Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-08
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| LfC.-The late communication ofCol. Is. r. Wal
| k~r Though the columns of the Lynchburg Virgin
| ian ard Republican. makes it Imperative on my
part to correct various Incorrect statements. which
Otherwise might make an improper impression on
the public mind abroad. 1t will be borne in mind,
! thar his controversy grew Of article signed
bv Justice" respecting the course pursued by u.
! j. Walker and l. D. Isbell. Sons of Temper ance,
and late candidates for seats in the Legisature.-
That course hns been fully made known and sup
pnrted by upwards of forty Witnesses Col. Walker
denies the authenticity OF these witnesses. and re-
news the charge of "falsehood faud and forgery"
The press is made TO eroan under load of person
alities and misrepresentation, which shall not
ticr. Col Walkers vocabulary has placed him in
an unenyiablc attitude befjre an enlightened and
refined public. 1t Will be borne in mind. that lie
commenced nAh personalities and but Tor that.
should never have rotor ed upon him. When men
have truth and righteousness their side. there is
no use for pc -,onates. and vtnperative language.
Justice III his several pieces. refers to time place
end circumstance. Writers never do this when
they ere dubious of the correctness of what they
say. / now reaiirm every thing established by
Justice" upon the testimony of many Witnesses,
and sk an impartial public, to weigh the testimony
adduced in addition to what has heretofore been
exhibited. going to strengthen and confirm every
position taken in former numbers by me. In the
first place. will notice some fac 5. not denied by
NV opponent which are sufficient 20 convict him oi
the charge. II e does not deny The letter he wrote
toa Son at Walkers church the eve of the cleo
ton. nor those OF hir. Isbell. Now, men have an
object in view, when they write; the question is,
what was the object of those lettersl The testi-
monv abundantly proves they were calculated to
excite the Sons Of Temperance and to array them
against Col McDearmon, and that such was the
effect True, the business nipt in the bud at
Walkers church, andre oiled upon the heads of
those who wrote the letters. This was not the
case a, Oakve precinct, where Col. Walker,
through his friends, met with liItlc oppositon.-
There were mt Oallville precinct two letters from
Mr. Isbell directed to Sons, of the same character
of those sent to Walkers church, and they were
used sufficiently. The Rev. Mr.. Walker told me
that Col. McDearmon lost fifty votes at OaLville,
on account of the excitement among the Sons, and
they were democrats. Justice put downihe num-
her at about forty in the county Upon this count
the complainant stands convicted. The statement
of A. W. Carter, one of the complanants witness
SEES goes to prove that the Sons determined to pur
sue the course they did, prior to the conversation
alluded TO in Cnrter's note. Mr.. Carter says Col
McDearmon said, the Sons were going against him;
hehad satisfactory evidence ofthe fact but the pre-
text ON the part of tic Sons so msy up to that
cd 1.-THE public table. Yes never would have done
for the Sons to have made open test Of temper
ance on that aston; they were not quite strong
enough. Here, then, see the ground work al
the foundation. The complainant may, by the act
Of special pleading. try TO cover up the charges,
but it will not avail him. Here, then, is one i'm
portant fact not dcnied-those letters. Again: the
political temperance speech made at Clover Hill
has not been denied What inject could the com
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His opponenf, any other had said one word a.
bout temperance There is but one truthful an
swer TO the question. The object to enlist the
Sons in behalf Of tue speaker. Out OF the alum
dance of the heart, the mouth speakeh.' Col
Walker hear: was set carrying the Sons with
him. Again: The pursued at Walkers
church. at a temperance meeting. shows his heart
was still bent to enlist the Sons He admits that
exception taken onthe ground, TO his speech
Yes. while the steamwas passing from his lips the
peaple, many of them, objected that the fumes OF
politics were mixed with alcohol. A number of
gentlemen have certified in substance that t.ey
heard nothing amss from Col. Walker and that he
confined himself strictly to temperance. Well,
number Of gentlemen on the other size, did hear
things said by several speakers Mr.. Isbeil except
ed) which wcree eptiouable and exceptions were
takento those speeches at the ttne; so thar
ding to tile poet, When doctors disagree, disci-
ries thea are free. Against the Sons. repeat the
Mi1d lime have nothing to say, 80 long as they
confne themselves to their constitutional and APP
propriate work and my object expressly sta
ted to make them more cautirus in future" Not
withstanding these avowals inside twice, ard now
the third time and last, Col. Walker calls ques-
ton my declarations. In this he has manifested n
recklossness altogether unexpected. To use his
own figure. the ostrich is said 10 digest iron. Ii
he can fad ii in his heart TO question my temper
ance principles az exhibited by fruits, upwards of
twenty wears, his stomach mn-t he somewhat like
the ostrich. True. l do not belong 10 the Sons.
and l have yet tn learn whether the principles OF
christianity got superior to any continuation Of
secret societies. IA promoting temperance. he
tries to lay strcss npon my writing under an a.
nonymous signature as though it WINS something
enormous. whrn noth,ng is moro common. Why
did he not compi,4n Of Cato aud Brutus' They
happened to be on the right side Of the question
Like the gentleman who went into book store
| and enquired whether they had any thing on pre-
destination and election. He was informed that
they had two books written by Paul to the Romans
and Ephesians- Oh said he. they are altogether on
one side Of the question. So Cato and Br1;us
were altogether on ere side Of the question, and
that happened to please Col Walker. end =
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