of my nature and all the
ability possess. promise to labor in the
future, as in the past, to promote the pros
perity and welfare not only OF our own dis
tric', but Of our beloved Commonwealth
and of our common country.
Democratic and Conservative voters OF this
district declining to be considered candl-
date for denomination | hope you will be-
lieve me when say that had but one OBJ
jcct i'm view, and that was to secure the sue
cess Of the cause which we all h0ld so dear.
was not Indifferent 10
THE HONOR OF REPRESENTING YOU
in Congress, for no man ever had q constit-
uency OF whom he could be more Justly
proud, but | recognized the fact that we
we're encompaSSed with difficulties; and !
felt il 10 be my duty TO sacrifice my personal
aspirations and my individual ambition
upon the altar OF our party and our country.
| knew that my active participation IN
the canvass last fall upon the debt question
| had rendered me obnoxious to some OF those
| who have heretofore extended TO me warm
and generous support. Under such cTcum-
| stances felt ii TO be patriotic duiy 10 re-
! tire from the field as a candidate. and 10 re-
| leve nv friends and the Convention from
all embarrassment on my account. III L
| know myself, ! had no other object IN view
but to harmoDize conflicting elements ana
| TO be instrumental in restoring peace and
concord to our divided cOun>els. | would
have acQuicsced post cheerfully IN the de-
cision OF the Convention il its choice had
fallen upon nv gallant and distinguished
| friend
BAKER p. LEE,
or any other good and true Conservative
and Democrat. ] would have extended to
apv other nominee OF the Ocean-Niew Con-
yention an earnest, cordial, and unSrudg-
| Ing support.
| But notwithstanding all our oycrureS for
peacc. certain gentlemen refuse to be recon-
ciled. and their voice is still for war. They
have deliberately fired upon Us while bear
| inc a flag OF truce. Under such clrcum-
stances there is but one alternative left 70
us. We must close up our ranks, and rs
| Moses said to the children Of Israel, " We
must 90 forward" rs for myself. am will
| inc towOrk wherever you may pljce me, and
would accept the nomination without hest
| tatiOn il defeat was absolutely certain and
| inevitable. But allow me to say that do
not anticipate any such termination OF this
contest. am not one OF those who indulge
gloomy forebodlngS as to the result. We
can save this district, which was redeemed
at the cost of 80 much toll and sacrifice, II
we will only make up our minds that it
must and shall be done. Everything Is
possible to men inspired with the emo
bling thought that they are battling and
struggling for the right.
We MUST ORGANIZE
thoroughly in every neighbOrhOod. and
urge every Conservative and Democrat to
qualify himself for suffrage by the prepay
ment OF his capitatiOn tax.
We must appeal to our Readjustcr friends
by every consideration which can influence
the conduct Of patriotic Nirginians, by all
The memories OF the past and all the hopes
OF the future, not to take counsel Of their
passions and their preiudiceS, and not to
mperil the continued ascendancy Of Con-
elvative-DemOcratic control in this dis
trict. II the people Will rally around our
standard as in days that are past If they
will exhibit the same patriotic energy
which has characterized them heretofore,
promise that | will do my part in the
struggle. | pledge you here that | VIII
to-day, in full view OF old OCEAN, and
drawing inspiration from the scene, take
your standard into my hand; that | will
carry it into every neighborbOod, and by
the helm OF God and the favor OF the PEG.
pie it will be crowned with glorious We
tory on the I'd day of November next.
III the choice Of the Convention shall he
ratified by the people at the polls, and |
shall be again honored with your Sutlrage>,
il will be my aim TO represent YOU with
scrupulouS fidelity and unfallering zeal.
A. a Democrat, | will stand with The ma
tioaal Democracy in favor Of home rule,
honest money. free ballot, free ships, reve-
nue. tariff. reform in the civil service, and
subordination OF the military 20 the civil
authorities OF the land.
WILL ADVOCATE
both State and national, and oppose every |
thing like discrimination in favor OF trans |
portation lines, corporations, and mOnopo- |
lies. ! will urge the grant OF liberal pen
sion to the surviving veterans of the Next |
can war and the widows and orphans OF
those who have died, thus performing a
long-neglected act OF justice TO our gallant
soldery who carried the flag OF their
country in triumph TO the halls OF the
MontezumaS. and acquired magnificent
domain Astounding in untold mineral
wealth as indemnity for the past and
security for the future. | viii advo-
cate the sale OF the public lands, and the
distribution OF their proceeds among the
people for the purposes OF education, in
stead OF allowing them to be squandered
as heretofore for the benefit and ng9ran-
dZement OF mammoth railroad corpora
tions. / will advocate the sale OF our old,
worthless, WORKOUT ships and the apprO-
priation OF permanent construction fund,
by which we will be able 10 build up navy
worthy OF the American name, and worthy
OF our position as one OF the leading mari
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