Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-18
To the Editors of kks ENQUIRER

Geutlemen-Do ms the favor to give this a pls.5
IN your paper OF Tomorrow, in reply 20 t.s Card d,
john Pryor. in Your issue Of yesterday. should
not have noticed his piece bur for the fact. that IN
he tries 10 iiA taisrhooG on me-a thug Ibst a!!jw
NO man 10 do with impuuy.
The facts ere these: On the afternoon of TcssG,y
hs 9th inst, At Negroioot, in the county OF Hanover
after the debate between Mr. White and mys"!f had
clcsed, Mr. q. F. Chisholm said Ia me, that report
was III circulation OF the ground ~ the egsc; hat
Mr.. John Pryor had accused me of saving sAri
would act with the American party so !org dat
party carried OUT my principles; aud whe tev
ed To do thHs, should leave them anr. ~ back L.
Democratic party. said to Mr.. Chisholm, tha; wiJ.
ever sad 81, said what was not true. Mr. Chsh 10
then asked ule If would authorize him 20 .rHr i
told him, certainly, and wrote on slip uf papc hose
words: That If Mr. Pryor said hr heard -" s:y
that would &C. with the American party 20 Ipa. =.
tina; party carried out my principles, and Ihs; whoa
they inel IA dO SO, would leave them aud 20 u-rs
10 the Democratic party, h. said wai Wa :al'",'
signed my name In the paper with day an. date, hr
handed il 10 Mr.. Chisholm. About five muG, aiJg:.
wards, Mr.. Chisholm returned 10 where wss ,;;uG
and said lie had been requested 10 post the papCr up.
told him had rather he would not do so, IL yr.
written with penci! and in haste llo then asSr.l Il
lc m Sht give copies of il: told him certainly az
many ns he pleased. He then told me Il Mr. TAYLOR
was on the ground who heard Pryor make the Gcca-
ration. asked him TO show me Taylor. He Ill %
III tho presence OF several gentlemen. When ol
10 whcr" Taylor was either he or -om. other prr,rr
Charge but that TAylors father did. then r"a,..;,
ed that, whether Pryor any other maze tGg
charge MS reported 10 mo hy Mr.. Chisholm. h" lie
then tnok III. paper which had written from 90,
hands oi Mr.. Chisholm, and rea'. aloud what h,i
written. just then some gentleman remarked, last
the matter had better be stopped, aud advised mG -
tcnr the paper up, which did, and threw the p,ct'
at the feet OF Taylor: ali OF which he apparently
took offence although he now ia his certificate :
tachcd 20 Pryors card, (which card by tie way, t'-.
not contain the language OF the charge, saa that be
heard the conversation between Pryor unc yse.!
Harold s. Murrays store. The truth il, iha, T. yrr
and Taylor were both strangers 10 uI.; ana "h,I T
met Taylor al Negrnfoot, did not recognize hn ~
being the person who now signs himself Gs Ja.n., "
Taylor. Had done 50, | should have tr-G;..! q =.
very differently With this statement Of iIc.-, ''s
vser with the certificate Of Mr.. Harold a. 10 WIS,
was said by me on the occasion referred -, lcnyo
the public 10 decide whether did will, "aulacJ;y ~
to Hanover and secretly circulate paper denogHviD
Pryor liar; whether il is Tav!or, Pryor my.
self who lies RIGID REiNS
lIenrico, Nay l6 1885.
This is TO certify, that present, VIXEN the con.
veisatiou lrctorred 10 in the Enquiries. of this lei
took place between Mr. Il. R"in- NJ. J. Pryor aG4
j. W. Taylur. Mr. Rens called at the store IN.
asked for q Know Nothing Almanac, ~ hr wis..tt ~
purchase one tor Mr.. &. White. | informed bin rT-C
we did keep them for sale. Mr.. R.!us them a-,rd
me fox kerTIn's Letters ! told hIE though, wp
had copy o the book but did not look for Z a ::
the time, rs had become very much iH,crcs,. ~ \
| conversation that arose between NJ. Reus AID ,t.
other two gentlemen. During tie conversation, az.
rot hear Mr. Rcins say lint h" would act w:'n q,
American party long ;hey carried ou: hs H.."-
ples-blt he did say that he woUld act Wiz. TIE.
party as lpas as Mcy carried ou ih" principles rid
down in Their platform, aud when they tailed tHf" ag
he would quit them without reference 10 nny l!h5.
party. L. NJ. HARRCLU.
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