Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-09-14
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Shtsrafd Clemens Letter 4 bass|triek
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!. the StGr. thai in our last issue, we pub
lished, from the Richmond Enquirer.
letter written BIZ the Hon. Sherrar,
Clemens. stating thai Judge BEocKEs
BnoUeH declined, t.in any way. tho us
Of his name in the coming canvass. ~
This statement. this Hon. Sherrard Glen
ems says be vas authorized BY Juslg
John w. Brockenbrough. to make.
II win Also be rccollected by our read
era, that in our last Issue We distinctly
stated. that We believed Judge Broken
brough VI be { toolmuch Of q patriot t
refuse % serve The people Of Virginia il
any position To which they might sec. q
10 call him that he Z could not disc
Boy the voice of bis native State. with
out doing violence to every feeling AMI
impulse 81 his heart that We were sur
prised to learn that this Hon. Sherrarl
Clemens was |" one Of The friends o
Judge BToekenbfongh that we supposed
him to be committed to the support d
Mr.. L4tehsr that he was one Of tht
!. Honorable. Congressional clique who
| wsre notwithstanding public opinion il biz
favor, and thai this letter was one Of The
grists that came from this !" Honorable
mill--that sonas would BE- grieyed TO learn
that this Hon. Sherrard Clemens had
turned up ~ zone of The friends of
Judge Brockenbrough- that we should
disregard the Hon. Sherrard Clemens
volunteered card, until il received The
endorsement Of Judge Brockenbrough
and, finally, that w nd not 6eliege that
Judge b. had ever authorized This Hon.
Sherrard Clemens p say that he would
not accept nomination from his party
if Rendered to him, H
We thus promptly ayoWed our opinion
because We believed Judge Brocken-
brongh to be too familiar with the COM
mon courtesies Of life. to lake such
method Of Withdrawing bis name. and too
sensitive Of bis honor, to allow this Hon.
Sherrard Clemens to be the keeper Of his
conscience, On even TO Be his mouthpiece
Of amanuensis. The tricky device was
too shallow.
n We felt the more sensitive on this point,
because we first brought Judge Broken
brougil's name before the people Of Vir-
gina - candidate for the gubernatorial
chair; and when We saw The enthusiasm
with which his name was received BY the
people of Western Virginia, irrespective
Of party, and the cordial endorsement
which his character and political integrity +,
met with from the journals of Eastern
Virginia and he Valley, We felt convinc- /
ID that. BY q concentrated effort Of his I
friends. his nomination might be easily
,fected. Unlike many Of those who
ire pushing themselves forward, or who ]
're being unscrupulously forced upon the |
Democracy. Judge B. presents ! clean I
eeord on subjects vital to the South, !
citsout reference 70 dates. l3
We have now The pleasure Of stating /
hat Judge Brockenbrough not only has d
lot Withdrawn his name, but says, vir- !
ually. that his friends may make such 9
lse Of him IS they may see proper-that !.
~ suppositions in regard 70 this Honora- :
10 Sherrard Clemens volunteered epis-
y. werecorIect- that this Hon. Sherrard 9
Eas not authorized 70 put ID plea Of de-
tension on the part Of the Judge, and J,
hat the whole affair was dirty trick on =
b part Of this Hon. Shertard, III order :
nislead the people, and get Judge B. IL
A. Of the track. The wish was father to ]
" thought. 8
BY the subjoined article from the Rich ID q
lond Enquirer, and the modest and able
tter from Judge B., it will be seen that & I:
y falsehood is boldly met, and that this q
IN. Sherrard has but mere gimletl =
~ out Of which 70 crawl. Judge B. s.
ank denial viii go farther than The a. !,
M. Sherrard's unasked and uncalled CO
i assertion. II be can possibly IKE out " y,
satisfactory explanation Of this, appa- co
nt, falsi6cation, We viii do our Dart "
wards placing him Alright before bis a ii
'nstituents and the people of Virginia, e s,1
d. until then, We viii turn him over to W W
2 tender mercies Of The pen ofthe Ed. f. i
Of The Enquirer. who. unless lie prove Tia
: skirts clear. will give him such cas- ha
sation AZ his conduct deserves. We ls to
PEI however, the Enqsirsr win not AM
'ste 200 much powder on such small i II
iae, Dishonestyand treacbery Me win obi
! uphold. be che perpetrators Democrat We
opposition. snt
II g. int,
From he Richmond Enouirer. GU
The following letter from Hon Iobn | j, |,
Brockenbrough explains itself- att,
hsthef Judge Brockenbreugh shah 81 / il i
IL not obtain the Democratic month";. pre-
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