Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-18


conclusion, that shah vote Tor Mr.. Leigh
our obj. servant, JOHN T.. SHELL.
Msssrs =. B. Hicks, VIM b, Wilkinson John Prtcl,-
Gu, James Pritcheit William Kirby, j. ID. Kirby l.. G.
Smith, Thomas Hicks, d. j. Claiborne James Claiborne
Thomas 5. Gholson, Thomas Morris j. r. w Merritt
WIN. l. buiord, iiambhn Cole, Richard w. Field.
TO TnE EDITORs Of YHE I.vQUIReR
MISUNDERSTANDING the public TO have correct
understanding Of the Importance which ought 10 he al,
laccd to The Certificates which have bceu published N,
the pnolc newspapers To the manner in which OBJ
tanned tho s'yt,turcs Of Joseph Davidson and Jesse
ih"3son TO instruction papers, ask the favor OF you
to publish the following:
PRiScE EDwARD, l2sh Dec. 'iS:5.
10 ar ncRo5ert Editor Of The faripriie Chronicle
S,H-N you still leave your readers t. their own re-
eeons' on the subject Of the following certificates,
which are published fully show the kind
of Instructions by which benjamin w. Leigh is 10 be.
driven from our national councils and the character of
Virginia 10 be degraded" You have proplesicd that
'thc people win hear more of this" and 10! here il
comes-ccriiicalc upon certificate:
ms Is to certify, that Doct II. H. Dcicrnatt came
10 my mousse, beng sent for, physicnn-and
that after prescribing for me- he cnquircd Of me if had
aiSned any OF the Instruction papers and upon my an
swerny IN the negative he presented me one which al
tcr reading and explaining, directed him 10 nut my
name To 1t; aud that, days after Nathaniel
Jackson came l., my house, and c,iauircd if said
Dejcrnntt had been TO my house wiz, his Instr,,c
li"n paper; and upon my telling him that said De-
lcrnau had been TO my house, az physician and
that had also signed the paper-said Jackson said (
nave done very wrong, and that would be all caedto
the Court-housc about ii and that days afterwards
SAID Jackson and Col John Clark both came TO inv house
and oitcr telling great deal about Cen jackson =
nreakihg aud pulling down the laws and thereby dssa
usiyins me with what had done, they then persuaded
me tn sign paper which they wrote and nDon my dc
carS my unwiiIgncss TO do they assured me that
the OBJECT was merely TO get my taken off the pa
per winch had signed that they were then gony TO
France Edward Courthouse for that purpose that no
evil could come of it, and that should even so much
as hear OF II aganbut which have heard of apan Tn
INC disappointment and distress of myself and family
do therefore certify that have been grossly deceived
ana abused by said Clark and Jackson and that the Ger
hicate which they have published bcarin my nnmc and
mark is not what understood at the time: and Ibere
lore disclaim 1t altogether, their act and decd not
nie furthermore declare, that il my will and order
Tor my name to stay upon the instruction paper as STONED
lie above certiicate to the contrary notwithstanding
Given under my hand this 9Th day of December l,1
his
JOSEPH = DAvIDsoN.
iestc-Paschal G. Leigh, Simeon Walton. Jas LEIGH. ;,
This is to certify, that Doct r. H. Decrnatt did not
come To my house, stated i'm the published certificate.
bearing my name and mark, but that he saw me on the
road side while returning from patient at f. Scots.
when SO stated repeatedly, TO Clark and Jackson be-
iore signing Their paper that the said Deernatt showed
me the paper, and explained the Objects he also did in
me same way, to Joseph Davidson afterwards that do
not believe that the said Deernat deceived me ar in
tended any deception whatever that the said Dcernots
name was not on the paper which signed for Clark and
Jackson and that signed their paper not TO be publish
ca but merely to have my taken off the Instruction
paper ana that, therefore, the published certificate
bearing my name and mark, is their act and decd-not
nine being contrary to my meaning and adyantace he
ing taken OF my Ignorance and teracy furthermore
ceftiiy, that am against Banks and wish nv name In
stay ON the instruction paper do further certify that
naIiaiei jackson Is mean man and slanderer, and
all his neighbors know it-havng slandcred me with a
charge OF killing his ram; but afterwards made aclno,v
Regiments Given under my hand and signature this
Iltl day of December, 1894.