Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-07-16

would have specially attracted public
attention ut that time, as >Nr. l'u.
JGllajlan was Il successful c;r'lidate fol
Abe State lo9SsI@tnr@ both in OctoI>r:
ISL anA~ OctoNar, 1915. -
.Mr. Cox. net satisfied withfhe con-
tradiction OF. NJ. sportgraml Mr.. Rel
CART, cnIeavorel ts(obtain proof OF
the; charge. anJ>fencwed in Il letter to
the Pennsylvania inquirer and Cou-
rier, dated February "A, and pub
lisbed in that paper 81 20, 1888, the
testimony which he then adduce,l in
support Oft, and all which could be
collected after Il labOrious search con
sists of the certificate OF a certain An
thony McGfnn, and an extract Of a
letter from George F%rd, jr., both OF
which, it will 4,e perceived, are re,
fen'rd 10 III the. 1QIowing letter of
MIR. Buchanan: ., -. 49,. .-
70 Mo EIjtor GtMr Pcan&y'runia
M9u%yrJ' aadCowicr: 49,.
WASHINGTON. Feb u, 1888.
SIR: | have this moment pcrlised
the letter Of J.F. Cox, published in
Hpstcr,ay's Inquirer. llislate Official
ktqtfnn. rs amrmbcr of the conyen-
ton, inlurcsm me 70 notice thc" Stale
SANDER which he again repeats, and
which now pronounceto be utterly
and, absolutely false, no S1nattrr~ from
what source it may have pr"ccedcd,
or shall proceed, ] never did, upon
any. occasion, public on. private,
whether at ythe coue -housc,i in Lam
caster, or tlscwhcre,s declare that ,"if
i knewI had a drop Of dcmocratiG
blood in my veins ! would let it out, "
or any other words to ihat~ctlrct.--
This ridiculous storr is Without It
foundation. -
TIE first version Of tire story was,
that had used the expression in all
Grafton which had delivered at the
courthouse il Lancaster, on the 4tl
of July. 1916. Tbr Grafton itself dis
proved this ASSERTION. AMI then, after
3Ir: Cox NAL. it .ul.i.rt Of debate
before the rI!@HI~"iYat;"u. in May
last.1inc Of inrl,%prFs At Harrisburg
so!olnulvtar.noun,;,l t,.at the >cxvres-
sion hldL>cn ~ l&ll. IN the floor
Or tic House ,f i&%.y.~Jutatiyrs, in
tn:a CIV. in rGI} TO- Governor Floyd
Of Virginia, AMI ihat it couIl be
proved by'a gentleman who, had for
myrly been Il democratic ruprrsvnta-
tive in Congrva, from Pennsylvania.
The scene is now again shifted TO the
court house in Lancaster, and Il Ger
tain Anthony NrG!inn. is the wit
ness. He states fhat n number OF
years ago, one cHv1IimE>%wh | was
addressing a political mceting there
assembled, he hal. beard me use the
expression alrea@ty statel "in al en-
platte manner, with my right hanl
elevated above my. hral' lie q ots
hot state thn, war when the tXprcs-
Sion VA. used. nor tie name Of any
other person who was present at this
Public meeting. g.. ...~
ItdoeS not seem to haze occurred
to Mr.. Cox that if hal <uttered such
a sentiment as that attributed TO me
in tlle/court house at Lancaster. it
would have been heard by hundreds
of people: that it would Immediately
have become the subject Of universal
remark and universal condemnation:
and that it would have been severely
and, Justly commented upon in the
newspapers of the day. Had it been
true there would have been no occa-.
sion for him to resort to Anthony
McGlinn to prove the charge, nor TO
a conversation alleged by Mr.. Ford
to have been !, ell with Mr.. Peter
$hindel, who although respectable,
is.an aged rnan; and from a detect <of
memory. incident to that pers0d of
life. must haye:chnfounded what may
haye Deen S'ateu 10 10 llstl' - o5'tsi
w y "a wliat ne naa r" al ,,, m,,'S Tho
put again rcP gi no nlias'er s tho
las oeen OF Ssfail Pe .,J 1,, H.'n't a.
tai e, rs ut1efay ~ anSolL,ey n", n,nda
SHORTY a.tet eae s,''i NUS, S ~"s .ho
a SUBJECT OF deoate DN WI. ~, ooN -. ~ t tio