The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-07-06
defends. ;f the sentiments il contains had
been forever unknown TO the world:
TRAssLATIos.
To His Excrlleoey.

the oHltidl foi ftsttDitntr winch the D.
pnties, Col. lBARaA aid the i.iecrncialr
DIEGO BAUsTIsqA URBANEJA vii din
81 tn you, You .lll lsAfn the new events
which have altended the march of oai
institutions. aud of m, particular conducf
beior" aud Alter they took place. would,
indeed, b" "xtremely sorry should On
dlsappr"Nr OF ~ proceedings. although
Thy may be- paIetld. for have Only hrpn
ariuated BY the good aud convenience of
Every prrson, and not by my own wei
fare. Rest assured, that | WAS fulfilling
my duty with The pprest and sinccrest
fhtn. aud blndI, executing the orders of
gp'"rnmrn'. Nhcn was engaged IN the
enrolment Of tine militia. thought that
made great sacrifice of my tranquility
and repuse-l also LOST great man,
friends, which could not be avoided.
whrn Obliged To carry into effect the dl a.
grerablr order which alone could at that
time MAINTAIN the pubic srcurty.
The intrigue winch Was already prepar-
ed against me MAS he only Que tlrat could
have gwen acfIninal aspect 10 nv lnno-
cent actions font or fet gothic drpu-
lies, unknown in the revolution, raised
lnents to form black and peryerse designs.
by which they succeeded in getting IA vote
against me 10 The dshonor of the repie-
sentauves-the Chamber of the Senate,
With An lyueice scarcely paralleled, ad
united The Impeachment without proof
aud 'as ordered to suspend my func-
tons TIN, would have been of SO much
INJURY to HE people that they could not
tolerate The loiti urnt of So imprudent IA
resulullun--i assure you that when this IN
formation was made know to me, II WIS
dagger through my heart, and TO 80 high
degree were IA, feelings excited, that al
tn ume | would have DESTROYED my accu-
SER, and laid slolent hands Oh my self If II
had been necessary. When | took lc-
Prospective view oil my pass services t. the
Republic, the immense suffer- - through
mich had obtained my rank ana nt.n.
u. s, and the unwearlrd exeriIuns adopird
Ia maintain the order IF this Droartmtnl.
NY heat could II but feel indignant at
the IngrdIltude with which Congress had
repaid so many sacrfces-l was, howe
ser, 50 much accustomed To Obedience,
aud had such Il dear low for the RcpHb.
lie, that no interest, no Suffering, n pas-
sion, could nave inspired nv with a reso-
IniloD OF breaking through the c"nstta-
ton, winch considered as The work ot
our exrrIon1 and the recompenae pf our
faIls-i thought that my enemies Woald
have accom- iislrd thrlr views IN ,'Ither-
lnS my Idures aud even DESTROYING nv
existence iris, however. was 1T Tar less
weight o. tny mind than presenting n,y-
sell Detort "a" world as a DANGEROUS cltl-
I'm, VINO, with oIs o"n hands had torn
charter ne had sworn 10 preserve Viii
his sword,
s." Nv honor struggled against NV inter
est, and ! esol,rd Ia ol,ry the order. ri
the Seulie-,,cueraI Esc,l,,,,, ga. ar
kooAIrdled h, myself r.,,,,,.d r.r,.
latinp INV ruu,nap,. ,h.,ut +, .o
some cattle g. ,iefra, nv exnrns,s ,n,,,no
my residence IN y ia. J.,ds d,a
funk that the people ao5ld take any in
teresl for mr-lItile did mink thai IA.
people gouldadol,, an m, ,,c,..,, .,... -.
slrr4 which wound mn AT etak. th,,, ,a.I,h
Their traauuift, and their hi,nd ~.
soddrnl, learned lhat - ro,.iJ,,.,nl, r,,,,
Der oi the Nalrpclaps had n,4sent.d ,h.n=.
selves before the mopjrlp,l,t. rn,,d,.g
nv restoration Ia me rnn,,,,d -
stcp, though the result ofor,,.l,I C,,ii,gs
wounded m, heart norr s.v.,.l, ,h7,n
hat " inch. npd,r The ,nan.nc.nf In.,r,,,,
tude AID prriidy, vas taken b, the S,pate
The loud calls of the prnple and The din.
tlrs imposed on mr. b. tine law. were 60
contradictory. thai m, soul was .bakrn
from It's centre-m, indsm 4nt WAS hind.
ed, aud my mind vas al IA loss las yools
.no,Id nave been what ,o,,r.. to '1,nI
At length such were my frth,,. and nv
gr trude towards the so.,nljr,p,on. af -,
entire peopIe, nrg,og me ,nt ,o le,y.
them latbrrIrs.. t64d | far,,t tb,. oiv,.,oa
,parsI mad served a r.nnI,bc oov",asd
j., ,,,,,r,t,,r,I -, a. - ~ :