South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1859-05-06

TO be sustained by Democrats, Wings, "A |
mcricans or others
have here the votes and speeches of
gentlemen to whom I will refer; but be-
fore l do so. will call your attention to
the following:
1.-The conduct OF our public men on the great
concerns OF the South must be like that Of C:e-
sar's wife. 1t must be not only not suspected,
but above suspicion. Suspicious like these. in
their very nature. cannot be cured by certG-
Gates s"-Enquirer, September I'd, 1856.
What paper said that? The Richmond
Enquirer itself. in the year. 1856. when
calling on the people of the South to rally
to the support of Mr.. Buchanan. Now,
when make this appeal to individual De-
mocrats to comolo the rescue of the coun-
try, am not sustained by the same paper
"An alliance between independent political
organizations is another and u very different
thing. 1t is not only allowable, but in certain
emergencies, may be essential 10 the best inter.
csts OF the country. Such emergency is the
present, which demands not fusion Of all the
parties oil the South, but cooperation of all
good men for the sake Of the condition of the u
nion."-Enqnircr, September, 1856.
If was necessary then, my friends. to
have such cooperation against what the
gentlemen terms 1.-The great brcakwater
that stood between the North on the one
hand and the South on the other" in the
person of Mr.. Buchanan, how much more
important is it TO come up now, when it is
proposed to aboltionizc the State and di-
vide it .
say more odious pamphlet never en-
anatcd from Gi1dings himself; for I have
n history of discussion in the House of
Representatives, in which Giddings said it
was no purpose of his party TO interfere
with the institution of slavery, as it existed
in the States but this gentleman proposes
to interfere with the institution in this
State, and comes here when he wants to be
Governor, and tells us that his opinions
have undergone a changc-that while he
used to believe the institution to be social
and political evil, he nom believes it to be
a moral, social, and political Glessinyi
do rot know now whether I ought to
tell an anecdote before this large and in
telligent assembly. but will tell you what
| would say. .hough he bet on the LncL, he
now says when he has been laid out "hur-
'"h for the mhie chicken-as I said Je-
.f'rc.' When did this change in his opin-
ion take place? lie says he never studied
the question much till be was candidate
for Governor! Now what sort of a man
to be candidate now, venerable as he is
old as he is. who though this subject at
tracted so much attention in 1910, in the
canvass when General Harrison was de-
nounccd as corur,l. and an uJtliiDmist.
to say he had never fully examined it. Is
he 4 proper man for Governor Of Virginia,
when in 1888, a gentleman named Shore
q r I
ceived Il publication of far less inccndiary
| character. and he consulted james W. Pc
, gram. distinguished lawyer in this city at
! the time, TO know if it did not come under
the Act Of Assembly against inccndiary
! publications and it was publicly burned in
the streets of the city where we now stand,
and where Rivcs aud Harrison made their
addresses and protests. The first gentle
man who spoke in the Franklin debating
society where the Ruifner Pamphlet was o.
riginated before DR.. RnTner ever spoke at
ALL was Mr.. Lctchcr: who says nevcrhe-
less, that it was DR.. Ruffncr who Sc1uced
him-H may bc Just The rercssc. The re-
verse was doubtless the case. and if the Dr.
was scduced at all. John Lctchcr did it
and then and there advocated gradual sys-
tSh VI CbunCIpatloU Oi slavery 10 W CStcTn
VirGinin and " ,E-:.. ruIne TO the mark
and tell us what both said. I do not want
to DO him injustice. but will read the let
ter signed by himself and others
LEXINGTON, Va. Sept lst, 1877.
=, DEAR SIR The undersigned, believing that
Inc argument recently delivered by Won IN the
Franklin Society, in favor of the removal Of The
negro population from Western Virginia. was
mot only able but nnanswcrabl": and that its pub-
Icatlon will tend to bring the public mind 10
correct conclusion on that morncntous question.
lequrst that you VIII furnish with full state
ment oi That argument for the press
We cannot expect that YOU will nov no able
70 iurhlsh us with the speech precisely as il was
nehVered, nor is it our wish that you shall con-
hnc yourself strictly 10 the views then express.
ca, Our desire is to have the whole argument
in taVor oil The proposition, presented TO the pub
nc. IN persPIcuous and condensed form. And.
oeneVing that your views were not ONLY forcib.c
bui conclusive, and that they were presented in
shape which can not give just cause for offence
tn 10 even those who are most fas'idious and excl
table on the subject OF slavery. we trust that YOU
will be disposed chcerfully to comply with our
request above expressed.
very respectfully your obt serr'ts,
=, ,. We'd. Moore. JoHN LETcHER. David p. ,
Curry, James a. Hamilton Gro A. Baker. J.
!. Lacy. John Echols, James X. Jordan, Jacob
uner' Sr., ~ r.. Moore, John w. Fuller /!
The Rev. Henry RulTncr d.
This paper is dated lst September. 1917. /
and directed to DR.. RufFncr; and on it sec
the name Of JOHN LETCHER. }
Are you the man? Uuruing to Mr. Letch- .
cr) AS Nathan said unto David, thou
art the man
DR.. Rnffucr being in straitend crcum-
stances, did not like to incur the cxpcnsc
OF publication himself; the gentleman.
(Mr; Lctchcr.) with John l;chols. who drew
up the articles Of covenant, (,hough not un-
der scal,) agreed that they. the sisucTs.
were to pay their part Of the expense of
publication. provided it did not exceed the
sum Of $40 to each
The undersigned agree to pay their proper
Tomato part Of the expense incurred in the pub.
nca''on OF a pamphlet on the rcmord of Sfarcyy
from hesfe'n lrginia, provided the expense
docs not exceed the SUN Of $40 TO each subscri.
Der.
s. Med. Moore, James r. Jordan. John Ech.
oIs, ). Horace Lacy, d. f.. Moore. David p. Cur
~. George A. Baker. John ". Fuller IIrnrv