Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-03-01

the late election. ] am not a Don OF en-
perance, nor am | aware Of any attempt.
on the part ofany one. to use the order of
the Sons of Temperance,for poltica! effect,
in the late canvass in this county.
(Signcd) JOHN SEARS.
Apo. C. H., Feb. 5th, 1852.
here call the attention Of that Jury. of
the public. to which this political prizes,
appeals. to the facts disclosed by this evil
dence. These twenty two gentlemen say
they were present and heard the speech
es of Mr.. lsbel and myself, referred to by
Justice" No such sentiments, as ex-
pressed by this wriler,were uttered by any
speaker in their hearing mo allusion was
made to any political question involved in
the late canvass, or to the election they
were strictly Speaking temperance speech
es, suitable to the occasion.
Mr.. Price. your own witness. sustains
the foregoing statement.and. farther says, l
said some things he thought | ought not. on
temperancc-thut l was very tight on
drunkenness and liquor-drinkers. though he
thought spoke the truth. Well, this is
precisely what desired and tried to speak
the truth. Mr.. Sears says, that DR.. Jno.
II. McDcarmon. after his pricstly Father
and himself commenced this controversy,
said in his presence, that abe supposed he
" would have endorsed what said at Walk.
er's Church. but the fact his brother be-
ing candidate made difference" Now
here Is a precious confession, indeed. Ii
Col. McDearmon is a candidate, then,
suppose freedom of,hought and opinion is
not TO betolcrated-,he gag is to be applied
and the voice Of truth is to be sienccd.-
If this is the doctrine of the House Of Nc
Dcarmon. land it seems TO beg are the pco-
pie Of Appomattox prepared to submit to
i'll If they arc; then they arc not the men
their fathers were,-they are not the men
| have alway taken them to be. / have
not the space, nor is it necessary to speak
ofthe gentlemen whose names Introduce
as their honorable standing so justly merits.
They are known in the county, and out of
It. as men of virtue and intelligence, en-
Joying in the highest degree TIE confidence
Of those who know them. Many of them
arc democrats, honorable opponents. but
they all love truth as " ell as Justice"
Now sir! what is your tcsimony2 You
have introduced your son-in-law. Mr. Cal.
houn, to help ont the family, 18th Messrs.
Price and Walker. And hat do they say?
IL Considered those speeches calculated
to raise an excitement TO Col. McDear.
mon" &c.-merc opinions, as every man
can ec;and such testimony is insufficient in
law and reason to support your charges,
without any testimony on my part. These
men, So far as know. are worthy of ere
dence,if they had stated any fact-and Mr..
Price explains in his last certificate, " hat
sort Of exctement. ii is, to which he aludes.
In your eagerncss to establish your chagcs,
why did you not incorporate in your ster-
eotyped certificates. the remarks of mine,
calculated to raise the excitement to Col
McDearmon." Why did you not ask them
to state the facts, SO that the public could
form an opinion. Surely you know better
allthe time than to belive that your evidence
sustained the issue. Compare now the tes-
timony which have submitted, and see
where you stand. Now. may not safely
appeal to your jury Of the public. for their
| 'S'u'Ss, III hy ocudb, duu Will not tnnt
jury think was right IN saying. "therc is
not word or sentiment of truth" in your
charges against me? And might l no,
safely appeal to you. Rev. Sir,if you loved
the principle fjustice, as well as you seem
to love the name. to say that the verdict
ought TO he in my favor,on these counts in
your Indictment
And here | might ask this charitable
Pricst.how il is, that you ure the ma n to write
the proceedings of the temperance meet
ing at Walkers Church, Were you tierel
think you will admit you were not
Where werryou' For augh, that or the
public know. you may have been at home
over your jug Of cider. preparing your SER
mon Tor the empty benches, aw aiting, in
silence. your arrival. the next dav, at the
same place. Surely you mus, he long
cared Priest. to be " illness Of what trans.
pred five miles off, In this way. il Is. I
suspect. you have fallen into so many or.
rors. which. in your desperation, you are
seeking TO palm upon the public.
Your next charge is. that attempted to
array the Sons Of Temperance against Co,
McDcarmon. and that l succeeded. In
your FIRST article,y ou make the charge by i'm