Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-25
POLITICAL.
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THE PEBI.iC.
rLLow-CITIzENs-The ..tapty barrst of the Senate
from he Bo:ctoari DiStric (aS ccrts'n Wing Editors
formerly dubbed bn after having been politically IN
tered in NV late address and appropriate ePltapA
g5ltu,:ously tgraiShrd hirn has sou!4cG mex note
from his carnc house. which requires passing notice
from me, lest my friends At distance should think
that his have the least foundation in trG,
o. The least clam TO public credence.
In q late address published over the name of this b
lngsgatc Senator, the buchanan Commercial Jour
na " he would have you believe that he gave ME the
lie in the first attack that he made IN his speech
delivered az liz, April Court, ISIS, and he publishes the
certificate Of VI Pcndleton, Geo Etzer, IT, and John
L. Moomaw. prove that he said IN that speech, that
had written attacks upon HIM which were published
under the Editorial head in the Fncastle Democrat,
which knew be false, for which he pronounced me
sn inflmous lar cannot believe for 4 moment that
either Of these gentlemen would state any thing that
he did believe be true, but that they have been
mistaken 10 the partcu!a. speech N which he used
substantially the terms they quote, will, have NJ
doubt; be evident both 10 them ami the pubic when
the whole circumstances Of the are before them
Ia tir speech then delivered o. THIS Gigafcd Ora
Tor al the April Court, lc3o, he made certain false
Charges aga.ns n my absence, which, had been
present, would ..ayr branded with iaisehocd on the
spot, and which, &:tcr beng reported 10 me by M
frcnds, ! pronounced - be sm.t0ut tie shadO,c o.
foundation IN truth, "Wjsrai and it'se 't0Q IL false
and "nouadcd from Itgias:ny to end, shameless and
malicious fa'Scb7odS, and proclaimed him billings
gate Seaator, ''calumaia.or "rcckicss s'aadeSer
and '.GCfGricr, communication puo shed over my
name in the Fincastle Democrat Of 9Th OF April,
1895 the first paper that issued after his speech
was delivered Instead of resentng that communica-
zion honorable manly way, he rcsortcd 20 the
f!shwomaas weapon; and when commenting on that
publication the Goth Of April, the day of the cleo
;ion he then very lastly gave the lie 10 IT'S state.
ments without atiucinr single title OF proc! to
tain hun. After having first published him in the Ian
guage above quoted, wholesale dealer n iasehood,
could Of course notice HIM in other way than did
had
in the Fncasc Democrat, wherein informed the pub
lie that nv first communication intended 10 be II
aa and admitted of but one reply from gentleman,
and having therein branded his statements with false
tool Il. he, fslwomanke preferred scoldng 10 any
ether mode Of action, could not condescend TO notice
han farther. The gentlemen whose certificate he cy
hibs, may have heard his abusive false charges NJ the
April Court, and have heard him give the lie state
ments when commenting on my publication on the day
Of tue election, and al ts remote period may think that
il his first speech that he used that language
Tina, they may be very honestly mistaken with respect
70 the precise words that he used in public speech
twenty months ago, or have mistaken the words
of one speech for those Of another, will be readily
conceded by them when point out 10 them that they
have made palpebie mistake in certifying to arti-
Gle five times published in the spapers (v.z) my
first publication in le:'5, an extract only from which
they that have published in my late address, when
IN fact had republshed in that very address every
word that IL ever contained
The Senator's huabug assumption that he gave the
lie to his speech at the april Court, lS3c, for at
lacks hun published under the Editorial head in the
Fincastie Democrat will be hooed too prepostcr
Gus and absurd by all honorable men, when assure
them that no 0tcchs hjm from any person ever ~
pcared in ISIS, in that paper previous to the delivery
of that speech. have carefully examined my file Of
the Democrat from the first of January, 1885 up to
the very day that he made that speech and cannot
find The name of John I. Anderson even mentioned,
except once, in very respectful manner, by Mr. Cav
thon, when announcing him as candidate for re-eec
ton the twenty-thIrd of March, when | in
the city Of Richmond nearly two hundred miles from
his Senatorial District. have file of the Demo
crat for 1888 At my counting room which | re-
spectiully request the honest and honorale-thc
lovers Of truth and good order, of all parties, TO
call and examine, and point out single paragraph
If they can, wherein his (A.s) is mentioned
except the 23d Of March, and hereto annex the
certificate Of Mr. Irvine, which was published in Mr.
Cawthon address to stCw that not III the ccun-
" ut that tine. The only other young III ny EN-.
pioy mcnt at that time could unite in the certificate with
tIr Irvine, but he is my brother will not follow
the Senator's example by ndelic0tey dragging forward
my relations or family connections 10 certify for me
No proof however, necessary this point the Sc
naor knows that he travelled home with from Rich
.nond 10 Fncaste, and that arrived at the latter
place the first day OF April 1885, just nine days be-
fore he made his first iarccu speech If then, at.
tacks had been made on HIM IN the Fincast!e Demo
orat previous to the April Court 1855 it was mpossi-
bic that he could have pronounced them false and their
alleged author infamous liar II they were made, |
he bound point them on; and prove me to be their
author which is impossible, the Democr,t contains
no such attacks. On either horn OF the dilemma the
wholesale defamer is gored to death
But although have thus incon.estibly proved from
the records, the utter mpossibty Of his claim to the
ns,c position which he wishes TO assume, am for
tunately able place it, if no record existed, be-
yond The possibility of doubt BY the subjoined certf
Gates which have been kindly furnished to me by as
highly respectable, honest and honorable gentlemen,
as any that the State of Virginia, any other State in
the Union affords They heard his whole speech at
the April Court, and you now see their account Of
il. Four of these gentlemen, you will see from Their
certificates reported his speech to me on the very
that i, was delivered, and advised the that
pursued and they tell you enphat cay that, if the lie
had then been given to me, as gentlemen they could
neither have recommended sanctioned any pub!ica-
ton by me in the matter COL Burwell was his compe
tor and sat on the bench with him all that day. Capt
Carper nomination for the county, and all the
other gentlemen say that they heard his whole speech
and that the rs. charge of lseood that they heard
made in that controversy was in my communication Of
the 18th ofApril in reply 70 his speech