The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-08-13
AR lei.

The following letter requires no com
| ment 1t was received yesterday, and will
relieve us from the Office ofreplying to any
remarks, that may hereafter appear in the
public Journals. " J. Statesmen.
ALBANY, July 26, 1899.
Messrs. Carter ana Prentss,-liaving a
vowed myself as the author of certain que
rles, which appeared in the Statesman OF
the 18th of June, under the signature OF
".htcl,' addressed to Mr., Jonathan Russell,
and having also in compliance with my
promise, personally communicated to that
Eentlenanmy name and place of residence,
did not conceive that there was any thing
further for me tn do, but to wait the mea-
sres, which he might think proper to
adopt, always holding myself responsible
Tor the publication of those queries, and
willing at all times, should be called upon
before a judicial tribunal, to establish the
truth Of" the inputations, which those que
RES We're intended to convey"
Upon these circumstances. cannot con
sent TO enter into newspaper controversy
with any ofthe editors, who may think pro-
per to assail me and most of them, ! am
persuaded, are too liberal, highmnded. and
ingenious, To indulge in coarse invectiye
anu uhatsegNed censlWe upon my Charac-
yer or conduct, IN relation To said queries.
iad shrunk from an avowal of my name,
as the author of those queries, then should
nave justly merited their reproaches and
The contempt OF the public, for whose bene-
Ill alone they were propounded.
IL Is mott by an unfair and illberal ahause
OF me, that the friends of j" the adverse
party can hope to sustain the cause of Mr..
Russell. lie is now in the " predicament'.
oi pialntltiin ejectment he must rely up
on the uprightncss and Justice Of his own
conduct, and upon the purity and unspot
tedness of his own honor, and not upop the
weakness or impurity of mine.
have read the New York American of
MONDAY last, announcing that writ against
me had been put into the hands fthe Mar
shall OF the Southern District, and altbe,jrb
| do not feel myself required TO accede to
the very pohte, and undoubtedly very
friendly recommendation of the editor of
that Journal, with whom, unfortunately. I
nave not tte honor ola personal acauain
lance, viz " that will Immediately author
ize an attorney to endorse my appearance
on the writ" nevertheless, as fajlnro To
avail myself of this very courteous invita-
ton, which is the first and only informatio,,
have received that suit has been orda,
ed against me at the instance of Mr. R,,s-
sell, might be construed into retreat r.,
the ground which have taken. have th;a
day written to Thomas Morris, ESQ tbe
Marshal OF the Southern District. oss,,r;n'r
him that | will, before the return dav e
the writ, cause my appearance to be en3or
sed thereon.
As the editors ofsome of the public ;orr
nails, particularly those of the IRosto ua
American Statesman and National Ga o.'on
appear to think that have not been snet
GENTLY explicit, shall, in few DAYS sun, sun,
to Mr.. Russell again, and in nv lettsr ", do
signate the individual Commissioners a,l,,1 Ne,
to- and give the name of the eommercisI
l;onsr III ha th to whom such commits.
s'0"'' gave 'ne information, touching the