The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-30
LYNCHBURG. AUGUST, 30 1921.
10 NE Itiitors ofthe pIrrinian

! 10th instant had no intention of provoking a
news paper warfare with " the Frginian," i,s
readers, or couespOndents--He has neither time
OF INCLINATION for such spor, sor would he nov
be tempted TO appear before the public second
time but iotthe charge ihathe has been guilty OF
" unaccouniable Misrepresentation both of JnntS
and language" He wonld not think il neccssa-
ry Ia notice the go-by' you hive given TO the
analogy drawn between the tpglnianp and
" the Enquirer" IN what +" the Nnginan' itself
had Denounced To be unlntr--or what you insin-
uaic at G's expense, " that a man OF sense
would see, and an unprejudieed and candid mind
adnli, that Mr.. Clay is not playing the part OF
Il WeH diited Gd0ocot.," or the still more rldicu-
/ lous attitude ia which you essay 10 place him,
that e almost invariably relutcs IN one sen
ifnoe what he says in the preceding All this
might pass by, because il &. has subjected hmm
self to these imputations he ought not 10 vince
at their exposure-bui the mefcsi ilro on earth
cannot but that q. did not attempt to say
more or less than il TIA" Enquirer laborcd IA IT'S
vocation for One SIDE only, the Virginian did the
sdHe thing and hence "ahe analogy" And IL IL
not less clear, TINT e. intended, aud in fact did
not pass any censure whatever on the tirginan
+ for publishing, tcrbdijm IT RltraiiBl Mr. CLAWS
Lexington dinner speech That letter was al
ready before the public. and was the duty of
! the Editors to repubilsh II. The only Thing com
/ planned Of was The ed,torint REMARKS, which u,
thought aud still thinks as well as the Speech
i tsel) was om Of Hme--and such he thinks, will
/ be the opinion Of every ingenious mind. But
as to this matter let us look 10, a moment at
what Mr. Clay himself said in hi7 Lexington
letter OF the 10Th Of June ipuposeiy tarbear
" al ms moment 10 make geterui comments Uhich
/ " M0N documents Che letters oil Gen. jackson
aud NJ. Beyeriy) Z" dttiborise. and cOafHe myself
| " 10 Hs notice Of The chafgcS Which GeH Jackson
/ d hns brought tofunrd IN MS itper." And again.
3" SHch bring te accusation dRd The prosecutor.
3" and He ISSUE beitfeeH us. Ihare n0U right 10
" efpcctthdthc WiH bStaaitae discharges bythe
| -" Crhibitt0R Of satisfactory ertdoHce" Now this
Is precisely "hat Mr.. Clay should have done
aud was SO lar, dignihrd and proper, and inst
| such a course rs a man " conscious of his inno-
! ccnce' and solemnly engaged in the dctcnc,
of his honor" would naturally have adopted
for the guide of his conduct but il clearly leads
Ia Tho inference. thai M Clay had determined
to r,t his defence upon The PROOFS and SO to
aYcthe ~ lie min unbiased until those proofs
should be adduced To the point, however 81
g. s " unaccomtable nsfepr sensations, boh Of
frts dnd In gugge e did not pretend 10
quote literally, and IS willing TO admit that the
only original publications before him were Gen
Jaeksons letter 10 Mir. Beverly, Mi Gays re.
ply aud his Lexington dinner Speech The
from communication which Appeared IN The
Enquirer Of the 18th ult. commencing " A plain
Farmer, DC in which that writer undertakes
10 quote rerbaiim, extracts from NJ CLAWS
" Pntsburg Speech and Nh. lrimble's "a snd-
cation before his constituents. lie quotes Mr
Clay rs follows " II lCaS not among ht tcdSi
. iaeOHaderebie reasons uhicb inditcedm me on Hu
0ccasioa, hhe Presidential election by the
House OF Representatives, " 10 MAXI The Seiec.
" ton Which ibid, that thought the measures
ohich Pennsylvania apprOred. lrollid be sajer
under The administration Of me present Chiet
I" Bngjstrdie--I knee his OpiHi0uS. and j hare
not bten Disappointed" And hcret letter VII
ter adds 9 The PLAIN Farmer, has always un-
derStood, that our present Chief Magistrate
had not made known his opinions TO ANY body,
not even his most confidential friends. respect
=" ing the increased Tariff the principal measure
" approved by PennSy lyania before the Presi- |
" dental election. and even 10 this moment OBJ |
serves the most mysterious silence upon that |
point aud also that our Chief Magistrate and |
=" Mr. Clay, had not been on speaking terms tor |
" more than twelve months before Mr Clay |
made his selection, under the influence ofths |
i" knowledge; aud furthermore, that Mr.. Clay at |
that time stood solemnly pledged to the |
" country politically to dcmolIsh our present
3" Chief Magistrate, for alleged misfeasance IN |
further As 10 ibis mont see a quotation in the |
richmond E,,,,I,r.,, ofth. ooh Of J,ly. ,ybor..
IN attcr not,riup the public declaration of Mr.
Noore IA former colleague of MIR Clay) at |
uarrodsbnrg ON the 9Th lime "tbat e.srIons |
had been made IN has hi, vote for the pres;Ien.
cy he MIR Noore1 saws :. MN ors,,,a,n, |
" coUid BE- presented me nuthorisng deriaiiou |
" from your ka0ton I0iH? There rds but one |
" Mr. elm far pyeejj,,t 6,1 T,o,,Jd moi forefr
q. has ,r,U r. The ,sUortbe ncanie AND ,d,s
" tonigbsd o6e,his oiop d,n,ac;aiiop,o Mr. al |
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