The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-24
LYNCnBGRG. APRIL ls27.
MEssRs. MOORE 4 CRuMr.


which took place between these gentlemen, d
rectly and through the medium of friends. dur
ing the last winter but, as it did not lead to Sc.
rous consequences, aud Contains no fact of i'm.
porance which cannot be made known without
ITS insertion entire We have concluded To abfidee
it. so as to furnish our readers with the principal
points, together with a short narrative of the cir
cumStances by which it was preceded aud pro
| yokcd
The public is aware that, on the occasion ofe.
lecting Senator las, winter, Mr.. Moore, ono of
the Rockbridge delegates, opposed MIR. Ran.
dolph's pretensions, III no very measured terms
of severity On the publication OF MIR Monres
| speech, Dr.. Crump, with a zeal highl, crcdita-
| Bile to his newly -iormed friendship lor Mr Ran
dolph, took mp the cudgels in his behalf, and de.
Tended him most Justify All this was well C.
| nough. No man has right 10 object 10 another
that he has sacrificed old auimositics 10 present
interests: for, since the invention Of Van Bu-
rcn's Panaceaa politicians may "turn, aud turn
and turn, and sill go on withoutany implication
! Of their consistency or honesty But the Doctor
was not content with defending Mr.. Randolph.
lie assaulted Mr.. Moore, in the tcuderest point
Adopting the slang of Dun Green, George kres
mcr, and kindred spirits, he charged MI Moore
with having sold himself to the administration
in consideration of lenirncy being extended To
| him in the settlement of the accounts OF his Ia.
ther VINO was formerly Marshal Of this state
| ,,,t hot la,
Que Of his Deputies, had become doiaultcr To
the general government This article was fol
lowed by another, equally il not more abusive
than the first, from the same pen, both under the
anonymous signature OF "a Vmgininn" In the
first of these pieces, Boosting declaration was
made, that, on application to the cditor the wri-
tcr's name would be made known if demanded
for any other purpose than the qualification OF
| an idle curiosity-an evident attempt to prevent
| the enquiry, by assuming captain Hadl-lIlse
tone OF "I'm dangerous fellow, DIN me -
Mn Moore, in reply published ga Card IN the
Wing, mtimating doubt whether the author Of
such pieces could be "a gentleman and a man
Of honor" and expressing a determination to
take no further notice Of the subject. THIS gave
rcsh ardor to his Washington assallant and the
Telegraph forthwith published another article, II
possible more insulting than the two preceding,
signed "A Querst" MIR. Moorc's feelings being
thus re ptatedly outraged by assaults which
became more malignant as their author
became more secure from chastisement, he endoa-
vored to disqualify himself as a member OF tho
Legislature, (Which Office he could not resign
and which, while he held he could neither give
or accept challenge, by soliciting the appoint
mcnt Of deputy master al Richmond Knowing
his object, the postmaster rcjc cted his appllca-
ton. He then, (inconsiderately, we admit, as he
was notprcpared 10 challenge went onto Wash
ington. aud demanded Of Duff Green The name
of the author of the articles in question. Du0
at first cquivocatcd: but finding that cqnivoca-
tons would not do, he then positively refused 10
give up the authors uame On the contemplate
subeiiugc that Mr.. Moore's Card had absolycd
him from the obligation of an unqualified pedgei
The letter conveying this denial was of a most
arrogant character, and which we should have
of pennng He advised Mr.. Moore to make
public apology for his opposition to Nj. Ran
dolph, as a condition Of being made acquainted
with the name OF his corr espondcnt, fof whose
willingness, in that event to do Mr. Moore am.
pie justice before the public, " aud to make any
atonement to his wounded feelings which gen
! tlcman and a man of honor could under such
circumstances give" he (Green) would vouch
Very sage advice, aud very tempting reward, to
be sure We have learnt, from private source,
that Duff narrowly escaped Gaming for his in
science, Mr.. Moores friends having convinced
himthat selfrespcc should induce him to abstain
from all notice of such a man. On this refusal,
public rumor having previously pointed to Doci
Crump as the writer Mr. Moore demanded of
him whether the report was true The Doctor
] (equivocating again refused to answer the que
~ until Mr. Moore should 60 disclaim report Of
having. either positively Or coningcntly, mcnac-
cd him (the Docfor) with the infection of per
sonal indigniiy.n This difficulty having been
obviatcd, Dr. Crump ayOwed the authorship OF
the articles in question; upon which Mr.. Terrill
| mir. Moorc's friend informed Mr. Archer Or
Crump's friend that all further correspondence
must be suspended until the expiration of Mr.
Moore's term Of Office, as a member Of the lie.
gislature of Virginia, when it viii be resumed. .
Mr. Archer replied, that Dir. Crump would not
] feel himself bound to. pursue in Virginia the
course which he had determined to pursue in
! Washington, in relation to any invitation he
might receive from Alr. Moore" IN answer to
another letter from Nh IerriIl, after the parties
ad reached Richmond requiring a fuller ex pla-
nation of DR.. Crump's intention, in the event of
being challenged after Mr. Moore'S term of Office
had expired, Mr.. Archer replied, My purpose
in the note which concluded our correspondence
in Washington, was to inform you, that, atlo'
DR.. Crump was prepared to accept any invita-.
,;o,, which he mtpht RECEIVE from MIR Mooro