Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-01-06
froaa he Richmond Examiner, Of 3la December.
THE CAMPBELL ELrCTION-AG AGAIN


The Lynchburg Nrgnian Of tie 23rd inst comics III
letter oil our syncibnrg corr,sp nen and also sorl
oil OURS, on the subject u III. Canpbe election
and adds
at VIII be seen that word is said ahout this cir
'umSahfes under which Col. Clay MS Lruuu 1t out or
al The Local considerations which Influenced the rps,l,
ne naked tact IS announced and false impression ere
aied thai Col Clay, Deuocrat as such and on pari,
s,ooni'' was titcled by majority Of II votes over
MI. VI ryan,, Wing, in the heretofore sir,ny " bo
county ot Campbell. All the facts were known to the
Editors OF HE Enquirer and Examiner aud OF course
10 The Llhehbnrg correspondent Of the latter papcr-
we leave II II casniss 10 determine how Tar snc sup
preston Of The whole Truth ecJnclable with far deal
ing"
Now reply. we have Only t. say in our o yn behalf
that the very number Of the Tx luner IN which the lei
ter ii our itnchbnrs friend app,ars has the f,owno
pIblcan:
The election Of Col Clay under the Circumstances
ny ,he Independent voters Of both parties cannot he re
gaided o!herAse than honorable 10 him in tie hirhrsi
oeefee, as man o character and inilnence an1r his
iGo"-czeaS, regardless of parry c,sdprations-an ~
ehce o which may be found in the fact that he received
'e woes oil all The prominent political opponents spoken
o as candidates"
lo'urn the battery Of the Editor Of the Virginian up
u" nihseii, we VIII say that when he para
graph copied ahDye he mus, have known that we had
published the Republicans notice Of CD Clay election
we leave II or the caSuisisro deter.np. how for such
suppression OF the whole truth is rcconcia5le with fair
AS To our Lynchburg triead. il is sui lent defence
- nun !" say that he wroe only what every Wing paper
III me State the Nlgluian include has acknowledged
To he ttiei
" al"ays considered brilliant feat Of arms to ca y
'a''efy and turn it apJn the enemy. The Ex-
"o'' however, has not been successful in attempting
INPof' 1t asserts thai we knew, whea the par
r'' 'o"e quoted was written, the article Of the Re
"'" iaa been transferred to its columns. Now IRE
'"' contrary assert that dill not-and moment,
''''oh 10 dates Will show that We could not-knou
"s sue" thing. The letter from I.ynchburg appeared
win The extract from the Republican, in tin
90, VI me 2ls-Onr article vas written on TIN
-a0 appeared in the NirgInan of the 23d Decenl
n. l" Consequence Of the badness Of the roads tn
',"''a max has rot for some time arrived esly G
s" ''f delivery The nights that the Rich
80 papers would ii have met eye, at any rate
''ah me morning Of the % after the Virginia.
but IN point Of fact, owing to failure u
' ""i ior one trip, the Examiner was not received un
VI the morning Of the 9th The Examiner will see
''o'' mat lis allegation is unfoundcd and will o
course, reIract it,
i9hchbnr2 letter was published-so importan
" 'seihed-In an extract from the Examiner onic
' vas copied by the Richmond Times, from which W
II !" our columns, three days before the Exam
''"'a'hne 1t rea he'd here. We did not impeach tn
VI NE writer. lie stated nothing but what va
on'' oy not stating the ,cJiole truth his letter crea
false impres, ion. .T=
"' 10 return to the Republican article How happen
u" publishing il ii the Examiner, The first para