Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-26
Mr.. Mcdowell 10 Mr. Richie.


Nv Dear Sir-Yuur letter OF the Goth inst to
hand by las, mail have desire conceal my
from any person who considers himself aggrrrved hy
any thing may have written the sgGaur- Of "A
Western DenGcaat nor conceal the facts which nay
statements we're based; and hence promptly authorize
YOU 10 give my name, Qhe annexed extracts from tie
Valley Star, aud the annexed adnvns) to the person
who YOU say has demanded Ii-Whenever he vii rive
Won piedor in 1eraiRg that he will make al lhc
information until alter my return from n York. where
business mperatively calls me in few days In my let
ter published in the Enquirer OF III" I'd Of July last
ss,ed sand if promises are worth any Thing we viii
also gain Senator IN the place of Mr. Anderson Tho
previous to- and the very day Of the election pledged
himsrlf both publicly and privately 10 resign II ri
~ of Numbers should be elected IN his district h"
onnosrd to the re election of iam Rlv-s he sad
that he could in event lend hand in the "d,iy or
fpuUing dO,rn that great man whether my STATE
menls were authorized by facts, leave you, SIR. and
whoever may this letter, To Judge from the Toll wing
proofs which also sustained by the ndavs of
len or dozen of other gentlemen as honest aud respect,
able as any the county Of Botetourt atfrds In tho
VALLEY Star Of the goth Of May last the first number
issued after the election Mr. LaIcher says "9a have lost
the Senatorial District OF bemae That however, bl
lanced by the Botetouf! district We heard MIR Anderson
tell the people OF Allegheny that if hls district differed
with him abou, MIR Rigess election that he would e"r
obey or resign In the paper Of the 22d August
Mr. Letcher more than rreraies the substance o;
the above and farther says that in his tAndersnns> ~
ephany speech he placed tho issue The ecsunn '""h
hing and "more than once declared that lac
Would not assot in the dirty work Of pr"s,rn,ing
Riyes - So much for his Allegheny spcech-Now for
his declaration in Botetour,:
Botstourt County, 10 wi',
This day Jacob Slower personally appeared Griure tue
subscriber justice ofhe peace for hr county ut"esad
and made oath that John L Anderson al his own house
in Fucase soon after his return from Richmond last
,n,ino held conversation with him The subject OF
The snrinp election in the Of which he empha
caIv stated that he wished to be understood thai he
no would be again candidate for "fice, and acknow
Isdo;no as he did the gres, Republican principle Of N
s,rncon, if majority Of anti Rves delegates should be
lec,ed in his district he would resign hls seat, he
could have nothing to do with the dirty work Of puin.
down WIN c. Rves, who had done much for The
Osmocra,ic cause. Given under my hand this 22i day
If August, 1889. OLIVER CALLAGHAN, J ?.
BOtttourt County. 10 ait
This day, Jucob Obenchain and Daniel Obenci'an,
personally appeared before The subscriber Justice ot
the Peace for The county aforesaid md made oath hat
in a conversation in The town Of Fncass, with John
T. Andersen. after his return from Richmond last
Spring on subject Of the hen pending election sad
Anderson stated that if majority of Delegates opposed
n The re- eec.iun Of VIM e RIves 10 the Senate of
the u s. or opposed the course that he (Anderson
had pursued N the Of Virginia, should be elected
IN bs district al the election then 10 be- held thnt
he would resign his seat in the Senate, he could not
assist in putting down such man Mr. Rives. Given
under NV hand this 22d duv Of August 1889
| JOHN T. WILSON, j. P.