Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-02-20
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snd this, NV reply 10 theu, are IN.
tended tor tile puOiIc, aud as the pub
Tic are not Interested IN the question
OF your private grievance, real or iui-
agIuary, against me, 1 shall not dwell
On 1t
believe you were told before your
6rst letter was published that tue
open letter, sIgued 10y large mum
be. of the people OF The county, ask
constitutional convention, was put la
circulation without my being cOu
suited aud without my knowledge.
You seem unwilling 10 believe tnls ~
be true, but | desire To say, that This
was the Case, and that no Que was
asked by me To sign 1t; ami turth~r,
that have asked no Que To support
ule for the place. There has Ueen
much criticism IN the past upon what
are termed self constituted caudI-
dates, aud | understand the purpose
of the gentlemen who circulated the
paper, was TO satisfy me that the de-
sire for me to be member of the
convention was reasonably general. L
have observed that the example set
10y these gentlemen has been followed
in other parts of the State, aud has
the approval of the press of the State.
| have no personal knowledge OF
the methods employed in its cIrcula
tiOu, but the character of the gentle.
men connected with it, and of those
who signed it, should have protected
1t frouI the application of the vulgar
epithrt of speak easy" Nor eau |
STE how 1t can be truthfully said to
have been secret proceeding. No
one is bound 10y 1t save those who
signed it. And obviously, its publ
cation IN the county paper was in.
tended to give publicity To it.
| do not know whether or not you
correctly represent some of the sigu-
ers of the letter, in your statement
that they regret 1t. If such be
the case, here readily aud cheerful
~ a5sOlve those feeling so about it
from all obligation that may be im
posed Oh them by their action.
Mr.. Mccormick and | are not
engaged, rs you seem to imply, in
conspiracy against the stock holders
of the BoOm Company. do not see
how the State Constitution can deal
with that matter, aud | am entirely
willing, for my part, 10 leave it with
/ the court where it now is.
N,r . I
voted against the call for the con
stitutional convention. voted for
the call in obedience to the view of
the party, as expressed by the Nor
folk convention. And, may add,
that | have always voted with my
party, even when, in my private.
| Judgment its action was not wise.
| cannot permit TO pass unnoticed
your charge that brought my faith
er out AS candidate against my
c0mrade in arms, Capt. Kenuerly.
You have forgotten much about this
that the public probably remember.
Mr.. + G. Marshall resigned the
office of County Treasurer, and
Judge Page of the county court. who
WAS clothed with the duty of filling
the vacancy, rendered the appoint
ment TO Capt. Kennerly, who de.
clIued it. He then rendered il u
MIR. Moore, who accepted aud enter
ed upon the duties of the office; he
discharged these duties to the entire
satisfaction of the people until the
tIule arrived for the people To elect,
when, being in the office, he stood
for election. Capt. Kenuerly like
wise announced his caDdiacy, and ]
supported my father. do not think
your view of the matter is just, OF
will meet with the approval of the
public. Uncle Joe did not so view
it, for the Intimate and afectionatt
relation between him aud me con
tinued until his death.
In reply to so much of you letter,
as calls OH me for an expression of
my views on the subject of the
changes that should be N lde In our
present constitution, beg to SAY
that have observed that haste and
folly generally go hand In hand. Tn,
legislature is now dealing with the
subject, and it is well to await it,
action. / shall in due time give pub
lie expression to such views as | may
have on the subjrct. Ia the mean
while if you cannot await my action
perhaps YOU will enlighten tn,
country with some of your lumi
nous reflections on Constitution max
ing,
A MOORE, JR.