Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-20
ro TIE EDIrons OF TIE Eve UIRER.

few days since, sent u publication 10 the Lynch
burg Republican, and omitted to request you to copy
l. therefore, send il below, together with an addition,
which beg you TO insert:
In the Richmond Wing of 22nd September have
seen, over the signature of Slss L Fawer, pubca.
ton Ito which appear ns the endorserD relative to
certain double voting by himself and nephew, Robert
Bpasley for the Congressional and Senatoria candI
dates last Spring in the Albenarle District, AS know
that COMMUNICATION contains mistakes, beg leave to
make known why my name appeared IN It. On Sun
day evening, 10Th September, met with Mr. Vawter,
who showed me the manuscript of that publication,
and reques ed my signature refused, because il con-
tanned assertions al with my knowledge OF the
facts, and had not the time then to examine and
il, but proposed TO take il home and examine IT.
as to give him an answer the next day, If he would
come to my house.
For reasons no doubt, satisfactory TO himself, he
fused let take home for examination, but would
bring the day. He did, and read II together
pointed him 10 the clauses which must be altered be-
fore my signature could be given The first clause
pointed out TO him, for correction, and to which will
call the attention Of your readers is, I" remarked we
we're still Wings, and rohd the whole Wing ticket
or something like il. Oar votes were then recorded,
&c Gentlemen, you will BE- astonshed at the CELEBRITY
with which Nelson Commissioners do business. One
man comes to the polls, and remarked "ne roed the
Wing ticket, and from the vague declaration OF "fhe
Wing ticket, record votes More than one,
marx you, but man spoke and that very equivoca
", and the Commissioners recorded two votes. Slrs
| need only establish the fact that the Commissioners
SOBER satisfy every man, that the whole nsser
tion is another niStafe. Is there man IN The State
who would believe, that votes were thus recorded! II
by US, Mr. V. means himself and phew his memory
is strangely a, fault r Beaslpys vote had been
corded before Mr.. remarked "ms roed the Wing
ticket" Thus, hnif this is mstake, and the other
half may 90 for lis value. 1 told MIR. Vawier what
that clause should be-maGs him insert the cor
rection ! not only told him what it should be, but
iranspired at the poll written in the morning, before
his arrival the substance OF which, Uhough not as de
tailed, is below, over the signature of VIM T. Jordan
and VIM. A Payne, Commissioners
The next clause 10 which | will advert, is, ''Alr.
Sper took MS much Of The mistake 10 himself as he
attributed to me- and endeavored To correct it in time
&c This Mr. Sper must be an accommodating
kind Of fellow: at the poll as Comm'ss'oner, I've
would never trouble the voters to tell for whom they
would vote-One tells uc still Wings, and ne re-
cords taro votes and row when he fnds that, through
mistake the same vote bad been recorded twice hs vo
unfairly takes half three fourths the blame TO him.
self and the voter, 10 satisfy The public, tells then
'why il mistake, and The Commissioners takes one
hall the blame What the facts about this! On Inc
~ after the election in Bent Creek the village IN
winch Mr. S yawter lives) and saw him; he spoke
of the vote and told me il mistake and "wtrg to
The political conversation Il would say reacing) we
had at the poll. SAID l. il it was mistake owing To
that, why, Sir, ] am much TO blame ms you are -
then The standard and believing him. WHEN lie said
mistake, used that phrase; but, when 1t s car
RED before the public, Withdraw from the concern -
The whole ought to have been told, or nome The last
clause over my name IS unqualified. "Ihe vote gwen
through misIakr, growing out of the dlscussInn be
tween us" Tins is The only sentence | wrote, and II
qualified with Il beficrcG or thought 1t was mis-
take 81 far as the conversation with hlr. Dewitt, 10
hch Mr. V refers, know they had none at The poll
After making Mr. V correct the paper by ,nterlinea
tIa no rtpd
IN the copy, and giving him paper containing The
Substance Of what his corrected copy should be- sgn
ed it. In filing up the draft, lie has drawn rather
heavy, and enter my protest n!fsd, mol my ae''
J. NJ. SPlLLER.
The PROOF-When MIR. s. P. vawter presented
himself at the poll at The Bufflloe Ridge Spring Pre-
cinct, in Nelson, hIr J. NJ. Sper one OF The Commits
soners enquired Of him the vote at Diards Precinct,
IN Amherst He told the vote, and, owing to some re-
mark of Mr. S., he (Vawter) proceeded to read some
extracts from The Richmond Enquirer, 10 prove that
Mr. Jefferson advocate for a Protective Tariff.
When he had read some time, Mr. opil!e called To han
and told him that II was conclusive proof that MIR
Jefferson was Tariff man, aud voted lnr the tariff Of
"a and Is: and said to him, let record your vote
How do you vote-for Gmpr, of course. No. said
Yawter, | v,te for Gogsin, Thompson and Cabe-
The Sheriff cried the vote. AIter the vote was re
corded Mr.. Vawer asked the vote. MIR Sp'ller hand
ed him the poll book Qhe Congressional polD and he
read Mr. Beasleys vote was recorded before
MIR Vaw,er's WIN. G. JORDAN.
/ recoect Mr. vawter read extract, Gu. from
some paper; but what paper, don't now recnec; and
also some conversation between him and Mr.. Sper
at the poll, but have forgotten what
WIN. A PAYNE
tessrs. Editors Since the foregoing appeared in
the Lynchburg Republican, Mr. " has been almost
ersuaded in his mind TO publish the paper gave
him, to which have referred; but his tender regard
for the Senior Editor of the Enquirer, fear of mort
tying his feelings, obstacle in the way, under.
stand. Sir, s.mpaihise with you-yon are in immI-
nent danger of being overwhelmed with extreme NOR.
lfcaton Not that the grave charge is one to which
you, as Editor, stranger but the denihed
f,untan from which it proceeded, Mr. P Vaw,er,
viii! you to tremble But, you must submit;
my anxiety that it shall be published to convict me of
mistake, forces me to give the clause When Mr. V.
took the slips Of paper from his pocket, which re said
were cut from The Enquirer, he observed "lhis was
published in the Enquirer, when that was an honest
ourna-when its Editor sent forth truth for It's read
ers, "or something like it, trust you will survive
t-and the obstacle is removed.
j. NJ. SPlLLER.
Tie Editor of nf Portsmouth