The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-12
Communicated .}or publication by General
Gdincs
HEAD QUARTERS,
EASTERN DEPARTMENT,

S..Iff II. i - -
SIN: have received yon Excellency's
letter of the 9th, posi- marked " Mi'Icdgr-
,ille 8th Aagostp acknowledging the pub
Iicatioa of a letter from me, the original of
which yoa say you had not received To
this have only to say that it was forward
ed i'm due time. 1t is doubtless known To
,on that yonps of the 18th july, was pub
lished rs il is presumed, by yonr authority,
in "A newspaper before replied 10 it. You
could not therefore feel mach d" surprise"
=, IN. II blicaiion of my reply. I had seen
w,ih regret that for u. States, oticct 10
write To YOU. was IN fact IN write for the
ne,yspapeIs ;, am thai 10 differ from ,ou IN
opinion, was Ia be denounced a. an oilrud
er. Since Ibis Mas apparent to ne, lhti Is,
since the recent Of ours vi the I7th July,
| b,ve been " ell aaare of the tax winch
our liItl,. differences Of opinion would M
pose un,n iop:atax " hirh con. clous lnno-
r,nee suffers underline gronndIrss imputa-
lion of ouiu. was MT therefore naoh
surnrised al the gross misreptescatatious Of
yonr aelimuS p9i.sttttm Commissioners,
nor At the coneI ud,ng paragraph OF yours
of the 6th. wherein ,ou say = have lost
no time Ia direct you To forbrar lu,,htr IN
trrcorsc with this government" Thcsr
expressions fl<r o hers continued IN Soma
of vanr ptr,ioQs letters tbut of " hich took
no notircl wherein YOU sprak OF my usi x
thr m,i,,i, AGAINST Grofaia, SC. Sc. appear
to r,;ncr a ,try u,gh i, gter Of that prciu-
dire ood inGgifd Urnfe 0Ioitct, which might
nau IA, ,vn.ctrd n promnt some llttIe Eu-
ramon, dea,nt 40 feel puWer and forget
,inbts g" Wcre YOU some little German
u f,., ev,,,,,Ip 0hn most self impor-
.,.t "a ~. h..,t,.fT Of all the crowned
Ill, nd Ia 'rulk. IT womb in that case
.vc;tr M sntn,ise that The iiulc German
|pr;,re ,shn,. 4 address the Ta!k as YOU
nn,r th,n onc, Addressed me; aud
|nner frepIy dnlrjag IN " ord5 Of " learned
l.,,ti, ,,'d Numbering sonnd,p conclude
ouh the expnrslons above 4uutrd, via
!. boae iosI no tan, 10 direct ron 10 (0jbeU
|cujbf, intercourse r. III has gortradteRt.o
BIN AN, not a Tux, nor are You IA
|priarrl am PLAN native of Vlrg MIA, ard
.a,i,oird citizen al Tenne,eee. am an
,ai.,.r nfthp United States, of which Gtor-
H., K an honorpd and an honorable mem
| .,r---,,v I,t,fnl nubnc duties have called
M. into fins state; where, Wedding due ho-
uaor tn her laws, aad thos. Of the United
:. tts find myself possessed Of am pie
,riyiIror, winch deprua not upon the
v.t.o ar. canrire Of my uds dad no. not
ven the Governor! WITH wh pse corrrspon
ancc Jcoares, t. ynu, sir, have not been
q mnrb d4ijohtpd or instructed, AZ lodi
;dnatlr Ia ish for IT'S cuoiin,ance. q It.
n,,.xrr. unavoidable von correspond
,ca NAV br ia me indiViau.a., vet The
.snact dne To the office, Won I'll, viii not
er,,it me tn Weld to the noa-mteicourse
hicb YOU have without aalhority pre-
,m,d Ia direct" On the contrary, sir,
have the right as a ciliA,n, and the addi-
onal right AS public fancliouaty, 10 ad-
r.ss ,oa: aud should my Official duty re
hire mat should at any lime address tle
xrcnli,e of thl, STATE, personally, or by
ter. shall not fail to do that duty With
ne respect due 10 thu Office aud the iate
ser ~ hiei yon preside. In tins state az ia
others Of the Enii,d States thn haze
sited. | am gratiird t. fud around me,
ca aad patriots, who fought and hlci FOR
e independence of our couutfy; and who