Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-12-17
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rill cravlS n dstin ,u!>h,d D,mpc:,t HA,a.
wiii'm Saith HI! rcccivel.a Letter TN
Hon. John I.r.ra,r. ur.in. him to take tic
liel aS an iads ,end N, en- lidtc in o1po,;.i n
to Gov W.se The writer OF tui, WIS appcacl
to Oh the >nhc;t. il III. Peterson. C,lysa-
'ion, an c'u; Only r>>?on by expressing iS
disbelief of the ccyi-,ea = ol : .c, Il Liter \,
the III ,t;cT cX .,tc mIcl Gcslin :. an a,.tiS 4
justice t. NJ L:,aher. AMI 10 the Democratic
lnrty, (w'Ios. no nil.c he il we feel mu h
pleasure in s.yiA; that inquiry >ia,. md, il
III. proper lulr;cr, has proved tie entire cor.
rcctne>S OF or expressed opinion No such
letter was ever re:ci;cl by Ex.G)y. Smith f.om
NJ. Lctclcr
To tie E.ii,oys Of tie Eaqrirr:
CsL?s?s: c. II D., II. 1875.
Gentlemen In Your report o! tIc proctci-
inS> otthc Pttcr,bar. Convention. q bc 70 IN
in your issue OF to-day. concerning the alleged
. letter of Hon John Lctchcr 10 cx-'iov Smith
soliciting him. (Smith, To b,con. emil iatc
III opposition to Gov. Wise in iSjj. am nude
! u say that | considered i; by no meats in.
pr,bahlc that such letter hld been written by
Mr. l. :,chcr I, Gov. Smith. sine; NJ. I.ctchcr
cqull!y with Cos. Smith. WIS oppose To- th
election Of the lIrmocrI,i. Nominees oI -.
Tai> repor; i 1T strictly accGr. .tr. | r.
member n.,,t d,sfia c'iy what | ii >a, SAD
that Il had not he !rl Of the alleged LITTER un.
I'll arrived il Richmond on my way to the
Convention. OF Weine.l .y t.ie !, ia>t.. wien
and where met with Mr. Tyler, Ct the Rich.
mond "Ea1uirtr.' tLt in. Exchange H. ell
L 1. l. g i 1
scrihln. it, rStarkc ihtl Il never hal.
before; but would not be srrpriSed ii such
wcr, the L,ct' | did m: say it VAS by n,
means mpro5t;is; f,r dill no, thin! it r.ry
,y0JtJi, that slch l,ttcr hti Jssa ,rriti.t
to Governor Smith by Mr. Lctch,r. f,r the
very reason assi.ncl bv Mr. SnandS IN the
Convention, viz: that NJ Lctchcr i,ncd
Go:. Smith 1T the "Warrcatnl juactioa, o.
Their way to Washington ton 3lth December.
81 that they. a. members of Congrc.>. ~.
named continuously together At Washington
for several months. up 10 the iih Of Mnc.. 81
and that any communication between them
would natural ly have been verbal; but # such
4 letter had been written ] woul not be SI:.
pri>cl, for the rels sJns alread, gvcn.'
The distinction NAV lie sight, bnr. nnd'r
the circumstances 'io 10; think it mim1or-
tant, either to NJ. Lclch,r or myself (Scc
Blue Rid .e Republican" for a correct report
in this particuiar)
A,,in: am quocl as Swing that NJ.
Le'chcrS opposition to Gov. Wise VS. COZ.
c,o!ed." This IS mistake said that M.
Lctchcr'> oppo>i ion TO the election of Mr. Wise
was mri n m,ii;f~i and dimimishfd b,f re the
election. anl that WAS informed he spoke and
vo,ci TOR the Staunt,n nominees! but that
Gov Smiths opposition was avowcl, AMI that
he dill mt support the ticket at the polls.
This was matter Of notoricty.
To say that Mr. Lcchcr conceded his orpp-
-t.on. would b. doing him injustice and deny
in. my own >t.tcmcnr, FOR, | sad 'hc SPOKE
and voted for the no Linccs.'
Il, Mt prc>u;n. th,t ~. l.. desire to coz
rcal his dis,yDroj.'i0R Of the nominationfor
he expressed II .cry publicly. am inf'rnc -
but, fur rea>oaS satisfactory to himself. Ike
mpny other good anl loyal party men. in that
celebrated canpa;gn. hc whccc iio the Inc
of his party. and advocated and supported 'he
election Of one Of the most s'llAit STANDARD
! bcrcr, VINO ever CARED illg il triumph.
/ | feel assured that these inaccuracies were
unavo ,l,hlc The wonder is that ary tcp"I',
/ approaching Grcwracy tou q nave cen II aGcat
/ all-ind but for the peculiar relation existing
between one Of th.s z 'n;lcmcn and mysc,i,
shoull not have IT. ,Ib c.l you with this n);c
! No; respectfully and 'rmy yru">,
! Juu; W. BELL
( p Sin yoar report of the biI'o:in., Cnl.
pepper cpunry is set dlwn 5l2 for Wm NTH,
/ of ,;recnbrcr. when it Shord have bcel set
! dpwn Il; a unh f,r John Lc.cicr.