The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-29
MISCELLANY.
AUTHORSHIP OF JuNlIlS.
lrom ibe n. Y. stat, Hunn.


A vnfy animated discus ion OF this topic -
kent Up through the medium Of the newspapers
in vafons papers, of the country. pa ucnlarly
IN New England. II is curious iac', that =
subject winch has been 50 much sgfaled IN oieat
Britain ~ al lrneth tnhrn up with equal zfal IA
another hemisphere snd sill moie smgnhT
would II be, should The credit OF se'tlag The
question 10 tho satisfaction of European u ties
1e reserved 10 nn American writer 10 the
,nosg 81 asiirn~o +srs,as lt ioYsyovA ny Df, 3te-
BAN M ba late publication, 10 prove the idrntla
iv uf Jnnius and iiefne iooks. Ne now add IA
the shnpe Of m Appendix 10 That volume. very
strong coTroboraiivt testimony derived item the
raticxpanience between Nouhiall aud = tho
Great mi nown." Ills document hns been -.
erntly prepared for the press, aud will he pect'
harry acceptable 10 ,hosr VIM possess the work
10 which IL IS designed TO be appended. II may
not be improper 10 remark. innt ID. Graham
Inns received letters from mfny otihe mosi dis
iineuished men in tbs country. speaking IN ves
~ naiiering terms Of the lnscnWy, lealatng.
and rrsrarch which he hiss brought 10 the lovcs.
lirntirn oi this curious question.
IL Grahhms Appoints 1T Essay, on tue
claims of the Rev. John Horns I0okr--ta
the Authorship of the celebrated Letter. VI
Junius.
slmll conclude this dcrnliory essay by lny.
ing before my ren 'nIs SERIES Of ploofs aud
! circumstances vi ieh have had upon ny mind
the greatest possible iaTcr, aud which donht
not will convince thase vino have been hitherto
! inc, ednlnus of the intimate connection hel@ceh
John Horne and Iunns aud pu, the question
| forever NJ resi-. THESE nilse from the eoniro.
versv oil which have spoken in the Memoirs of
| locke between that gentlemen and Al Dnsow
| talterwnrds Lord Dnoinw, then one OF mo
| Lords OF the Freasury) and the evident
interest with which Juniu, watched she course -
The correspondence aud the ensuing lal for u.
bel The dates nre lilile fen0tkabir ON Ju
! " Nth 1869, Mr.. ilerne addressed letter 10
| Nh. Onslow through the Public Advertiser IN
| which he implied charge oi corruption against
! him MS one of the Lords OF tue Treasury. Thi4
letter was signed Another fr,eholder of SUI
~" Upon thr 18Th. M. OnSlow, with ercpt
Indignation repeiled the clurge, aud rallied up
! on the Editor OF the paper To disclose the author
Of the charge, thai he might institute pfosrcir
ton for a libel, Threatening The publisher viii an
action Three days after, vR. July GIT,
Junius, ina private note TO Woodiall, makes
inc following significant inquiry. " PRAY
tell ms whelher George Onslow means TO
keep his word with you about prosecullng1 Yes,
OF No, will b. sufficient" Here Junius IS evi.
dently anxious 10 snow the situation Of the priv
/ ter aud whethrr nv Is IN danger This ia char
actsris,io aud IA accordance with hs dselara'
TONS afterwards: For my own part. can
trnly assure YOU, thai nothing would aiflici ina
i morr than 10 have drawn you into n personal
danppr"--Priyaie Letter No. 81. The an
swe, vas " Us = and IN consequence, TO save
/ the printer aud carry ihf warfare, " The
| Frreholier of Surry" annouoces himself n
/ John Horne in another letter 10 Onslow, dated
! July %, whlch letter is publ he'd (aDie. pages
| 1877, aud 10 40 inclusive This letter Is more 10
| the STYLE oi Junius than Mr.. Horne usual
| " wrote under his own signature. An aetiou
| for defamation was accordingly brought against
| Mr. Horne 10y Mr.. OnsIow, agreeahly 10 his
menace The result of the t,ial, in which Mr..
On.luw was defeated, and some Of the otcum.
stances attending it. have been mentioned be-
fore. II has been frequent, suggested that the
| elder Woodfali had strong reason for fixing mp
ON some individual the authorship OF the letters of
| Junus.
II is not peneralIy understood whom he pre-
! fp,yed but from the succeeding private letter OF
Jnnius, taken In connesion with these circuu-
| stances draw the inference, thai Mr.. Wood.
falls belief was 6xed upon Horne In IIornes
letter TO Woodfali. he says " For the matter
OF a.ssrnnce, be assured, Inst il question should
arise upon any writing of.n ne, YOU shall not
want II The latter clause has evidently n ret.
ercnce 10 some digestion OF Woodfa and ID
my understanding connects Woodfa's note with
the impending trials IN Horno's case.--He pro-
badly eSpiess ed his gratitude for the liberal "
With which Horne had come forward TO relieve
him from the consequences of Mr.. Onslow 8
prosecution. BY reference 10 Jun1ss note il
will be observed how carcfnybe absians from
admission - deaal Bii tins not all On thu