Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-22
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appeared in the columns Of public lnnrn.l. or tmanh-
lrd from any public who had proper respect Tor
the office he filed due regard for public opin"n-
II exhibits The melancholy spectacle ni man who once
enjoyed the confidence Vi his party reduced 10 me ms
cradle suhtPrluge Of raking MP malignant personal
charges against priratc Individuals who stand fair
The estimation OF thu: community as ever he dld 10
his panirst Days. trxhbIts The lnmenabIe spectacle
of broken down politician unable To sustain hnsfst
hy rraspn or argument, sinking ihr dignity OF the
Senator in the irnsss attempt 10 blast the lar lame
If pirate gentlemen; who long hr adhered to the
principles of HIS party were among ma s'padasl ano
efficient friends who only differed with hun on pfih
cpp. and who Notwithstanding his charges 10 The con
rary) have assaed his private character through
the columns Of either this any other public I"nrnai
that have seen. II exhibits him in The over
barring attempt TO tampe on aud destroy The rrpna
ton Of such vi his constituents as cannot he cna5Pd or
buied into The support of his herpses and have Ind
the nd"prndrnce tntxpress their opnions OF ms pnoc
nd call upon man who Is IN iaVor m f"ru
lar rights, and political friends. and The calm honest
and honorable of political opponents, 10 "wn down
his yIud,cliye communication IN the indignant
which il 81 Justly merits We can assure Mr. Anderson,
that il gives US pleasure 10 give evidence TO convict
him. but hen he asks us 10 publish nnoutded charges
that but reiur, and represents us as Inc
supservent lnal of "bnsh Ed"rs who control our CO
lumns every principle oi honor and hunesly conpps
MS TO dn Justice TO ourselves and The parties ernfd
We therefore unhesIiatingy pronounce II untrue that
Mr. Mcdowell controls ever Did control the columns
Of paper Ii also untrue, that he ever assailed or
sought assail Mr. Anderson personally IN The Demo
crat unless his proper name. when Mr Andrf-
son had previously attacked him ind charged him with
being The Editor, and il utterly totally g"undrss and
untrue that either MIR Mcdowell or MIR taIlaghan are
the authors of what Mr. Anderson calls the late edro
iaI attacks that have been made On him through The
Drn"crat .ttuhu Of these gentlemen h"re m'tuea Il
simple line IF The cd0rUis and b"h If them {" mr. GER
min knoriedgc and Ia the kn",rcdge # srta gcncacn
in M,r eodenee. nere "ppossd 10 any p"Ceao"sc me
kiad any atirmp't" instruct Mr. Anderson ~ ,hry
said they believed that he would evacr the instructions
by ouIbbllnr rs he rvuGpd edeempg the pledges he
gave the people last spring
II is really IuughgbIc think Of the noise that MIR.
nGersnn makes about Mr.. McDowes withholding his
name from him. and he has bren peculiarly uninHu
nate in publishing the correspondence between himself
and tr Richie, which fully dlspr"ves all his charges
against Mr. Mcdowell on this subject In these letters
Nj Richie tells MIR. Anderson, that he at hrst De
cInps giving up The name, not 10y Mr., McD"wrlls in.
srnctiors but in accordance with The rules OF his OF
fee and also tells him that he Rchie alone is ~ blame
Tor any delay that occurred in the matter and 10 prove
it, gives him extract from Mr. McDowcls letter, in
which he (aGD"wrD says, Il have no desire To con
c,r my name, &c &c; and again IN another eI'
tract h. says Il regret that you did not give hun my
naule when first cai.d for II, &c Nc. And yet alter
all this Mr. Anderson charges MIR Mcdowell win
couccaling his name from him In order that our read
FRS may correctly understand The merits OF The present
contest tel wren Senator and his constituents, IS
,ecpssary 10 mpnion that number VI the latter ad
dressed letter him in July August last IN which
they shy that previous In and on he day oil lie election
he pledged himself to some OF them 10 resign ms seat
in the senate il mainriy Ut anil RIves delegates
should be elected in his District and 10 others to resign
II The people Of Bo,rt"urt did not elect Col Shanks
who then candidate, and they respectfully nshro
him 10 redeem his pledges He admits hat he sad he
): nd resign if hi satisfied OF certain things, but
MES that h. promised acknowledge the result ct
the election test Of the Strength Of parties From
the above exposition il will appear that although Mr.
.l,n,s ,ftnI nm
between Mr. NJ Duwcll. MIR. Caayhan and hlmseli,) II
IS in truth and IN tact question oi veracily between
himself anG ~ nr 80 Of his CONSTITUENTS, iof many
voluntarily testified To the TACT ui ms having gwen
hose oil, dyes no never signed the Iftrr ana lirir
niliha Wits have been ldged with ever since The pub
cation of tie letter addressed 10 Mr.. Anderson IN
August last. Upwards Of twenty who have gwen
certificates. or testified HAT he made The pledGfs
alluded TO, there is not one OF them wh" does not
stand as lair Is Mr. Anderson any one else, nor
can there he the same number OF grand jurors col.
Ipclfd in the county that The people would have more
cunfGcncr in, and presume that as MIR Anderson
was eecuneripg at the time that they swear he mace
the hedges but fair 10 infer that he must have had
reference 10 the result of the pending election there
could then have been other test; and .nasnuch Us Mr.
Anderson is interested in holding Ia his office, and
those at issue with him wholly dsntPrrs'ed, We think,
when The public the whole matter. they viii rather
think o, Mr. Anderson is mistahsn in his statements
tina that s mis- have sworn falsely nor they
consider the negative proof hcb he has aRen as {" any
farce: for is known 10 all, that one positive witness IS
If more force than dozen OF negative ones for all do
no, hear alike, and Ihnse may moi have heard all Mr.
ndersnn said The hustle Of elrclnn day. and sl'll
h. might hive said il. We our readers an apo'"gy
for admitting in columns such violent and hbd
sivp personal communication Alr Anderson presents
10 them. Our political opponents well Know mat no
such articles were admitted in our Columns against
thea, End we them in all sincerity that none
such ever shall be admitted nen'nst them On hrst
examining il promptly determined To REJECT II on
accoun, al its gross personalities, h we were o'ffuru
by some of our friends no insisted that we should pub
l,sb il, hat the world might il, and that Mr. A.
shoud have no cause of plant that he was debarfd
IN. u.e of our columns; have Welded 10 the advice OF
our friends the more willingly because we are SATISFIED
thai The gentleman whom he has assaied will be able 10
reiuIe his charges, and respectfully ask
our pntjca opponents 10 susrPnd their opinions until
Mr. Mcdowell and Mr. Callaghan are heard in their own
defence We also respectfully ask OF The Editors {" all
pnpers (funy should admit in their columns Mr. Amber
sons personal ard abusive iiusion place in them 81
for This Editorial in order that The matter
NAV be understand by their readers. We leave Mr.
Lpichrr 10 enl'ghrn MIR. Andr.snn about The Syco.
phnntic tools and nndrislruppers OF Mr. hlcDowfl nl
II. kbridpe" Mr. A. has now been heard, and Mr..
Mcdowell and MIR Cuaghan think proper 10 reply
through the s1mp channel shall give them place IN
our columns and then the whole matter must stop SO lar
MS this paper is concerned.
To Tie Freemen If Roan"ke, Bo'ftouTt 7tcgan"y BAN
and Pocahonins
Fellow Citizens: The moot corrupt and untirng ei-
nr,s have been recently made 10 destroy my character
and deprive me nf your confidence have been pnr
sued with vndictyeness unexampled, and malice
which can never be suriaed. ! have been assaiied
through several newspapers by anonymous writer's. and
through others by The editorials OF SUBSEQUENT Eo"s
who are always ready do their masters bidding False
charges seriously affecting my personal honor have been
made against me, and evidence in support ct them pro
cured by forgery and fraud has been punished ana ye'
conscious o nv own rpctiiude and relying upon that &c
nervous confidence which you have always reposed IN me-
have snid nothing my defence have persuaded my,
self thai The malice my few personal enemies won'd
scon he exhausted In this reasonable expectation
have been Disappointed Ny silence has only Pncour
sued them 10 renew their unprncplPd attacks and false
charges until orbearance has ceased 10 be virtue
understand that Of my best friends complain ct my
long silence. | hope that my recent severe aflhclinn
will be sufficient apnoGy with 'hsn as II nnht'eo my
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