Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-05-24
~ bI3EEUII 1DF I'M
HON. JOHN LETCHER,
All Petersburg,
o.. rHEIspl,it OF APRIL.

I'll etf0sc+ CltizettS OF the l0aoa Filters
burg b Some things have surprised me
much In the prdgress of events connected
with this canvass, and one thing which
has astonished E|me1 no lutte tofnigft,1is
1.-The allusion, and the manner of the ALA
sion, made to my recent sickhes IS lin. the
civ. Of Washington NJ i competition has
told you l had no business OUT of tile
STATE Of Virginia, and tliats while he did
moi. Question tlle fact bf# my Illness, be
would like folknow how Il came tosibe
dining. with Judge Douglas. Now, 50
far as that. stalehent is concerned. II pro-
nounse il most unquaIiGedly false, lap
pla1sp ::llor at Ille.time alluded tos1 WAS
| fiat of my baeka confiatd 10 rny bed and
fattended by Df. Garnet He was my
physician, and guage Douglas was never
Eseeii with me adlthat time
II Sytahthiags Will dosfor the++nnewsPa Pefs'
but did nofIe xtpeet any referenfefto il
from him. Il Tilat reference, howtfer, has
been made yIpu now understand what
! he facts. are, lind It is. for you u deter
i mine as toz He Rropristy Of issues 81 that
Esolt III Ills CANVASS. between persons who
have gofa q thus far 9itilout al
ftusions impropfr oE e1kind
Haslt4ls ybu HE. stands on the platfnrnl
which, on, a cettaiu occasion ii the histe.
~ OF The Demdtratic party bore % { by
i friend, Timothy Riyess Nj ylfst'r fopfit Y,
fwAo protested against .5In}y nfnilrya{ldn
l.for The office of Governor Of Viryirfia,
4 IN. ..Il-: sl,,t Il u \, q te.t f{Yafa I'll.
4 4ainst BIZ Cook, OF Wytb 81 Harrison.
'lpf Monroe. and#by the editors Of Tie En-,
#quiter, aud otl]efs.! III !.
IL is true, fellow citizens. that, accord.
ling TO The published prooeedingsof The
Convention, IT'D gent emen mentioned did
oppose my nominaiiion /; but, If il Will give
ais satisfaction or pleasure to MY com
Epeiitor 10 .knoMfit, i can Inform hin1 theess
iEare ali, with onA exception. now found adj
roeatiiug my eIgation. Great APPLAUSE
Il Don't you think the prospect 4 rather
promising oneifor I'm. q become Cover
nor IGreat daughter and applause.
II vi #
Now, let me- come to some matters D
{ direct interest land direct importance, il
(which are involved the immediate issues
ofll,e contest, No far as 4 am concerned
land frst isl n1F position in regafd to J ht
slavery. yquestion. l He has-fold you tia
.Ifn l847 / heliaged sslayerylio be a socia
and political evil. ieIs you frankly
there, thatIin. f847tI did, in common viii
,nany others. believe it to be snch, AMI
that IN lg4e j reeanted that opinion, ant
fayowed the recantation, and thaI.in 1851
! became candidate fol the sltate Con
yeptien held HI DE. city Of Richmond
land ia al lfst4fct where there was 80t
4ksVhip nnaioritE against me. Is carried tn,
district, amongImy neigllbers and friends
!. nv aFniaiority of NEARLY 800 votes. il
5 my county, having known me a.. the
Il did from my Childhood up to that time
and acknowledgements with the Frank
i Hin Society debate. and all tie eontroyer
LEY growing oht Of Il, fecived. ever,
Z vote cast In THE contest. Of every Iarty
except SO Great applause.
/ went to the|county Of Augusta, Whicl
at that time had a majority against M
: Ioffnore than 700 votes and whaie SLAYER.
Twas a subject IF enquiry. My competi
tors were Hon! IA. ii H. Sleware. after
wards Secretary az lhe Interior, and Mr.
Michie.s 4 well known LAWYER of tha
county, and id that county received /
majority oftmoie than 200 votes over Mr
Z Stuart. I received 4 majority, also, il
q the county Of Highland. These thre'
Fl counties forneathat district. and Even
to the. Consention with 4 majority from
FAN If them.
q My competitor called your attention
i to 1 speech Of mine made in the Eonxen
ZION, and 10 my. surprise, commenced viii
a portion fthat speech contained INN,
S REPLY to q declaration not made BIZ me
but By an Eastern man whom ! was com
5 batting On d clause which hs read heie i
yonr hearing NJ Yes. we are told BY TIL
gentleman that We are doomed that on
! defeat is inevitsbfe, and that We will GO on
flof tile Convention. as we camein,' DC
Now. ali fhass , Is say ntregard to m,
eonrse inithe Convention is that / CAV
llthe people. when ! became candidate.
guarantee of. the course I should adopt a
their representative in that body. IWen
under those circumstances i represent
led them throughout its entire tenn. and
lINept back sd received their entire aP