Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-09-21
The ElIA u au AInirglle.

InginS a. 9ettet from HIN 70 Juuge DhoCA-
ENBeoueH. and Judge BIS answer
Mhat sort Of 4 dsJsncs the Hon Sherrard
makes. for nisrepresenting and falsifying
Judge BIS remarks, alluded 70 10 the
Star last week, our readers will readily
perceive. We consider il one Of ths
llamesi defences ever made for 90 grave
| al act. And yet the Hon. Sherrard,
saying he presumes there j. no /" desire
/ 70 do=him injustice, requests the Editor
Of the Enquirer 10 publish the correspon1
dence. with as much assurance and bold
effrontery. as If there were really anything
in Judge BIS letter, that would release
i him from The unpleasant dilemmain which
4 This vanity, officiousness and tfeachery
have placed him. He takes avery un.
generous course, in endeayoripg to justi-
1 " himself in his treachery. He makes =
personal appeal carrying the letter u
Judge b himself ! knowing hisgood na,
Iture. and his aversion e injure any one.
lard asks him ID say whether he beliepes
lhe was engaged in an intrigue. Or acted
la treacherous part--whetherl he might
not honestly have inferred that Judge
LR. declined, when. in his letter, he slated
The was authorized to say 90 i will BE-
Inotiqedsihat he. ID no way. contradicts
fudge BIS denial Of having authorised
Ihim-does not ask fol Judge B. s state
lment Of the congregation that took place
--does not ask for 4 statement cf facts, 81
undertake to give one himself, but asks
for Judge BIS opinion Of the matter, and
undertakes 10 compel him 70 give judg-
ipent in 4 case ii which he is personal,
Ely Interested, and which, il he did SO,
| would put him il, q position to appear az
Ell lie were manufacturing public opinion
| i'll his own favor The Public was the
tribunal 10 which the Hon. Sherrard
! should have appealed, after having made
u = 4 + = y .
affair and honest statementfof facts and
circumstances tile Public is the tribunal
which has. and win continue to;try him
1.-The Public is he.tribunal which has al
Issready condemned him, and passed upon
/ HIM the sentence due 10 Il treacirerous
Joab.like friend. and an intriguing poll
tician.
And how. and Id what manner, does
|Judge B. relieve the Hon. slerrafd from
dc odiunl which rests npon him !? Does
Ihs not distinctly repadiate any authority
to Ire Hon, Sherrard to say what be did ?
Does he not say that the assertion Of
Slerrard, that he was authorised to do SO,
s.flled llina with astonishment?' Does he
not even say, that from the tenor Of their
conversation, Sherrard could not even
;Jer the withdrawal Of his name, much
less authority to say 50 ? And then.
whst rebuke he gives the Hon. Sherrard
for his righteousness. in the concluding
paragraph Of bis letter. when he says.
| had / formed 4 resolution % decline
HE nomination, II rendered. I would have
cBasen to communicate the fact 70 my
fellow .citizens, 10 % eqst;goeal terms, and
IN MY oen name =
We stated IN our last. that We would
/ turnEthe Hon. Sherrafd over 70 the tender
msrcies Of the scathing pen of lhe Editor
| Of tie Enquirer, but We did not supposs
he would give the poor fellow such go
.Eyere pen castigatioa as he did ii his papel
1 Of the 18th inst. We have not room fol
4 his entire article. but will give his "ver
IDIOT 4 IN the case. which be says is rem,
dered after having & thoroughly weighed
all evidence. Z
..Sherrard Clemens is guilty Of Al
act of gross treachery towards Judg'
i Brockenbrough, perpetrated under TIL,
4 guise 81 personal anu political friendship
| he Is guilty Of an act Of political trickery
Il intenhed to ennre 10 the benefit Of som,
political aspirant. for the Accomplishment
4 Of which he has not failed 70 resort L
fpublic aud wilful Misrepresentation i,
has batrayss lhe confidence ofthe editor
Of the 8 Enquirer and abused ms cpl
umns of the paper, BY requesting and 'ob
! tanning the insertiorof these same wilfu
, misrepresentation. ]"
1othe Editor VI he Enquirer,
WHEELtse. Va, Sept. 8. 1853.
J. Gentlemen AS, presume, you d
not desire to do me injustice. will b
obliged % you 70 publish The correspond
ence between Judge Brockenbrough An
exact copies Of which are en
raclused. Yours, DC,
StIERRARD CLEMENS. ].
WHEELIEa, Va, Sept. Z. 1853.
t Dear Sir Your card. and The editc
rial structures of the Richmond !" Enqui
rer. : have -this moment been placed By
! fore me.
! submit to- youFwhsther, under q
I the circumstances attending our CONVEX
sation. and the publication Of my lette
& IL 1ha IL Efs,,,;pa,, .,,r,. t,nliava that