Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-07
Mr.. VAN BUREN,S LETTER


w hammond, the Editor OF the Cincinnati Gar
1914 thtt Mr. Van Buren, had contradicted the
S'or abou' The proposed change Of the Electoral
Law, addressed letter 10 ID. X. Este Of Cincinna
IL me Administration candidate for Congress in
ira district, from whom he had received the in b.
nation. Mr.. r. stated in reply, that at din
IL party al Mrs Selman's boarding house i'm Gin
nnati, i. ID. Carneal of X. a friend of Jackson.
ana senator OF Kentucky, stated that " he had
seen letter from Mr.. Van Buren,. TO a gentleman
IN hentucky, stating that General Jackson would
gel twenty tour Electoral votes in the State of
New Sork, ami The tchoie ifneccsserv. Some
surprise was manifested at this statement and Mr.
Ea'ne" IePeatcdt once or twice, observing that
me last words were UNDERSIGNED. The converse
tiOn on ms SUBJECT continued some tiineand turu-
ed chiefly on the probability and improbabilitv of
Tue Legislature OF New York altering the Eiec
'orsl Law On applying TO " Guilford book
SeHer OF t'ic CITY, and one oil the Administration
cannIdiie' Tor the Legislature, (wbo Mr.. r.. stated
WIS n tdDl > Mr.. q. confirms MIR. Els SLATE
men ~ nat the words :" the uloIe If ne
ceSSdTy, were uiderScOTed-M III then sub
inits TINS Core @pondence TO Mr. Carneal himself
VINO returned the following answer:
Coo"gton, Septem6eI 1871, 1928.
'HAREs HAMMOND, ESQ
Dear Sir {: have had the honor of rereiviny
yours OF the 18th, and the accompanying COPIES Of
d correspondence between Yourself and Messrs
Este and Guiliord. For the gentlemanly manner
III "iHch you have preserved towards tne on this
49, u'iu "iNu5 Noul inc present stale OF
liucal excitement, you would have been excusable
IN uIscharging-l thank you. For nc good feelings
winch Dictated that Inauntr, give YOU full ere.
them '1' '' ~
In reply, shall omit giving vent 10 an expres-
son oil That conduct, by which The unstudisd con
Versd'oh az the table Of Of Mrs. Scllfnan has been
conveyed to the columns Of a newspaper .;e-
serving to myself the right of pursuing hi, bnsi.
ness as may think best, hasten to reply did
say that had seen letter from Mr. Van Bnrrr ~
q gentleman IN Kentucky, wherein lie stated that
- votes OF New York would be given 10 General
Jackson and probably, 26--and that there was an.
other letter from him that stated the tbo,e sf1te
Unnecessary" TIE LETTER covTA1-ytvt, 4" mr.
WHOLE STATE ~ NEcEssARr." ,yAg nor
SbbN bf DIE, NOR WAS TT wRIrrTN 70 THE
GENTLEMAN Or KENTUcKY ALLUDED 10, bnf
came t0We n such way IS to satisfy my mind
such a letter had been written and r.. moi
nave dra the distinction Gn the warmth oC dis
ven. ~ "''' g.
" the report Of such letter HAVING been writ.
ten by Mr. Van Buren, being fully ami freely 500.
kenoi W others previous TO the q ~ Of nv dnng
81 Mrs. Sellman's, the re- can be 40 doubt ami car
be satisfactorily established il questioned Pes
pecuulIy, yours,
THOMAS y. Carnival"
W have thrown part Of MIR c. letter i'm small
capitals, Tor the purpose Of showing on yyba, SLIGHT
grounds The reP7rt rests 1t turns out that pei .
thei bad Mr.. &. seen The letter in quos,ion-nor
vas lhcre tts ish,es,a..sio9 .aa1e in auY leiie