Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-11-22

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could have reasonably anticipated, that any one
would have been reckless of proprety as to have
introduced into the public prints sided. prcudic-
ed evidence taken against me, iii relation TO private
mattcF 80 unhappily. well legally situated as TO
preclude all attempt at explanation lfthc tone of nv
feelings were such, therefore, prompt IT, might
justly indulge in the expression Of Indignation at the
course pursued in the Constitutional Wing of the
2Oih August ult. to dScrcdit statement published
IN the Va. Advocate. But shall confine myself 10
the ight. III reply to the editorial remarks of the Whr
to prop M own character, with the best evidence
tina spur OF the occasion affords me- The Editor of
the Whg-who, II he inhcrs those high minded Ii
bcrul principles which know him to have hereditary
claims to. will publish too my Observation-Disclosures an
extract from the deposition OF H. b. OF Charlottcs-
VILE, to "annlhatc, utterly my crcdbiitv. This II
b. Is Doct. Horace Bramham. k1rO h,il rr,i. Su.
rs he has hitherto had art Su5 address caou,1 Inn
pose himself upon some respectable character. Of
bcmarlc, wei! the Editor OF the Wing for lar
of vcracy-i shull for their satisfaction, offer him as
witness on my side too. The Wing has it -"Depo.
sitlon of H. b. of Charlottesville"
"Sluestion.-What the general character Of
Doct Watkins while he resided i'll the County OF Al
bcIOarc?
".ilnSre,-Whcn Doct. Watkins first settled in this
county, whilst his character was unknown and con-
ccaed under the most plausible disguise he was hgh-
~ esteemed both gentleman and physician be-
mr. man of the most plausible and engaging man
n"rS u" soon found means 10 insnuatc himself into
the good opinion of all ClJ-cs of Socctv-he was 4;
thai time thought TO be- he scepred man Of cor
rect. honorable feelings and Conduct-hc wus esteem
cd a gentleman and enjoyed the highest respect of
most persons III the county, whom he took particu-
lar pains to please. He cnlovcd the confidence and
respect of the people for rhatiro years during which
time he was engaged i'll extensive and lucrative
practice as physician; but he could 40 longer dis
gu'Se his real Charactertrst one trait and then a.
mother developed itself TIL the public discovered that
there were lett scarcely any of those qualities which
they were at fret led to suppose he possessed and
Which they had admired in him. The consequence
was he began rapidly to decline in every respect and
b. fore he left the county he had forfeited the GOOD
opinion and respect of al who knew him. and his cha
racter was entirely Frustrated Ifthere be n single
individual now residing Ill the county of Albcmuric
who cntcrtains any respect for him. am ignorant of
1t Is but Justice that should state that there are
still many persons Ill the county who believe him to
be skiltul physician, and believe so myself have
always spoken of him eminent III his profession but
since the year 1923, have uniformly denounced him
as a man."
ftaklng round swear at n man behind his back
can prostrate him, Doctor BraInham has certainly
made fell swoOp AT But let sec what he could
deliberately write, In relation to the same period of
time, under different feelings and views. In No
vcm6er or December 1916, contracted for the pur-
chase oil Glenmore in Albemarle, then the pron.r-
ty of the Hon. RObt. s. Garnett and John Watson
Esq. of Milton; in his deposition now filed in the cir
cut court clerks Office for Green county, T.. T.. saws
l"Doct. Watkins and wife settled IN AbCmare some
time in the year 1917 and left Albcmare some time in
rlS23."
Extract of letter from Or. Horace Bramham di-
rectcd 10 DR.. Thomas G.. Watkins, Joncsborough.
East Tennessee, now proven and fled in the clerks
Office as above, viz:
'Wkton, January is, 1922.
"DFtR DocToR-Whcn wrote you last, omitted
to mention subject of considerable interest and I'M
portancc 70 myself which induces me to write YOU at
this time. Before you left Virginia you lnma,cd to
mo the probability of your rcsuming the practice of
medicine on your return to Glcnmore. You did not
seem to have come to any determination, bit men,
toned Il subject which you had been reflect
my II IS ertre'neIy important to me that you should
now be firmly decided, for reasons which feel conf
dent you will consider OF some weight
Now, if you determine to engage in the praticc here
agai1' as "'tt'er Of course shall hare to crit 1t.
rcinain yours sincerely,
HORACE W. BRAHffTAN."
Now think all candid men will admit that the
above IS pretty complimentary, to already three
years III the full tide Of oal prostraton.' IF re-
sumCd the practice of plysC there as n 1naLc1. o6
course hc sboUd hire IN gUit ~. Could any profess
slonal shl command among the high-minded people
o. AlDemarle, such prompt patronage Is here I'M
equlyocally implied, for whose character was
entirely prOstrated,"
But. again DR.. Braham says in his deposition, that
..hc DIR. Watklnsl bdore he lcl the county. had
forfeited the good opinion and respect Of all who knew
him" And IN former deposition, for DR.. Bramharn
has had t'oo long swcors ut me.) he states
SeStm" l. 10y pdiltlH dTent. AFTER tho plaintiff
IDr. Watklnsl had settled in Albcmarle and made
expensive arrangements for residing there. did not
ms wife urge him to remove to Tennessee, or make
repeated and expensive trips TO that ststc;'
".Insteer.-Yfs sur prn.' But, re-cXamned by
The defendants agent
'Qestion. WAS not DR.. Watkins Of n rowing dis.
position, and was he not sometimes compelled to move
by total prostratcn of his character"
.insrcT.--I believe nc was OF a rowing dispositions;
and further believe ha compelled 10 remove from
Abemarle by the great loss Of reputation and popula
rlty, which would have rendered longer residence
inIpoitic, Improbable and undesirable.
According TO DR.. Bramham, was .'vrgtH 10 leave
Virginia first by my wifc--but when regulated by
I'ndiog qucs'on--hc says | wos comDciied by less
loudablc causes. Now the fact H. that was ..ury-
cd as first answered by Bramham I Published,
about the month Of May or juno 1921 in the Char-
p'iesvillc new paper notice, that must in future
decline the practice, in all cases except TO wind up
those 10 which my attention stood already Pledged
Many letters, from the most respectable characters
ia Albcnarlo and elsewhere, we're afterwards sent