Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-29
To The Editor. of the TirviniaH.

iHiVis " tc fHkhhH"
Geniemtn-Ihe e.ciiemrni prevailing ir
some p%ortioas of ths cannty OF Amherst. the
result OF oircumstsnces connected VIII, the
last election for a member 90 represent that
county in the next Legislature Of Virginia. has
,..posed upon me the painful necessity of en-.
JeasoIlng, through The medium Of your papei.
10 dlsabuse The public mind relative TO the "a
gency which I am alleged 10 have had IN
| the Transaction. Tbs dnty IL III. more painful
from The reflection that II IS made necessary hy
the act OF individuals, IN whoseir,endship ! have
The utmost confidence. and who. | ain assured.
would not do me- an Intentional injury. OF th,s,
! am 80 thoroughly convinced. that my roluo-
tanre Go bring this subject before the public has
only beeu overcome by n sense oi VIA, Is due
Ia ny sell. aud the fear that silence. under exist
ins circumstance, might NY some be construed
INTO n taci a~eknowlrde meat oil the various ui-
founded charges NO" IN circulation.
On the morning OF The election ia August
last, some OF ny trends. without previous con
cert, go far as can learn, tor was not IN The
county } determined To have a poll opened iSr
mr. nj Pedlar MIh, rs d Candidate ior the Le-
gtslaiure. IL was represented Ia the Commis,
s'oIer', conducting the s"perhte election n'
t,ai place, t,ht a poll would also he opraed n,
the GGuU ilons" but tns. owing To some ms.
MATCHMAKING WIS noi done no1 Mas At Known
10 Nj. > NJ. Garland. tthr ouly candidate be-
fore the people,) or nis friends nj the. Cour-
houss that there would he any opposi,,nn osn-
didate AT pedlar Ndls-Gonsequ.ntly, 40 yer,
"A tive exert,ons were us-d 10 bfiug tho vni.rs
10 the p,lls, and bat Tor iae interest feli hy
same, IN regard to The C0ngressonhl VOTE, II u
possible the polls might have lIren closed ri thr
cou1t-house 50 en,lJ rs 10 have deluAtrd MI.
ufs ~.lectiUn.
w e'her the course pursued by ~, friends ~
fedihr M,ils was consIstent With propriuty, ~
that respect due 10 - her portions uI The coun-
~, Is lett tot Others Ia deter mIne. ! will no.
tie eIpeei"ai oi ne, "of u II ny purpose, ia do
'ng tins ac, IT Ju,iIcG 10 myself, 10 account Tor
,he caus"s winch gave ,Ise 10 thu opposition,
nor 10 instsiy tn manne, IN which nat oppo-
sllioh was brought oul. Ot the one nm ,gna.
ant IN the other, ! had no sori OF ngrucy, .,-
thei difccfl, ~ indirectly. Aud slinougn my
nam WAS nstd Oh ihat occasion. II VAS MOI
initnued $50 tai as have iIearil CERTAINLY
neeet with anY semblsnce VI truth, that IT was
80 osed w,th my kno@ledge, p,ivity o. CUnsent.
How far II may be consistent with principles
Of JUS ice 10 hind =" Individual Tor the poilteal
acts OF n pafiy, with whom he Ii uniformly
known 10 cooperate, - question which |
shall no pretend - determine. am awai.
thar circumstances may sometimes occur IN
winch an Application ni this rule ~ ,ght he Just
but IN tue present case must most solcmnly
Itpitsi hE'ih>' of'hS btHi ifaIbiikiDlt iI an
aci al which kne~ noth,ng, which was done
without my oooseni, ~ which Ind no agpn-
cy, aud wllea | do no, nov approbaIe o. de-
fend.
Convinced that the permanency of our pre-
seni Ittm oi goyernment mainly y, pe,ds npon
he punt. OF or eirctons, shall always d.
monaco auy coorSr %(howevsr Il may temd TO n,y
indiRidual protDotnn) ms auii-fepnbiIcau and
dangerOu,. Wlich il tn slightest drgres ops-
rhtes TO suppress the iull aud iree sGpre.sion
al hs popular viii IN the selection Of pub 10
agents. And, holding these sentInrn's, l Il
puct 10 be credited shen | assert, That, had my
lection been effected ia Aug Isl las, CONSIDER
lag Nil tue elrcnmsiancea, | should have most
uniIcsliatIngls drclued Ia take my seat IN the
l. ~glsliture confident hat the people Of Am-
"e,si know and appreciate their ,ights Too
hignls 80 submit 10 any course bea'ing the
:, ,nblsnCe ot " irck o management viii
moi, however. dO thOse friends, through whose
agency NV name WAS brought before the pub
lic, h. iuIusilGe 10 iusinuais that such was thrIT
Intention. know them TOO well 10 btllrve
that they were influenced bv any such unwoI-
thy motives. Ihey, however, besI knew the
reasons by whIch they were act1aled, aud the
object O. an which They had ia vleW aud
are able end willing q doubt not when called
Oh, ID An,weI for themselves. My ohJect Is
not 10 accuse tlein, but 10 excuse m~yscil-and
HRstn Tupr al thai u yer dntCtly o. IHdurcl-
~ received any iutundiion that my name would
he run al Pcdlar Slils rs d Candidate Tor the
Laglsl atuTs-and | tuiiheT as,eit tai the Up,
position was without my knOwirdge-tha Ia
the ierliag in which 1t originated VAS not par.
ucipauI-aud that my CONSENT t0nS not, and
could not have been obtained Ia The cotirss
pursued the malicious charges loiD az ~circaia-
ttOn to he contrary H0itUtthddndtng
LEI, the County about ten days beioie the
August Court. and did moi return unit the II 81
ol September, Consequently was not ut the
election aud II Is bui justice TO m selI 10 say,
tnat, had | bean present, should have mssI
unsirldirgIy Oppuse- thr whole course, SO lar as
was Individually concerned. Independent oil
ths ipsuprIable olJeCtloas 10 the time place anu
~ rumstapcc under which my nam- WIS
brought before the public, III. per.onBi aud pO-
in,cai friendship winch mad often and publicly
ayo~ed Tor the Candidate Itrn heiUre tbs p"o-
ole would have pTes ented ut from taki ug a
step 30 utterly inconsistent aud hopeless.
should have spuurr nOilCed these charges,
but was absent from the county, and not mp
pr,z.d Of their r1lslence. Wlh tho hope that
have SAID enough 10 c%onynnre every unpreju-
diced mad oil my Innocence, take leave Ut the
unplessanl %,uhlrct sat,-hed that those OF nm
upposne cnsistt-r would net be convinced by
any reasoning, however ci.GT a'ia n0equIyo.
cal. }. u. DAVIS.
amherst, Sept. 1881.