The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-18

urni, that the letter Published IN tie Go.am
ban Observer was written hY ne and thai,
H. escane or avoid responsihaiiy, ~ me, Ar.
Kretner vas made to acknowledge himself is
anthor your repiyto my letter oiisas oss tltss
ami -tsies tiisi : yon have not turaied, aiid
therefore did MOI Intend TO intimate, my
einion OF TIE person vino nns IL real author,
heiag satisfied 20 take Dir kreE.et derlaIa
ratil., Thai be vas not he author 81 lie letter,
as made 10 the late secretary Of The Navy
Having Hnlnine 10 do with this controversy,
further dian ~ considered The Introduction
a my tame intended personally and directly
II Affect myself, might omit any notice OF
the concluding part Of your remark rs derived
from Mr Ceewninsaieldl lac Secretary oil
the navy. IN ia5t.ee, however, to an absent
Individual. win whom my name has been
associated, sliaii not fofbear The opinion,
that Mr.. Kreme- never did use the language
imputed 10 him. II IS "a mistake, any thing
but iaei and without intending 10 ascfibe
the sfror 10 YOU, claim The right of saying
hat feason revoiis at the idea, that he should
have made Mr. CrOwuiushied his COME sssor
and 10 him uttered = language, at war with his
public andF peated private declarations made
to his friends.
The concluding paragraph Of your letter
expresses a belief THAT " prepared, or adsis-
ed, the publication of his DIR. k's card, in
the guarded terms in WHICH il is expressed -
aud YOU declare yourself ready 10 acknowl.
edge the mistake, if will offer any dsayow-
al
II you had properly reflected as 10 what
belonged 10 courtesy, you would have sought
from me information about this, before nv
name was introduced before the public, and
your belief formed. You know me sufficient
~ well, 10 believe that would not decline
candidly 10 answer any inquiries necessary
aud proper 10 be made. This was net done !,
but on the information you had received, you
yielded il your confidence, and proceeded 10
a dsfeuee before the public. Without intend
ing 10 be understood, AS either admitting or de
ny ing any thing respecting my imputed visit
to Mr. krcmor, on the evening preceding the
publication his card, suppose the fact 10 be,
that did visit him aud suppose too, thai it
was, as you have termed II ga nocturnal vi
sit, :" was, there any thing existing that should
have denied me ihi, privilege or does il
therefore necessarily result, that should
have been engaged in any plan against your
rights, or conspiracy against sou2 There is
no one more interested than yourself in deny
ing the force of conclusion As derived from
circumstance: aud it is little strange, that
white IN your own case, Won should object TO
it, as a rule Of proper application, YOU should
at the same time claim il as righfully entitled
to operate III the cases Of others
You will excuse me from making an attemn,
to remove any belief, which yon entertain
upon this subject it IS matter which gives
me no concern. In the communication made
To yen, my object was to ascertain, distinctly
your meaning Ms TO the letter published in the
Columbian Observer, and TO that you have
frankly replied Had you referred 10 me five
days aeo, on thi, subject, should with pleas
IRE hive answered you; but having exhibited
your brliel and opinions to The public, am
preciuded from any explanation you have
no right TO ask it ; nor in justice to yoursef
any right to give if.
Respectfully, your ohed't serv't,
JNO IL EATON.