Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-12-02

nrivjyere M to The meeting of The merit Congress-
Mr. Levin member of the Congress whch cAseu '" '"'
Sd of March last, had the privilege OF ifanhis u"'
dov md he cerniny did frank" the Wing circular we
have cited As an act Of Justice we ask Inc hines " eo"
css that the "hus in The pan is al! on us side ana 70 IN
c,, orr ,dooed fellow. citizens, TO whom the wings
ieorsv anncal on the subject OF Irish Relief thal wing
leaders have invoked the aid Of one OF the Detcs e
Americans and under the frank OF Lewis =. Levin, LAY.
circulated appeals for Wing support Inc eSlsehc u sun
coalition cannot be disproved, and our aoopeu leo ~
zens will turn with disgust from party whieh Is 81 eo''
unired with their most determined enemies
MAJ ,o since pnon the authority of gentleman from
ho ,noma,toy district we asserted that COL r. WALKER
,bc Wig candidate for Senator in that district pao V"'e "
I @ Adams as President Col ". writes us 10 Correct TIC
error and his request! we Will cheeriuhy 'ePuo' nv
article in the Lynchburg Vginan, denying he c"use 81
soon ms ,fe shall receive the paper.
----sss---------
We have scarcely To refer our readers 10 the TWO m
interesting letters below from gentlemen oil hish
and intelligence The first blows sky high an I'M
nuden, SANDER upon Col Johnson in connection win e
Adams meeting. II the Wing papers have not inc JUSTICE "
publisl the whole letter, they certainly cannot refuse "
hr readers see Mr. Webscrs noe which proves Inc ias
| ~ of the charge against our excellent candidate.
"a Friend 10 the Constitution" places the Wing candidate
far Governor in not very credable light We INVOKE e
serious attention of the air-dealing, n'e'sch Peop -
Virginia, to lis striking Developments 49,
In less than week. the great battle will be iough we
have the most cheering from all quarters We IN
s r frrnds every where TO bring full and united
vote for al The nominees ticket for the Legsa
rure, and glorious victory will be ours
TIE CANVASS-ANOrHER CHARGE AGAINST
GOV JOHNSON REFurED.
To the Editors Of The Enquirer
TN. wing press quite early in the canvass seeing 'a u
I.ss nm extraordinary eXcr'iun was made on lis part 10 ou
nm The sinking of lis party an anu
graceful defeat awaited them the oth OF iecehpef nave
ndus,riousy endeavored from the commencement Oh INC
canvass the present tie TO ora" e aeh
lion of the voters of the State from the legitimate issues IN
yoved in the canvass ard from the many vnneaoe points
If attack in the character and public life OF Geo W. sum
m.rs by cnncocting and setting nnnt unoundea no SOME
times silly charges against his opponent And MI Summers
trembling beneath the accumua'hG w eaS VI Snc
| sins evolved from the State archives of 1882 and $3.50
md rn the Journal Of Congress during the ex! SESSION
JSlI and from other equally authentic sources hXns upon
i h rue of unrclcnlng and shameful hostility To the
south and southern institutions and connecting MS name
with all the repudaed doctrines and political hGgeses Q" t
n,st m we'll as with all that is Odlous TO true 'f9has
h rscnt ayendeavurcd but short lime ago ~ nstlgatr
his friend and ally he editor of the Petersburg nelgcnce
10 make The charge Of aboonism against Gov Johnson
M nsnnating among other unuths thar the people OF ht
Northwest are abotionists and that Gov nVlhg among
such people, Of necessity also DC an anoonlS. ~
IN This lime all the charges made against the Deocrae
nv The whin press together with the charge so In
decaley jnsnuatcd by the Right Honorable George wash
inuron Summers have been promptly met ana successfully
n,nI One charge vet remains be refuted-the last tina
expiring federalism has been able to invent ior le
wrnkennn the confidence of the Stae-rights party OF W
State in the integrity and political consistency OIL the noH
neg Of The Staunun convention for the office OF governor
E now that Gov Johnson was supporter OF Inc al
. minsation OF John G. Adams. Mha' unornea o
Those readers of the Enquirer who have known Gov )
throughout his long, evenu and thus far successful po
: teal career whether they be political irenos or ioes ""
n have some difficulty in REFRESHING smile al the audac ant
sureme Righteousness of such charge lis pu DIG Ielu
M lion therefore, SO this section OF the Stnte Is concern
m ID woud be on our par, work Of supererogation. But
M
sections of the State and has found its way into several re
nec,nbe whig papers the Valley and the East anc hav
therefore thought proper pay II some attention dot
# Ebnson supportcd the administration Of John q adams
D. This is the charge "hat Is inc c''aehce a0u'eu " "
re The Stanton Spectator protesting to speak from The co.
SS pp En gS q MSSeoe1 as s
:, inas anlJackson meeting held Clarksburg
Monday preceding it's date, in which Col " figures
spcuonsy. The editor of the paper in brief editorial pre-
facing the proceedings states that was meeting of III
s. friends of John q. Adamss administration preambl
and resolutions reported TO the meetinga substitute 70
which offered by John J. Allen and seconded by Josep
y Johnson"
+ Now, do not know what is contained in the columns
paper alluded TO, in the reported proceedings
this 'untJackson mectine but we in this section OF tn
State, have long since known that unauthorized
meeting particularly by the gentleman who presided
its deliberations. Such meeting heidi but "Col j.
notion nor did he take any part lis proceedings
8 shortly afterwards, when he its published proceed
ings in which he represented acting il may be- -
conspicuous part and that he had been appointed delegate
dressed letter its chairman the subject and prompt,
: received from him the following reply:
y "CLARKsBuao, Nov "a, 1927
SGR In reply your letter which you request Inc "a
you what occurred at meeting Of the friends Of
John c. Adams held in this place. which Ipresdcd
chairman have to state that the meeting held in
courthouse day and the ringing OF the BELL large
number of persons collected Of both political parties yolr
self among them was appointed chairman of said meet
Ing and the duty Of appointing several delegates attend
convention at Richmond devolvcd upon chairman
that meeting In making those appointments selected
nnth
you for Adams Jackson but learned after
you far General Jackson You submitted motions
the meeting whatsoever did you part in IT,
! Il am respectfully, yours JOHN WEBSTER.
'JosEPH JOHNSON, Esq"
John Webster who presided at this meeting and whose
nanc chairman is subscribed It's published
seeing thar an unauthorized been made of The name
of Col Johnson by himself and that injustice had been
MIN in The published proceedings Of this meeting frankly
carcd when called upon, That COL j. submitted no motions
and took in the meeting Is this sufficient =
What could be asked for the way Of pou on The
part Of The democratic party What other proof could
be ndduccd? Tine written statement OF the gentleman
chosen TO preside this meeting, given shortly af
ter il held palpaby and unequvocay conrrudicts
the testimony relied by those who make the charge
This meeting WAS held at the courthouse OF This COUNTY
Many persons living who Witnessed and some wbo
PARTICIPATED in It's dlberaons and the public statement
made 10y Mr. Webster never has been and will
,radiced ov any gentleman having c,n rcspecabIty
What Colonel Johnson in 1927 king the nonina I'd
friendly the election OF John O. Adams? Did he ever
vote for Mr. Adams either citizen suracan or as rem
resrnnlive in Congress? Who has mad" or who 80
reckless IN make the declaration In 1924 he voted
against Mr. Adams al the polls in Harrison county, In 1928
he voted against Mr.. Adams in his capacity of merubcr Of
Congress from this district; and occasion Cov.rno,
Johnson alone OF the Virginia delegation Congress yu,ed
Tor and supported the election Of citizen soldier md
| statesman, Andrew Jackson
In 1923 the polls in this county, he again voted against
Mr. Adams, and in favor of the gentleman for whom
he had voted in 1925 as member of Congress- All these
matters public record and he who chooses can
examine them for himself now declare and chqHsnee con-
tradicto that Governor Johnson for John o
Adams for any Office and that on at least three memorable
his not only recorded against him. but was
cast for Mr.! Adarnss opponent and unconpromsng pol.
cal enemy Geneta Jackson Governor johnson supporter
OF the administration OF John G. Adams II he ever suo
ported that administration ne rendered il the suppor
that the beators wished render the governor general o
Cubahc support that kossuh would have rendered
the Emperor of Ausra-he same support that the repub.
Of France rendered the Bourbon dynasty-and the