The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-05

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citizens Of Amherst and fair to The credit
OF the good old county OF Amherst as
well as fair and just to the worth. char
acter and private and official stand
Ing Of Judge c. j. Campbell,
who has been slandered by his
enemies in a cowardly manner while
his hands were tied pending a trial: and.
Whereas. we, reafhrmins cur sappre-55
citation and high esteem Of Judge Camp
helj 10th as a. private citizen as such,
a leader Of thought and good In Amherst
both in his private life and as editor
and owner OF The Amherst New Era. atne
county paper, N advocating ana upIoio,
ing our county from a materlai, soc,d
and moral standpoint, and In his omclai
capacity in both of which he is the equal
II not the peer Of any man IN cur niose,
'.Trherefore be 1t resolved
FIRST, That while we regret the I'M
fortunate occurrence known as the CraW-
ford Campbell affair; but we publish to
the world that having learned the facts
We are of the opinion that Rev. c. p.
Crawford was wholly responsible Tor II,
in that he slandered Judge Campbell.
stranger to him. by publishing libelous
fa!sehood about him, in charging him with
being "doctored' or bribed by whlskey.
In refusing to act gentleman IN
court by withdrawing the offensive Ian
Ncrtunity to so do.
Later. in extending his hand IN So
called friendly greeting and speaking to
Judge Campbell when the judge was en-
cased in converse ton with another ana
this time when given another opportunl-
ty to retract his offensive hbel reluseu
then by manner and words reiterated ~.
Judge Campbell. acting as cltlzeH anu
net as Judge of the County Court IN
~ nf
thing under the circumstances that rea-
scnabIe man and a Virginia gentleman
cocld have done as shown by the Verdlct
o: the jury in his trial
CONDEMNATION.
Second. That we condem and olsap-
prove in the strongest terms the action
OF Judge Campbelf's enemies IN pre-
Judging his case. whether in little mass
meetings, by resolutions or lawyer, me-
MORALS to the Legislature; and. know
ing the parties IN Amherst as we DO.
wa charge that they are the same olo
political ring, with its few adherents mere
and there in the county aided by sore
heads and dereated candidates who nave
always opposed Judge Campbell IN All
nolit.cal contests for the Legislature.
iudgeship ana Constitutional Convention,
Int whom he has defeated by repeated
and increased majorities;
Third. That we condemn the action OF
the self-appointed committee-A- I.
Beard A. II. Moore. w. T. MasSle anu
W F. Thomas. OF Amherst; A. E. STROBE,
OF Lyncnpurg. and J. thompson SroWn,
of Nelson-1n gong to Richmond last
wee!: and appearing before the Virginia
LEGISLATURE and representing themselves
and posing as the representativ OF The
people of Amherst as unwarranted ana
unauthorized; but who only represented
themselves and their minority faction
in the county. who have always opposed
Judge Campbell, Senator Bland Massie
and DR.. r. B. Ware in all elections, but
always been defeated;
.fFourth That we denounce the attempt
by certain OF Judge Campbelfs enemies,
to show that he had not ordered court
adjourned on the day OF the assault be-
fore If occurred and before he left the
courthouse building, which is false
representation Of the real facts;
Fifth, That we believe from the evil
dence. as well as the verdict of the 1unV.
that when the assault occurred court
had been ordered adjourned; Judge Camp
bell had left the bench and building and
was no longer acting as the judge of the
county court and was as free as any
other citizen to defend and protect him
self and his character from a perpetual
ed SANDER.
WANT HIM STILL.
Sixth, We endorse and approve Judge
Campbells private and entire official rec
ord in every position occupied by him
in the present and past and charge that
a majority of Amherst citizens desire
and wish that he continue as county
judge position he has filled with credit
to himself and honor and satisfaction
to a large ma tority OF the county.
Seventh. We appeal TO the Legisla-
ture to dismiss the impeachment pro-
ceedlngs against Judge Campbell already
instituted Of every kind and description
and referred to certain committees as I'M
warranted by the facts. and in this case
not authorized in law and undesired by
a large majority of Amherst citizens,
whose agent and official. Judge Camp
hell is as there has been no cause for i'm
by the Legislature.
Eighth. We. who took part In non1i-
mating and eiecting Senator Bland Massie
and DR.. r. B. Ware to the Legislature,
do most earnestly instruct and authorize
them to oppose in the Legislature any
investigation of this occurance especially
in the nature of impeachment proceed
ings as being improper. without cause
and not warranted by the facts, law or
precedent.
ninth. We request and direct the Sec
rotary of this mass meeting to have pub
lished these resolutions in the Amherst
New Era, Lynchburg and Richmond pa
pers.''