Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-08-14
THE GAZETTE.
AUGUST IL, 1923.
JUDGE PARKER.

" D6E fthhEh.
NJ. Euaus:-ln The last Wing there is letter
Of Judge Parker to the Editors, in which he
llstiiies himself OF tie charge Brought against
kin, OF having used some intempetste expires.
son relative 10 the presidential contest 10 pub.
lc company in Norfolk. In using the word
"iastifes" | mean what | say. for even if it
should prove that IN some fgee conversation,
some such expression as that attributed to Judge
Parker, was peculiarly used, (Which isnot to be
presuned after his distinct DENIAL yet still
insist that by the express disavowsl OF such
sen inent-,by the frank and fair statements and
reasoning OF mat letter, Judge Parker stands
exculpafed IN the eyes Of every fair judging
man IN the community. As an act OF justice 10
thus gentleman, you should repubsh his letter,
and have taken the liberty of requesting this,
that its appearance in your columns may be
preceeded by comments OF a different character
from those in the Wing.
am, Mr. Editor, opposed to Juo ,esParker,
on perhaps every pon, OF difference, that Can
dvld- all upper from lower country man.
should regard the elevation Of Gen. Jackson to
the presidency as more dlsgeaceiuito the nation,
than the Hartford Convention, The Shepherd s.
town celebration or the Bladenshurg rout-
more pregnant with dnger to The future hber
ties of the land, than all the supposed encroach-
rights Of the Stse, thrice repeated; and SUD-
miued TO, as settled rule OF construction -
But still SIR, am not, and trust never shaii
be prepared to justify The course which has been
pursued by both sides in this contest. 1t l. la
menlable To witness the gross vola,i1 and total
disregard OF the sanctity OF private confidence
and Individual character, which IS daily manltes
ted on both sides. L is natural th At wien per-
son,l feeling becomes mixed up IN any great
national question, and men are emblttered by
long contests; that the suhs'antal merits OF a
question shiud be lost in the inferior but mare
stimulating business OF srraigning aud defend
ing individuals, OF disseminating and refutng
slanders-hut the length o Which these things
sge carried in the present contest is dsgracctul
10 the actors on bath sides, end will be so tell,
when they come 20 look batk, upon these dlsn-
geau)us and unfair modes OF conducting the
controversy rhe only consolation that have
Mr. Eti or, as en- ADMINISTRATION man, is, that
The other party threw ;he first iiith. and viii
come out of this d. iguatiDg mefec the fullest o.
the two. will repeat in conclusion, ttEit nat
on'y the public md private character of Judge
psrke, and the character 81 his communication
require that you should give ii room N your ps-
per, bat il is at this tine. on your part, par,-
cu'asly proper. The experiment OF this gen.
tiemaO who has presided here before, as the
Judge of our court, has gained him respect snl
regard from people. whe are very shrewd md
close observers of thar public Een. tie is Just
at this time, about to hold another tern OF the
Superior Courts, and il is meet and right that
t's estimation if well placed, should not be
lightly and unfairly recalled,
FIR PLs4Y.
iEssEURe, July 29sh, 1923.
10 he Editors efMe Hhig.
Gentlemen: A friend has put into my
hands your paper of the 29l inst and
drawn my attention to a paragraph in
which my name is mentioned l had
previously seen in the National lntelii
gencer of the 10th, the charge repeated
from the Wing, that "a Judge Of tho
General Court had declared at Norfolk
that if Mr.. Adams was elected BY the
voice of the people be would be willing
10 assist in putting him out by force
and believing from the location of the
Story that was the person meant. ad-
dressed communication to the Editors,
because they were most convenient to
the place where | was then holding spe.
Gal court, requesting that either they or
you. would state the pane of the Judge,
and the time when, the place where, the
persons before whom, and circumstan
ces under which that declaration was
made.
Your paragraph having in part, fur
AI'hed the facts wished to ascertain, by
giving my name as that OF the Judge
woo I'm public company" uttered
me obnoxious sentiment, and Mr.. Lamb
oiNorfolk as the person who heard, and
repeated it, Think it proper, without
waiting lOngar, TO take the only notice
0i The story which it is now 10 my pow
eric take, by addressing to you this
Communication.
ihe charge rests al present upon the
assertion ct some corresp ondent, whose
name IS not 10 be communicated, that
Mr. Lamb heard the observations" as
troed to me, "orin substance the same
ana communicated them to the Rever.
END Richard L. Green, who on the same
way related them to your correspondent
VI nigh espectsbility.n OF course mel.
,'cf Mr.. Green nor your correspondent
"eard these declarations themselves, bu
we latter says, that Mr.. Green said, tha
"iF Lamb dad hear thnm Hor in sinh