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

plication, in your second article, you make
i more distinctly. In defence, said this
charge was false. and now, after much de-
liberation. say that il is without the least
foundation Of truth. Where Is your ev,-
dence to sustain the charged What docs II
smount toll
A number Of gentlemen again give
their opinions, and ythey have sa',stacto-
ry reasons for believing and asserting the
fact. &c. had always supposed that IN
taking testimony, the Witnesses were
required to state the facts, and from those
facts, let Others form their opinions! Where
is the witness to prove.that ever appealed
to anv man to support me, because, | was
a Son of Temperance. or to oppose Col
McDearmon, because he was not. The
S. r., ofthe county are pretty equally Oh.
viJed between the two parties, Wings and
Democrats. The Democratic Sons OF
Temperance were actively engaged a.
gainst me, like other Democrats. Ii there
was an effort on my part to enlist the Sons.
on the ground Of Temperance, the poll
books show that failed most egregiously;
and If made the effort and failed.you.cer-
tanly, after all your efforts. would have
found some man to prove the charge
This part of the charge must be false.
And that they succeeded in making the
order an engine. Well. now what does
this meant That the Sons were carried
like an engine, an automaton. for me in the
last election. Why did you not look over
the poll books and learn the facts. before
you made the charge? You could there
have tested its truth. But what are the
facts? By an examination Of the Poll
Books, with gentlemen who are more &C
curatey informed upon the subject than l
am. am furnished 18th this statement -
Whole number of Sons of Temperance
votes for Senator in the late eleciion-107:
Sc Democrats, and 81 Wings. Ofthe Dem
ocra,s-lO voted for Col. Med: of the
Whigs-6 voted for Col. Med. OF the Dc
mocfats-l6, for Walker:of,he Wings As
for Walker: result: 46 Sons for Col. Med.
and 6l for Walker. Without further tes-
rimony. what now becomes ofyour charged
1t falls under these weighty facts. from the
record l asked, in my reply to your
first wanton attack. Why it was made. Ia
your last you say, "the polls will show
he lost some 40 Democrats in the county.
in consequence of an excitement gotten
ND by you, the Sons" You have been ex-
aiming the polls then, have youl And
did you find there the reasons assigned for
every mans vo,el hardly suppose you
did. And do you sir, seek to establish an
inqnisition to pry into the reasons of every
man for his vote! These 40 Democrats
are of age, suppose; they were freemen.
and were duly qualified. under the Con
stitu,ion to vote, and l humblv conceive,
had the right to vote, as they might think
proper. But they require no defence from
me. They are more competent TO defend
themselves; and as this political Priest Is
for establishing new order Of things, and
men are to he arraigned for voting. they
prefer 10 give their own reasons. and for
your satisfaction Trey are here inserted.
Extract from tile Lynchburg Republican.
We, the undersigned. democrats, having
seen in the Rich n,ond Examiner and other
papers. certain articles over the signature
of u usiicc" and Films" assigning reasons
for our conduct in the late Senatorial elcc-
ton, and know ing these reasons to be err
roneou-, and choosing rather to give them
ourselves. do herein set forth the facts,
which did operate upon US. SO as to cause
us to vote against Col. Med, or not to vote
for him:
LIST. Because Col. Walker had our con-
fdence man and as a gentleman, and
under all the circumstances, we prefer him
as represent alive.
%. We were opposed to the election of
Col. Med. because we believed he obtain
ed his nomination unfairly.
Sd. Because we conceived that his high
and overbearing Course, pursued fer years
in this county. as incompatible with our
own independence and freedom Of action.
4rh. Because we disapprove of his du.
plicily in saying that Col. Cheatham ought
not to he the candidate-that lie had per-
suaded him to withdraw-that he would
ruin the party ;-and then. turning about
on the same day. going to Mr.. Hannah, the
opponent Of Col. c.. and telling him not to
be a candidate. and suffer himself to be
made a tool of. that Col c. was the man.
9Th. Because he afterwards denied hav-
ing so told Mr.. Hannah to several gentle
men. and then acknowledged it TO Others
9th. Because we disapprove the Legis-
lative action of Col. Med. last winter. in
urging the passage of the Plank road Bill
from Clover Hill to Bert Creek. believing
his course TO be selfish and not desired by
the people.
The establishment ofthe above facts, land
the coming to light of others since the e.
lection. have caused some OF us. who voted
for Col. Med, to repent ofhaving so done.
We farther state, that no effort was made
either by Col. Walker or Mr.. Isbell, to
influence our votes on the ground Of Tenn
pcrance, and that tho Order Of Sons of
Temperance was never,so far as we know
or believe, sought to be used as political
engine" for or against any candidate, by
its friends.
S G Anderson, wv Carson,
J L Davidson, J S Hammer,
J Johns. w D Stratton,
E Lcgrand, r Eagle,
G A Wright. w T Plunket,,
X II Cox. Be Stratton,
6 Bigbir, J L Scruggs.
X Boar. A NJ Stratton,
j A Hammer, u Smith,
A Diuguid. Major Powell
A Bigbie, TGanaway.
w w Hammer, w Finch,
w p Wright, w Webb,
E Sears. E G Carnifx,
5 Wheeler. J p Stranon,
} w lsbell, d w Stratton,
refused TO vote for Col. McDearmon
for some Of the foregoing reasons and
many others. GEO. A. WRIGHT.
Where now is your political Engine!-
1t is gone. 1t has fallen like Lucifer. to
that dark region from which it cmapatcJ.