Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-19
LET JUSTICE BE DONE!
Ia "a. Editors of The Enquirer,


In The Enquirer of Friday last. under an editorial
paragraph entitled IAN Act Of Justice" you publish
I'd card for Richard K. Byrd, Esq f, in which you
have automatically done injustice 10 more than one
citizen of Frederick county You state your regre'
that any injustice should have been done him lalr
81 through incorrect statement Of the vol; o.
Frederick county, copied from another source You
further state that Mr.. b. "cleIIs himself perfectly
from every imputaton that he candidate 10 o?,
position to the regular Democratic nominees. ~
you will permit me- will try and correct you IN pom
the above statements. and will also eDdeavor ~ piacs
Mr.. Byrd in his proper position. II is with reuc-
lance that / have observed his efforts, in various
ways, since the election, to divest himself Oh tue
charge of having been candidate in opposition 10
our nominees 1t would have besn much better for
him. after defeat to have let the matter rest there;
The people Of this county knew how he stood, ana
no explanation now will relieve him from the unen.
viabe position be assumed His writing to all the
papers in the State requesting editors to contradic1
The statement that he was a candidate, may 90
abroad, but will not answer the purpose intended e.
home.
AS TO the iniustice that you think las been done
Mr.. b. Through an incorrect statsni.u; of the vote
of Frederick county, copied from another sourcs
ia the general opinion here that the editor OF the
cling Mr.. BIS name among the list Of candidates ID
his table of election without designating his part
utilization by the initials TX. n" Democrats have
further charged the editor Of the rirsinidn with
some transactions that rauspred previous to the cleo
tion between Mr.. B. and the Known Nothing party.
Since his defeat, Mr.. b. msnifests holy horror at
the idea of being exhibited over the State by the
newspapers az q candidate in opposition 10 the noml
uees of the Democratic party. Had he been elecled
we would not have soen many editorials III the
Virginia papers, DENYING that he had been candl
date. But he Is sore under defest-not so much on
account Of defeat G: gu account OF the company u.
,chich he has been caught. The old adage that "0id
L., hoI,o - ,,t bold nd
| in this case.
You furthermore think Mr. Byrd "clesrs himself
perfectly from every imputation that he was cand
date In opposition TO the regular Democratic nomi.
| nees" If we knew nothing more about it here than
what Mr. B. deems fit to divugs in his letter to you
perhaps we might be of your opinion too. He says
in that letter he sin no shape or form candidate
and WAS not even in the county during the election
That he had consented 70 serve If elected he does
not DENY. And that he bargained with the leaders Of
tha Know. Nothing party to his effort, 10 secure
the vote of that party and such Democrats az could
us guled with the disribution bait, he will not dare
| to DENY publicly in Frederick county. Certificates
can be obtained to that effect and will be obtained,
ne persists in his attempts to screen himself from the
| imputation of being candidate He says he va:
mot in the county during the election" This ia q
| fact which no one will deny-tor he was seen very
esrly on the morning of the election making track.
for Clarke county, to avoid voting and returning al
| ter dark
Not to pursue this subject much further, but t
make matters short, Mr. Byrd electioneered faith
| fully among Know.Nothings and such Democrats ~
he thoup bit would vote for him, representing himsel
distrJut.onist, and was as anxious to defeat one
the Democratic nominees as eny man OF the know
| Nothing party. IL comes with a bad grace troH
him to say that he long since formed the de
! termination never 80 long as he protested TO Of
| a member of the Democratic party, 10 become
candidate in opposition to it's duly selected nominees
Where's the proof Ia it in the !sct' thst ever since
the Know Nothing party has been IN existence ne
has been courting that harrtl u i in the fact
| that while he "expected to vote for Mr. Faulkner,
| hs WAS usng his time and talents in working and
sohsming for himself, Mr.. Lucas and the Know Moth
ing party and at last lodged voting by leaving the
county on the morning of the elections IL in the
fact that while he protested to Democrats MS TREND
ship for and wished success to, then nominees o'
the Legislature, he was, at the same Time eeconeer
| ing among Know .Nothngs to secure bis own cleo
ton 1t won't do, now, for Mr. b. to try to rid him
self Of the charges preferred against him in the late
Canvass and the he drops the SUBJECT the bet
fer IL may BIZ for him. II hs continues to plead limo
cence 10 the charge, perhaps the Democratic party
may consgn him politically to that country IN whiot
Democratic voter told him he would "see him be
fore he would vote for him, when Ills sunrages were
solicited by Mr. b.
In conclusion, why lie II necessary for Mr.. b. to bt
boring the Editors throughout the State with com
muncations and editorials announcing that he wa
not candidate Whence the object VINO, cn
side of his county. cares one straw whether Of
rick couuty-especially after ne has been so badly
defeated Instead Of endeavorng to contradict II
why don't he make q clean breast ut the whole mat
ter by saving he uas the Rnou. Nothing datr6ntion
| candidatey Had he been elected this fact would Ger
raiuly have found its way into every Know Nothing
| osper in this State IS we'll as 10 May gu! OF ne
S.ats--even if be had to communicate il himself.
| WINCHESTER.