Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-04-28
A GARD,

Pfss' rrqnifes some notice from me as Il toes ne
Injustice in several particulars.
The writer ct the card say. ''oa y AZ sntjrei
(ht. isbells participated Ia the petition &c he
last Legislature, 10 attach Psst Of Ibis eonniy To
CiaTke."D Mr.. X. eensufrd ffi,n4s and fees In
saeh harsh terms e. souii have psavoidsqly er.
tcr'sd reply, had been PRESENT. - Nov. sir ~
the gentleman had been prr~.at he would have
known that used no lar,A language 10 any one;
ant be would have, a,so, known atidil not in
the language Of his cart ola, e that ,re petition
va. based upon the aTowcd ground Of the ,xet.
eitspi county taIali0n" Idi.ii6cuy stated that
had EHsersisoa that that was the r,ooui upon
which The petition Was based bat that did no,
know, OF care whether such was the fact or NO, !.
thai IL was not Necessary 70 enquire what wee the
rcasoas which iudaene,d he seliua Of the pei.
ioneTIT;hs, the mere fact 81 sighirg the rsiiioa
was sufficient 10 she~ the desire OF the reti,iontfs
to gstou OF Jefferson into Clarke and ths; 90 oae
who had Zach desire who.e heart wsstur iron
JCGersoE 10 ClarSs,- was saisatis refsoa 10 re-
Pscseni the intefssS OF jefferson county In he lie.
y,siEiure Of cur Siaie
Hefe . the eaisial report Of hat portion Of 90
speech delivered b. me in The Senatorial C5..ta.
n-n hat refers to he psihion.-
hir. n. sail hat IA making ibis motion be vas
net sc'uairt bY any fear Of Mf o. 90. che Demo
efai,e nenincr. That geliicmsa ~Gs q c.ur.,. Is
anu higd-tntndet rcntsmar-tu, iyr W.Dslr lie
en'efaincd great Personal Icrard urfr-o-gtfst
hi'n a. His.Mf X ssGPeri0f IA a. he qua sesituas
So n'isiA"i e .eL. g a. sf.r i.It + t.r.f
ban - far MS inferior IN htne.s 10 f~nr--rrt ~
Comfy oi Jslsrson 10 ttief trarsh n .Ir l..
gt>iaiarc. Mo. Isbtil hai signed A prtiiion Il.
ttvtar ne Couhiy--Os rather, ~ Crdc a large and
Falnsbi- pouIoa a the CouEty % Ctafkr I. auI
the aVoWrd OBJECT OF The sisners 81 'his trfiti.a
= he IA a al u faFaH tool /.
regarded a. ihs t1oIb,art taxes OF the coupty-
"a "nrt words, o. I e. themselves q ,il t-x-. "A
support q! CGe % the beef ant nost ctsti.hrd IN.
'hniohs oi cur peopie-ih. Free school The
people ~ The CouGN nai wise reclaimed in IA.
t"f % Gu -atiun-had twice spOAta uut Tor the
itre school Bli he, No X. cared 70, What rh.
Iect petitioners h.d m view; u va. ,ufci.nt
Iot hin 70 snoW the tact thsthe had tesir,d 90
mar Tue iiif proportions OF his "a tiye county.
alr isSsil lived and owned his large pror-,ty an
lhat p~ucH OF the couhiy that the pelitiones, &c.
slfei TO take iron Jrfersoa and hand over 90
S'StAe' lie was one 10 whom would c1Ear among
'h- aisrsi o,neiis ihai the crs,un e. CLARKE ives
,uppos u 10 conisr. No mater Whether he l,.t.~4
one oilecI or another; whether ~ ret MA g. ne
taxos necessary O. ihs mainirnanceoi Free S.horl-
90 bci, IN sisnieg he position re clearly Showed
h'vt'lEe 10 c 70 h. property cd fO.l ali J.g.r..,
county R1vcfbinr a., aud bimsc.f away f-rr, an
ISlteal assvciAiiUh viii lie PEOPLE If his soma.
iofisl Dru.ci. Ia sclc,ibg Gtard rr,rsr ~
son 'I'p.e'tht 'hrn IN Tie Ssna'e, he r.f. rIc
Z = U.U H .HH
90 20 ear whose heart wa TUNED t5,r,,., r,Is,l.
away from tie District aud be-. Nr. N. I'D ,-,.f =.
cent i"at Nj | DELL would tc a. be ,u.bt Al, h..
r'.-o'"t by ihc y,trt
What Is 'hefe O; 8 .r-i iangus-. IN ;.is,-
IA reason has IA Old Line WA or any
enc else, Ter saying that clar-rf arg rrou-d
whatever as having been the ba,, oil The petition 2
II VIII be seen from this report hat took rariieu-
lar patns 10 say hat 4 had uuters,Uua" that lie
Object 81 The petitioners was TO get rit "a What
they regarded as the sIoititsni tar,sof The On.
~ Such, certainly, was The very genera. IN
preston erieiiauei by the rhi,er. 81 bis r,rtrf
The comfy a. TIE Time the petition y.ss "a cir-rla
ton and since aud Indeed III was 10 yaihefih-
poses ~ he petitioners fiom the a.-urieotnf ODD.
gentleman = card uToa the high rate. 81 taxation
W Jeuri'on, ant his compafisSa 81 ,se race g.. b
those Of Altcmalle aud CLARKE, ivaslg f...ir.
l''s'o say Nat his General mprsstiga was COZ.
rect, Buiihe gentleman says that such va. ~.
'hs object ct The Ie'iioaer-thst it. the petition
was based upon totally different grounds. ana o.,
Know him to be fully acquainted with Tie whole
mauerol The petition, sm forced 10 trli~ye thai
The ''xolbiiani taxes ct tL. county La4 no Ia.
huenee whatever upon The motives that irapsIlet
tie sisGsfs iotesiTe 10 turn their backs upon our
county and our people, and 90 over, MAJ and
properly, 10 oar good nsishbor Clarke.
IL Injustice was CoIe NJ, IsbeIl. In anything
sail 10y me 10 he Convention Il would T., a sour. E
OF regret 20 me could have 90 desire 10 b. nm.
JnI 70 any political oPp5heni-much les to one
50 mach entitled 10 ny PERSONAL regard as Mr.
lsbsll. But, repeat; that u Mr.. I,beII is really
anxious to take himsri' and his properly cut OF
Jefferson AMI inld Clarke .--aad tie TACT O. hi.
.a~fr. ID. HE a..