The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-25

Communicated
Rolling VA. Dec. -

To the Senate ana ttNpl' tl y % Sit4''t
read with amazement IN the hlcniion1
papers of to-day the report OF what u
truly reported. Is most reckless duH
Shameless SANDER upon my character
made on the floor OF the state SenAte'
under what seems 10 me gross abuse
of senatorial privilege. hy "a. j.. fiood,
who has been returned as senator
from this, the Eighteenth, dlstilct I'M
PEELED 10y a sense oil duty 10 tht ptpllt,
and after full notice Of contest, regularly
served unon n. d. Flood. / prepared
memorial to the Senate ana sent IT 10
Messrs Whittet * Shcppefson, printers
directing them, as soon az ieattf 10 man
twenty-five copies TO III. IeHeiesvlA
clerk OF the Senate This was before
the Legislature convened. lheie Wa
more delay than | calculated on I'D lnt
printing. ana on getting some copies
week ago from the printer. l wrote sen
where the copies We're ] had ordered Tor
the Senate / had in letter 10 Ut.
PendletOn. Clerk, &c, enclosed the oii5-
inal notice OF contest, advised MN OF tht
printing of the memorial, ana instructed
him % deliver q copy 10 cach meHl-
Der of the Committee Of privileges anu
Elections including Dir. II. j. tioon.
] suppose. as the memorial was ih lacl
not printed tiil after the Legislature me-,
the printed copies for the Senate may not
have been sent from the pOst-Oflice 10 the
new clerk ! have not heard from 'ii.
Flanagan. SO much FOR Mr.. Flood 3 .ach
u information, except from lo5,
Weekly / write with ROOD circular
of October 10Th before me. Tie term
malicious lie" nowhere occurs ln IT, lie
exhausted his wind in aeIenlins NM
self from 'the inference me lh,ing,a.,lloii.
not AN open statement that ! ,fl9onl
FURNISHED SAID TRENT WITH SUI
FICIENT WHISKY 10 lNTDNltAIt
HIM. and THEN persuaded him TO pc
f9@ g aaTsiqd' a sbsolai e false
and without foundation. The caps are
mine. and intended TO emphasize the iact
that Floods DENIAL does not ar an
necessarily preclude the idea that WITH
OFT FURNISHING WHISKY, he did
tby himself and friend in bis presencel
so persuade Trent. AS 20 his charge
against me-that Is. IN these words
BELIEVE that Colonel HUBBARD wrote
the Trent letter and that Trent signed
IL under duress. Trent stated this 10
Hon T. ". Hubbard and myself. MY
young friend, Clay, who witnessed Irents
letter. and who, instead OF being one OF
his negroes" is as FAR superior 20 II. u.
Flood IN every quality OF manhood as
white is from black, seeing Floods cir
cular posted on the front door OF the
courthouse ION election morning / thlnk),
wrote opposite the paragraph about me.
THE statement that Colonel HUBBARD
Hrote the Trent letter. &c. Is a malicious
ie." and signed his name 10 IL. When
Flood came TO November County Court
he saw this memorandum or clay ana
disclaimer OF any intention 10 reflect on
him. which be Jailed 10 get My friends
and / were at court ready to attend 10
any ethical desires" Mr.. Flood might
have. J was then, and an now. iul!y re-
spOnsible. and ASSUMED ALL THE RE
SPONSlBlLlrY. for the posting done Dy
my friend, and he has had my written
statement 10 that effect some time. Be
fore Flood wrote his circular he could
nave easily learned the truth about my
connecuon with Trents letter from Clay,
but the truth he was not after. Trent,
at CreedsViilc, when shown Floods cir
cular. said: Mr. Flood TRIED TO GET
NE TO SAY THAT. but | WOULDN'T
SAY IT" and he then made the state
ment No. ?, appended TO my memorial.
Mr.. Flood DODGED the real issue in
his circular, and true 10 his instincts. he
deliberately deceived the Senate on yes
lie" was FIRST PLACED and properly
rested. This false pretense with which
he sought 10 FIRE up" his brother sena-
tors and forestall any fair and unpreju- /
diced investigation of the election meth !
DDS IN the Eighteenth district, betrays !
his conscious guilt OF completely In the |
frauds upon the election laws on which |
his return Is founded He had no re- /
morse for his wrongful acts II was the /
exposure that hurt him. II Will be noted |
in his remarks that he confined himself !
to the Trent matter. lie seems 10 have |
said nothing about the shameful way IN |
Wllcl the bdlOtS were printed ana the !
persistent Keeping Trent on them as a 1
candidate, &c. To smother and defeat 4
fair investigation now will be as fatal 10 1
him as TO brave II, and why didn't he. II /
A brave and innocent man. call for and /
demand IL; And knowing. as he did, thar
IL was 10 come up. why didn't he as an
honorable man should do, at once resign |
his position on the Committee OF PFivi-
Ieges and Elections? The best possible
way 10 assert a claim 10 be a gentleman
Is 10 show some comprehension OF what
an honorable man ought 10 do. so long |
as he plays the roll of a political grab
Der, clinging on 10 Offices under tainted
titles until elected by law, so long as he
wilully ensembles before the Senate and
sndeavors by false appeals 10 then SYM
pathy 10 Detra. its members into be-
coming accessories after the fact 10 his
offences against the election laws. he I
must not be surprised II people also ques-
lion his title TO the honorable term OF
gentleman"
l shall not, therefore be diverted from
he line OF duty on which | have entered
~ anything he may say. Ii Is not my
tribunal and seek TO stir up g PERSONS
light with him at the same time. When
he Senate shall have disposed Of the
may DC time enough 10 reccg-
VIE any personal Issues rrowiaS out OF
he matter. The pubic VIII have no
Of my personal proves either
n the press or ION the floor OF the SEN
Ite.' Yet l have no fear that In any
matter my action Will ever lie
UGH as TO weaken the public confidence
n either my courage or truth.
Respectfully.