Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-18

indiscreet thing did was to declare this purpose
There are those who never meant, if they could
nreyent it. that mine should be the blessed lot Of
The peace maker.
have thus disclosed my course fully and in de-
tail upon this question, with my reasons for Il,
which the many misrepresentation throughout
nv district make il proper should publish. am
happy TO know that ninety-nine in every hundred
of The people OF Accomac approve my course. In
deed, all OF The candidates backed me in j..
proceed now 10 correct some Of the many
misre presentations contained in the statement al
the head OF this communication.
Il is mol true, "thatthe Methodist denomination
in The county are divided as to choice between
attaching themselves TO The Northern or Sonlhern
division of thai church, and that This question BE-
con,e al, issue IN The canuass"-it il be meant 10
assert tha, il became an issue TO any considera'
bic extent. There was an attempt TO make II
such. but il failed. According 10 the statement oil
the Petersburg lnellgencer, lost al least one
vote in consequence OF my course. am not
aware. and do not believe gained one.
Reference has been made TO the lacI that Inc
MelhodisIs voted for me. This is in part true
most of them did; but several belonging TO Inc
Wing party voted Tor Mr.. Jones. Il is equally
true, however, that they have uniformly done so
since my earliest entrance into public life; as, IN
deed, most Of the Baplis,s have. And when II IS
recollecled that these Two denominations com
prise nineleentwenteths Of The religious people
of Accomac, refer 10 the circumstance with Pc
culiar satisfaction.
I,is notlrue that "aboul 3 o'clock on the election
day, when Gen Bayly was running far ahead OF
his competitor, Mr.. Jones, and had received the
votes OF most Of those who preferred the Southern
Conference, the advocates Of The Northern divi-
-. A. da kasr mrs
began 10 cast their votes rapidly Tor Gen'l Bayly
There was no such classification OF The votes and
no such thing as is here related took place. Some
Of the first Who voted for on The day OF the cleo
ton were Melhodists who take The Northern siae,
and some oflhe last who voled Tor me were persons
who take the most decided ground against them.
Every thing was quiet until near The close OF me
polls. II is not true that "he friends OF The Soulh-
ern.Conierence, on seeing This, charged Gem Bay
ly or his friends, with betraying The South oy
counting both parties, and Immediately several
blows were aimed al Gen. Bayly." Nothing Of
the sort occurred. This was what did occur: Nct
al o'clock, but near night, after every vote whlch
was polled had been poed, and long Time al.
ter Mr.. Jones had left the Court House, and
when was in the act Of leaving il, young
man, whom did not know, asked me
what course | had taken on The Methodist
question. replied 10 him, that every body knew
that had refused 10 allow that question 10 be
made an issue in The election. Some further con-
versation ensued which il is unnecessary TO re-
peat His manner was discourleous, and saw
he desired 10 raise "a row. Alter expressing
TO him my opinion Of his behaviour started 10
leave him. He attempted 10 strike me, which
was prevented. 1.-THE excitement" for shorl
time was very great; but il il is not true that al
night there was any at all.
The Inrelligencer says at is proper that we
should mention that our informant stalled that
Mr.. Jones exoneraied MIR. Bayy from The
charge ofIamperiDg with the friends OF The North"
| hope il is not meant by this 10 imply that The
facts in this statement, are derived from Mr. Jones.
Mr.. Jones is incapable OF participation in any
such fabrication. But my friends had no more
10 do with "lampering with The iriencs Of The
North" than had. And that :hey did us nal
s'proven by the fact that Mr.. Poulson, Demo
crat of the first waer refused TO vote Tor Gen.
Bayiy. on the ground of the support which these
AbolItonists gave him." Mr. Poulson was not
al Accomac G. h. al the time referred TO. lie
went lwenty-four miles 10 Northampton TO vote
for Mr.. Wilson, and in the Accomac election he
voted al Punsoleague and for Mr.. Cus!ls, whom
this statement refers 10 as ia Democratic meni-
Der cleo, OF the House OF Delegates, who IS said
tD be an dlVOVlle VI thc Noiine'u Di'iSioH W
the Methodist church "
Il is not Tor me 10 defend MIR. Gusts. Every
body who knows him, know. that he is fully able
10 defend himself. But may be permitted to de-
tend Accomac, who has adhered 10 me- under
all circumstances, with more than maternal al
lection She, ia slaveholding county in VIZ
GINA" has nor consented ITO be represented IN
The councils OF Tie State BY friend OF The oppo
nenls Of slavery" How pfeposterous IS The
charge, THAT Abolitionisls supported me" lnlo
what absuldily will not paItizanism lead US !
Who in Virginia, has been more perseyering IN
his warfare on The Abolitionists than have beenl
commenced il as soon as entered The Lesisla-
tuie The journals will show this. ! was me
Chairman n the session OF &C. 81, Of the special
committee OF The House Of Delegates, 10 which
wnc referred The abolition resolutions OF The Stale
OF Vermont. was the Chairman Tor TWO sue
cessive sessions Of The Legislature OF the Select
Committee, TO which was referred "ihe New York
controversy" was The author OF all The legis-
latve reports on that subject. drew the lnspcc-
lion law, and carried it through the Legislature,
The present Editor OF The Wing being constrained
10 sustain me. SO deep was the impression made
on The Eastern Shore on this subject, that IN al
the modfica lions which have since been proposed
10 this law, Accomac and Northampton have
been excepted from lis operation. And since
have been in Congress, did not make most Dr.
cisive speech OIL The admission OF Florida mo
The Union, against an anti-slavery restriction
which il was attempted 10 impose upon her J.
Upon the eve of my recent election, did | not
make the most unequivocal speech against The
Wimot Proviso2 And did l not circulate il
most extensively in Accomac9 And in my
speeches upon the huslings during The Spring
campaign, will no, Mr.. Jones and the whole dis
lfict bear me testimony that made the slavery
question a prominent issue7 And yet Wing
presses charge me and my friends with ''lamper-
ing" with Abolilionisls What would have been
more impossible, If either my friends or myself
had been unprincipled enough 10 have attempted
in
The Petersburg lneligencer says: "The En-
ouirer was very anxious Ia gel a pledge from
sir. Bolts. in regard TO the Wilmot Proviso, and
we shall expect 10 hear ils voice lifted up in in
disnant rebuke OF The Democracy OF Accomac! !"
Now, Sirs, The Petersburg lnteligencer will hear
no such thing from The Enquirer, Tor The simple
reason that there is no occasion for il. THERE Is
NOT DEMOCRAT IN AccoMAc WHO WILL VOTE
FOR A WlLMoT PRoyiso MAN. Will the Peters
burg Inleigencer say rs much Tor Itself
The Iumor you referred 10, Messrs. Editors, OF
my having been injured in the ARRAY al Acco-
mac Court House is entirely untounded. was
thrown from my gig on he Sunday following, on
my return from church, and spIained my ankle
very badly, with which am still confined, but
received no injury al The Time referred TO.
understand that an absurd story is circulated
that portion Of the people of Accomac who yo-
ted Tor me have since expressed their regret al
having done SO. On The contrary, some OF The
most active Wings who voted against me have
been so disguised with the matters referred 10 IN
Ibis communication, that they have expressed
their regret that they did 50; and several persons
best acquainted with The county have assured
me that, If The election had 10 take place Io-mor-
row, would not lose one hundred votes in il.
have already made this communication long,
er than designed. have written in great haste
that might send it by the steamboat tomorrow
10 be mailed in Baltimore, with The view oI avoid
ing the circuity oflhe mail from This county.
Your obedient servant,
THOS. II. BAYLY.
Accomac, May Illh, AZ.
N. B. As an &C. OF justice, | ask The Wing
and such other papers as have published The
statement al The head OF this article 10 republsh
This communication. I. h. b.