Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-22


nf the Virginia people e. hell eve thai; they can b" De-
rrived by such lnsiicatinu and pcrvrrsion OF i..-
ruth, of history this. "" would in conclusion,
cauiion the pubc Ia be upon their guard md TAX
nothing from know-Nu;hing presses and orHt"rs as
true unless accompanied by the proof, there s bu;
tl" time lr between this and the day OF election Il
make any corrections Of false reports.
From ,ha Charlottesville JearI .oI:uu
DIR. LIGON.
The following letter from Mr.. Floyd l.. WhitohcaG
of Nelson. anu the certificates accompanying, place
the Know Nothing candidate for Congress III thu
District, in position far from onvnblr Fortunately
for and the OF truth. but most unnrtuns'"l!
for Dr.. Li2om the Nirginin Advocate, the know-NO
thing paper OF this place fully suotsns our version o
| the mAtter. We append tue extracts from The re-
specve editorials Of tho Jeifersoniau and Advocate
tEx..ne:. from the Jca"..or!an, Msy lOl
Mr.. William +. Gordon, Jr., asked DR.. L. If h,
| mad not, since the nomination III III" S.aun,on Con
vent!nn, advpcatrd "r sustained the election of Mr.
Wise DIR. L. replied cmphat'cHIE' "'"'r haze.
The impression made upon he minds of all pre-
sent by tis answer of DR.. Lyon to the first question
! prnpcunded 10 hAn by Mr.. Gordon, wns, thai th'
statements made in the certificates o! Floyd l.. White
head and DbodiHh Henderson, published IN Ia.
| paper, We're not tru,, and ;hnt he had not m any
time supported or advocated tie election Of Mr
! WISE
| "Dr. l.. y. Lyon, the American candidate 10
! Congress III this District, WIS present ut our C"Ir
on Monday lnst, ard inair q fine Impression Oh tl
people nt A!bc!narle. Tho charges preferred again.
| Dr. l.. by the Jrtirrsonirn Of la-t week. full
Hnd irlv met and explained The satisiuc ion 0t all
nnd have no hesitation III v!i!g that these charge
! have turned Ou 10 his decided advantage.
Dr. .gpu made short address, IN which he sa
he had been charged with voting for MI Wise IN tn
Staunton Convention. II. s";d he had gone 10 III"
oil
! newer hai, at any time during the sitting OF iba
! body, favored his claims. When Mr.. Wise receive
the nomination ut that Convention, nnd a." motion
caInc up that the nomination should br mvio uIaui
nuu,ly. Dr.. LlguG voted audIby No
| "lhU third and last charge Hgalusi DR.. Lyon was
that he hai been rlccumcc!ng Tor Mr.. WIsc sine
the StauntDn Convention atjpurned,-and IL vii! b.
recoIlcc;ed thar Mr.. VIM. +. Gordon, Jr.. immediate
" after Dr.. Ligon. address, put two very notable
questions 70 linn, H. these words Fclluw-c!tlIeus
aek Dr. Ligou il he has not since the nomination
Uf the Stauutuu Convention, advocated and supporte
the election OF Mr.. Wise - DR.. Ligon rcpIic
promptly and emphutcaly, that Le had "o'.'
10 the Editor ot tie Jcgrrsonitn R'pul!.cda
A friend placed in my hands on Thursday cveain
last nslip from the JcticrsonIan Republican, gi'ln
among other things. All account Of personal e1pIa
nntion made by DR.. Lit,l.berry n Lyon ut AIb'
marie Court hot MONDAY, i'll which ii is reported, 'hH
Mr. WIN. f. Gordon, .Jr. among other Questions, h,k
ell l)r. llSoE, III ne fII hW SiH6fEht 'N'HbHI"H '"'
rra!,On, 0Gc0ca''d Or S",'di"cd h' t.rctt0g n W
Wis.," 10 which DR.. Ligon replied, "mphatca!!y," /"
ncrSr hdTt.
Although late in the evening Oh Thursday, | went t
seq some of the Ducoro former personal and p"litcn
friends, and found ho had warmly advocated NJ
Wsns election to them. On the next day, Friday
which WIS the llth day Of the present month, ther
wnsn political discussion III the reIghburhood of Dr
Lyon, whI,h meeting attended Tor the purpose q
seeing the Doctor. After thr county candidates
1gtu
| cnUujrcd whether DR.. Ligun intended addrcsrin
them also and after pausIng Tor reply, Was told
on. oi hi- friends that h- did MOI. then stated tlie
wanted The attention ofhc people. aud especially
Dr. Lyon. Tie Doctor, aitrr some time, came o!
ward aud then r.I. trs tn.uIrn III tiIr paper. VI
tn. Gu"- ton prupuundcd Ia him ~ .ilhrmnrlr t0ui
bv Mr.. Gordon. whether hc, DR.. Lyon, had not nr
yncntrd or sustained !hr ERECTION Of Mr.. Wise sine
III" Stann;ou Convention IL which question Dr. J..
son replied empiatIcallv, 81 m;tr hdr'. call"
upnn DR.. Lyon tn say whether b" Was correctly r.
r,ricd He replied, that he would answer atr
had gotten through, :hcn told him il depended upo
his ans wrr, whether ! should sav anything NOR"
not, and desired him 10 answer ;he question, yes .
no. IL" etill refused Ia answer. ! ;hrn charged h1
with being nm advocate Of Mr. Wises election MITE
the Suulntun Convention, and Is lie refused Ia nm
swrr and sav whether his answer n. A!bem1rlc Cour
was correctly reported would jrOr" that be- did nd
vucatc Mr.. Wisc's election and read the ini"win.
cr.iiiratcs viz Icxckin Jones, lnniHn y. Brrn.
urr rer,iiicatc.) all highly respectable gentlemen
whose characters are unmpcach.d and unimpeac!ln
! blr-gcnt!cmrn whose veracity DIR. Lyon dare no
| mpeach or question. And | will state further TIM
the other gentlemen who had before gwen crriIcatc
liz published in Your paper, viz James III. Brent
Nathan Bryant, WIN. y. Bryant and Vim. Gos. ar'
gentlemen OF high standing i'll the community, who's,
integrity also the Doctor dare not question, aud The!
! sud that Dr. Ligon had advocated the election o
Mr. Wire 10 them, and they did not certify TO that ac
! IL. uns, IN
il unnecessary for them To state /; in heIr certificates
! or for DR.. Llgnn 10 deny It.
| But alas poor human nature! the idea OF gong iC
Congress, uud eight dollars per day. has turned III,
Drs h"ad, and he f1rgtts 10 r'mfm"'r what hc We!
! knows he snid and did.
Ichury,d him with advocating Mr.. Wiscs nnniinn.
,ion in S,aunon, before the vote WIS taken III the
| Convention. | charged him with having sad ,ha'
he would not vote Tor Richard q. Morris Tor C0liIs
.oner oil Board OF Public Works, and dehed HIM to
deny them.
The Dr. then took the stand, aud said Mr. Gordon
had not propnumded 10 hun publicly the question
.whe;h.r hn lIuI not advocated or sustained the eec
ton nf Mr.. Wise after tho Stnumtou Convention -
that Mr. Gordon might have asked him the question
in private conversation, but was not certain abon
IT, lie WINS positive, he SAID, that the question hat
! not been asked him publicly by Mr. Gor'on-and h,
denied having answered II never have" rs reported
and stated that he might hive advocated iic rloc;ioi
Of Mr.. Wise after the Saunton Convention, but h;,
memory wns treachcr"us he did not recolitct.
called upon the people present to rencmber his IN
swer. :,
Dr. Lyon did not deny the charge, that he had nd
yocnted the nomination of Mr. Wise, after getting to
| Stauntuu. lIo did not deny that he had SAID he
vnuld not vote for Richard Il. Morris.
Mr.. E.iitor, think when you read the enclosed
certificates Won WILL NJ every candid and honest man
rst be satsticd that il i, proved beyond nll doubt
that DR.. Lyon WAS ali open aud warm advocate
If Mr.. Vices election mp Ia the time ne so" our H's
Democracy, which Saturday before Nelson
March ourt m,t, and YOU will Hgr"c with Inc that
he sold dog cheap, not Tor the certainty Ou' inc mere
chance of Office, and tia; u slim one.
The. next time the Doctor attempts to dlscred't
others hope h, will do il where hr ard they per
.onaIv known. Since Friday have seen number
of gen,leun. who were surprised {" hear mat ihG
Doctor had said he ,d, ocuted Mr.. Wiscs cleo
tion and, il necessary, t!f;y respectable gentlemen
wou,i testify that he did sustain Mr.. Wse after III"
Staun;on Convention and up Ia very short time be-
fore he received the Know Nothing nomination or
Congress.
Respectfully your ob't servant
FLOYD l.. WHITEHEAD.
MAY lih 1855.