Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-25
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I.YNcnRuRG, 18Th June. 1871.

ana pcTa0Iul enemy VI wi. RiUSUJ Hdt an lo-
lncally opposed TO Mr.. Nj. is True. Upon no
question OF national policy do agree with him,
nor do approve his legislative course upon
single question Of State interest. That he con-
sidcrs me "a personal enemy" is not improbable;
for many OF his political friends have assured
Inc lha; he thus regards all who freely can
vass his public acts as have done. But that
have been led by personal or political lecIing
into The commission Of any act Of snJR5'16c 10
him, is untrue. The hundreds Of candid and i'm
partial citizens OF The town Of Lynchburs and
county OF Campbell, who heard his speeches in
the late canvass, will vouch for The correctness
of every statement" contained in my communl-
cation OF the 2ilh April. To them submit The
several questions al issue between "A Democrat
OF Campbell and myself.
Rut even il | were under the influence Of The
feelings and motives ascrbed 10 me, il is quite
obvious that MIR. Mosby would not, in conse.
auence OF my prejudices against him, be wrong
fully assailed" through your columcs, 10 the ex-
tent that ruth and justice have already been by
~ Democrats" yarilalilitS in his favor.
Did no, The voluntary defender" in this case
frankly admit, during The canvass, that IN cons'-
deratiun OF certain acts oil kindness 10 him on
the part Of MIR. Mostly, "he was sure 10 lose as
temper" whenever he heard that genlemans acts
freely criliciscd7 And did lie not give the mos!
unequvocaI evidence Of the sincerity Of that de
claralon in frequent public and private CONVEX
salons, in which he lost 'he helm OF reason" IN
the "madness Of the hour" That these questions
NAV be answered afirmatively, entertain no
doubt. They develope nothing derosatory 10 ne
character Of "a Democra. OF Campbell" On
the contrary, they show an appreciation oil nef-
sonal tavols highly credi,able 10 his heart The
reader however, in forming an oplnion OF The
merits Of this controversy Will mol iall 70 MAKE
very liberal allowance Tor the partially oil The
defender 10 tho deicndcd, growing out OF The pecu-
liar relations existing between them But Tor
those relations, perhaps, The communication OF
| IA Democrat Of Campbell" would mol nave found
lis way into the Enquirer. a any rate its au-
thor ii unbiased ana impartial, would Tephatate
his own production.
He wou,d mol hazard denial OF the stale
ment," lhat Mir. Mosby declared, il he should be
beaen on The charge OF repIesen'a!i,ys lplaeIiS
that OF his darling boys" would be forever blast
ed; thereby making che mos, extraordinary APP
peal 10 the sympalhies Of the people" | say ne
would moi venture denial OF this, when hum
dreds of men who heard Mr. Ms famous speech
at The Baptist Church in Lynchburg, would $50.
lcmn!y swear or affirm il 10 betrue.
He would not think it necessary 10 DENY the
correctness Of my opinion, that about : to Of the
resident voters OF Lynchburg declared for Doctor
Saunders at The polls, when, according 10 the IAN
alysis" to which "A Democrat Of Campbell
himself directs all enquirers after trntd, change
of ten votes from one poll 10 The other would have
given Dr. S. precisely two 10 one OF the Set resident
town votes cast.
He would not assert, that ",he fat" 10 which The
"Lvncs5lns delegate" advered in discussion, con.
siiruted his "appea" TO public sympathy, when
il is well known that Mr.. NJ appeals were gene
rally founded upon assumptions not tne; as Tor
eyample. his charge in the Baptist Church, that
his assailanls would willingly "draw hts hearts
blood"--hs repeated declaration, that the great
object OF the opposition 10 him was The personal
degradation OF himself and family &c.
He would not characterize as unjust and I'M
tue" nv statement" in regard 10 Mr. Mosby
and Mr.. Glass, when the conduct OF The former
was even worse than that ascIibed to him in the
statement aforesaid; the facts being that MIR.
Mosby, on dileren! occasions, adveIed 10. and
dwell, with mphasis upon ''missatcmenl IN an
editorial of The Republican, written by MIR. Glass
and although Mr. NJ. k1lsir that The correction had
been promptly made weeks before, yet The mag
n0nimoits canvasscI, so tar from mentioning that
TACT referred TO The trror (unin,enliona! as every
candid man was forced 10 admiD as an evidence
OF The determined purpose Of Mr.. Glass TOO an IN
putting him down. In This case, il is certain that
Suppression Of "ie facfs' constituted his appeal
10 Inc STtnpdlDltS Ol lHt FtUIle.
In ord, ~ Democrat OF Campbell would
not probably characterize, as ''untonnded" IN fact
and "malicious" IN motive, the principal stale
nens" contained in my letter OF the 2ih April
the accuracy ui which statements IS vouched Tor
by hnld,cds Of individuals As respectable as HIM
self--bu for The pecuar considerations 10 which
| have advered.
By wav Of rcciprocCiiou, will conclude BY cx-
pressing hope, that "a Democrat OF Campbell"
will soon be "fimscT again. ID.
P. S. Did "a Democrat OF Campbell really
nritc Ills oirn communication or was II furnish
ed 10 his hand by the moonanimouS canrasser
aforesaid, alias The gently born ANA gently raIs-
ed" or some OTHER PECULIAR FRIEND! ana
while asking questions, lmay enquire also Of "a
Democra. oi Campbell" if The "hopr," in his be-
half. contained in the concluding sentence OF he
above communication, is not already Ieallzedi II
he has not aro,rcdiy changed his oplnion IN ie-
gard 10 The merits of The Lynehd1ug delegate
That he has some reason for this rcpu'cd change,
the reader will he APT 10 infer, from The suhoned
questions with which conclude This letter
Has il no, come 10 light, that Mr.. .HoS0y, who
nor assures his friends that he would rather hare
los, lis arr, eccica Mqa tiGt Mr.. Iring sionid hare
been beoteu fer Consrtss look prompt steps 10 Sc
cure The attendance al The polls OF certain Demo
cratic friends residing out olthis county, knowing,
al The same time, that il they came 10 the polls they
would vote for MIR. Docock2 Has not MIR. NJ,
as The friend and assistant Of Mr.. Irving, since
HE election, given singular evidence OF his dsin-
fcyes,cdnee in challenging votes on the poll oil Boz
cock and Saunders and in mot challenging those
received nv the commissioners, hr0n fic same
p,,nciple in iavcr Of Bocock and ainise9
aHad rcs,roned (my visiD beyond The pre-