Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-09-01
To Col. Abrana FuIkcrson:

TO Col. hbroD1 FutkerSOn:
in the Abingdon Virginian of the
3Ist of July, 1874, the following cal
addressed to me and signed" "a Voter
appeared:
10 Joseph T. Campbell Esq:
SIR-It is reported in this county,
and in other counties in this Con-
gressional District, but not authorize
lively, that you are a candidate for
Congress. Your announcement has
not been made in any of the papers of
the District. and | take this method Of
requesting you 10 inform the people
whether you are a candidate or not;
and in tile event you are, or intend 20
become candidate, whether or not
you will abide the action Of the nomi-
mating Convention to be held at Ma
rion on the I'd day of September, 1874.
Respectfully, "A VOTER.
July 81, 1874
In the next number of the Virginian
the following reply addressed by me to
"a Voter" appeared
ABINGDON, Aug Sd, 1874
To "A Voter"
Your co munication to the Abing-
don Virginian addressed to me, came
under my eye day or two since:
l will answer your interrogatories
candidly, and hope freely. l am a
candidate for Congress in the 9th Con-
gressional district of Virginia. subject
10 the action and decision of the Con-
sentative Convention to be held for
the district on the I'd day of Septem-
Der next. / will most certainly abide
the decision of that Convention.
Having answered "A Voters" enqui-
ries fully, as | trust, will he i'll his next
communication, exercise equal candOr
and say, over his own proper name,
wehther or not he will support the
nominee of the Marion Conservative
Convention.
JOSEPH t. CAMPBELL.
In the next number of the Virginian
the following card over the signature
of "A Voter" appeared:
TO JOSEPH 7. CAMPBELL, ESQ,
Having failed to discover your an
nouncement as candidate for Con-
gress in the ADVERTISING columns of
the papers of the District my enquiry
! ia the last Virginian was Il very ma
tural one, i'll view of the rumors
| through the country that you were a
candidate. Your reply of the 81 inst,
addressed to IA Voter" places you
! before the people as q candidate in an
unequivOcal form.
You ask me, in turn, if / will sup
port the nominee of the Marion COn-
sentative Convention. With equal
fIankness l reply that, if that COnven-
! ton dominates good and true COL
sentative, l will support him with all
my little might. But, if that Con-
vention shall be guilty of the folly of
nominating man who has been
wavering, ever changing and unrelia-
ble in politics, Or'one who failed to do
his duty in the late war, who Skulked
out of the army and took refuge be-
hind bombproof, and left the battles
of his country to be fought by those
he had induced to go into the army;
or, one who, in indecent haste, sought
and swallowed the oath of allegiance
before the Confederate armise had sur
rendered; or. one who has supported
Loyal Leaguers for office, since the
war, in preference to Confederate sol
diers: or, one who was noisy in his
manifestations OF joy at the hosting
of U. S. flag, in 1865, i'll the midst of
a Yanke Regiment, then, and in either
event, will not support the nominee
of the Marion Convention. But l
have no idea the Marion Convention
will be guilty of any such folly, es-
peciaIly as there is host of good and
true men aspiring to the Office.
You request this reply over my own
proper name. AS | am rot asking
fav0rs at the hands of the public, there
is no reason why my proper name
should be made public. For all proper
purposes you can have my name, and
YOU know how and where to obtain it.
A VOTER.
Your article in the last number of
The Virginian over the signature of
"A Voter owing to my absence at
Scott COlrt, and a failure of the mai
was not seen by me until Monday
night, 18th inst, at Lee Court House.
You seem 10 be seeking a personal
difficulty with me, without cause. If
yOu mean TO say, rs l inter you do,
that am amenable to the objections
which gOu sag would cause yOu to
refuse to support the nominee of the
Marion Convention, your article is an
unprovoked, unwarranted and calum-
NOUS assault upon my character
made in the wantonneSs of malice and
personal hate, and L denounce it as
false and slanderous, and you as the
author of unprovoked, false and ma
licious insinuations against my cha
racter, published over an anonymous
signature, which you had not the
manliness to charge over your own
name.
AS an act of justice to me, request
those papers which have published
either of Col. Fulkerson's cards, to
publish this card.