Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-23

To the EDIToRs or the NORFOLK HERALD;
see from the Herald Of The I6 h. that you h,v,
published the proceedings Of a meeting Of a nun,
her Of CITIZENS Of Richmond county. 'held in the
Cour'house at Warsaw, on the 1,h June, 1912 -
viii now beg, that you will allow n.e the privilege
OF noticing said meeting:
listens that this meeting was go 10 for the rur.
pose OF taking mo consideration the defence lateiv
set forth by me IL states that my defence WINS psr
tally disseminated. The reason of this will ,rvs
IN a few word; had petioned the Editors of IN.
Religious Herald, 1.-THE only Editors TINT h-d pub
hshed anything against mel to give II an insertion
but they refused TO do so. | had Left but one 70
source, and that was to pub i,h in hand bills Thi.
10 the reason why II vns not more universally cir
oula'ed ] would have Il, were il in nv power.
published m every paper printed between Maine
and Louisiana. My object was to SEEK the ipht
not 10 hide from IT, Gentlemen at this place car
testify, that have made effort, either directly ~
indirectly, 10 blind their Judgments but have nfTard.
ed every facility IN my power, TO come to a Tigh
and natural conclusion.
The meeting Above alluded TO- pronounces nv
defence Jaise. II false, why not point out it's f,t
lacy. They certainly cannot mean all tbat have
published - lnlsel Can they pronounce the tes,i-
mpnY OF the IL respectable gentlemen introduced
iaseI If have uttered ono syllable in my de-
fence, that's not true, do not know il. am GLAD the
matter has been brought before the world, through
the political journals, because do not believe tina,
tie Editors OF such journals, will be dead TO Jus.
tce, rs no; 10 allow me n hearing in sel.defence
The resolutions Of the above named m, citing, 10
gether with those published IN the Religious lie
raid Of the l7th Of March last spe TX Of vYr,,,cn
and oral testimony. I am to this day, ignorant q,
what that testimony can he. None was produced
on the day Of my trial. az will appear from the fol-
lowing testimony:
The undersigned, whose names nre her,un,o m
neHed, state hat they have attended the trial Of ri
der John NJ Waddy, at Mount Carmel Church. on
Gafsar N,sr ~ EfI Il ...rN ~
tended particularly TO tho reading Of the CHARGES
exhibited against him and oil other pfoceedings,-
That the charges were made by Mcnokin Chur, n
md sustained in Mount Carme Church without an "
evidence 10 sustain them, except n report Of neet
ing Of delegates that had assemblies on the 2od d,v
Of March in the form Of caucus or * pnrto man
ner, tfor there was only one side Of the question dis
eussed,) and no notice given TO said Wsddy Of nm
Intention OF nfr1igning him on settling said choroes
at that time and place. and from all that was e1hbi,
ted in the trial and report Of the proceedings there.
Of, no evidence has been exhibited in anv case but
report Of what Miss Harwood is s,iJ 10 nave
told her father, md by him reported TO Menokin
Church, and the report Of said Church by let
Ter. In oil fair and impartial trials either Nv the
laws Of God or man, fair and impartial In
vesugauon should be had, and the accused bo al
lowed 10 face his accuscrs, allowed evidence n
my he has, and DO heard in his defence. In
the present trial u ~ rue, that Elder Waddv
was heard, but his evidence was not examined a,
though he informed tho Church that he had inuor.
tlnt testimony on the ground that he wished *.
amined. We therefore are decidedly Of tho opinion
that the case has not been fairly set forth before
Mount Carmel Church, and tho iriii Was a one
sided affair." that there no evidence 10 sustain m
charges. and tho omission 70 examine the evidence
On the part Of the accused amounts 70 nothing short
n extending justice TO him. We therefore state, a.
our decided opinion Of the cose that under all ,he
crcumstaucss above named, that tho SAID Elder
Waddy has not had fair, impartial and JUS, trial,