The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-02
Nclson County pcfended.

Nelson County Defended.
To. the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
sir,--I have read your editorial un.
AS was born uS3s). reared and
lived In Nelson county until In An-
gust 1888, having repeatedly visited
there since. and all the time having
by private correspondence with friends
therein and by taking the Nelson
County Times ~ beg the favor Of being
permitted to reply courteously to the
with these exceptions. Is legitimate
! and proper editorial matter as / view
| You conclude as 3follows:ss s. Tho
region In which Moore committed his
crime (1nurder) has an unpleasant rep-5
| utation as section where life is
| cheap and where lawlessness is fire.
Eauent Is mob law supreme IN Nell
1 son? The annals OF Nelson are Grim,
/ dark with accounts of laHless out
trages Is It not about time the peo-
| pie of Nelson should put an end to
such conditioner
near Alton, on the Chesapeakc and
ionic Railway. a t5thc head Of Rockish
River, Is the dividing line between
Augusta and oclsbridge counties 10
1.-The boundary line between Amherst
land Nelson. in the region TO which
sEyour editorial unJustly alludes. am
Il quite we'll acquainted vi tn all families
Tor this Blue Ridge section of Neison,
wherein on Rockfish3 ] was born and
4 The people Of Nelson well know that
8lSmy official duties required me to go
/ among them for many 4, years, . be-
a ss sheriff, county delegate and state
4 Senator, to TRANSACT public business an
q sheriff and representatives and do
a Democratic party work. Hence With
i Jealous county pride and IN full Jus
4 that in all the county, from ~ hgD to
u 1851 when i voluntarily retired fron
u publtc. life, there Wns N ota q faAlls
ofSoutlaws III ,,it, nor q dsscend a, q
1lfore, III emplaticaliy deny that tilGrs
Il is any .regi on'' or sect ton. nj Nelson
,i|swhere life ID cheap. InWlesEtlsss Is
such WsGs 3 Il
\ nre rare. in Nelsorl, m Yer csiltur
4 herst Territory all u WiiiGh Vas orig
n mall part OF Alban,afle, TfaH.
notepidemic. Fsn'ap WIN III Il
Y u ssood. lasY-abidin", noDle q and lljles
$ Ecelled citizenry Of Nelson t8 Ken as
81 whole. which haa just pride % aA
u cestry and Of distingnistlfd men 2
ss pare mos favorably With hose Gt an
81 other 9 ounty In Nirainia. II Ri
81 No law-nbidins citizen aRpf0gs
4 mo OBJ Q Ut awry, and Hope aYsfy ~
% guilty In this connceti0n wi VI bsg p,nn
r'lished To- the8f,'l extent Df ths sGf ilDilla
M law. Ss VI {Si 5SSSgl MI n 5
further positively deny that a n & I
elannals of Nelson nre3criInsan VII III
4 record $ of murders ana dAFl WI tll aA
u eount t. Of iaWless outrage & BeGalls
81. that since Its formation i IN sgs ilt
]. ten ers have occurred Hi III lsans
4 mot an average OF one for each dsead
I "a sAl ! things considered. this Is n n no
These y 81 m,Mrasrsrs aY NJ he
wlbefore Circuit Judges. lis peers 7
N hose + any {, Nirgi Mn aniillt
,fs|igood prospects, may ahc march f0l
ward sseon tinuouslS In tho Ifroi, ~ ~
s558 ofNprogres s and pvosperit w. where iii,
IA iunsurp ssed Innate and ever NY
ss, |4peopl 81 intel igence.. .lndngtfyssi AZ
her In \ MI Of helS III fessatrllI
~ % and yioissit les
sa sshad Il AZ 5i3 iNi 81