Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-06-07
CHARLOTTES VHELE.
THURSDAY, JUNE 5.
COKHUNICA TON.
ALBEMARLE County, MAY %, 1928.
TO the Editors of the Enquiircr.


GENTLEMEN ] have: Just seen ir your paper OF
OF the 2,5d instant, letter from Mr. ichabod Bart
lett, which other considerations than the source
from which it comes, (however dignifed that NAV
be- induce me to notice. | hope Mr.. Bartlett
will not consider me as dissenting from him at all
as TO the " little Importance which he SAYS. "he
has attached to his Speech" for hardly any one
could have attached less to the speech Itself than
did. 1t was not [, but others, who happened to
ind IN 1t las they tain supposedly some materials
Tor the gratlhcaton OF their JUDGES against me-
who gave the speech Importance, which it GER
tainly never possessed in my estimation, g. which
the speaker, with fully as much truth as modesty.
has now disclamed for himself l beg leave also
TO say that III the letter written by me toa friend
and constituent IN Amherst, (Which received a
publicity that was not designed for it by mc) my
object was not to Mr.. Bartlett's speech,
which tad thought sufficiently answered itself.
out to defend myself against certain charges of a
very serious character which had been made a.
gainst me, aIder the ostensibe sanction of that
speech. In the temper and spirit of those char
ges, which were given in an extract HferdHv tran
scrlbed from the letter OF my correspondent. not
excepting the complimentary ephets at which
the gentleman, seems much offended. and in
the unrescrved frankness with which an honest
representative ever communes with his constitu
ents, the public, am sure, will recognize an am
PIE apology Tor the temper and spirit i'm which
my letter may have been written, even if there
had been nothing in the insnuatons and innucn.
dos OF the gentlcman's speech to 'ustiry' it.
But the gentleman not only complains of the
temper and spirit ofmy letter, but of the scene
and time of its appearance Now, as the motive
tor writing the letter, 10 defend myself aoainst
certain charges, the letter could not, of course
be written until the charges were known to have
been made, and nothing seems to be more natural
and proper than to answer charges before those.
to whom and among whom they were made. The
gentleman, however, would have it believed that
IN not meeting him on the field which, he saws
mad myself chosen" and in exhibiting my
PROCESS by flourish ofdrum and trumpet more than
an hundred miles distant" | was influenced bv
some strange and unaccountable terror Of his pre-
sence Pretending to no PROFESS myself this
boast can excite other feeling than one of mirth
In my bosom. The gentleman's prowess if is
true, has been " exhibited" on one or two memo.
uable occasions, which, dare say, are still fresh
IN the recollection of the public and how far the
resemblance between those specimens of it and
that OF his name-sakc Mr.. Ichabod Crane in b;s
rivaship with Abraham Van Brunt, and his race
with the galloping IIessan, would 90 in the estima
ton OF genealoglsts to establish kindred be-
tween them, ii not an identity, (for the mysterious
circumstances attending the disappearance Of Ich-
abod Crane render it doubtful whether he is NOT
still in exstence.) leave to some future Diedricb
hnlckerbocker, who seems to be the layonrite
historian OF the gentleman from Now Hampsbjre
to determine.
AS to the period Of CESSATION and Iabour tI,at
preceded the birth Of the gentleman's letter and
OF NINE, and which he seems to have thouqht if
ma terIal to discuss with great minutcncss if the
gentleman statement were precisely reversed I
doubt not that 1T would be fully as correct. In
stead oil devoting" small portion of the fen ho,rs
only that can now be diverted from other engage
ments, 1t is notorious the gentleman fotaHy GbGn-
oonea ms other engagements in the House for seye-
RAJ Gays alter the arrival of the Enquirer contain
Ing my letter, and was confined acith his ycn1,,
from the best information can obtain oue ,ceci
at least How many accouchcurs were in atten-
dance, or who they were, | am not able to saw
mo IL sufficiently appears from certain references
Ia the letter, that the obstetrics of the State De-
paftment, as well as the statistics of the Treasury
were put IN requlsion. The public will perhaDs
feel more interest in the character ofthe ofsnrpg
ana WILL doubtless, be surprised to learn that it IS
"yo',no"S production proceeding from an unna-
turai alliance between Amherst and New Harm
shire: for the moment it was known in Ambors,
that had dared vlndicati0n of myself n commu.
h'caton was despatched to Mr. Bartlett caIlino I'M
on HIM Tor aid and comfort" which he has ,c-
torded with as much proDptitude as the nature ri
the case admitted. -
The gentleman, with cruel joy. seems to ex-
o' IN the aggrayatlon OF my dyspeptc SYMPTOMS
occasloned by the swallowing of his "iees,"
cannot lind IT IN my heart to be so cruel and I as
sure we gentleman l have seen, 'oith pity, the
melancholy indications of the joundicc and tho
Spleen which returning the chace to his own
APPS mas produced upon him. Asto the lecture
"h'cn the gentleman is pleased to read me on
manners, will only say ' VI
r.1.u, " For mine own part,
shall he glad to learn of nobic men =,
~ iuef cd IN, 90 1
those who Know what becomes themselves,
bvt 30 be done with badinage which. however Il
nay accord with the deserts of the gentleman
aeei not TO he respectful to the tribunal before
Whlch nc has summond me- I will proceed TO no.
ice some OF the grayer mattcrcontained in his lef
Ter Notwithstanding tho humble estimate he pro.
esS's 70 P" upon his speech, he seems at least to
nave ',.o"g''' u worthy OF republication and has
accoriing'y inroduceda large portion Of; into