Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-23

performing his duiy and by the same sort Of charac
'ers, shew that Moses Shelbys proagate habits ut
tia, period rendered HIM totally unworthy or credit
will undertake to shew that the principal patis of
Colonel Shcbys own Statements incorrecot, at.
iribuiable hope To the " iapses OF memory Of AN
old man moe the subjects OF compassion than ui
blame. And further That the piam of the southern
expedition which finally led TO the downfall OF Fer
gison, the credit OF winch Col. Shelby claims was
laid ny oret To whom fancy, the Colonel will at
cord when he is reminded OF the facts &c there vet
remains rs trust and believe there does, any of
those grateful feelings he has often expressed no,
only to me, hut to others, towards the gentleman
who 10 iact is entitled to that honorIt is not ms
wish TO leiract from either Col. ShelbS or Colonel
Campbell any thing that is due them by aiIrbuting
the plan OF the southern expedition 90 another, but
justice rs due TO every one. Those two heroes aud
their companions IN arms executed the expedition in
The most brliiaht ,anneS, which arrested tho pro-
gress oi AN invading toe-turned the tide of success
which terminated the revolutionary war, with the
seal oil our independrncc,' and covered then, with
glory an the estimation of their grateful couGtry
which II most checrfnliy needed 10 them Their
characters, the nations property and the nations
pride, remained uniarnished until the ambition of
the living t>,,tbed the ashes of the dead. The sp.
rIt oil that departed hero would frown uun his pos--
terty, may upon his country, were they permit his
repulaii"n, acquired by the hard fought battles IN
the goomcst period of that counirys distress) tn he
thus assaied without atordiny To il the justice which
II is entitled TO.
FRANCIS PRESTON.
Read Colonel wili6ughb,s certificate.
John .wCn,itaeeEs Certificate.
WAsHIsGToN CouSTY--io wit
lhiS day John RlCulloch came personally he Core
me, justice Of the peace for the county af,r esad
and made Solemn oath the Holy Evnngels,s of the
Almighty God, that he has read aHd has now before
him printed certificate, purporiing TO be n certf.
cafe from him. aud published among other docu.
ments by William T.. Preston &C in the defence of
Colonel Campbell against the charges OF Col Shell.
rSow M"'h seT'en,e IS II the words npd figures
county, Virginia, do certify tina, was in The battle
fought ON Kings Mountain during the revolutionary
war Being on The left Of the Washington Regi
| mem commanded by Colonel Campbell, I did not
see him at the commencement Of the action In,
alter the regiment had driven the enemy, and had
goi ON The top OF the mountain, recollect perfectly
TO nave seen him and the spot where he sns I saw
him nigh one OF the eneny's niarkees ON foot, his
horse having given out--he pressing on with NIL
The speed he could towards the enemy. who were
men reirraiing towards the end OF the mountnin and
who IN few minutes afterwards surrendered
Given under my hand this Odd OF Nav, 1918.
| JOHN MCCLLOCH."
his aant says that he recolects all the facts in
the sad certificate and that they are true But this
| a!hant had entirely forgot that he ever give ans
certificate To any one the subject, and canno,
now recolcct any thing about it, And from his ,ceI.
Ig persuaded IN his miRd that lie had not given
certificate, he had said so--This persuasion nrosc
very much from this circumsiamce-'rhe ccr,i6ca,e
hears date almost ten years ago. If nny stir was
made nj That time, about the controversy 10 which
The certificate relates, this aant heard SD little OF
u 'iat u made no impression upon his mind-and he
ie pretty confident that he had given no certificate
WITHIN a Year or Two past, being the time within
Which lie had heard ons about the condnc,
Of Colonel William Campbell at the battle Of
Rings Mountain. He therefore supposed that
statement had been made Of what is had {, couen,,v
said aboat the battle Of Kings Maintain bv some
other person and not by hialself.
Co. JOHN MCULLoCH.
Signed and sworn 10 this 10Th Apr 1879
ROBT. T.. CUMMINGS
paltaliae Baan s:t certificate.
csr'"y, HAT sons time last winter a gentleman
came 10 my house about mile from, Abingdon and
asked the way to John M'Culcch's I direct.
ed him, hut told him expected MIR. M.(,,llocb
every moment with some whea., hut he chose to 60
on and | described Mr.. M'Culloch-In a short time
he returned, when soon learned his object was 10
Obtain y certificate from Mr.. 5iCulloch about The
hal'le oil Kings Mounaiu-I did not attend particu-
Iary to tho conversation until ! happencd 10 hear
the stranger ask about the certificate MIR William, C.
Preston had published Of his-When Mir M'CuI.
,"ch sad he had not given one, The stranger who
| ] understood is Mr. Nclsou seemed tn ask with
much s0lcitule il he, Mr.. M'Culoch, had seen thai
rerIhchte either IN writing in print 10 which Mr.
M'Cnoch answered in the negative-He then ask
ed him Il he would certify That he had not, nor that
he bad gwen any one privilege TO publish IL, to
which Mr. M'Cuoch answered in the affirmative
fcrceivlng the Object then 10 he principally 10 i'm.
phcae the conduct Of MIR Preston who thought IN.
capable OF such conduct from my knowledge Of him
proposed to them before IKE certificate was signed
to wal. until could look for the pnper il was in.
Which did i" order TO give Nv M'Culloch time to
recoilecl nnd reflect anal To tho purport Of the
certificate, which from my recollection of it. and
what Mr. Nj Culloch had said in his dissertation of
the affair OF Kings Mountain 10 the stranger they
did not materially difer-bUl could not find the
paper, and the stranger read the certificate and Mr.
mn ('uloch signed i, and after both went TO
lblngdon-l Immediately followed TO let the friends
Of Mr.. Preston know OF the circums stance where
met with MIR. Keller who knew TO be friend of
MI Preston, and informed him Of it-GeueraI Fran
cas- Preston not being at home.
lheaid MIR. MCuhoch propose 10 90 10 Abingdon
to have the certificate taken, that he was going 10
town. 10 which the stranger replied ii could as we'll
Ne taken ut my house, - II might hurt the feelings
oil the friends which might be dsagreeabIe. Given
under my hand this 3O'h day April, 1923.
Signed, VALENTINE BAUCu.
III
-. Col. VRioughby's Certificate.
WASHINGTON CoUSTY--to wit This div came
Colonel Mathew WilIoughhy OF the said county per.
s0naliy before Elijnh GilIenwaters a iustice Of
the pence for The county aforesaid and made onth
ihat I've WIS with the expedition during the reyoIu.
tohhIy war which terminated in the battle Of Kings
a1oun,aig; but being IN the ComnIissaries Depart-
meni, wes not IN Tho action. Some time after the
battle and alter he had returned home he was in con.
VeTsatou with John Wallace y relative OF his own
who belonged to Col. Shclbys regiment from Suni-
wan County, and each one was boastinu of their
commanding Officer, this adiani being of Col Camp.
bell regiment. He then heard Wallace say, that
ne thOsyIt Col Shelby entitled 20 rs much ere
dit as Col. Campbell. Some time since MR. Mel.
SON. Presbyterian clergy man, applied TO this afianl
10 know what he could state about the battle Of
hings Mountain, and this afEant gave him certif.
chie The corfeBts Of which is now rccolIeced bot
~ that certificate IL his intention TO convey
amy thing like idea that Col CanpteI was chars.
ed with not gaIlanty performing I'm duty on The d.,
9 the b1ule, bu that u repOto that Shelby and
sewer deSeTved rs much credit rs Col CanpbcIl-