The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-06-16
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10 tie Edddrs ofMt Enquirer.


ALBEMARiE Co, May 2s 1928
Gtniiemea.--l nave just seen yonr paper
OF the 23d inst u letter from Mr.. lohabod Bart.
lett, winch other considerations than the source
from which il comes. (however, dtgaifed thai
may be- induce int 10 notice hope MI
Bartlett Will not consider me as iii selIns from
him al all as TO the lutte importance which.
he tays " he las attached 20 hs speech y for,
hardly any one could have attached less 90 the
sneech itself than did. IL was mol |, but oths ;,
who happened TO FIND in it, (as they faiu suppo-
sed) some materials for the qualification OF then
prejudices against me, who gave The speech an
iap0ridnre which II certainly never possessed ~
my estimation, aud which the speaker with fully
gs much truth asmodesiy lusnoN di'chlmed i3r
himself libeg leave also to say, thai in theicltef
written by me to fiiend and constituent in Am.
hersi (Which received publicity that was not
DESIGNED for il by me- my object was notto an.
swer Mr. Baule,ts speech which thought had
sufficiently answered itself, bat to defend my
self against certain charges Of serious and e.
ven criminal character, which had been made a.
gainst me undeI The ostcGAible SANCTION OF thai
speech. In the " temper aud sphit' OF those
charges. winch were given ih an eAifaci, lhei-
aiIs transcribed from the letter oil MY cores
pondeni not excepting the complimentary epi-
ihcts al which the genilernau seems 10 be 50
much offended, aud II the tnresersed lidnkness
with which ad honest Representative ever com
nlune, with his constituents the pubhc, ! an
sue, will recognize an ample apology ior ths
temper and spir' in which my letter may
have been written, even if there had been moth
i1g ia the ihSuuallUps and iuuendoes OF ne gen
t!eman'. speech 10 =" Justify #.
bat, the gentleman not only complains the
temper and spuit' Of my letter. but of the
scene aud time of IFS appearance. No" a. tue
motive for writing the leIIr,, was 10 deie"d NY
sefaaainst CERTAIN cha yes, the letter could not
of coafsp be written. until the charges were
known 10 nave been made dud nothing seems
to he more natural aud propc than 10 answer
charges before those, 10 whom, aud among
oni.they ere made. Tie gentleman, however,
would nave II believed, that ~ not '' meeting
him on tire field whirh he says, bad myself
chosen and " in exhibiting NY PfoW'@ by
flourish OF drum aud trumpet more than an nun
dI ed milosdlsta was ilientel by some
sirnIg &c and unarcumiab'e tenor OF his pres
euc, Pretending 10 10 jjfOWtas myself, tins
boast can excur 40 other feeling than o"c oi
mirth in my bosom The gentleman proves
il is true. has been 3" cAiihued on one ~ Two
memorable occasions which, dare say, are
stlll fresh IN the recollection OF the public, aud
IN w far the resemblance between those speci-
mems oft aud that OF lbs ndmesake, Mr.. lena
bod Crane in his rIyashIp with Abraham Van
Brnnt and his race with the gallopng iieseiah,
would Q o, IN the estimation OF genedogIsls, 10
establish a kindred between them, Il not an I
dehidu0 for ,ue mysterious CIRCUMSTANCES atend-
;ug tin ,iisapueat auee ot lChabod Crane reudeI
il doubl lul hether lac Is not still IN exstencc,)
Ileay. il 10 some future Diedrick knickel boCk-
er. who seems TO be the tayonte historian OF
the gentleman from New Hampshire, 10 deter
nine.
ureceded The birth OF the gentleman letter, aud
mine and which he seems to have thought It
material 10 discuss vim great nilnuieness, the
oentIema,s statement were precisely reversed.
doubt NOT that IL would he fully as correct. In
stead of deyutng " a SataH pOrtt0H oil the Jtw
bours only that cal. now be diverted from other
enoa,emenis' II is notorious thai the gentleman
totally abalidoHtdhts 0Altf engagements IN Tue
House for several days aitet the arrival OF The
Euoulrer containing my letter, aud was coAthea
,rjib his repiy from the best information can
obtain one iceek At least. How many accouch-
ans ,v4rt. IN Attendance, " VINO they were, AN
NOT able 30 say, though II suihcmnily appears
from cert ain references N the lei'ef, mat the
obslefricsof tine State Depa tnent, as wen aS the
siaiisticg Of the Treasury, were put IN reqnlsi-
tion. The public viii perhaps leel more inter-
N
doubtless he surprised to learn that !, IS hy6rt.
,Lous IN oduction, proceeding nom an unnatural
alliance between Amherst aud New tlampshne
for. the moment it was kno"n IN Apne's' 'iia'
.had dred a vindication my sell, u conimuDlea-
,,o,, was despatched 10 MI. Bartlett calling upon
INN for aid aud comfort which he has alior-
,Ied with as much prolnpiitude as tie nature OF
the case admitted.
The gentleman, with crueIjoy. seems TO ex-
,d, u, the aeerayhIon OF my dyspeptlc synp
toms occasioned by the swallowing Q, ms ices.
+ cannot fad il in my heart to be 50 cruel, aud
assure the gentleman have seen ielh P'ty The
melancholy indications oithe Jaandice and Tue
sniee,t. which returning the cilallce 10 his own
lbs has produced upon him. As to ihe lecture
winch the gentleman is pleased TO read me on
manners, | wiiiony say,
fprptine o.en part
shall! be glad 10 learn Of aObieR1snl, .