Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-07
TO TIE EDITORS or yur pro,,,,,

l., TO TIE EDIToRS OF TIE ENQUIRER
" your paper oil the Zlh instant, is mis-sate me MI
over me signature OF ga Citizen of Caroline purpor,ing
10 De correction OF an official statement given by "a CT
uzeh OF King William, OF election for member of Con-
& or e Gafone District which, from its gross, pal
aoe' ana enure want OF TRUTH struck every one with az.
constituent Although the writer halls himseIf"A Czen
oil CarGhne' yet the citizens ofdemocrac sold Caroline
who claim TO have their due share of yeracity will No,
coenise him of their peers We are told in the
VERB mat nothing is easy lying" Now il il nos
soe e misrepresentation is wilful one; but so
a as loss now TO conceive itand the want of n(or,na
uon Is certainly no compliment 10 the writer The fact
hat Mr. Upshaw did not withdraw from the canvass At n,
Eaohe ciecon, nor did he publicly assign any reasons
.ne'eor' nor was II known that he candidate i'm
'he oher Counties ON that day. and if he had neither
would thls have accounted for the vote he got.
Mr. U pshaw has been three or four times a csodJa,.
LOT congress IN this District, in of bch
has there been the most danger of his being
eu. nor mas ne ever got vote respectable in point of
NUMBERS In short, he has the day nor will
can DO elected unless "the Elhiopian can cbann ~;
SKIN and the Leopard his spots" The truth of tie matter
Is that Mr. Upsbaw did withdraw until after the Caro
line and King Queen elections which were ON The sano
day-then, having done j. j. Roane our late efficient "a
gneu anu worthy representative, whom he is hostile TO-
an me INJURY ne could, he retired, doubt for life So
lar rom his dong stated and assigning no
made speech at Caroline election in which l;l,o ,ha
morse ana the apple MILL he over the same GRAND b
aupeached over perhaps 40 times before i'm vaos nj
me district. But while noticing this publication I wond
hPaSSat, take occasion 10 mentions that there /, sore
thihg more "behind the curtain" Upon this narr
"hangs tale" At short period prior IN ,I,o on,,
al election before the last and for the twelve months
cedng tie last, there have been tw different and
uhhghteous crusades preached W by certain Mr. -
-, alded by one who has Jeen long fine strnoa,n
W VAN 10 DC sent 10 Congress and miserable
ana conspiracy OF I'D Federass enemies OF the Ro,ne
nae' onon r''res IN morality, and bypocrca religion.
% 70 s'do ana murder the character and OF Mr.
o. D. fSdIe, and prevent his election Some of tis
we sodaeu on by hate, some envy aud jealousy and
some by bgotry and anaticsm and desire ,o ac1,ra
pseudo Character of morality alludc 10 no pariic,
eaueis OF ths Cataine conspiracy alonc"I FIRE AZ the
HOOK Of The coDspraors. Nobody intends to charge The
gea ana mighty respectable portions OF the citizens of The
District who voted for Mr. Win r. Tavlor eeneraII ;,,
such MOVIES Far be il from me. Nor can the least i'm
pltaion rest upon the Representative elect (boyever III;
ha may nave been attempted to be poisoned with false
hooc) OF making use of any unfair means of defeating his
opponent Mr. L. is am proud 10 say it, State Rigbts
man sans Pe'~ CT sans Tepr0che" One man has Mac
ca hnselt ~ lar more inextricabo situation than he
ever wished TO place Mr.. Roane he was chiefly emnIo,
ed IN distributing kind OF "Coin-hand bill Qualification
JUST on The eve OF the election" Mr. 3 and MIR r. mo-
ucs are SAID to be very nearly the same and the election
turhed enurey ON this attack Mr. RS Character nv
tnese means Mr. lost his election. Evidence was oh
'heu (out too late) which proved the most importsnt
Sharges 70 be nconiestbly fabfcaions Mr. r. il is he
heVed' WIZ issue in short time publication 10 the
people, exploding the whole BiDgsgate flood of calumnv
snu scandal, which has been unusy poured ont unon
np, ana VIII probably take that satisfaction of his leading
Perseeu'or which The chvsc feelings of honor and in
Jueo Innocence prompts every Vrgnisn to- IL indeed he
noes nor mink his slsnderer already has hs reard
ms - part OF the history Of the recent canvass and of
'ne means ny which MT Roane has been defeated in