Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-05

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my b-he having received from me in full discharge
Of the debt $50 less than he claimed ON Il bond Tor
SleS H. II can easily he perceived therefore on
which party the fraud attempted TO be practced.
Or. w attempts to shcw that have been incons;,.
tent IN the opinions have expressed of his charao tier
III letter tn him of January 1922 and in INV deposit
ton In that letter only spoke OF DIR. w. as a
physicians; though at the time it was written was
disposed 10 think more avourably of him than many
others were.
Rumours prcjudical to his reputation were c.c,,la-
ted within short tune after he lad go,t into full
practice and had extended his acquaintance here.
lie sunk IN the estimation OF the public lower and
lower until his r'pu ion became completely DIUs-
t'fed about the time OF his Removal. Ny letter of
January 1929, was written iSw months after had
commenced the practice OF medicine, within one ue
at Dr. W. residence, AZ his solicitation: and
10 months or more before he removed from virginia
AZ that tImc he had not become So universally unpop
uar rs he did afterwards thonah he was daily decn-
ing was aware then that le could practice, If so
disposed In large families i'll the nri rhhurbood
so a. matcrsiiY 10 interfere with tho prosperity & one
lus' entering On the profession, was. Besides
was IN fact ignorant OF his real standing al the tiuc
nnd supposed h" could commend more than after.
wards found that ho could: For in conrcqucncc Of
the relation OF prcccptor and pupil which had sn
recently slhs"tCd between rs. persons communicated
less freely with M IN relation t" his character then
with others. Doe. Watkins had naturally oitpinJd
my coniidcnc" 20 great ygrcc. and he lad such
peculiarly artiDl manner Of explaining that WAS for
long linr induced to dlscrcd what rulour said Of
iiH. WIS UllpnneL the last therefore lose my
confidence in him. and it not unit bv nv Personal
knowledge of facts. against oil INV former progresses
SicnS, was forced to the conviction that lac was as
others had represented him, dcrcitiui, designing
moan and Enprincpl,l.
lie speaks OF ms inIra'itudc. 70 sacl. b,iur rs
nc ms proved himself ~ be, ain happy in the con-
cio2snyss Of oH ing nothing No obligation from, him
rests On me. have returned him aTnyir equivalent
Tor al his hd jhrourS; and when he can sow to the
world that n has done do dsucrt,t Cd act to-
wards any human being. let those who receive the OBJ
,iSlt"ns feel them None such have cXtcu dcd forn
him % ne.
DR.; Watkins IS welcome TO the little consolation he
en- derive from the good opinion which ! or others
may have once entertained Of him. The annexed cx-
tracts from dispositions taon in the same controversy
IN which mIle was given, with the acccfraanyiny
statements, viii shew that am not singular IN the o.
pilhons there sXpressc l. They IRE but small sIInrIn
81 the grn"l tenor OF the testimony fled in the c;l,sr
I!isy speak Ian. -lgc which needs no conlmcn,.--l
NJ most hrociouS cprit no hun,. on Z allloys
might conso!2 him. cir Watkins does. by referring
20 soEe p rod 81 his life when he had not been de-
t,ccd, and OF hal not been cxecratcd By pub
nc opnion Suspicion prcCodcs detecting US cutchin
does hanging and if Watkins was not suspected for
short time after hc settled here, he was surely caught
before his removal ! could appeal to the universal
current OF public nt:nent il Abcmarlc to Sustain
the evidence which new send YOU
" may DC NECESSARY Tor nc TO s9y ley words in
explanation o. tn" Ut'er letters which Watkins has
pNoiseJ. lie. Ike most other men when their cha
FRctcr bceiTa 10 win", seeks to bolster nv letters
witch his Grtltcc has obtained from Respectable and
'iSthgisii q NEIL and ny appearing often as posi-
~" III the newspapers The man who carries the t.
Nloehccs 81 E!s resPcctnbty in his yociet, and who
gets others 70 certify lis preteusions to be regarded as
4 gentleman, must certainly himself doubt the validity
of these professions. Il has been The business 81
On ME, knowing the rail tenure by which he en-
joyeo the esteem Of society. to treasure MP
every accitcne! kind word which he has obtained by
his o5Scquous sycophGncy. from the crodultv Of nrea
meH lie publishes these proof OF his claims 10
Diiir. The truth ls he IS Ike the royal
iouSe OF Peter ndar. sometimes crawling in the So
clety oil great and good mon while his proper element
- lar beneath the level Of tcir observation or care
Mr.. jefferson was prone TO think well OF Ilarild and
the terms on which himself and Dr.. Ky essociatcd
Afforded Hi'n very slight opportunity Of knowing the
man III lis true character. lie was known to Mr.
Jefferson only as he appeared at Monticello Tic
vol of PausiDiiity with which Watkins can ~ wrli
cover the neGulty OF mis- inward soul was not eern
through by MN who dc!iyhtc1to contemplate Oh ecs
on vastcr sclc, and who has no occasion 10 pcne;rlc
the petty designs Of such fellows as Thos G. Vaik;r.
lie faults % mankind in the benevolent eyes of Mr.
Jefferson. wcrc Ike atous in tic sunbeam How!
taen DO the Irrelevant letters of r. Jefferson and
Gov Barbour, referring they do 20 penerol tooirs
contrast It'll the direct positive testimony of ali the
neighbours and acqusinianccs Of Watkins, ThC,r
VINO were his associates in business and ucioI hourly
iit"rcourc Shall 20 10 tie retired plucrounrr
Whpsc agc bad Tor yra.S Withdrawn rim from s,1cctr
c%c.Pt az his own hosItlhe nlas,0l--oy 90 his eve
TY-dhy dssOcltcS for ~. true carT ctrr Of the MAJ
nc rem common sense mattCr o.. fact is that when
pToporr ~licrstood, ~ hey arc BY cvery one here,
these ictos prove nothing at III credible 10 WIS chm
ract"r. They o. no OH " u=n under heaven than
10 s"rv" rs means Of imposition upon those who arc
uhacqmlrted with Inc crcuntanc - under which th,v
were written mud aore direct. aplble fraud was
never attempted to bc praciiccd the publick than
I4at "anns-t1ccd man L. at eHpnr by heir cxhiition
nc aS urge budget Of such letters which he h.,
9btncd from gen''mon nj the first respectabitv, nd
Inherent tunes OF rs life. written while the authors
cpDd opnisu Of him which ho u.cv a. /
evidences nj his rcsnrCabity wears after those who
wrote them had discovered hu to be unprinciplnd.
ana had denounced hun ~ such. The peope of A.
Demarlc know all this perfectly we'll; for they have
been "lth sses of the fact. They know also ifat no
mas mary such 'tnrE nn gentlemen residinp in this
county, which be doubt Il now c.:fbitino IN Tan
nessec; as evidences Of us Character whilst the au-
thcFS themselves arc dcnouncirr him in VIRGINIA.
most ircical exhibition or mi sort was witness
cd mere Lust SPRING when Watkins produced letter
from gcntcmIn Of this county. a5 proof of his mod