Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-04-14

4 So !" " WI arguments aud
our Votes.
! II there be any man whose patience.
or whose love of truth or sense OF Jus.
tcc. has carried him through this Ion !.
and dry detail, I ask him to finish the
work. and eptitle himself 20 my thanks.
by turning back and comparing NM
statement, sustained throughout by the
best evidence Of the real character Of
the unparalleled scene" which i. at.
} tainablc, with that Of the circular, rest.
ing on the sole authority of--the
Hon. Philip Doddridge.
i IL he will take that trouble, and do
me that favor. he will discover that.
IN addition to the numerous falseboods
which have already detected and &c.
posed, and the petty one, not vet no.
tioed. contained IN the assertion tina,
Mr.. Powell and Mr.. Mason. .p-ne-
tratcd with astonishment, sc. dc
e'ared to the CONVENTION their disbe.
'hef that any man from The west could
possibly vote Tor Mr.. Gordon's scheme >
IA which statement there is not one
word IT truth,-in addition, | saw. to
the numerous fa!sehoods, great and
small. already detected. he will disco
Iver The following. which. for its mag
nitndc, IT. audacity, and its atrocity,
deserve separate and distinct notice /:
=" MIR. Leigh" says he. IN his dies.
i"r'ption of the unparalleled scene
'one oi our most active. candid aud n
bile opponents, rose IN his place and
informed the ,choie convention that he
had. that morning. received informa
ton. &c. &c. that if this amendment
/ trHE ONE OFFERED BY ME) should be
'rJceffd, the valley generally, and pro-
baby of some of the members ives,
'oi the Allegheny, would vote for Cor
'don's plan"
i Now observe the matchIess cffrop.
Eiery Of this statements What Mr.,
Leigh did say Wa,
i That a gentleman had called or
him that morning and informed him
that the gentlemen from the valley
had assured that gentleman that ihev
were ready To take the compromise Of
The gentleman from Albemarie as i,
stood. &c; ami his statement had
Teen made 10 him tNr Leigh wifh a
ricw 10 regulate his cond,tci IL RFFFR-
EScE TO MS owN raoposIrIoN." That
Is To say, 4" induce him 10 withdraw
his netc plan ~ Justly obnoxious TO the
west-and not with any reference "a
Mr.. Doddfidg@'s motion made oftfrnaid.
day on the 10Th, and which Mr.. Neale
tihe gentleman alluded to- could no,
have foresecn on the morning Of tie
10Th. and actually did not mention or
hint az in his communication 10 Mr..
Leigh. a bis (Mr. Neale's) detailed
statement shews.
Take this bold and barefaced rabri
cation OF a speech. FOR Mr. Leigh ne.
yer uttered. in conncxion With his
Doddridgs's) insinuation that had
gwen him reason To believe that was
50 heartily in favor of the western plan
that he actually waited in expectation
.of nv moving i's adoption myself ON
tie 10Th, and you have the KEY To The
motive and intent Of the whole fabrica.
tlon. The honorable writer Of the cir.
fcular seeks 10 convey the idea that |
was PLAYING a game of bold and com
plIcated yillany; that while held DOT
to him the idea that I would support
him ZealOusly ia his inienied motion.
was secretly plotting with the east.
ern members to defeat that rerY motion.
You can now understand too, what
J meant, whom asserted. n short time
\ since. that The writer OF the circular
had purp0scly omitted in his pre-.
tended history Of the transactions Of
lhe day. oil illusions TO the fact that
I VI. Lcigh'y Re,r pi,Di icas MG dan dis.
cursed aud dejtoicd. lie refrained from
al a'lusIuas toii. because ne Be,,deleg
i nat oJnoJious T'ian bSfore me house
i~gs MeAlg ~ me true meG,iia a,.d IN.
f,R ~ Otr communication. Oh the nigh,
Of the 18th, with Mr.. Neale. which
communication he meant TO disiort aud
n.isrepresent. Because. by RETAINING
irom AL illusions 60 II. be could make
las report al Mr.. Ieigi's remarks. in
which be has totally prcieuniiled iha,
gcntltman's express allusion 10 his o,rn
defeat. look Ifte more IKE Truth
Further CONNECT would be useless.
Fellow-ciliLcns, have done. The
only excuse have 20 offer for the
prosii''y Of IBIS, the Ia; letter which
shall address 10 Jog, b., that fslsehc0ds
80 numerous aud ~ comp lieatsd -
those At dis cirCliar. could not Re FOL
y expn.cd. without a Fninuiencss Of de
ga,l. which under Other circumstances
wouid r. wholly iDezcusable. ! sm
aware ttst tie excessive pfOKIily and
mInafcnes' Of NY statements may, and
probably "a ~, defeat ny purpose. Bot
wa fesoistd that ihr record Of Phi.
lip DpJdfiJgt's ini4my SHOULD be per.
lieci sujic0neiUsee, even az tao hazard