The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-12


PETEEsIUnG. Va september <. 1ss2-
E9,.. !ots Au.5ler Sm.th.
D.&r >ir.-l cur report that pari.cs are circu-
lai.iur me impression Ia vCur district tna' ~
" 81 in c0n.l1er.ti0u & lis friend. support IL
IIt reached me here / sru sorry tplt-Lr such re-
port ls in clrcatloE = Il nccf,- tgtes my writing
t4l-. ho5eG o. : through tie canvass Without
being rr0uEL; iu;o direct Issue with a.! rclAliYc on
tLis point
j. end any such -rn1rs let me ssv that. -ecog-
ulfilg y0u - The candidate = the usrty. ! VIII
unf only vote FOR y0u hut vsr. f1r your election
viii much Yea n for my own. I vplll vote fir
sou aF-Es' ny o"n brother Il he Wa ihe Bourbon
More han once haze been approached with
propositions such as you mention. Ny re,l- has
been tlat could be- 10 party D any sIcA arrange
medt.
T. aeree % advantage myself Nv damaging you
~oull boz disgrareful
viii DO al ia uy power. y work and ~ vote.
@ .ecure vcCf election.
regret the necessity for this for would rather
not ani&goniZe Hon. 1IcEGE u. WTeE boy reasou
y our Ellsilp and kindly personal Relations. A.
the .ams tme. II you fr-i i- ueccs.sry p publish
this O. coulterAci H. reports rferred %. you are
john :. vleE.
Rally. Ts-ttnyrsen. aud sll honest men. and
Iut down POLITICAL Traitors and lkAILb,.
This letter of Mr.. John :. Wise demands
little or 10 notice II my hands. II touches
upon q report made u him y Mr.
smith that lii own friends @.lare agreeing
70 support ne" in consideration ~ my
friends supporting him, and concludes
with the statement that Mr.. smith may
publish Il. 10 counieract tha; report. II
deemed necessary hy him. | have derived
ny fr,t knowledge Of il from this state
meut thus introduced 10 my notice. Mr..
smith may explain a. best BE- eau 10 those
Of hi own party who are denounced as
political traitors and traders the iiA-
puiatiou upon their integrity. ] have
not uit red. and shall not insinu2te. aught
against them. and hence an not called
upon 10 say more IN this connection.
Whilst no charge j. made against myself.
f have this 10 say. that thank God that
nv character ha> been sufficient 70 protect
me from the intrusion oi propositions of d
di,hon0raole nature. and no man WILL dare
assert that ever made such 10 MIN. But
. in .be caption with which this public letter
is introduced 70 TIE public tae statement i
contained that ny friends have made " IN
( famous prop0Sal,.' and | feel constrained
hy sense II justice % them o. pronounce
the assertion ., unmanly and utterly false.
! Tie public viii readily infer the desQera-
tiOn Of the candidacy Il Mr. smith when
il i. sought 20 be- improved 10y The dlssclni-
nation Of foul calumnies. n The course of
this canvas, il is likely that many such
dodsers viii be distributed. but tru.t that
q discriminating public Will stamp with the
seal Of their condemnation such covert ~
tack. and unworthy efforts.
l leave 20 the censUIe = al honorable
men that spirit which has sought without
cause 20 embrou kinsmen. and feel conf
dent that IN their estimation no advantage
can t.e gained by such a course. ] had
hoped that thi, canvass Was L. be conduct
ed upon . higher plane. in keeping with
the dignity Of the questions Il issue, and
viii not now suffer myself q De drawn iuc
petty contention, further than for the cor
rection u mi..tatcmcni, and the denuncia-
tion Of uumanly in,inuatiOns. Very r.
spectfully, GEORGE d. WISE