Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-04-04
Communications.
John Hail, ESQ.,,

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.Ssr-You have done me honor 70 nd.
dress communication to me through the
columns Of tho '.Independent Republi-
cam" in which you have placed yourself
Y in a position, Internationally, have no
4 doubt, that Is not TO DO envied BY any one,
sno matter how much low cunning, vanity
For egotism he may possess; not even, sir,
/ il he possessed all three Of those traits Of
character-so characteristic Of yourself
You say that / charge you, in my adj
dress, with q want Of capacity Or duplici.
~ in managing the interests Of my (your)
constituents" You would not have made
this assertion, had you carefully read my
address, as it is certainly untrue. You
| will, therefore, pardon me If | character.
ize this as misrepresentation No. -. '..
You further say; that my "communica-
ton abounds in false statements and mis-
representations" /, think you, will per-
ceive, by the time you have read this COM
munication and the proof Therein contained,
that it will not only satisfy you, but the
reading public, that this assertion Of yonrs
will hereafter be known as misrepresen,a-
ton No. g. - ILL "a IL
= You then proceed by saying, that in
doing which | will enisIvor to lay before
/ the community without the abuse of my
assailaut, having the fullest confidence
that have truth and justice on my side. !"
As did not abuse you, and, as it will be
clearly seen, that you have neither truth"
or Justice" on your side, that this para
garph will be shown, in the sequel, as
Misrepresentation No. 8 and 4. 4: l.
You quote from my address the follow
ing: 1.-THE billto construct the Kanawha
! Branch Rail Road, on State account, was
4 called, when there were but SO Senator's
present and put upon its passage" You
then say: am this statement you evidently
charge me with bad policy in calling up
the bill in the Senate, which would be
the case If your statement was true, but
in facts you are at fault We had a fuller
EsteadAaee Of internal improvement Sena-
tors on that day than usual, as may be seen
by reference to Senate Journal page 266,
that the bill which proceeded it on the
same day received 35 votes-9 more than
a, constitutional majority; and the one
which followed j, 81 estes--b}th votes
urge for appr5pYia1 b. bs,}s.n4wle tU , 80
what the journal says as TO It's being called
up. ITquote. from page 266, No. SO. An
engrossed bill. to construct a branch of the
Coyington and Ohio Railroad. from Scary
to Point Pleasant being further unfinished
business was called up when with leave Of
the Senate Mr., Hall withdrew the motion
today the bill on the table and make the
same the order of the day for Tuesday
The question, recurring on the passage o.
the bill Mr.. Amber submitted a clause
by way Of ryder thereto, which was
read q first and second times, and forth.
with ,engrossed and read third time
THE question being put on the passage Of
the bill and ryder was. determined in the
negative (not having received constitu-
tional majority ayes 10. nays 1872 You
then exultngiy ask:s"Now sir where is
your charge that the bill was called up in
thin Senate" My answer is: twice ia
are SO. In trying to, convic. me 5of a
Misrepresentation, you have quoted the
journal of the Senate, which, upon exam
ination, the readexwill preceive, proves
eonelusively the paragraph you have cop.
led from my address, to wit: that the bill
vas called up when there was but So SEN
tors present. Had you finished the SEN
bnce quoted from my address, you would
hase added the vote, which gave, show
ing, ayes 10, noes 18. BY what arith-
NAUTICAL calculation you have arrived at
b prove that twice ] 8 is not So, ] cannot
Irvine. But you endeavor to mislead and
receive, by showing, from the journal
hat Two internal improvement bills passed
he Senate, one preceding and the othel
eubsequent to the bill that received bui
10 votes in its favor. What bills those
rcre, yourdo not inform us; nor do you
hive us the number Of votes against either
d is known to almost every person, who
tser read the proceedings Of the Legisla:
tare Of Virginia, that some appropriation
bills receive nearly unanimous vote,
which was, perhaps, the case in relation
the two bills yor refa- -: " e::ha'
here we're a"fuller at5endla:'e at 5ase ma
|.HpFOfetueub OSlbtsoIS Oh s.Ests 0-k9F fistH
hsna' p or not. This is bit a shallow
krHfcs To- ieceiva and mistcad 'yotr con.
atusats from the. fact. that yoA eagledllI
he kanawha Valley Branch hall, Road
pill. that might have passed, not only The
Senate, but the House, had You not ealled
up when there were but So Senators
present. Why did you move to lay thii
bll on the table, the evening before y3t
'called up the bill? "When with
cave of the Senate Mr.. Hall Withdrew
he motion to lay the bill on the table, and
bake the same the order Of the for Tues
pay" Was it because you had not the
abstitute then prepared, or was'it because
here were more than So Senator'S present?
But the next morning the substitute was
feady, and finding there were but So Sem
Tors present, by "by leave Of the Senate,
Y. Hall Withdrew the motion to lay the
" on the table, = and s'the question be.
b put on the passage Of the bill and
yder was determined in the negative (not
aylng received constitutional majority
,es la, hayes 49, Was not this Just