Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-06
TIE, LAST CARD.


what might he lis comrexon and what the quarrel
whence it should come. 1t has come. sure enough-and
miserably weak AMI ridiculous affair it is. 1t Comes
in the shape Of a nmnnication the ,rfolk Aruus
the Lpc,fc organ of,hai city, from Col Willis II
Wocdey, frmerly Procor If the University q Virgin
ia We insert his letter at length:
To the Editor Of The Southern .lrgus:
PoRT MOUTH, Oct. 50, lS4S.
No apology is necessary for This communication rhe
facts be disclosed too ilnp,raat be withheld
from the people Of Virginia, and indeed Of the whole
South
Ga Saturday last had The honor to fan in with tras
cling Wing Orator from Ohio. on board the Curtis I.
Peek. on her passage from Richm nd who, a very
early hour Of the day. rather vaunngv proclaimed thai
lie Lad been canvasSing the States of Ohio 4 Pennsylva-
MIA, and ntmated that he then in Virginia with the
same object. Several little incidents satisfied me
and other gentlemen on board that he Mr. Wmy
If whom and whose speech we Ind heard If Richmond
few days before some amusing anecdotes In the course
of his conversation. this gentleman than al
tirned that he kner that General Taylor !" it,
moi Prov-p" and IF rec Soil" man that the people Of
the North and Northwest had pledges that The General
would sustain these measures If elected and that if they
did not know that Snch would he his course, they would
drop him the candidate for the Presidency
lie was cmpIlnented for his speech IN Richmond aud
laiiered with the no"rley of The fact that he had an ap
prnment for that evening (Saurday) To address the
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gentleman of his open, frank and Independent character
had visited Virginia m this occaSon and my regret that
the tlie would not aft rd HIM opportunity to
the whole State pledged myself to ard him in the dl.
sniHalion o his and Gen Iayor's views the above
ujects. He then affirmed that, from The information
he had received from many Intelligent gentlemen, he be
leved here ut in Virginia who was not al
heart tvor of the 'Nimot Provisn and Gree Soil''
rnveoe I; and that Virginia herself this moment
ripe for the abolition Of slavery. gentleman from the
county OF York, Wh was present and heard these sen
ments attributed To Virginia and many of her respecta
BILE and intelligent citizens, Immed.a! ey replied thai he
did believe that the Ohio had any authority
for making such assertions when he affirmed that he had
received the Information from the Hon. John NJ. Bots,
Mr. Darlington of Richmond, and many others whose
names not distinctly remembered Indeed. he said he
had met with no Whig in Virginia who had express
ed the same sentiments.
gentleman who slept on board The Courts Peck' re
marked 10 my hat he had particularly avoided the man.
because he had heard him. while lying in his berth, ad
vocatng abolition doctrines. From facts which &C cured
before my aud III the know ledge of Others his
pen>es, as travelling speaker, betrayed by " ho
contributions Ii Is certain that he Stunned ID did
pay his porteL taking him To the boat and money
was paid Tor his passage by HIMSELF and that he had
be drummed up by several appeals from the stewards
bell and had at last be sent for expressly by TIE Cap
ain. before lie could be brought up io settlement of
his fare.
These facts can be corrobDated by several gentlemen,
| w hgs aud democrats. who We're ON board, if they
shuu Id be questioned Comment upon them is superfln-
I'm abolition IVhig Orator imported into Vnguiu
from ohio, and paid by Wigs Of Tmginia!'
". H. WOODLEY.
We find in The Richmond Times of Thursday, the fol
lowing letter:
10 the Editors of The Times and Compiler.
| Gentlemen:Ny name having been mentioned frequent
ly in connection with that Of certain Mr. James b. Raw
Of Cincinnati, Ohio feel it tue 10 myself. well
tn hriaf ,f
the circumstances under which formed MIR. Rays
acquaintance.
in Philadelphia during the latter part Of Sepem
Der, and first met with Mr.. Ray 25th Of the
month"; when he addressed with ability large public
meeting in the district of kensngtnn. being Introduced
to the audience by the presiding officer On this
sion as on the foil wing day. at similar meeting in
West Chester, he was cordially taken by the hand by
some Of the most respectable and prominent Wings Of
the city of Phllade pha. and received from hem pub
lie and private the respect and Iteration due to
gentleman of honorable character. | informed in
West Chester that his connections and relatives were
highly respectable. With these facts before me- could
adopt other conclusion than that Mr.. Ray pr
perly endorsed both gentlemen and as able
Wing
Under these circumstances Mr. Raw came to Virginia and
deemed it the part of Virginia hospitality TO extend to
hun every attentlon but my misfortune to be de-
ceived and Imposed upon, doubt the gentlemen be-
fore alluded To in Pennsylvania also This lndlvl
dnal is no doubt vile impnstor | detected him in
deliberate aIsehoods before he left the city, and he
thereby having forfeited all claim the character Of
gentleman, discarded him from ali intercourse with
and gave him direct intimaton, that the he left
the city of Richmond the better for him.
1t seems his alsehoods did stop in ichmond; for
see by letter sgned w. H. WoplIey. addressed To
the Editor Of the Norfolk Argus. and dated Portsmouth
October, 3Oh, 1913. that the aforesaid Mr. Ray, IN the
Of his conversation on board the Curtis Peck, made
the following statement. quote the language of Mr..
Noodey'- letter in the Norfolk Argus:
ale (Rayl then affirmed that from the information
he hal received from many intelligent gentlemen he be
lieved there not man In Virginia who was not al
heart in favor Of the Wmo Provlso and free soil move
menis and that Virginia this moment ripe for the
abolition OF slavery IL gentleman from the county Of York,
who was present. and heard these sentiments attributed
to Virginia, and to many Of her respectable and ntel
gent czs',s, immediately replied that he did m, believe
hat the Ohio orator had any authority for making such
assertions when he affirmed that he had received the
information from the Hon. j. Nj. Bolts and Mr.. Car
rngon, of Richmond and many others whose names
not distinctly remembered"
am no doubt the Mr. Darlington alluded to. and
therefore most emphaicalIv deny tina, ever gave Ray.
or any one else the pretended information in relation
the sentiments Of he people Of Virginia. declare thar
the assertion. fer as am concerned, is and
nequivocal fAlsehood. Thus much, Messrs. Editors,
have been Compelled to say upon this subject, and here
leave 1t. Yours, most respectfully,
J. NJ CARRINGTOA.
The Argus is thrown into the herocs by the letter Of
Extraordinary Disclosures and venture to say that
every Democratic paper the SaIewl copy the letter and
make the most Of it, if time allow. before the election