Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-05-14

re- We publish below letter from Mr..
Philip Phares, the Sheriff of Pendleton
county, which deve1opes another motive for
Mr.. Harris determined opposition to the
Convention, Which may be entirely new to
his friends, but which we have all along
suspected let every one read and judge
for himself:
From the Rockingham Register.
TO the Public.
As. SOME misunderstanding has occurred
in relation to conversation between. Mr.
John T. Harris and myself at che last March
Court of Pendleton county, 1 feel It due to
Mr.. Harris, as well as to myself, TO make
full and fair statement Of the affair, in
order that it may not be.misrepresented in
the future / am the Sheriff of Pendleton
county and was the Secretary of the Dem
ocratic meeting, held at Pendleton Court
House, on the Sd day Of March last fot
the purpose Of appointing Delegates from
each Magisterial District of this county, to
attend the Congressional Convention held
in Harrisohburg on the 30th Of March last.
:. Some time after the adjournment Of the
Rendletoh meeting, It March Court, and
while I was 1T my office making out re-
port Of the proceedings fot publcatins, Mr..
John T. Harris came to me and asked m
to furnish him a list of the names Of the
delegates appointed to represent Gle county
Of Pendleton in the Conyenticm, With the
post.ofice address of each delegate; and re-
quested me to mark with { ,tencil Tie names
Of all that I SUPPOSED Aoa1d go for DR.. A.
NJ. Newman, whick I did as requested
He also asked ne to state which Of the del
egates would be most likely to vote for each
Of the other candidates then ia the field
He also asked me which would 60 for him
in Convention. [ answered these Questions
to the best Of my knowledge. Mr., Harris
remarked, while | was reading over The
names Of the appointed. delegation. that he
knew well that Joel Siple, one of the Dele
gates, was ffiend Of his there were other;
about whom there were Some stich rrediarl
made by Mr.. Harris. ),
He said that when be returned 10 Hafri
son burg he would correspond with tie ap
pOlutOu UCACSNtlOu AOI tulS CUuuty, anu Luu'
he could get his strength atd count hi,
chances Befots TIE Convention would meet
So DESTROYS was he to know Che sentimen
Of the delegation Gin advaHce If Tia Con
vention) to represent and express the viii
Of tie Democracy Of this county, when
handed him copy Of the report giving the
names Of delegates, and finding That I hao
omitted the hahes If tie as1tgates in tn,
5tE Magisterial Districtin the list furnished
him by myself, at his room at the hotel, h
asked me to supply the omitted names.
stated to him could do SO by returning t
my Office, where | had the original repor
Of said meeting, and from WHICH [ copiee
for the press and for Mr.. Harris, and hav
ing copy Of tie report Sealed ii a cohesi7'
envelope ahd directed to tie editor Of If,
Valley Democrat, he asked NE for the let
ter, With permission to open It, With view
Of supplying tie defect in, the copy fur
nished him b me, 10 which, consented -
Ife took out the copy prepared for the press
and handing it to me he asked me to reat
all the names of~tfat copy, and he, tsoddI'
look over the>one'I gave him and @heneye
I had made mistake lie could and did cor
rect it in pencil mark on the same paper.
PHILIP PHARES.
Esanklin. Az. %. 1859.