The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-05-18

the father OF the gentleman 10 whom this l1u.
gnage WAS addressed, owed considerable drb'
Al Bank, which he had 10 assume for enttofNe-
mcnts nov, We lad q right to infer tfom the
communication and suggestions, that they were
Designed. rs Nh. Irvine himself believed, 10 al
HIM with suspicious US. aud 10 produce an itn'
preston that We were hostile 10 his father. and
that, ii MIR Early was not placed over US as "a
| watclman, thar he, with all who were numbered
| as his friends, were 10 TALL victims TO the gtosS
est fraud and trearhcry Nj, Eaily must have
been sensible of tins fact when he addressed this
language to Mr. Irvine, and that II was IN Truth
what Mr. irvine calls II, an argument al homI
nem" We come nuw to Il review OF Mr.. Enrly'
own Interpretation ofthe meaning Of the CONVEX
sation which hehad~iti Alr. Irvine In Richmond,
in relation 10 this subject. lie says, And To
the fact that lithe opposition succeeded, was,
together with NV friends, 10 he put outIot the ID
rectory | alluded, when said IN ease ola fail
ure ON my part add my ffleudswe t. be sa-
cfiiiced nj Bank and TO that fact only This
certainly is strange peryersion of the meaning
OF the language used hy MIR Early on that coca
sion We do not see how he andhis friends were
To be sacrificed by Mr.. Early's being leit ont Of
the Directory, provided their stations were oecu-
pied by men OF Judgment. disccrnmpnt aud inte-
gritty Yet Mr. Early appears 10 HiHk that the
sal, atior of himself, his friends, aud, perhaps,
the prosperity 1.-THE Institution depended on the
contingency Of his being made Director Ger
tainly he must have viewed this subject through
Il false medium, aud has endrayored TO give 10
plain aud ineligible language a forced and anu
suaI Constructions TO say the l.asto f IT, Now,
in Mr. Irsinc's letter. the word failure evident
ly refers 10 thc failure 10 appoint such Drecto
nv as would make Mr. Early President OF the
Bank aud not t. the failure TO make hm one ct
the Directors. II This really waAthe idea which
he intended to convey 20 Nj. lr,lne's undotstan.
ding, by using that exptesslon why d. he make
the iorchle appeal TO his feelings As n sou, why
advert 10 the dehcacy OF his fathers situation ms
debtor OF the Bank, and the doom which IN
evitaby awaited his father, If he, Early, should
fail TO succeed in the attainment Of the object Of
his hopes q wishes Why still uige the pressing
necessity OF having a Board of Directors who
would make hun President, and who would pun.
sure more mild aud lenent course towards
Capt. Irvine
We think it quite apparent, il not gelfc,dent
that MIR. Early asplred at the presidency of
the Bank, aud the appointment OF such directors
as he mi ght recommend, pdS meah TO be em-
ploy ed Tor the attainment OF the end, aud that
( he vas regardless OF the means which he
+, might employ for ellceting the greal object
} OF his cupidity and was perfectly indifferent as
to the consequences which mlghtresult 10 those
whose character he intended 10 sacrifice. tnr the
I purpose Of gratifying his nordluate passions of
ambition and ayariCc. Entertaining this opinl-
on which we Consclentously did, that Nh Ear
" S leading object was To be mnde President OF
the Bank aud that for the attainment Of tins OBJ
I iect he felt himself at liberty 10 make the most
grave serious and uniounded charges against
! the incumbent directors charges deeply and
I seriously affecting the mtr rity OF then conduct
i as officers OF the Bank after We were appriz-
i ID OF the nature and character of the CONVERSE
tons which he had held with Mr. Irvine III Rich
: nond, we felt il 10 be an indispensable duty 10
; ourselves, 10 require of him an exploration othis
I conduct. This explanationhe might easily have
made, by i frank and ingenious answer 10 our
letter To him, which was delivered by Mr. john
ston he thought proper not 10 commit himself
by written answer on so delicate a subject,
bu, prolessed williurness TO him To make ven
bal explanations to us Individually, rs writing
I was Incompatible with his figHHg
MIR. Early states ia his address, that he was
authorized by ~ Irvine, u say tb.t his lathe,
2 Capt Irvine, wished Nun, aud friend Of his
! continued in the directory, but does not say
. that he expressed with that he should be
2 made President Of the Bnk.-Now, we would
ask, why Captain Irvine did wish for Mr.,
Early TO be put IN the directory Was IT be-
cause he regarded him as his friend at the
Boardl If Capt Irvine did entertain that OPT
mon, why and from what cause was that opl.
mon adopted Did it proceed from the ortful
md msiiious conduct or nslnualiop5 on thu part
of Mr. Early himself Whatever may have been
ms declarations to Capt Irvine, nanYoi the dnec-
tors assure the public that while theywerc Office,
MIR Early was not friendly, If not lnlmlcal to
Capt irvine that he disposed 10 adopt
very rigorous course 10 enforce the payment Ol
the debt which he owed To the Bank that they
I did not regard him as having imposed any obll'
CATION whatever. Oh Capt Irvine for the indul-
gencc which he goi, when the deed of trust was
substituted for the Mortgage which he had or
ginalv executed, To secure the debt 10 the Bank
I that they never had suspected that he had nude
professions Of friendship 10 Cupt. Irvine, untd
they were informed Of the facts through the me
dunn OF Mr.. Edmund Irvine last wuter.
The snbtcrfugc to which Mr.. Eirly resorts M
his publication to cast odIum onr Of Us, whom
he said he'd resigned his eatat the board OF di-
rectors before a inct had occurred, Which was
ushrred to the world an the credibilty of four
gentlemen, (who became sponsors FOR It by CIV
ing their names with IT, because, we Jointly
signed the paper containing their agerment TO
+ specific declaration for the truth Of Which no
man Of the mos ordinary capacity would mold
ng all responsible, scarcely deserves tins pass
ing notice Then recollection aud avermeni
are distinctly pointed 10 the aunPle declaration,
" Slr it IS impossible Capt. livlne can have ms
understood this matter. II j. blaek aud white
f'e'i'N'7tAfN
~ acted ON in anticipation OF their maIurity-it
!, possible that in tAeiT narrative Of events de-
tailed, for the purpose Of making this deelara-
ton understood, they may have made an enor
in the day, which they referred TINS, however,
is perfectly lnmaterilI. When this discussion
tool, place, in regard the renewal Of Capt. IT.
vine snoe, Il ,oasn,ade, q whetrertbe on the lst
or 9Th of August it's a matiA DINO importance.
Then, wiz the sophisticated bubble to which
he has resortedl Why then has he in pur-
suit ofthe shadow lost sight Of the suh,tncc
Mr.. Early has those gcutiemen's assaranets that
they still conccde nothing -and in regard 10 the
explanation which Mr., Early contends he made
at the board A. every next meeting, reietIfe
to the cause 1t Capt. lrvine's Misrepresentation
none of us rccollcct il, or IN Justice 70 him, we,
would admit it.
We confidently believe that Mr.. Early cannot
wish the nublic attention to be much longer ai-
tractcd IA rim IN relation to the transactions