Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-08-18

a candidate. bdt Il sdaSd ~oeld aefre! ,,snrv ,uil |
Messra, le~u!t and Grimm assert '"n' &C. this |
- dot 7 sad 10 him 1 was 0anuiuate' ". ~, tha !
srnnu,nus scribbsr offers to swear, UNI
49,, 1arsfu told him | said was Mt cam. np
nd AZ the sans time, according L" r. LOU having
daw;t published herewith 40 lar iroh NY I would
e;d % him that was a candidate, or ina, ! ,ha,
save if elected, he heard me say repeatedly did NOT
SCI ao MT and would no. hs candidate ma u.' tod
;,b votes cast for me. Truly, there IL s',' ,has
asserting and swearing somewhere, aho"S sr,,le
gentlemen and think will leave ,"o''
their differences amongst thensevtS: "A hv nroo(,
Having thus fairly met and fully reiuteu 10
which, | should think, ought t" carry con- , MI his
every mind, even TO that OF my a'an ; hereafter
charges against me, it is not my his eus:sus-
to notice. through the public press n.s which An
When | wrote my first co.nmuni'a.'""' ss ar
peared in ne VirgniAu of tho lo,, W., .rsr how
tirely at los. M 10 his identity. ouo; ,. an
ever, became sati.fed that ma Virpipiau-
.mployee in The Office Of tho Wincnes.:e i.... &c
Mr. II. X. Grer,-but had no ccrtaln eVldehoSS d
,ha G,rt ,;lI within tho last day OF Two. ~ eu.u '
been the case should Certainly MOI, III Wv. h ~ >, ~,
stance have noticed lis illusions oe, a, " nv ss
s,ion ni nj, name TO the public az iiiat OF my ns.
So,ian, mud since was induced To believe 'nat no
,s,. Awe materially changed my tone OIL o"'nS 50
In avery possible aspect, th,s peIsou 10
sno,ible and one upon whom 10 man, "no .eee o.
man should. could without extreme reluctance inn,'
'''a" 'nou, nsI cI,stiseu,eut. Hence, have suo
,n;,,ad almost without reort 10 his foul ana unpto
yoked ISLANDERS and mi'represepattooS' lnueou; 10y
s;mna iepial oi their truth, has, from he ~ tiue
been The occasion OF renewed insu'ts anu .al
- mad before this community. But there ponl
Lavond which human nature cannot suoHt 10 TUG
accumulation OF insul, aod injury, and that point 10
ali reason has l think, been FULLY reached oy niu
would therefore warn him, not to take snotneI
,an IN the course which he has, with blind fnry oeen
nmr.uino towards me- however tempting may % Tue
reward held out by the skuking manager oehInd tns
curtau by whose corrupt appliances ne IL
If he shall disregard this warning, let Tue conso
ouences be upon his own heac! lie has Deen u 10
| sIJ.nt Of Winchester only few years. Before ne
removed to IT, bad never seen or Dearo Oh plui
Since he did 40, my acquaintance and intercourse
with him have been most limited aud only casual ti
Persouslly therefore, kAo'o nothing OF e.S
tory understand, howeve that up to hs removal
| to this place, BIO resided in Martnshurg DerHeley
county Virginia, and for snms time while these Wa'
CONNECTED with Wing printing ohce IN that plot az
and was himself violent Wing That sues ui' so'u
removal be has made himself notorious, oy iepea'eu
IL writing some desamstory articles in regard 70 soe
OF our hes, and most upofcndlng citizens he Go
er portion OF which be has had pubilsneu q 90, ~
lance OF :heos things, however, profess w. " u
have any personal knowl-dgei pnt ua .tifable
item, from respectable sources feel nysel
in thug referring to them. My purpose III aon 80 w.
is not TO i;ure this common dei"mei' ous oI , ~
enable The public, ;hesaby TO esthh'e WY.
credit to be Gtcohsd 10 Gk at" NJ ;yb;rb
! nr,yok ed assaults upon ule-0nty q P9ri'0A ., p"e'
I,c Lc,n yuLiished IN any paper O, thts p'ace ue
cause he did mt dare TO make betor. ms cop:uuul,
~ the reckless ats:enenlg contained ~ mat pouoa
Of them published only OF u distance.
In conclusion must say, that 1t this pa!try' oud
urncrupuous and at the same time, wholly irfeapon'
iva Individual could Geek to ma!isn and traduce
ma as he GA. ~antonly done, that no member OF CO.
ce,y can feel thst lis feeling. or lis reputation are
safe from his vulgar assaults LIST IL De remegioeieu
tbut short us has been the 6rI; OF Ills res'dehce 10
this community, am NOT, ny tsver< lie ntst' uPo"
whom he has sought to e1psHd the Juror Q. nv ae
(su,e,ory propeusities RICHARD +. BfRD.
CORY or AFFIDAVIT OF Mr.. WM. Henry, OF WIZ
CHESTER
Frederick County, TO L-it:
William Henry this day p,ads oath in duo form OIL
law before me, jno S. Magi, aJu2ce of the Peace
in aud for said county of Frederick, tat tor SOME
days prtor and up to- the day OF the virgins Geo
;ions ~ May last, be was Engaged on the iarm s'ua
ted 10 Ca.Is County, Va, OF Richard Z. Byrd, 10
erecting Corn ltGrss-tbat at late hour OF the
evening Of the day next preceding tho! Of said cleo
tiou after sunset but before it vas quite dark ne
ssw said Byrd, With Mrs. Byrd, riding about said
farm in buggy-that being resident OF ffeIesES'
Cou.ty. early in the morning Of tue next day he
started to 90 &c Winchester where he was entitled to
vote and bsfurs be got of Of Mr. Byrd's farm, about
o'clock in the morning, he saw him apparently
looking al one Of the wheat S:l- ;sereon@thet MI
Byrd appeared to be uuwell aud compa.Eea q being
80. lilo egked atiant where he was gong cay ng
that he Lad ooias down 10 about the work ne was
doing and had been pseyented by rain from getting
to his ia1 in time the even.ns before. answered
tina; J was going 10 Winchester X vote. lie then
said WELL do not like TO interfere win rn2 man
vote; but tbsl be would like TO examine the wnrse
with me, and thGt ho ,iought would have long
walk, aud passed Oh without ssp!ng word to me az
! TO how should, or would vote, and proceeded to
Winchester. had come tune before beard Mr: Dyro
say that he was not aud woGi uot be g candidate
but after got to rue Court House Winchester, hear
iu many Votes cast for him. determined also 10 cast
mine tor him. Before voting however, l. was tod
positively too: Mr.. Byrd was not candidate, and
bad s,-ongh the papers ana mat mere
fore il was not worth rtIe 10 vote Tor him. Also
;Lst SOME time before said a.sctlon he repeatedly
heard said Byrd say, that he wat uot <c would not
be- candidate for the Legislature, and did .e: r'-A
any 10 vote t9r him; but when So 70 sad CoaEl
House aud beard so may voting for him. old not
knoR what 10 think until laio;hlao as aooVe STATED
Atisut further stated, that Or. GrrGS. who Is en-
gagged in the Office of the Winchester NrSinlaa has
on this day enquired OF him, il SIR Byrd wae ct bis
farm the day b:tore tho election. and it 80 at wna
hOur1 And that stliant in reply stated exactly az
above-and in anditlon that Mr.. Byrd cerf4ily stad
al MIR. Thos. Carriers tho night before the election
as he knew from circumstances aud from unquestlon
able authority. Said Gregg also enquiTad II Mr..
Hyrd was at his farm next day, aud so 81 what hour
ana replied that saw him there, at sn oour 100 car
Tor IN. &c have come from Winchester that morn
ing Afisnr iur,he- states that he knows the tact
that one OF Mr.. Dyrds hc.ses was turned out III INC
meadow on lis said farm tno ayeIing before the Gay
Of tbs ssd election, aud thai rlgt; Sc no QUE OIL h
wheat i IDS.
Said af6an further stated. that be is carpenter ~
trade, aud has been the oniY one employed by said
Byrd to do any work o1 b.e farm th's year. lht
others who occasionally worked thsfs with h:;n |ere
employed by him and not 10y Mr.. Byrd, poI dc he
Mr.. Byrd, ever say word to him shout his vote
or attempt in any degree to ,nR1encc IL.
4.o that the said day next preceding bad cleo;
ton, u111s rain fell in showers at Mr.. Byros said
farm aud tbs o. the next day. as lie cams on TO Win
chester, he found tus g9ads muddy and deep.
Given under my baud this .!s5ih day OF July, 1857
JOAr ). MAGILL.
WINCHESTER, July IL, 1857.
Under the crcunsanc e, the undersigned, citizens
OF Frederick county deem it due to truth and justice
to state that for many weeks pe1t preceding the lhte
general election 10 Virginia, time after tius, they, re-
spectivey heard their fs!low.czcn, iiclistd T.
Byrd repeatedly DECLARE cpeny, 10 the most rTt''eH
terms, that he not, ana under no circumstances
would be, candidate for the House Of Delegates or
any other political station. Also. that on number
of ssd occasuDs he stated that lie did not desire 10
be elected u the Legislature, and did not wish his
friends to vote Tor him.
We further state Mr.. Ryrds true position in con
nection with the said sieciion was 10 we'll under
STOOD that to U.s. it is Incredible tia any man in the
community prior to and during c day " the c'ect'oM