The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-27
To the Editors O. the rIreiniau

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GENrLEMFN,--In your structures on
pati vt my address IL the citizens Of BE d.
fad, you appear 10 have taken offence ut
my playing a game, which Won and others
Ofmy editorial friends are in the hahi, Of
pla, ing a, yourselves. say nv friends. be-
Cause { have the qualification OF thinking
that am ona friendly footing with all
that intelligent, and useful class uf citizens
with whom have any acquaintance nn-
kss, indeed, have fol frited il with You,
Which 10 me, would be- source Of much
nget. think have seen often whe,r
y0d have inslnualed that some Of the first
Characters in the land have taken certain
s9urse IN politics, for their own aggran-
dIzemrnt l tho't I saw where you msnu-
spd that none but Federalists, were found
81 traltorous as r. appoer thu schemes
hfrtform Thought | saw where you in
anustpd, ihat few members IF the una
rrity IN the Convention Bill this yeGr,
BAD acted win much duplicIty, at the for
mpr session, inasnnIch AZ they had voted
t,rlhe Bill and suffered il To pass, knnwing
thr Senate would defeat II but this year
matters being changed, in that house, tiny
adchansrd Their course in the lower
hsuse and rejected the BIN there. I alone
nm afterwards me- aiiunpd as voting against
the bill this year. who was there last year
aud yoor readers ("ho, Ilks myself, do not
Prep file Of your papers, nor reculIect
no" particular men Vat"d at previous
stssinn) are left TO infer that I, in
my consistent" hardihood," was one of
those who had taken apon themselves the
responsibility Ut It's reieclion,this year If
sou had mentioned my vote Of the prev.
Gus year. the imputation could not have
fa'd against me-. thrust shall never be a.
shamed of the name Of Frderalst, while
Washington IS remembered. But, when
3thnk il is applied to nv in the way Ofre-
proach and that by friend. may he crr-
p'ny allowed to complain, and sho" lis
antalrn'ss. pressure you know very
well that some of the best republicans of
" Supported my election, and upon the
Bound OF my opposition To a convention,
mnFe than any other. lpresnme you
snow that the bill war opposed in the le-
Srla,nrr, & out of il. all over the state, by
many nf the most eminent and virtuuus
hphhlcao citizens this country boasts of
5r' II did mol seem 10 snit your purpose to
mrntlon those facts. | can readily see the
purpose which WAS To b. answered by your
naming The gentleman whom YOU say you
coupled 9TH ,nr, but am at a los. To sre any
pEnper moiiv. Tor Introducing my name,
Who was differently situated in tao re-
pects hut the explanation is taken as sa-
lSlactory.
On the ground ofthe insinuaton, this is
ny explanation, aud it is what your own
s'od sense, and that of the country viii
give II. II Is VIII established AXIOM
sa' most men try, aud every man ought
20 try, to enhance the lawful profits Of his
'Oratlon, II is further an established opin.
zoo hat newspaper presses flourish most
"nta the country IL IN a state of c0nval
'T'l' eitaer from state of war revolution
"FhlI political dIsapHsIOns of any sort
"f who would doubt, but there has been
more Subscribers 10 the Kentucky papers
'''ih The last gear or two than al any for
NEE period since the war ? The remark
'Ppnes generally ~ well 10 Others as To
.'u' ana To other vacations as well az to
!0ur 5. Some Editors choose To write
a'"h The general government. whilst u
%1e make their attacks ou the institutions
- 'nrlr state, and all this implies nothing
"pf'lly criminal, for it is made morally
,S"'oy the fashion this countey. as GUS
," iorms the morals Of all couutries ~
'.I,t think. that You have W ittrn your
=, ,s' 'o'o hrIief that the coarse you have
!, p'ed' and the cause you have espouscd,
,,, ne only proper one; and perhaps are
,s 'o'shed that any man within the range
y T''F paper, can hr found to entertain IA
A.. ''." opinion; and when you do find
a., san view hun as u aitor 10 the soy
\. s''y OF the people and one who would |
,rths sPosea toput gag in the mouths
me people" liza Isdy milIiner was
h,"' ''",f'hg' With all her eIoquence, To +,
wv w / Ia. IL Ii !,