Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-04-19


mention one syllable about 1t; they GO
not even hint at it. Their ce!tIhcate cd.
mi,s that their companies were treated
N manner similar, Tor they say With
the exception of those who were absent
which exec ptioa was upquestionably i'm
nropar.--it is what | have been COM
planning of. The subjoined athdavits
proXe that the same Tact occurred In
Capt. Summers Company.
DISPOSITIONS.
L.yttleton Wiley, one OF the d'atteo
men belonging to Capt. Summers com
PAW of militia, escaped hi. tour OF duty
by re manning at home. He was at nay
house about the time the men from this
county were to march to Norfolk, said
he was prepared TO go, but would not
unless he was sent for. He was anum-
Der one.
THOMAS GARD.
Fdrfar County, TO .vif,
Personally appeared before me, a JUS
tics of the Peace for the said county,
Thomas Gard, and made oath, that the
above is a true statement.
Given under my hand this l4th day CT
April, 1914.
GEO. GRAHAM.
When the regiment assembled for the
purpose of allotting the men to COM
plete the frlt quota of militia for this
county, Jesse Wiley and myself were ar
ranged in the second claas. Capt. sam-
mers said, that one of US must be return
ed as a detailed man, in order to tll up
the number required from his company
and proposed that We should draw, to
decide it !; the lot fell on Wiley, When
the regiment met again in December
last, Wiley appeared On the second day,
and as conceive was received the thira
day. Wiley remained at home without
any good reason: l attended and was
compelled TO march in his place, l how
ever found a substitute, for eighty dol
lars:
VIII LIAM hLLlooN.
Fairfar County, TO svit,
Personally appeared before mo JUS
tice of the Peace, William Allison, OF
the said County, who made oath TO the
truth of above statement.
LAW. LEWIS.
a. Il 9th, 1914.
AS to all the nonsense about my
Grandfather, l have nothing to do with
il, That de.ectabie dish was served up
fer other peIates shan mine. When such
men praise him It's insulting to his me-
mcry.
Col. Minor, if it were not from ha
Bit of misrepresentation. would not have
asserted that appealed from the deci-
sion Of the people, and went sslf-elect-
ed to Stanton caucus, az he terms 1t.
Had he consulted his experience or his
dictionary, he might have been 'ntorm-
ed that a caucus does net usually sit in
public, and publish lis proceedings. HIS
patriotic feelings, too, which he displays
with such ostenta,ion, might have Undue
ed him to refrain from urging his inde.
cent epithets against men who had
helped to fight the battles OF our revo'
luton" yet such men thought 1t an DO 4,
NOR 20 be selected fer that Convention.
What he means by being selt.e!ected
do not know. A meeting OF the Tree
holders of Fairfax was requested by puo,
lie advertisements, to elect delegates Tor
RE Staunton Convention, seven sonths
previous to the spring election tor re.
nresentative. to the legislature. Still
the Col. says, appealed from the dsci-
sion of the people. Neither the late
Mr.. Blackburn nor myself attended the
meeting. am Informed it was con-
Quoted with the greatest decorum, TIL
the Gel. backed by his amiable eoadju-
tor, that knight Of the woful counle-
nance, Capt. Reuben Dye, made some
silly objections. But neither OF those
formidable fellows voted against US. On
the score OF bsirg discarded from the
confidence ofthe people, the Col stands
| in situation somewhat worse than do
On his first attempt "to be honored
| with their confidence" "to consult for
the advancement and honor OF the coun-
try" the people did not think him wor
thy of a majority of their sutfrages He
pe,itioned the legislature and obtained
his seat under circumstances, not very
favorable to the iwpartiality or equity OF
that particular Legislature, as may be
seen by referring TO their decision en-
the question. At the next election the
Col. again came forward and received
| the 80 bye.
| To sun, uh the .multiplied falsehoods
Of this man of war, would be an erdless
task. For the relief of persons not dis.
posed to enquire particularly into facts
l will " briefly recapitulate few. Fret
His laDe notice of my contemplate per
scnalities," is to be accounted Tor BY hi.
retired situation in the country. This il