Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-05

who call themselves Wings voted for Lisyon: and
\ Others, like himself, came up missing; in the neigh
~oourhood OF Greenfield, where Capt Martin lives,
must have lost fifteen to twenty live votes, him
sell voting against me. lsay the tale is base false.
mood, and the originator of il, be him whom he
may, Is rs base as a midnight assassin. The
only Thing ! think hard OF MIR. Faber for, is
that he should tell me that he was satisfied, and still
give currency to the tale by no: conradicting IL,
thereby showing that he still believed il. Have my
Efforts ior him and the cause meriteJ such treatment
al MS handsl put II To his honesty to say, and IL
Is due to him to say that | always thought he had
as large a share as most of gentlemen. Fellow
citizens, | would desp:sc myself IL | was guilty
yes, | would not hold up my head to look al an
homes, man under such circumstances. Good Hea-
Nens! Who that knows me, on calm reflection.
can believe iD But It has defeated my election by
Ia votes-and Il that was all, | should not regard
u, except Tor the cause of liberty: but il seeks TO
disgrace me. What! Alex,ndcr Fitzpatrick speak
ahd write Tor hr Faoer. and then turn upon the
under.currenL and elcctioneer acains I himi And
Tor whan For that, that he could have got by hold
INC on TO the nomination, for it seems to be a gene.
rally admitted proposition, that IL | had held on TO
the nomination., | would have been elected. UNI
Ierstand that some OF my friends who preferred MIR
raOer to me, think that in speaking of those who
nave assumed 10 be our censorS, Sc, in my letter Of
the 20 inst, alluded to all who preferred him. I
meant only to hit those who charged my friends
WIN bad motives, and not TO hit them hard. | hope
the explanation IS satisfactory. I further stated.
you know, IN that letter, that | had no doubt many
Q fthose who had chtrsed my friends, were ashamed,
Tor believed that most OF them were high minded,
honorable men, Sc. | me mt Ivy it all but a few.
and 10 be more definite, | meant three excepted, 10
wit: my old friend of small potatoe memory, and
two others who have dealt IN personal remarks
about me and my family.
understand that my remarks about dictation
have been construed by some OF the wealthy men of
the county, who are my personal and political
friends, as intended TO apply to them. This is not
AT all surprising TO me, when | recollect that some of
my most Jealous friends did mike use OF the remark
that a lew rich men wanted 10 dictate TO the county.
That remark cannot, in Justice, apply TO me, for re
terence TO my letters anu speeches will show that I
never used the word ''rich" in connection with sjic. |
tatlon." IL is true that | used the word s'rich- in
TN sense; | am not a rich man, or that | am poor,
anu the word "dtctltorial" IN this sense-only a lit
tie dietatoral. But that | may not be misunder- |
stood by any on thatsubject, | now say once for all,
that | never intended, by any thing that | have
written or said, TO convey the idea that the rich
wished to dictate. My remarks about dictation
were ln'ended,to apply 10 a few lIck-spittles, who
may think themselves rich, but who are not much
richer than | am, and you know | am not rich.-
Fellow citizens, | can say with n clear conscience.
mat | am a friend TO the whole human family, and
have only wriitonthis letter in defence of my repu-
talon, which has been so u~niustly asSailcd.
ALEXANDER FITZPATRICK.
L. 5. Since writing the above, | understand
that my speech at MaSsie's Mil, while Mr. Faber
was a cardidlte, was construed uniavorably by MIR
Faber in noticing the substance OF what | there s,id.
Allow me, fellow citizens, 10 say that when arriy-
ed there, | found many of my friends displeased
with my wlthd:IwdI, and 4 few Of them said thew
would not vote for Mr Faber. | advised them tina,
they certainly ought TO vote for him. Those who
seemed determined not to vote for him, said must
not electloncer for Kim. | told them | had written a
letter advising my friends to vote for him. and told
all who inquired Of me, TO vote for him, and advised
them to vote for him. After being there some time.
l was solicited 10y one of my friends to make a
a-.aal - =.
thought II would do no good; but after several ur.
gent solicitations, one OF which was accompanied
with a remark that Mi Fabcr desired ME TO sneak.
went TO hun 10 know fine wished me to speak
lie SAID perhaps a few words might do good.
then showed how was nominated and Withdrew
stating, also, that my friends had Leen charged by
some of those who mad preferred MI Faber. with
improper manngement-that | knew they were in.
nocent-that with the exception OF one or two. MIR
FaLers friends we've honorable men-tha the mis-
fortune was, there was too much anxiety on the mart
OF each mans friends. In regard TO the impress,on
that | was very anxious, | said | had proven that
TO be untrue by my course, aud added, that | only
desired the honor, and thought had secured TO NV
sell as much as u was 10 represent the county.-
| lhS, l understand, was construed by Mr. Faber
into Boosting on my part, and eleclioneering against
him. | positively dISavow intending any such
thing-but on the contrary, to convince my friends
that | was satisfied, that they might thereby be in
duced TO vote for him.) | then euIogized Mr. F,ber
@@NN~ ~ - Alu Nun liz |
justice 10 say knew him as a sentlem,n-then ad-
vised the people not to get SICK, but for fear ihev
might, advised them To elect Mr. Faber, and keen The
Doctor at home, where he would be convenient
should they get SICK. ] stayed there several hours.
Ny friends who desired Mr. FabeI's election. tbouebt
what said had done and would do much sOod-
The Tuesday following, however, MIR Faber with.
drew. | have also heard that il was stated N Green
field, that when | heard Of MIR Fabers wiihduavsL
l was so pleased that | could not eat. To show how
grossly | am mIsrepresenleG, | will briefly state the
substance Of my remarks there. When at dinner
| remarked, that hearing OF Mr. Faber's withdrawal.
had so surprised and mortified me that II had taken
my appetite away, stating, also, that before I heard
OF ~, was quite hungry. Oh, Charity where
hast thou hedI People Of my native county. who
have known and fosIered me from my youth, is not
THIS too much, that a few men who cali themselves
Wings, should destroy the cause in this county, and
to excuse themselves, should thus endeav or to butch.
er my private character, which | have gained by n
life OF honesty, industry and candorl a hypocfitel
No-who that knows me will believe III
say agaln, have acted throughout for what |
considered the good OF my beloved country. Let
Others say what they please, my conscience tells m.
that ! have done noIhiag that should subiect me ~
the slightest degree Of censure. IL is very desirable
to have the approval Of those with whom we asso.
ciate, but more desirable 20 have the approval of our
own conscience.
Had Mr.. Faber done half as much for me rs
did for him, my election would have been sure. II
was nothing for his friends TO say that II was NOT
nominated | would be a candidate any how; for
one Of them To swear that he would vote for a Loco
before me; another, TO ~dIsparage my family, and
another to say u ] ever should be elected. he I.e.
g~isIdture would petition to have me sent for. and NV
trends charged by wholesale with improner ma.
nagement. This, | say, was all nothing, In their
estimation, but Tor me TO say my friends were no.
norable trends, that | was not anxious, and If honor
attached To the Representative character. I had o,.
tanned II without being elected. Did election.
eeung against MIR Faberl Mo- never e.ertion.
eered against MIR Faber was doing all I could for
him when he declined; and so my friends, WHO were
opposed to HIM, can testify, in addition to the eyi.
dence have given myself. | make this defence no,
to condemn any one, but IN justice to myself-de.
termined to entertain no angry feelings towards nnv
one. ltthose Who thus butchered the cause If lber,v
cln forgive themselves, let this be the end Of the
chapIer' ] am, fellow citizens, as ever,
Yours, very respectfully,
ALEX'R FITZPATRICK.
Correspondence ofhe New York Elpres.
WAsHIEGToE, April 20.
Curious Developments are daily coming 10 I,oht
md anon some Of our Loco Eoco friends and i'll