Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-04-07

western should fail. My speech, u
suppose must call IL 90. J sieiiv~red in
the convention on the 18th Decembcr.
contained a detailed statement Uf the
course and conduct of Mr.. II. and my
self for some twenty days preceding.
Had II been incorrect in any point OF
particular, the actors IN those scenes
were present to corrcct IL. Ii was pub
iished three DAYS after IA c.rfenso. Had
the publishei statement been Inaccu.
rate. the press was open to the actors in
those scenes. and To the auditors ot the
speech, for the suggestion of the mac
curacy. No such suggestion Was made,
IN the house or in The journals OF the
day. aud II was because none could be
made. 1t must then he taken Tor a
statement whose truth was admitted by
many unwilling witnesses. shall
therefore assume that every statement
made in THAI speech is precisely accu-
rate.
In that speech, stated that Mr.. Hem
der>oR and myself. i'm the meeting of
November 2Sth. "disiinciiy expressed
'our decided preference Tor the scheme
of the gentleman from Albemarlc,"
Gen. Gurdon /. e. our dec ided pre-
ference OF II To the western plan,-but
agreed. in Difference To their opin.
IONS" &c. to "wsive our opinions,
and concur with them in supporting
their favouriie plan, TO tie egfen of
'vofing for IL, and giving it fair trial
IN the convention" Every man pre-
sent. land I have already shcwn YOU.
ny Col. Mercer's evidence, that there
were even strangers presently every
man present, ! saw, who understood
English. understood US as rcserving
a right. and expressing au intention,
to vote for, and support, our f,vorite
plan, after the failure Of their favorite
plan on a % tair trial" Their fayor;;e
plan had f,oo fair trials on the 5th Dee.
See the printed speech for details. 7
We were then at liberty to vote for our
iavoritc plan. But, operated on Il
quote from the SPEECH "by the solici.
tations Of our political friends,o land
that the Hon. Philip Doddridge was
one ct the most importunate Of thos.
solicitors, l presume that even he will
not be bold enough TO deny .swho
were now heartily embarked in it"
(the western plan) "as a party mea-
sure, and who did not consider the
votes have just mentioned as d-ci.
'slve. we reluctantly consented to give
1T another iiai. expressly announcing
our determination 10 Gbandon IL, and
cote for ,chaf ,re considered the pre.
')erabie plan Of the gentleman from III
benarie. aDhrn the former should be
again rejected"
Here there Is a complete exposure Of
the talsehood Of the statement that he
was Gsfonished 10 diseooer. some DAYS
before the 18th III December, from the
CONGREGATIONS If MIR. Cooke. an ,n,en-
tion which MIR. Cooke had openly auow-
ed before h'm and beiote strangers, by
the strongest implication, aud one not
to be misunderstood, as long before ~
the 26th November. Now this NAV
seem tn you falsehood too uninpor-
tant To provoke SD elaborate an expo
sure. ! think otherwise. A Ealsebood
apparently very insignificant. Is IRE
quently used by wav Of preparation
for u greater. A. the arching Of the
browa of Hamlet prepares you for the
actual presence, On the stage. Of his
unearthly visiter. so this stage trick
"f " asfonishmen is played of to pre-
pare YOU tor the " unparalleled scene''
Of the 18th December.
What remains oF the statement I
have just now specially quoted, 10 Of
greater Importance and deeper malig
nsty. Translated into plain English II
amounts TO this {: that some DAYS before
the 18Th Of December, and while 1 still
held out to my western friends that 4
would. however reluctantly, give to
their iavorite plan another vote and
another fair trial, ! secretly and ,rcach
erOusiy communicated 10 Judge I'm
shur and through him TO The eastern
party. TO encourage them 10 hold on,
IN their opposition To the western pIan.
my continued preference for General
Oordon's plan and my determination
'" vote ior u, after had given ONE
more sham vote ia favor IF the western
plan. Judge Upshur is the only witness
who can g'vs evidence on this subject.
! shall send him . copy Of this letter.
10 h'm l fesrlessly appeal for the
truth Ut what nov say, before God
and man, 20 wit. that the Statement, IN
question IL an infamous calumny. That
ne. and every other man Of sense in
the convention kyses0, after my public
declaration N the meeting of the 2s,h
ot November, that would mosf eeyinio
" vote for General Gorslon's plan III
none better presented itself after tbe
western plan should be defeated, I free.
y admit. 10 my speech Of the 10Th
December used this language And
80 fact. sir our orsntoo e., ~ -