Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-11-25
ANOTHER HUMBUG EXPLODED.

The Wing press, and the Petersburg Integencer in par
GUAR will from the following, that they have in vain
loaded heir columns with extracts from the Adams Conve
;ion in 1925 with the view of holding Col Johnson respon
sibc Amicusn utterly rcutes the absurd and false story
His communication and that Of - A Traveller, shows the
happy position of worthy candidate in The West The
East will nohy respond, and will the andcers OF
Col. J. with dust and ashes' of signal and we'll
merrd overthrow:
10 he Editors of he Enquirer
Gcnie AZ article, upc from the Stanton Spccia.
tor present going the rounds of 'he Wing press :" Viz
lrna changing Col johnson with having "suri"rrd Tue
administration John G. Adams" aud with having sat
tended antI-Jacksou meeting III Ca!k>burg IN ls2I Dc
10 support these charges the article referred prricnds To
ave extracts the ChS>burg Enquirer al N"vcmb"r2 -
1877 which however, arc 5" garfield tat Col Johnson l. en-
ir.iy prcscHcd II Col j. present al that
meeting. aud was appointed by the chairman o The
five following bris statement OF The facts
cac viii satisfactorily account ior both his presence
Col Jn.svn being in upon that day "a court day,)
as IId many Dcmucras attended the meeting as
spectator htooh part IN mha'srer-c"Ine in ai'e. !!
organized; and a. the chairman Mr. Hcbs.rl appointed
the committee silently, Col }. knew nothing OF his apnolnl-
uE the proceedings appeared III th~ 'Cl.rkshug En-
qui.cr" When i, his knowledge, Col J. immediate
H. called upon tn. chairman (Ar Nehster) and inquired
he (Cr j. had bc.u appointed one OF the c"ii!'cc
Mr. .scr pied that rad authority for d,in.
that The appointing the committee he apHned To
hin (C"l j. and rriom hinkt"% Of ms PoilicS a'
pointed nin,; thai h. remembered Col J. said moiag
Col johnson statement OF the above iacisa little
more ii, detail bat s'anay the as here gwen.
Major IohI ip.r justice oi the Peace in Taylor
county, always been Democrat and who was Ike
wise spectator meeting referred certificate
also the OF Mr.. Nebsers statement verifying IT, 30
far he W. heard and believed
Tim, Rlvts Esq. prominent member of the late State
Convention the certificates and Is respect
fully referred vouch for the correctness OF tho stale
mfnis contained i'm This communication relative thereto
These chuIg.S We're brought against Col J. during the
contest between him and Judge Allen in 1883 but the stale
mrnts of Mcssrs Webster and Leiper hc former OF whom
Whigl oGciualv put them al rest The facts are well
the North West But indeed these charges have
not en- show Of piauSatiy. is probable that Col
Johnson who 1885, r0icd alone ohc Virginia delegation,
General Jackson in preference 10 both Crawford and
Adams would, in lS27 favor Adams who had become very
unpopular and oppose jackson, whose popularity was then
GriSlstitle
If Col Johnson at home would cndcavor TO OBJ
tain The statements Webster AMI crcr Tor publication.
He is in Tie $ W. counties Should he deem ii OF sniti-
Gent importance. however, he will have il done.
The truth il tie of these nrorn3cd and false char
res against Cu j. originate with certain $ d. Of Carks
burg who To obtain credit, send them distance,
only because they have exploded at home but ccausc OF
the character 1T their author
The charge raised and circulated in the East, 10 wit that
"Co! Johnson took The benefit of the Bankrupt Law, is
bare. faced a school itho the slightest stalor Of found
alton COL ,nnsnn has perhaps So large fortune,
left Mr. $inncS Ivy his brother but c has been in in
dependent ci, since long before the passage
of the Banktp2i Law. SERlTAS.