Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1835-06-11

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b ssasr N essossoas inprussioa IN supposing
thss Ne viii b have eo.arsvsrsy vitA HIN
HI .sssss.s& -, TOO. n supposing that
Nc istesdsd 10 csst any st.unh" st him
Ths s.ifara courtesy visA which he Free
Prss hsa heretofore been trssssd By de Rs.
publican, would b. for u. su6kcisnt motive
70 peak respectfully ef Il. even II 10 were
dsPossd 10 utter reprosches. The mutual
good fsslisg vAieh Aas existed between -,
EAaoriaiiy end Psrsoeally. cannot Be- inter
rupssd b. political diasreoces-nsch lsss By
= .<rs matter Of fscs which b susceptible q
proof
whfls We say thi. We must still insist thas
our ssisAbor b under = nisapprshensioa r.
spsesing ths natter referred 10 in or paper Of
de 90tA ull We hen stated that sAs shsrif
md eso.issionsn h.A not bssa rsais n ths
instance eissd By TIE RsPublieas; and tAst 20
did MT speak q randoa or fron hs.r.ay. We
SIN say hat there was no such rsaiss.ess; bot
In saying tbs, We do mot question the vsrseity
q he EDITOR himself, o. of The highly respect
able gertlemea' from whom 10 received his
hfornstioa- We mean nothing more than
thaf tbey are under mit.ke.
VIII respect 10 the obooxicus vote, (for
thers w,s only ooe referred 10 In the phrase
'toes o. two.~ We know thas Il was not Cd
nifasA This We know. yer not BY hear.ay,
nor By our 'persooal obscrv,iion' at the ..pro-
srsssioa Of ths Po,linG" bus, BY our personal
inspection Of Tie pou-booas- We found there,
thsith name of the Individual had been taken
down; bst dat h was erased before The second
voesr. coming after him, wa poIled We
knew hat the erasure had thus early taken
Pssee, hon thh circumstances, viz. that no Al
seratioa had ben made In any Of the figures
opposite DE Succeeding names. except the one
inDsdi.tely following The excepsioaable vo-
sr. This was sufficient to satisfy u, that the
vote was not admitted II was put down,
BY each clerk, within one vote Of the bottom
OF The Page; but Il was stricken olf, and the
numbers opposite the next name were altered,
before any vote was recorded on the following
pase. This any one may perceive BY examin-
ING ne Polleooks- Yet, the Republican Of
The 22d uh conveys The idea, a. plainly n.
language can, that the vote was permitted to
stand a. good onc, and hat L was not strick-
en- or ill after the election. What VIC Jaw
on examination, was sufficient 10 convince any
one that the sheriff and commissioner had at
tended 10 their duty, IN this particular, with
hdeiity and Prompsness; and hence our posi-
tive denial that any vote, Of the kind referred
by the Republican, was admitted.
The Editor Of the Republican, If he were
acquainted with all the circumstances of thl,
peculiar case, would be far from eensurine
ne sheriff and commissioners respecting it,
There arc many considerations which. IL sur.
sesssd TO the Editor, would satisfy him tina,
NE eonduc, Of the oticers was correct; but,
a. hs a delicate subject, We forbear 20 partL
eaiarize. In eonversatioa with him, we could
be more explicit and 10 would appreciate the
motives By which ne are governed in using 50
much eircumlseution.
We have clearly shewn that the charge
made by tas Republican, 50 far as any spse;s.
cafes makes Il tangible, ID incorrect; but va
DO mo- say that h b Intentionally 20. His 70
neral charge We eanno. attempt TO answer; fos
we know not 10 what malcondaet he refers
H. sr.hs should make any moro speci6-
cations, We believe ve shall take no pain, %
investigates the matter; for fhe fair standing o!
all Tie individuals eoacernsd, renders Il i'm
probable that they Win DO injured. Il il pro
Per. however, 70 state tha, Of the .as. commits.
s'ooers appointed sDsaPsrintsod tho polls here
o'ss were jackson men. n, then, unIa
conduct was exhibited, The jackson party
ought no' 10 complain; for they had the mean,
Of preventing T.