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

rer only as advertisements. Both gentlemen We nop
will recognize the proprely Of this deler'n'o"'''
our part as it is not TO bs expected '""' Wv oil.
will patiently tolerate an encumof"n0e " r.., NJ,
, .,;,h ,or.on. mattsrs in which they can 1851 n'
Interest. .,o.,,r, yirriuian.I
lFrom, the W Wi.nTICS OF mir. BYRD
IhE Notn Iia;,,ed n communication from M; "
,t t,ao in reply to q comInun'ch,ons 'sn.' So, ,ho
80. ;, n, our last paper 10 mahe ,o unon
,n,s matters Of public concern p,sss'o sirdo
huuerHu we are reluctantly compelled 10 ho.us'
gu" ', n ;, communication about QUE n"h-sy W."
Mt I.ns The portion VIC omit is the nrs' par, IN
cou :ao mass of evidence III relation 10 QUESTION
'r waracy which has been raiasd or."eea -,
pa writer over the signature OF 'Wincnesler ~
anu n The time Mr. Byrd left home previous 10
,bs late State election. 1t will be renemoe.ou y
reader that 'Winchester," in acomuun''u'''' ~ "e
"Vreiuan," said: ,,,> ,..,a Lona-his
aVncSss,er-on the morning OF tie day oi
,.r,;om not wilhstapdug bis denial, anu can provo
il by indisputable testimony; communication
In renlv 10 which, in a subsequent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
in the "Vrgnsn.' Mr. Byrd saa .,s ,,os, nos;t;ve
,os rp,hout The least qualification, that o'd ieaVe
bome-my home in Winchester-on Inc "ofn'ps VI
the election. oonmrn;ca6on of Mr.
ASoa' d;snrove the assertion that he left home on
~ ,nnrnno az the election, as charged instead OF
ooornvno snace with the atidavits some OF wnica
&C. ssriIy proi1 state briefly their SUD-
etauce c... IS r,o-La county
..s,nas ,bst Mr. Byrd came to his fathers house. Tie
H. AIDING the late election, and remained there
,hs night of that day. Mr.. +. retiring TO bed ABOUT
n,cocI and continued at his tMr. e. 81 house uiI'i
about le o'clock the following day 1.-THE oay o. ''e
ed. Mr. VIM. H. Whiting OF Clarke county, test,
,;es that he saw Mr.. Byrd at lr. Thomas Caf'er
house at ~ o'clock, on the night preceding lne a.e
hyo farna MOI ~ a.
election, and SAW him again. al DIS farm pea' "e'e'
"a Mr.. Lewis \. Huck tes6es that he renamed
at the houae of Mr.. Byrd in Winchester, the nieut
nrecediug the late eection-thht ne ~as tne oniy
white person there-aDd that ne iasteneu nv NO
before retiring tor the night, and tnat MI. pyta ""
M, thsra that night or the following morning.
| a,h Mr.. WIN. TreusSy makes an athdavit sustain
ING the evidence Of Messfe Carter ana "nins' as as
to The fact that Mr.. Byrd resoed ~ tue aTuSG "
NJ Carrier on the night preceding the late eleclioo'
| The evidence thus produced by Mr.. Eyrd' thai 10
did not leave home on the morning OF loe .as e,eo
ton, but that he left home on the mornlpe Oh tne
yious day. and did not return untll tue neA' ua!; s
full and conclusive The several gen.Ie ,shre We
have therefore 10 save space in our paper, ol..eu
the publication OF their aidavits and the comments
of Mr. Byrd 10 relation to the qresiioaot 'sf"o' w
| this subject. "a, o.,-,,s comsu..;cs.
ton Us Give entire with the change of ouy single
word, modifying Remuneration OF 'ne eu''0' -
| .Wincbester." .,y;nohos,
tor" in support of the above ehsrge-lthe uole "i
Mr. James r. Rieley, Jr., in the last '.Virgihian:
which proof says Mr.. g., mot eny tails 10 sustaiu
hut tends strongly to dsproue the assertion on n's
part ("Winchestersl Mr.. Byrd proceeds as follows;
Editor Virginian. -.
have only to add 10 reference to this mass Of PROOF
furnished BY these four witnesses-that they are Gil
individuals Of the highest responsibility and standiog
and far above the reach of imputatlon OF any sor'
or even of suspicion. a..
The result then of the question, as respects this
particular charge upon which my reckless assaiiant
bas chosen to stake his reputation and mine, 10 e1
hbit him before the public, upon the rule which ne
hnself has prescribed, rs one VINO has promulgated
wul ialsehood; about ''nchich no plea OF error or
forcetfincss is admissible" f may be permitted to
quote from hin) and there 60 tar as IT ls CONCERNED
/ might safely leave him with the single remark tna
Notwithstanding such s the legitimate result OF saia
rul, thus prescribed by himself aud Notwithstanding
he has Unsigned me as have before never been by
apy man, would still fan hope that bis motives are
less depraved than they would seem to be, and that
be is laboripg under soss Eeluson, or hauclnatop'
in my case, it is TO be hoped he has been 10 some
others amounting to a species OF menia which, II l
may be allowed 10 coin a tern should sasgnate a.
Dir fumanta.
Having thus sgnay Called to sustain said charged
nv return to Winchester al eleven O'Clock OF the
night next preceding the day OF SAID election and that
posted back to Clarke on the ensuing morning at an
early hour, this Mr. Winchester i'll his article ot to-
day. throws himself hack upon the other charge mt6e
BY him. aud heretofore retuted by me- Of nay having
beeua candidate for tue ut late electon
coupled with the allegation that such eectioneer
ed, solicited votes &c and proceeds to aaduee IN
support tho reof what he cas proof consisting OF GER
tiics,es OF Messrs. John w. Tewat and John w.
Grim. These ceriiters Go not pretend to state any
thing which either them ever heard say or saw
me do, bur in enCstance. that a Mr.. William Henry
told Them, tina, said him was q candidate and
askeI him TO vote for WHICH he refused to do: and
that thereupon, according TO Mr.. Iewait, said to
him. Henry, that "would not tolerate any man who
wouldn't vote for and according to ". Grlm
that thereupon "he ~ said that ~ The had beei
friend TO him" Henry "oy giving him work. snd that
if he couldn't for him be had TO claims upca him.
and he wouldn't tolerate him hereaftet.'
II TO me matter OF sheer indifference ghst this
Mr. Heury may, may not, have said 10 these rear
,ay witnesses. Nor shall pause TO make comment
upon that subject. But have only to say that ne
yer had with him aDy euch conservation as thblr
statements seem 10 rnpos;, as is concusively shown
BY his, said Hensys sthdss;, no II sanctioned by
his solemn oah hereto subsoaed. In it, it will he
seen. that, among Others, be makes the following
statements
Tha, for several days prior the late e!ee,oc he
was at work at ms farm in erecting Corn House.
-. That being reEident Of the county OF Ere
derrick, early the day OF the election, he started TO
20 70 Winchester, where lie entitled to vote, and
before he got off Of my farm he saw me. That ask
ed him where he Goirg-sayng that had come
down to SEQ about the work he was doug aud had
been prevented by rain from getting to my farm III
time the evening before. That he, Henry answered
that he was going to Winchester ovote. That r..
piled "we, do not like to Interfere with any mans
vote, but would like TO exauaioe the work with him.,
&C., and passed without sayi1g word to hun as
to how he should, would vote and be proceeded TO
Winchester. That some time before he had heard
me say that not aud would not be, candidate,
but after getting to the Court House in Winchester,
heSrius many votes cast for me determined also 10
cast his But before voting, was told positively that
was not candidate, and had 30 announced through
the papera aud therefore, that il Was not worth while
TO vote tor me- also that lie tsaid Win. Henry
is a carpenter by trade and has been the only one
employed by me 10 do Guy work on my "farm this
year and that never said zone nord 10 HIM
nboat his rol. attempted any dc.rec To influence
70"
This sftdavit was duly sworn to before that pure
gentleman end eminent citizen. John s. Maeii! Esq,
aud the greater part of it written IN hs presence
and that also think of some others-such, am sure
was the case with most and believe ak that part Of
it above quoted except, perhaps. very small por.
ton; and in his. and in their presence. the Whole OF
it was deliberately read over 10 the aiant. Now
is clear, tina, whether he did, not make to Messrs.
Tewalt and Grim the statements detailed by them,
that this affidavit is conclusive proof that he bad with
me no such conversations they would seem to i'm
port. But in view OF proof heretofore spread by mo
bsfre the public in the Winchester virginian Of the
18th ultimo, aud that OF similar character thereto
Notwithstanding OF the joint certificate of some
twenty of the respectable citizens Of this
~ even exclusive of said afidsvt it would be whol
ly incredible that ever had any such with said Hen
ry. That proof iu addition to ito having been shown
that my refusal to be candidate had been prior to
the election. published 10 both the papers of this
place showed that, on various occasions. in the most
open and decided terms, in writing and otherwise.
had protested against having my name brought be
fore the Democratic Convention candidate, and
from theuce mp to the day Of the election, had 10 the
terms, d c., declared TO large number of the
voters Of the county who desired to vote for me- that
l Was not. and would not be, candidate. aud that
did not wish to be cast for me at The e=c-
ton. See the subioued certificate. No. =, OF Henry
NJ. Breus Esq, aud others. Caa any sane man he
lieve that would thus address myself to men of ex-
periercs aud influence aud thus announce. through
the public prints, that was not candidate, &c
and, a; the same time, inform this young man, VIM
Heury, that vas one, and do the mean thing Of SO
lictng bis Yole But III Las; the cat has iMmped OUT