The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-28

tfn mo Ten ~ bto 'AH' ''f''' 80 -
/ aone. IN vysesH teiher II vas ~
done OF 20 Il, cue Of greai anxiety 10 re
| pubic. The t..rv.aesl 0l0 Is Implicated Il 'he
aci, one VI fl#sa iu sc si"ce IA ne p"eic
- lie sgiH4 All lfIhere : ant eiJcc'tan 90
" RS getting ever, int,iIDafiun piiou Ms ne
eestaf, tnsIfsfs tie pub c eur"sts--iof tucii
he -ouid f4llit--a heightened curiosity WIN
~ bal propfety could gruiiemrn lay then tanrs
on any Of lire iscis. and say they s6aII not g"
10 their caastltusuts. IL ibefe Ms any iniai-
nation which a Zoe wi,hed--if any htai Il
tfIen1 wisneft--it ought not 10 be h"pi bach
lie would lac ionten that the whole should DC
suhfaittcd 10 NO person the one irleHd, ire
othef foe, AID that hey should be prtHht ted
10 select for publication lie had no icar maj
the publication of tne facts would have the ~
ftct 10 CONVEX m, MI into an afena fo + Rla-
diatafs lie Fought better Of the county. and
~ et"#y one uound him. than :" fear teat e.
tier tae s"oni or the d,lk 81 the GLADIATOR, or
the pHtui Il tie aszaFsu would tt called mic
Use nom tie pfoma suiouof these tarls He
would CIV. t9tbc public eye hat Haioi NATION
"azh Would suioYe al doubts.
lhr goul.iacn aEpl' nun had spoken Of their
trend as IT, ouehi 70 sprak OF him. HIS
character, however. was NJ 'mpeaShrd. lhe
pnbiIe ,r1oids are sad to contain some facts
bui whether they are favorable OF rnisVor.
sbe IN theit character. 10 ntipa'ion tas been
g,,.u. n. or, H.. has r...i, "a at ak nm.
on fast d,st5a,ufsead iea.,i.iua. Vby ,hr.
should r.afip,pon ,,fter sfrb warn, rarasVrics.
vhen N, object offtep- IS not accagedl Nby
SHOULD uPs keep hal Jae, Hhtch would SATISFY
TN public anxiety 7 Why stritr out any pari If
the i 10, nation which is ,ought to hc acquired
GsntIrmcn say thes viii ut have "a certificate
OF che Secretary Of War. II is necessary ftat
he should ecltity to the infatmntlonW Inch IS sent
from his Depattment--a lat does h. certify
# fnere is ~ ao.aE,1t there cen be no copy.
Whuf can re sax, bul thai tArlc j, none Pro,
trated A. r. M, be N the opin4on Of SEINE OF
the geGilc9rn hi, ao,d vail he believed by the
ReopIe A. louf rs ne preserves M. name of 3,
Nmenian. ibat alone " ii enll,Ic b,m 10 credit
and respect Iftferc IS no papef "A the Depart
ment. what can h. ,ay but ,tar lice il not
He must Gently in such Csc, As in all oh IS
that There i, no sueb record. DO we Suppose
,hat there IS not IN tins county abundance Oh
men who understand the nasue ola certificate
# thev see one pat oftheusaal Tan, H. VII
naturally be- led 10 inuuire 1, hy il ., so he hop
I'd tlat gentlemen woul not Oppose the inquiry
tor all propcr information, fyr ,il that is necrs.
sat. 10 satisfy lhe public eve. II fhc,e vas no
,raa thai the information it,rIf would injure The
udn tdual implicated. be hnaed that tac tsudnel
IF ms friend, would NOT he sich .,to I4t,t ,,x-
nicans.
hir Nicklinr then Withdrew bis motion 20
,trlkr out Altogether. and substitute in pJa.s Of
/ a motion 10 add m Mace the uords striken
,ut Nv Mi. SluaDe's las, ,Dodi6t ,tIan. thrse
words
Also copies two letters from the Secreta
y of Mar 10 GOV glount. dated the llth and
! Isl january. lsl49