The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-10-31
The charlottesville Jeffers0nian Re-
publican and ats Editor, A. r..
RiakeY.

The Charlottesville JeffersOnian Re-
publican and its Editor, A. r..
BiakeY.
TO the Editor Of The State Journal:
The Jesuitical and unprincipled editor Of
the above paper, in his last issue, makes
use of my name in an article of more than
a column in length, in a manner that is
highly improper and ungentlemanly. He
contrives to tell three falsehoods. First,
That am candidate for the house of dele
gates. II he had been as anxious to tell
the truth as to assert falsehood, he would
have known that am not, and never have
been, a candidate for the legislature from
the county Of Albemarle in place Of Mr..
Horn, called by him in his gentlemanly
vocabulary "Cracked Horn - but on the
contrary, that Mr.. Horn is candidate,
and the regular candidate of the Republic
can party for seat in the house of dele
gates.
Second. He entirely perverts and misre-
presents remark made by me in the
courthouse on the 18th instant. | hereby
pronounce his published account of that
remark to be q base and unmitigated false
hood.
Third. Although he states the remark to-
have been made on the 18th instant, and
his paper was published on Wednesday, the
22d, he waits until Wednesday, Goth, before
he mentions the matter, saying that if any
injustice is done me, he would "gladly
publish his my own version of the mat
ter"
Now let the public mark the very gentle
manly conduct of this editor. The election
takes place on Tuesday, the fourth of No
vember, Blakey's luminous sheet appears
on Wednesday, the day thereafter! What
chance, therefore, for me to appear in
that paper until the day after the cleo
ton. 1t is plain that he knew he was
stating falsehood as to what | said
on the 18th of October, that he purposely
failed to state that falsehood in his paper
of the 22d, but that he stated it on the
29lh when it was too late for one to cor
rect it. And it is further clear that he
misrepresented me merely because he
thought that was Republican candidate
for the house of delegates.
1t is very unpleasant to be thus misrep-
resented and abused under misapprehen-
sion as to my candidacy, but it illustrates
the character of this editor sufficiently !;
for, though a protested Christian, there is
no person living who can run for Repub-
lican office and escape his falsehoods and
malignity.
By-the-by. who Is Angus r. Blakey :?
He and | arc both better known in the
counties Of Greene and Madison
than in Albemarle, where we
have recently settled. In Greene he and
were successfully commonwealth attor-
ney. 7 am willing to compare our moral
and social records. No man can allege
that there are any suspicious of fraud, of
malpractice at the bar, of violations of
TRUST in managing dead mems estates. and
Of throwing orphans on the cold charity of
the world resting at my door. Besides,
though, my own war record was not very
brilliant one it will compare with that of
Blakey,wh before the secession of Virginia,
raised company to help South Carolina
and after secession, was perhaps the most
cunning, persistent, and successful dodger
of CONSUMPTION to be found in the country.
He was certainly the laughing stock, in
this regard, of all who knew him. lido
not think it necessary to pursue so poor
subject any further; and but for the un-
paralleed and singular injustice done me,
would have said nothing. My offence was
in being supposed to be Republican can
didate, and therefore / am abused by this
Blakey. lie will probably find out that
Others can abuse as well as he, and with
more truth and reason.
MONTGOMERY SIAIMs.