The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-23

RICHMOND, VA, October Il, 1880.
To the Editors Of the Dispatch
gentlemep.-Tor the last few months,
from time TO time various personal ali-
sicns have been made to me IN tue uineIen'
4 newspapers of Richmond city. 1t 10 due,
however. 10 YOUR paper to say that, with
the execution OF what shall herein men,
lion. nothing has been said BY your paper
| that now remember.
During all OF this time / have remained
ouiet and have never said word, prefer
ring rather TO leave small matters to the
smaller sources from which they emanated
than TO be drawn into newspaper discus
sion. And would not say one word on
this occasion but for the fact that patience
has ceased to be a virtue, and 1t does seem
TO me that things have come to pretty pass
| In this country when private citizen cam
not 20 quietly about and attend to his own
business without being attacked and falsely
paraded by public speakers and newspaper
correspondents. AT least two thirds Of the
letter of your Hanover correspondent,
signed "Caroline," and published 10 your
to- DAYS issue, consists OF personal illusions
and attacks upon me.
have nothing to say about these state.
ments OF "Caroline" further than that 1
am glad TO know that they had to 90 to an
other county to get some one TO father them,
and that the responsibility therefor rests
not ostensibly upon a citizen OF Han
over; and shall be content with giving my
| version OF the affair, and submit the same
| to an intelligent public, which Is as follows:
After a severe spell OF sickness, from the
effects OF which was scarcely able to get
about, was compelled to go TO Hanover
County Court on professional business.
which did, and attended to my business in
part before the recess OF court for po-
| litical discussion. During the discussion
remained quietly in the courthouse, heard
Mr.. Garter for one hour, and MIR. Riddle
berger for an hour and half, and cheered
| In my own way the speakers when thought
they said anything to be cheered Tor.
After two and half hours speaking
aud hard days work / felt the want
| to something to eat, and quietly left
the courthouse and went to dinner
before Captain Wise began to speak.
After getting my dinner, which took some
twenty minutes, at once returned TO the
courthouse for the pupose OF hearing Cap
tain Wise's speech. and proceeded to make
my way through the crowd to the seat had
previously occupied. / found the seat,
uONCftl, OCCuplCu, abu oONihb '"N"hs
chair on the opposite side OF the room pro-
ceeded to that seat. AS was proceeding to
the seat heard the speaker say, "There
goes the man and the stick that did all OF the
cheering" &C., &c. i did not know TO
whom he referred, but as reached my seat
became satisfied that he was talking about
me, and asked him the question. He an
swered in the affirmative. then stated to
him that / thought / had the right to go
where pleased and applaud whom chose.
and that would applaud him only when /
thought proper so TO do.
These are the facts connected with this
matter. and are all Of the facts. As far as
Captain Wise's referring to me In a public
speech, ain satisfied that be did 1t In the
fervor OF debate. and meant nothing per-
sonal to me; but think it proper to say in
this letter, as / said publicly at the time,
that it was privilege he had no right to
take with any one, and that | considered 1t
q piece OF impertinence on his part. j
rather attribute the whole matter, as far as
Mr.. Wise is concerned. to piece OF ILL
temper and general lack OF argument on
his part on the occasion.
am, very respectfully, &C.,
EDNUND WADDIII ,Jr