Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-28

For "Ihc South
STATEMENT.
R.iuy rbout To close Il PERSONAL issue thised hSaIhe
r. nv one ofthe editors Of the 'Ehqn'rsr,' In connection
n;,h 4. cnrr.a,ond,uce between Judge Brock"l
hror,I, and h,inp anxious 10 pteeerVs' III cH's :
should not survive the merliil-, '"e -, -
ac,us;ed me towards judy" Bfcckrnoroug" !" r -
irv "a The ..Euauirer' The letter ~hir'' 10 ! '''
c.IIar OF the present difficulty, | prepare H'"' u'''''
the most sol-n,n sanction o! my ccnscl"ir', -, ~
ciiic sud detailed account. in writing, Tor puoics'
ton: -, tho .v
l mt Judge Brorkenbrough at Grafton, on insess
,iny n, the day before he opened Corr; III Clarkso"'s
H.. has never received FROM me, from tbs pe'loo vi our
fr., ecou,in'arce 20 the present hour anything put
kindur... am IN Intimate terms WIN in""y " III,
connexions, and The Highest Conscientious were ~"
Ar. operating upon ms Ia promote MA Interest; We
walked out of the hotel aud proinrnsded up nod doSh
IN. nla,sorm in front Of il. Ii MSS night, about tic
neriod of tn. arrival Of The express IRAN from The
West. Among o:her subjects upon winch We con
v,r.rd. was that of the Governors!hpi ana Inc sup
a,ance ard effect Of Whist passed, IL IS ioho"s:
Old hin, that had s-en his name presenter MS d
candidate and asked what his position was. lie re
p;i.d. as near Is. | CA recollect, as so!lows-that lie
already held q position %aic!i ives entirely cohseahai
10 hs tastes, studies and .rc'ina!ione; that ns ir'eh'T
were looking for hid promotion IN The line OF MS pro-
f..sion, and that xss Inrc'. rnl:e acceptsois 10 nun
that he did not wan: or wish any executive office, and
not that of GoyurrcI-fJr he aud the Hon. john
Latcher, one of the sspi.an;s, perfectly unders'ood
each other; that they were good TRENDS; mat he De
sired no conflict. especially WIN nun nor any o'nt'
person who sought the place npd' tha, n,9ch o. sne
zeal which had been manchester towards nun ~ 'p,
pretended, sprung from circumstances Which l s"'''
not now repeat. ,ho h,,l -.
IN. ;iobt slruCi his face. said 10 hun, "JuuEe' Cen
.,,,e vour position ~ lie replied Il authorize you ID
60 So, In iua,ica 10 him. | mu't, however mention
that when | called his attention 10 This iac'' hi'e, 'n'
publication Of hs tire, letter 10 ina enquirer ~
did not recall it, and | USE II now mercy a. one "
the inducing causes, in my own mind, when coh'ro'
ed my action.
After we pas.ad into the hotel aud stood Mt the coun
ter If the office and III the presence OF nhotner pers"'
co,n biz own town, Samuel L-'ch-r. Dro'h.r "' '"e
Hon john L"tcher, ! remarked In Judge Druche"
Trough fhut III re wa Is gentleman 'itn III o'"'N-
nur.. who h-li u Federal oillrr, anu WI" sr1n''' -
n. ha!tiry h-!wepu tw" opinions, but strongly "S
posed Ia advocate bis riainr7. III. replied, Il "hi zee
Inn wl,-n | get 10 CiaIksbu.g and rePrrss a"S'"''A
at that kind uh.,
6,-i -rok- to him; hnt the conviction on my iiil1'
w,s suc,,, from h. whole tone ahd mhiI;!'r' ahn ID"
,uso.. ,hnr when returned hons and found appear
ancrs tending Ia u conflict b-twren huhsti ara ar
I..tch.r. | reflected on our interview, and thought
you'd do Judge Brock-nbrni9h III ac, ~ Rihhi',,. !"
t.fnio,t is prsitinu in y letier IN ihs "Euqnirer; d.
c,u... in doing SO. | WAS preventing The very rt-"i
whjcl. H.. himself had 81 empha;icnly drprec"'e"-'
rivairy between himself aud his friend in's Il '"'
only motive which ever iLnie"c"' -" No -
-,I.,nn;v .yow. by inv belief IN God, ana III We" "
my rier.sl responsibility 10 Him,that never had any
other. ,o.;n. I s.n, ~,
A. co.rob5ra'iye OF This, about the tim. ! sem ny
hgs; l-;ie. To ;l.v "Enln'Ter,' snd ne1n'e ~ ~. +"
Ii,hrI. I adire.sed Il letter 10 Jadg- br"rkeHofiaS'
then hnllirg cour; a; Clark-burg. appr,slhs nm 4"
wta: I hal dom; stating in terms, that | had enira
v1red to de.n. hi- position iudiciou+iy, and believes
or hop-:, i; would accord with h' views OF NEE, ~,
uup-,b,,joa; t.s; | sent him, at the moment, no cop!
i INV l.t,-r tn tie .Enquirer," because l desired l"
ave him utterly ron cpmuii,ted u. t" ITS lansuase va
iIti,was 30 ri, l-t: ,n.t 10 il | wG5 alone privy' a"i
Tor j. nlon- r:.p.r7itle. ,,o4,.
800. nn,,,r tnr uh,t.y.r hope | u,py have in he ~";i'
f., 10 .".a-: and here appea to ,Jacge Broek"nhFoiSii
,.,I To- S,n.-i Lrtc!-r. Of lexington Va ~ cos. l
mould ~, survive, ~ Wind cate my memory III 81 d
~ Il m-y he linpl.riei by Anything nei,'n o'''"
which coai-s within their own knowirdgs'
ISsn-il - SRERRARD CLEMENS.
R.cRYUNp. Va, Sept, II. 1893.