Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-23
ABINGDON, MAY 10.
GOV. SHELBY AND CEN. CAMPBELL.

Il 10 he Editors of The abingdon Gazette.
ltsESTLEnES There came by the last Wesier,
mnu Nv" OF Coy 3helby's Pamphlets, jusrfying his
naek % the rharstior of the late General William
Camphcll ~ relation TO his conduct ~ Kings Noun
mI"-nne Of which was permitted by The uoI,e
ness ct The Postmaster, TO read in his Office in yery
Nasty manner before II was delivered 10 the gentle
nlIn tn whom il directed
~ ~ observed q certificate from John M'CnlJoch
denlhs 'hh, he had ever Given TO any person
respecting the conduct OF General Clm,ru IN ,b,,
'aiile or ilt lie had ever seen il in writing or In
pint. " ~
~ this duplicates the character Of nv son VII
IAN & Preston, with base act, Of which kun,v
niai incapable, aud he is absent, having rcn,oyed
10 S"1ih carolina il devOlves on me TO place the
Subject IN proper point 81 view ~ order to reyent
any improper imp' essions which il may make on tho
public mind.
MIR. M'Culloch il is tue has forgotten blSbayin0
gwen that cert icate from he Circumstance, pre,
sumo, 9t us being ten years ago, when the anony.
nipus piecc signed tie NARRATOR was unfinished IN
The Kentucky papers, dues he yet recnllect nj
though he bias DECLARED upon 0aI fhat every word
ct It - rue As viii be sren by tic afida,t herewih
irrwaTIed 10 you Tor publication, which had taken
No gin canton lest the original might hs rislaid
although had nifen seen il aud Knew perfectly thai
IL was his signature.
When Mr. Nelson obtained NJ. H'Cnlloch's rs,.
uieiIej vas NJ Richmnud on my return was IN
Immeh OF IL, and Immediately wrote 20 my son 10
Know whether lie hdd The original; who informs me
- his, and hat the body OF ii is written by Col
self '''D
send yon also for publication Mr. Ban,l,'s cert.
hrNc 10 slew the means Mr. Nelson res0rted TO- Tor
obtaining Nj. M'CnIoclrs. lf lis object hdl bern
20 Obtain truih, he would have accepted Of Mr.
VI CailOchs proposition to couie 10 Abingdon to
iekc IT, where The Eri<ais rhose J,cif7zs he ,o1s go
"7itWi"g N hurt, couh instantly have placed the
subject ma proper point Of ,irw hot Iiat lid
rot answer he pUrp1se his occf sceaqci ~ he prp.
e'ItHg 70 hnpirais I'm. {. Prcsfoa ~ alr Baopb
distinctly perceived. The public will decide on the
l,hrrsry Of the course adopted 10y tlH, RsrAead
fegrcl extremely That this controversy has arisen
7nd which "a uut 10 eurrca-cd by the course pursUrJ
~ the agfnt Of Cot. 5heby in procuring the rrrtf.
cdes--ior u Is JUDGED painful To- nr To- wuhlraw NJ,
friendship from hu venerable gentleman, Who,
have kn0wn sad rsicrmrd Tor near bali - centuf,
and Co whose SERVICES hrs country owes so mnch-
hnt when lie ncnJOrt Of my Nife's father, ~ which
- much IS due, aud The character of behaved son
arc thus un~O,thily assaulted, cans"t for - moment
hrsitae ou TIE course which ought a. pursue \ MI
] now announce To- Gol. Shelby. lhai shrll aItruipt
10 n,adtie ihe nfidivii uf fi, brother Moses Shell.
W, by cShii,nIDg testimony Of uf The u,nsi I'M
eSccp;pnablc characters who arc entirely dieinter.
esi~d, oPruye tlIat Col. Campbe was ~ the acii0n
ir'Gi is commcncemcn, 90 ~ TERMINATION, CALAMITY