Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-15

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dress at October Court, wlrn Al. So.
tricks, and with making false charges, and with
SANDER in their preamble l cannot speak of the
manner of calling that meeting, of its proceedings
ty at the time. But think may safely appeal to the
highly respectable gentlemen, who composed it, to saw
whether 1t was "the people of Prince Edward who cali
ed that meeting, and organized plan for instructing
their representative from the county and the Senator Of
the district " Whether than forty fifty persons
attended It, and whether they did consider and claim
10 be egeiusicciy meeting of the Jackson partve
Whether this is not shamcully exaggerated account
OF my public address, at October Court may safely
appeal to each one of these gentlemen say whether he
felt himself nsultcd by any thing then said Whether
he has ever felt or in any way manifested the slightest
offence towards me- account of that address Whe-
ther he has not at all times snce observed towards
his accustomed kindness and respect These gentlemen
cannot, aPprehend, think themselves under any obi
CATION to Far Play, for his very considerable regard for
their feelings, and the ridiculous parade he has made of
TINS affair IN a newspaper They may have thought
my remarks their preamble barsi-and they NAV
IN some respects, have been harsh-but there is not
one OF them, who, if he felt himself nsulted would
have concealed his resentment under false appearance
OF friendship and respect unless indeed suppose
that "Far Play, conccving himself insultcd by what
then said has disguised his resentment under fair
shew of civy while he has been secretly brooding over
his dark revenge, and plotting this attack upon
my character.
"Fair Play" proceeds say of me- ''When the Com
mittcc Of Correspondence notified him TO attend al the
clerk Office, TO examine and compare the names at
tached TO the letters of instruction. he did not think
proper to attend himself, bat appointed the clerk and
" ter Tor himrcqncsing the clerk 10 make out list of
" the whole strength of the county, who accordingly
did so, and estimated at Geo. and stated that lie
sdered that the real number of the qualified voters of
" the county"
Now surprising that all this is exactly true, and that
the lhOie truth is told what is there i'm il at all
or how does support in the slightest degree the charge
that was 'pursung equivocal and shutting course
was under obligation to attend the Committee nor
was there any necessity for any advantage or pro-
prety in my doing could give them little or no aid
in prosecuting the object of their meeting, which un
derstood to be- to ascertain what should be re-
tanned the Letters Of Instruction as good and what
striken off as bad The Committee could expect no
Information from inc, as TO who were, and who were
not qualified voters Of the county would nevertheless
have attended tie Committee, matter of respect if
their meeting had not been held at a time when
1t was unavoidably and extremely announcement for
me to 30 so. Suppose 1ocrc true, that not finding
convenient or not choosing to attend the meeting Of the
Committee had appointed the Clerk and the Commits
soner OF the Revenue to attend to the matter for
4 Had not the night to do so, without question and
without censure? But, in truth did appoint the Clerk
/ or the Commissioner of the Revenue, or any other
person. ITO attend to this matter for me fell confident
that the committee would do their duty according 10 the
best information they could obtain. needed no agent:
desired none; appointed none. What is there censu
abe in my requesting the clerk 10 make out list of the
qualified voters ofthe county for me II was certainly
proper that should obtain al the evidence i'm my power
to enable me rightly to determine, whether MINORITY oil
the qualified voters Of the county had signed the letters
of instruction. and this lists obviously paft OF
this evidence Why has all this matter been stated in This
publication There can be no doubt but that it was with
view Of making an impression you, that there had
been something wrong in my conduct; though .Fai,
Play does not appear to have any distinct idea Of what
II was. lie may have hoped that you would be led Ia
believe that had treated the Committee IS Correspond
ence with disfespect, that you might be brought e.
adopt his nconsiderate impressions and preudces and
/ to condemn un worthy Of your confidence A.
he has undertaken 10 give account Of this trans
| action TO the public, and attach some consequence
TO- IT. he was bound in honor and in justice, 10 tell
al that he hne'o to be trn and nothing that he dio
not bu01o Ia 10 true lie bound to tell YOU that Chi,
Committee met the day before that which il was nc
cessary for TO leave home to attend the General As
semblys when my time must unavoidably be much occu
pied ia making the arrangements required TO- the com
tort OF my family, and the management Of my affairs in
attention TO tho Committee, If had been necessa