The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-08-25
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cq0qfalsiccffoJg I'm. Gdneslo Gse. 1roap
II. q, EAsrEgN DgPARfufSr,
hsiaR s,Hipe. JRtg 2aA, 1925. q
Sir hate ~ acknowledge the bauor
af your nxcrlcuey's letter al the l7tt Of
this month, hy which il appears that you
had "pals u mnmrat 10 -ay oHe word III
answer - miar 81 The iolh.
Yum one word com pretending, hoHry-
er tHo pretty closely rtluen pagrs, con-
ing as il docs from thc chief NJ lgierte Of
m enlishened and patriotic member NJ lhr
United states demands my attention Not
htius dlslo.rd, however, To- f,dloN your
example ~ ttfime, | have permitted ,oar
letter "a liz on my tablr Tor week pat,
IN the expectation thai htlle reelection
would suggest Ia yontiic propri@y Of cor
ffciirg s"nc expressions, apparently hasty,
& calculated 10 call forth ~ answer paIt..
king al HE climate and heated aluas ,lherp
"a which | Gud myself against which II has
heenn constant purpose carefully l.
gintd. But youf leter hUin- made It's
appearance IN newspaper just now hand
al u me by a friend, | can 10 lonscr see
lhr prop'iety Of "ah1tLdiug reply.
Yoa sly, -" the certificate Of Marshall, no
matter how procured, is one of the most
dal1e Efforts that ever @as attempted by
indignant vilany T. palm fisehooa on
1goormt ,dnIns.n
Va matter hot0 prosHredp | will fast
sfate 10 you The manner "a which that
iH2Rll II certificate Ndt pfararcd," aud
tb"H Proceed 10 show that ia daring cha
csgier consists only in II, truth, aud tia dl-
teclisadency torHpofc. n part the " ma-
dRnmt Ham" which has hern eSteu4irfly
praetised Oh the credujty OF many OF the
= nod eittZ ~ ut Georsia and other states,
IL reference IN TIA lndl1us and the trctfy.
The tteii contained ~ the certificate IN
question were voluntarily, and - me IN
eF9ecteIly communicated by MI Wm.
Eddvtds bd JOaoeh Marshall, whose sig
n,torcs Il bvars Ottr character ot Wm
Edwards. Whu - a citizen II this state
have baono mean5 vi Knowing much, per.
snnhly. lie las been represented to me
by Col BroadaaX, of Pike, and hy Col
Phlhps, of this county, "a Il man Of
ruth, poer, but honest aad upight Dr.
scl1ption Of character applicable To IA large
class OF the Inhabitants Of this and other
patsel dur western border, ~ whom
hafc usually found as much devotion II
b'ah A. ~ any nther class ol AlneIieansct-
hzens. torph tlarshall IS personally better
MN" Il 10 lhe' lie Is "A titck halt-hreed,
ah' Is a'e"fH 10 be good Interpreter
'na ha"eFet GeitctiFr, Is know he ~ IN
eu0e"ioq hea rrtnta moral seaiimcais,
s"eh Hs nave obtained TIE sanction OF civil
'l@e1 sPrWIH nav 40 d"aht that ne /,
enc %, 'ph inast u PrSht Ohiei' mat ever be
l"'is'7 10 'te "il'e tfaly making party
N'1'"er "''as9e hf''' HaAafu3nf SiafshaiL
'PfeIfeo |" me at al qaaliised Tor what
you u'neonee lhrif rfraii2air To b. p" The
mos, daring effort ihat ever Was attempted
y "al'eaaui Nn''ay, tatH statements
"'itan'i''e ana ahPVfeHuy enpf9adtcrd y
''l7Ssi'ofo. Ihry were made after tne
e'''1 BUSINESS OF NE tenneiI had bern
'.'Ra' 10 c'a7f' an1 IN 'llr presrnse OF
many "i Inc respectable citizens of Pike
CON y. convinced ni the pfoplety of All
= "'"fs win the in"iahs oetpS perform
~ - sPe7 0"P, ana III '1e lnesrhse at rs
many ~ womb attend, "i al statfsand of ali
e"i"'s, took care TINT thu certificate
e09"a oe taken and eN planned IN the pre-
s'h'e VI me 1o"aeil, ana all o'hers Who
II III sen III 10 attend. hadno secret pra-
]reis 10 rr"moto, nor any " secret griel,'
f." f'htdy, or secret hopes tcsratliy coz
s'qprn''y had no occasion for separltia3