Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-08-12
ton Of this communication in your journal as an
act of sheer justice to myself
Respectfully yours, &C.,
ROBERT l.. DOYLE.
Lexington, July 80, 1850.
LEXINGTON, August 9th, 1850.

Mr.. Eduor-
7. am asked by tUnus Popuorum" in the last
Spectator, the following questions ':Did you
not some time previous to the call upon Mr..
Fultz and yourself desire to run on The same
ticket with Mr. Niche or Mr.. Stuart; and did
you not say to one or both of these gentlemen
that you were willing to be connected with ei-
ther or both of them in the present contest for
seats in the Convention %
I Ireply, that never did desire to run OF tho
same ticket with Mr.. Niche or Mr. Stuar. or ts
be connected with them or either of them in
the present contest for seats in the Convention
upon the principles they have ayowed to the
people. | could not have desired such a thing
without sacrifice of my own self-respect and =
surrender OF my own opinions. never did saw
to Mr. Stuart or Mr.. Niche that was willing
to be connected with either or both of them il
the present contest for seats in the Convention.
With Mr. Niche have had no conversation
that could by possibility have given origin to
such rumor as is referred to by ''Vnus Popule-
| rum"
| The rumor, doubt not, has originated out of
few words which passed between Mr.. Stuar,
and myself during the week of the MAY Court.
and before Mr.. Stuart had made his first speech
and before knew what his opinions were. /
had had no conversation with Mr.. s. on the
subject OF reform since my return home; and
and the rumors respecting his opinions were va
rious and conflicting.
On the occasion alluded to, after some eens.
raj remarks, said to Mr.. Stuart that was am.
ious TO hear his speech OH the questions Of re-
form on the then approaching Saturday. He 70.
piled he thought he could satisfy the people ss
the correctness of his opinions. After some o.
ther observations remarked that had heard
Mr.. James M. Stout say Mr.. Davis Craig had
told him Mr.. Stuart and myself were popular in
the lower part of the county and would run best
N1r .al
self" After few more remarks the converge
ton was dropped, and had not thought of il
again until heard of the rumor which has aiy.
en- rise 10 the questions of "Unus Popuorum.N
have recently had conversation with Mr..
Stuart on this subject. His recollection of tho
conversation differs somewhat from my swn.
He thinks referred to Mr.. Jacob Keiser and
not 70 Mr. Stout. l have no recollection Of hav.
ing heard Mr. Keiser say anything on the SUB.
his name. That did mention Mr.. Stouts
name and repeat what Mr.. Stout well recoleets.
cannot be mistaken in saying.
When held this conversation with Mr.. Stu
art knew not, as | have already said, what
were his opinions on the subject of reform, s1-
cept from rumor, and communicated to him
what had heard, and only what l had heard;
most assuredly with no intention of proposing to
link my fortunes with his in the canvass for tho
pened to be mentioned to me in connection with
my own. Many gentlemen throughout the
county we've at that time in full possession Of
my opinions, and it would have been utter follv
in me to have attempted, if had desired, 10
run with Mr.. Stuart or Mr.. Niche upon the
principles they have ayowed.
In justice to Mr.. Stuart feel bound to add,
that in my last conversation with him Oh this
subject, he told rue he had spoken of this mat
ter after he had learned from me that did not
agree with him in the opinions expressed in his
speech on the LIST Of June, but before he suppos-
ed was to be candidate for the Convention.
Blu, few days will elapse before the cleo
ton. Rumors will abound. beg that my
friends will consider the character have borne
from my childhood, in Augusta, as a shield a.
gainst injurious assaults upon my honest name;
and trust that my adversaries will remember
the sacred injunction edo unto others as W
would they should do unto you"
Very respectfully,
HUGH w. SHEFFEY.
70 Spectator and Messenger please copy.