The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-10-03
A Card.

WILL ueItiy SttIc Iue eOulCe VI uy lulOliudIioh,
and the reason why I gave and do give full
credence to it. On the evening of the Town
ship elections, William A. Neal, who was one
of the managers, ssid to me that his Township
had nominated me to the Legislature, having
received the next highest number of votes cast.
Since the appearance of Mr.. Williams article,
he still confirms his first statement. In justice
to Mr.. Williams, will state that Mr.. Neal
thinks the Chairman of Hopewell felt assured
that he was correct in his return of the votes
cast and that he is certain he will correct the
error forthwith. I believe Mr.. Meals state
ment-1st, Because he was manager, and had
a better opportunity of knowing the result
than M. B. Williams, who was not manager;
End, Because he is a gentleman, and worthy of
belief. I hope the above will convince Mr..
Williams that obtained my information from
an authoritative source. This is sufficient,
think, but 7 will say en- PEASANT, though may
be deficient in my arithmetical calculation, yet
I am no jackdaw, having the audacity to pluck
feathers from the peacock and stick them IN
nv own tail. "ThOu hast been faithful over a
few things, will make thee ruler over many
things"
. MY reply to our classic friend and disciple of
Athenian virtue and patriotism will necessarily
be more extended. Skipping his premises, l
will make my answer 10 the very lame conclu-
sions he deduces, in attempting to justify his
action in the Convention. LIST, How the dele
gates from Centreville- -supposing they read
the resolutions convening the Convention
could possibly have thought that failure to
abtain majority of the votes cast in that
Township could have resulted in no choice of q
nominee, is truly amazing. That such a blum
der should have been committed is strange
strange strange 1t was an oppression Of
the public sentiment that was wanted, and if the
nominees who received the highest number of
votes cast (even though but plurality did not
indicate the choice of the people. l would be
much gratifed if the distinguished gentleman
would demonstrate what would indicate it.
End. My answer to his second ground OF
''triumpbant vindication" I will make by az
interrogatory. How many voters assisted in
passing the resolution leaving the delegates
"free, untrammeled and discretionary to vote
or not vote, &C.," and if majority of the
voters in Centreville, acho voted at all, did vote
for the passage of said resolution, how IN the
name of Heaven could it be construed In such
manner as to authorize him to vote, ON first
ballot, for John B. Moore and VIM. d. Evins,
instead of J. G. G. Featherston ana myself,
who were the regular nominees, Capt. VIM. ID.
Evins' opinion "to the contrary in anyWlse not,
withstandingF" I have seen several VINO voted
in that Township, and they say the hrst knowl,
edge they had of said resolution was OBTAINED
from the public announcement OF 1t In the
paper.
3rd. As to returning the result of the vote to
the Convention, regularly, in manner and form
with other Townships" that is matter between
Capt. Evins and the President of the Conven-
ton; for am certain, and here repeat, that
when the President announced the result OF
Centreville Township, the names OF John b.
Moore and VIM. d. Evins were read, and the
names of J. G. G. Featherston and VIM. 5.
Brown were not read, in witness whereof re-
| fer YOUR readers to Mai. w. w. Humphreys.
4th. do not deem his fourth ground peril
uent to the issues between Us. That is mat
ter indicative of the justice administered by the
Convention, and can effect Capt. Evins only in
so far as he was a coadjutor. - I will, however,
| digress far enough to give it as my construc-
| ton of the resolutions passed on saleday, chat
the only authorized duty devolving upon the
delegates was merely to ascertain the result OF
the vote throughout the country, and announce
as the nominees of the people for the Legisla-
ture the three receiving the highest number of
the aggregate vote. ;. 1,
Now, Mr.. Editor, in justice to himself and
the public, Capt. Evins thought it became him
handsomely, no doubt,) to state that was IN
possession of his four grounds OF triumphant
vindication" before published my card: l
say, without fear of a truthful contradiction,
that the only reason he gave me was that ne
did return my name to the Convention, and
1 of foot of
President failed to announce it. He said moth
ing about the resolution passed at the Township
meeting, nor of any failure to get majority OF
the votes; nor indeed, of anything else, except
that he could prove by the Secretaries that he
returned my name. I then demanded him to
prove it by them, and he replied by telling me
to hunt up the Secretaries; whereupon l re-
piled that it was not my business to collect his
proof, but that I would get Maj w. w. Hum
phreys and JAS A. Hoyt and establish the fact
that nv name was not read by the President
when he was announcing the result, and from
that fact, the only inference that could be
drawn was that it was not returned at ALL
Whoever denies the above, either Intentionally
or unintentionally, tells a falsehood. felt
Justly indignant at the authors of the manner
in which l had been treated, and did demand
an explanation from. the chairman OF the dele
| cation, Capt. VIM. u. Evlns ana my lndlgna-
ton was increased from the fact that the name
Of Capt Wm. D. Evins himself appeared
where, if he had kept faith with the people,
mine would have appeared. My impression
was and still is, that to VIM. D. Evins was at
tributable the injustice which l received at the
hands of the Centreville delegates, and I sub
NIT it to every reasonable creature if I am not
justified in charging it upon him-lst, Because
the President announced to the Convention his
(EVins') name as one of the nominees of Cen
treville Township, when, in fact, he was not
their nominee End, Because, connecting it
with his other acts, when the Convention was
about to proceed to business he made Z mo
son not a member of the Convention. What
was his object in making such q motion? Of
course, to have the proceedings secret, but was
not justified, am not still justified, in think
inc that he had in contemplation the treatment