Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-08-19

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yocated the conv ion has never felt IL necessary
TO deny or vndicae himself against these charges.
The answer is obvious: IL IL simply because, con-
scious OF his own i, nocence, he knew he was not
obnoxious 10 them and therefore that they We're not
intended for him. Mr. Mercer, Oh the contrary, has
taken HIMSELF " by the answer sas obvious here
as before conscious of the truth OF The statement
knowing that he had thus improperly interlered in
the progress OF the election lie therefore knew the
charges were intended for him, and instead of the
the candour 10 acknowledge what he had done, If
must speak OF it all, lie has made feeble and
most unfortunate attempt, by denouncing untrue
that which he knew TO be true, To avert the odium
which his conscience tells him must attach TO such
improperly.
Conclusive as consider the proof thus afforded
by Mr.. Mercer against himself, than which can
conceive no single piece of evidence that be
stronger; yet resolved not TO rest my veracity
which has been attacked with so little ceremony,
on 1t alone, but 10 procure such additional esmo-
ny as Ikncw would place 1t beyond the possibility
OF doubt. Accordingly so soon a. my health would
allow Inc, communicated W it'll several gentlemen,
who, recoected, were present and had witnessed
the whole procedure the Fairfax election, 10 wit,
MIR. George MILAN. the acting sheriff on that occa-
sion, MIR. John w. Ashton, magistrate oil the
| county, and formerly, for several years, member
| of the General Assembly of Virginia, and Mr. Ma
| thanie Tyler, n practising lawyer, who was can
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pecta5e and honorable characters II Is unneces-
sary 10 say more than that they such as no man
will venture to question and from them have OBJ
tanned statements Chat are herewith enclosed, and
| requested to he published along with this commn-
nication) which, it will be seen, not only corrobo-
| rate 10 the fullest extent my former publication,
but actually shew that might have gone farther
, Than did.
| 1t is with peculiar pleasure that will refer also
| TO another gentleman for the correctness OF nv
statement whom observed to be present the
election, and an attentive observer OF what passed,
and who, although have not him, | know
would dsdain to be otherwise than candid on tire
subject. | mean MIR. Bernard Hooe, jr. of Alex
andria, formerly citizen of Virginia, aud repre-
sentative for several years of his native courty,
Prince William, in the Virginia Legislature, than
| whom there is one more highly esteemed, nor
| deservedly 80, b. all who know him, and whose
arniabe and honorable character is well known
throughout the state.
In the second edition Of the second number of
&" Freeman of '25,'' published in the Enquirer
oil the 10Th ult. | observe amongst other mat
ter TO be seen in it, appended note i'll relation TO
the said Fairfax proceedings, in which Mr. Mercer
says " when the Fairfax election occurred Mr.. Nj.
had been deputed TO forward the object of the
Staunton meeting by the almost unanimous vote of
! his immediate constituents in Loudonn, but he re-
| lied on another gentleman of Fairfax a member of
holders oil that county, until eleven O'Clock, the
morning of the day of election, ard did not know
il then that lie should not have his operation -
! Now, what all this means am somewhat at d loss
10 understand, unless Mr.. Mercer means TO saw
| that being deputed by Loudoun forward the OBJ
Ject OF the Staunton meeting invested him with the
right interfere he did with the election in Fair
! fax; and that, Notwithstanding his power derived
| from so unquestionable source, TO take the sub
ject into his own hands, lie had the courtersy 10
| tender it 10 gentleman OF Fairfax. He next tells
that " the of the resolutions OF that coun-
| ty, Major Waugh, candidate the bench, and
| formerly member of the legislature, afterwards
| invited Mr.. MS support" How fortunate was
the Louloun deputy, that he should, after being
disappointed AT the 90 eleventh hour by one cti-
zen OF Fairfax, then with another, ready pre-
pared with set of resolutions his favorite sub
! iect, who submitted them 10 the people aud then
,irifo "a Iis support thus relieving him from all
| appearances of indelicate intrusion from which it
viii be readily believed he would have shrunk with
much sensibility ltwoud really seem from what
Mr.. Mercer says, that major W augh was the au-
thor of the resolutions; that he offered them OF
his accord 10 The people; and afterwards nvit-
| ed Mr.. Ms support. How Mr.. Mercer can find
it in his conscience make statement, go directly
calculated TO mislead those who know nothing OF
the facts, short time since could have W on
dered.
Mercer that he himself the author of tire reso-
lutions; thai he applied 10 more than one gentleman
OF Fairfax TO submit !iem 10 the people for him,
who refused and that ultimately he applied 10 ma
jor Waugh either directly jT through the nsiru-
mentality OF a friend; and that major Waugh con-
scented to offer the resolutions, as have been
informed and believe upon the express condition
| that Mr.. Nj. should make the necessary speech in
support of them. | doubt not, that is the true ma
tue of The invitation OF Mr. MS support, which
turns out 10 be matter of negotiation and arrange
ment before hand. He next gives us the iniurrna-
tion tina" the election in Prince William preceded
that of Fairfax, fortnight; the counties border on
each other for five and twenty miles, and that such
resolutions would be submitted, in Fairfax after
| they had been adopted i'll Prince William and Lou
daun, could not have been doubted From this
II appears that, in consequence of the proximity of
Prince William and Fairfax, the people of Fairfax
bound not only TO hear, but to heed eve ry ire
guidr and partial proceeding that may occur IN
the neghboTng counties, and 10 repair consequent
ly TO their court house at the earliest succeeding
| opportunity, prepared 30 meet with any restless
| spirit such as The Loudoun deputy, who may be as
toeH authorized, to teach them that they labor un-
der many grievances, and in what manner those
! grievances are 10 be renedied. For it seems that
notwithstanding I" that such resolutions would be
submitted in Fairfax after they had been adopted in
Prince William and Loudoun, could not have been
doubted, they would not in truth have been sub
mltted in Fairfax but for the LoudOun deputy lie
lastly says that " he did not address any remarks
TO the individual voters the poll, but where the
acting deputy sheriff made it necessary by emitting
10 put the question Are you Tor or against con-
vcntion" where the voters asked the object of
that Interrogation. In replying to these Mr.. NJ
was aided syno person whatever, and opposed by
several gentlemen of great respectabty''
! Know not how far Mr.. Mercer NAV have
thought The getting deputy sheriff made il essarv