Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-10

airing The blank vote the par les would have been
completely balanced, that both would have, by
mutual concession, been inclined to defer secon q
,t final contest, until tho returns had been made
upon the vacancies ordered 10 he supplied.
AS il is, however, the result, when ascertained IN
The Commute" Room, (such is tho extraordinary ex-
81 en"nt prevailing hcrc) greeted by portion OF
'he by SANDERS with loud cheering; thing yon
know not only unusual, bot highly INDIGENOUS, and
arbrc"ming the gravity % The place.
have seen Judge Smith since, and he appears TO
bear this unmeri,od iniignty with manly iirmness.
The Charleston Gazette says
JupGE SM,rH.-We have been furnished with the
following card OF his distinguished and prosecuted cit
izen. Defeat, it Will be sccn has robbed him of no
single lot, of his accustomed dignity.
= CARD.
Several Of the public prints had teemcd with the
most cX,ravagant Misrepresentation during tho last
session of Congress. AMI more especially the Unit d
States Telegraph, rcsec ing votes The Resolu-
ton OF Mr. bivu.s'o Tor repuhishng certain docu-
ments My f-llnw citizens demanded of me explain
alton. Two weeks ago gave that explanation III he
YorariHe Pioneer, paper Of limited circulation.
Tha, explanation addressed ''ro TIE .
rrx SorTu CARoLiNv" caused copy of il
TO BE- to the Editor of the Fumes and copy to be
sent TO The Editor of the Telescope. These copies
were received at each ofthe offices in due time to
have been published in each of those Journals the
week immediate ~ preceding the meeting OF the Lc-
gislaturr.-And from the acknowledged practice in all
such cases, that address ought tn have been repnb-
which. they were filed with pieces containing The
most viruh'mt aud unfounded abus' against me. And
the only reason assigned why they Odd republish
was thai the Editors did not think IL hdd any imu,e-
aia,e bearing The present contest And my address
10 The Good people Of South Carolina. was laid BY
40 lumhcr in corner, and deprived of he ordina-
~ channel O. Communication.
As an injured citizen, the right belonged to me to.
have it published, without leaving it tn The option Of
Editors, who were daily loading their columns with
nnuuncd, ungencrors and ilbcra abuse against
Thus far have been put under the ba Of tho Pres
which ought 10 he free.
The factsi state are admitted in the Times of yes.
'ecdny. and acknowledged by the proprietor at the
Telcsc,pe, in presence Of Col a Banding But
WHY give he evidence 81 facts when In whorl
charge hold the Types and the Press. and can pro-
nounce it fuse whenever they please.
II never my Intention 20 enter into n nrwspa
per contest Tor tic purpose of obi aiming election.
friend of mine. d.. Jennings. of York. presented
piece, sigH"d, IAN Old Fashioned radical" at the
Telescope office. on Thursday last, for publication
in nv defence. and told II nv presence in n
cold manner, could mol be pubiistSd until merit ,ceei
Hc then sent II t. Camden Tor publ Cation. and when
il returned procured its suppression here until the
publication Of the editors that their papers were o.
pen me- and my friends And then it crcula-
ted against my positive rnnnctions; but COPY was
first sent 10 Governor Miller whom il impi!ca,e ed
| know not what il contained: | never shall know.
because have never read 1t, nor shall | ever do 80
have meyer inhuged m the abuse of an opponent 70
procure my own success Instead OF ia ling under the
daily and reiterated abuse OF two presses, | would
rather fall under that 0ftwenty presses. than resort
TO foul source newspaper warfare 10 nut
down respectable opponent. whom had yesi crduy
considered political and privn'e friend. Those
who enjoy triumph achieved by such means.
may do shall neither envy their success. nor
initiate their example WM. SMITH.
CoiiBljid .NDo 30, 1880.