Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-05-18
wv hole No. 1924.

one OF the othcr. told MN further.
that deraDged state Of feeling made me-
desire temporary absence from yir-
gina, aud that my finances being upe-
quail 10 the charge that should be han
by TO act as messenger 10 the Govern
nent, II any was shortly to be employed.
! averred that soug t no office. and
that would exchange my busines, at
home Tor 10 office which the Governs
ment could give me, and to which I
might aspire. have never asked anv
oiiice, never mean 20 ask any: do
not publish the laws by authority. !, or
without authority; would not applv
Tor that appointment, when the circn-
iation OF my paper en.ite me To il. be-
cause would not incur The imputat,ons
which are layishy dealt upon those who
have the misfortune 10 publish them. 1
DO not advertise exclusively for the Pub
he departments in Washington, nor to
any thing like the exieut that The En-.
quirer does Three on four members
only Of the Government subscribe 20 nv
paper--nor am | patronized, nor do I
wish to be paironlzed, in any irregular
way. support such measures Of tho
Government. and. su n only, as APP
prove. ! presume that this exercise of
my natural aud constitutional right of
freedom OF opinion and speech. ought
not to subject me TO SO serious and dis
graceful charge.
attn. That had left Lynchburg IN dis.
grace, from my transaction with tho
Banks. Now, SIR, il 50 happens, that i
never had transaction with either Of
the banksi in Lynchburg. | never Dor.
rowed from either OF them. never
was an applicant, directly or indirectly,
for their tavours. This fact can be es-
tab.isbed by their records, and b, the
evidence OF every bank ohi,er in town.
In another shape, had transactions
with those institutions, ii may call them
by that term. ! joined party, whe, be.
lievlog the banks in ,hal place misman
aged, to the oppression OF certain indi-
yiduals, made annual efforts to.eiieet a
reform. As this was the weaker party.
had sacrifices to incur in forming il.
but nothing in any event TO gain indisid-
ually. That The the citizens Ok Lynch
burg did not consider me disgraced, is
manifest from The fact of their giving
me, the last yeas tbat resided there.
d unanimous vote, with four exceptions.
for seat IN the General Assem- bly,.
II has occurred to me possible, from
your habits OF intimacy, that you may
have derived your impressions concern.
ing me, from. Thomas Miller, Esq. Of
Powhatan. say not this in the way Of
"a leading question:" but refer you, if
such be the fact, to an extract Of letter
from that gentleman to the Editors of
the Enquirer Having called upon these
Editors for the author of piece signed
Patrick Henry.o in which conceived
charges TO have been insinuated against
my private integrity, Mr.. Miller declared
himself the author, and disclaimed he
constructions which had put. in the fol-.
lowing language:--.i hat from all he
hand heard Of me such charge was
out oil the question, and he entirely dis :
claimed it!'' mention this, that. if
you should have derived your unfavor-
able impressions from that gentleman,
to satisfy you that he is convinced that
they were erroneous
Thus, Sir, have met, and hope re-
futed, to your satisfaction, the disgraca-.
full charges you made against me in the
Senate OF the United states. IL this eff
feet is produced in your mind, then.
throw myself upon your magnanimity,
TO acknowledge ii, and TO render me
justice. Our relative situations gives me-
an additional claim to this redress. Re-
presenting the sovereignty of Virginia.
known to the whole Union. placed by
your age and character so high in pub.
| lie opinion over me, cannot hope to
parry the effects of your denounciation,
but by your own acknowledgment, that,
you have spoken under erroneous con-
,ictions. |, sir, was too obscure an in
diyidLal 10 have deserved your Senate
rial apprehension; but hope l am not
too obscure to be unworthy Of that JUS.
tice which every citizen has a right TO-
expect from every other citizen. lhaye
heard that you have adopted the rule
never TO give explanationsa But your
sense OF moral obligation Ought moi to
permit this rule TO. make YOU guilty of
individual; injustice. To that sense OF
eternal obligation appeal--convinced
! at the same time, that you cannot wish
to destroy the fame of an innocent man.
! Relying on your candor, and confiding
| in the suffieiency of this exnlanat,on ~,