Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-16

there IS Duff Of the Telegraph Nathalie! Of the Eos
ten Statesman, and this Mr. Green whose baptis,na
name we have rot Tie happiness Of KNOWING. The
are Ill ''rewar,,cd."
FoR THE Wac
GoAtlcncil The second piece over tic SIGNATURE
OF 'eras, was written before It's author had seen
your remarks Oh the first. Eorr paper OF the 5th in
slant contains another communication from the au,or
OF the C!itiqne which requires reply from Vcritas
after which unless driven it by stern necessity he
D6 PERMISSION to take leave ofthat venerable ven
teIa:! Feritas did not intend to enter into news
paper controversy with any one, and certainly had no
other object IN view than popt denial OF charpes
affecting the character OF The ancestors of moro than
Que respectable family i'll Virginia Charges BROUGHT
Forward 100, by L namelcSs author, and which We're
KNOWN by Vcritas not 70 be true: these he Character
izco as ca!umnous, being really dis soft a term as
could we'll be applied to them. lie can also assure
the Author ofthe Critiqne, that ncthe. had he thu.
ooJect OF literary reputation in view; and now if he
conjecturcS rightly, he will not struggle with any
such Ghost Of FAalE for 4 bubble OF that sort He
gladly pcrcelves that the estinablc gentleman does
not now insist in his Cri;ique that 1.-The eldest son
took the royal side with the father the Revolution"
Ecras VIII say, that he who is meant by the a-
thor OF the Crlque, is hn0CR have borne arms
against his native country, and died few years ago
as much respected rs any man III the State. Of
sn!Is, one persisted IN tine defence Of Baltimore DURING
tAe last war, ana another bears the honorable testiIo
Ay va NdIcs, W tS utoI COIlGlCL the
ol folt E!ie. In his first casay, the gentleman q,
''much iOrhearaucc," says, Soy the last marriage
old FtZrovathea one son and four daughters; $Sme
Dftte inst @: WHOM partook much OF tie mental ou.
e3 Gt tier mother, and were truly anabic and va
!uabe' eritas IS at loss 10 know to which of the
ladies' nc intended to accord these charming qualities
IN his subsequent communication, however, lie seems
to admit that as he did net keep register of the births
&C he knows little Of the family. In his first prot;uc-
n, h: says, 'tltZroya died about the wear Us or e
and IN ms second assumes great credit to himself fos
having made this admissions and says It is iricoucev
aptc now HerItas should suppose him charged with
taxing = commission against his country. If he i'll
tended no such ins!niaion, what does the venerable
gentleman mean by saying, 'the eldest son took the
Royal side viii! the father in the rcyoluon;" As to
hlmSc Fcrit7s says may be true he has received
iavors OF the family and therefore volunteers in their
defence. lie taEcs the liberty oi SAYING that tine
Revolutionary Man shoots wide Of his mark when he
aims blow at MS ancestors, and would pdriicuInrI
advise ilIn TO abstain from that kind Of warfare lie
almost deems 1t unchartable TO ask the venerable
gentleman, whether not motive of gratitude 20 Il
member Of that family which he has endcavored tn
nlurc, shonld not nave restrained ls penn Is it ne
cesary TO remind him that Of every species OF caum-
NJ that which IS contained in dar!: insinuaton. and
hints that one knows more than he is gil!ipr TO ut,o-
is the worst? IT'S but an act Of Justice 70 saw tpt
ge.as believes he was mistaken land OF course his
in!orman) when nc stated that ore Of the sops en-
tered the British Navy against the advice Of his ia
ther. a communication from member Of the tani-
it with the entire concurrence of that father:
but leaving the navy before the commencement of the
Revolution, was objected 20 by the father because ne
thought with many others, that the differences betwcen
the Mother Country and the Colores would be ami
cGblv adjusted IN regard to the papers Veritas be-
icvcs the worthy gentlcnan's knowledge of them 10
De or the same minute and familiar kind as that OF
his acquaintance with the family. VeTtas wishes 10
remind the venerable gentleman % Che following pa
ragraph taken from the Cri,iGuc: 'Thc picturesque
description of Edge Hill cGnnot be aEistnfen ty ana
ono 1oto cccr certGn superb md princcfy resi-
6cnCe on James Riucr, HbOtG o. 80 miles bsLOD
fachn.oad" The venerable gentleman then under.
takes TO give sketch Of the family. Yortas sub
ms II TO his cnndor whether not it perfectly
ridiculous in him in his subsequent communication 10
declare that he no where mentioned Westovcr, Yves
tower, Westover? Is it possible, Veras would asl;
OF the Critirue, that he has forgotten his statement
that the first lady Of "A family at that time cons
dercd respectable? And that the second was Of com
mercial connexions in Philadelphia Does not The
author know that gentleman resident on James
River about % miles from Richmond, but "the rnrCb
respected friend of his ancestor thus connect,d2
As TO his matrimonial tics with the family, Veri-
tas has no knowledge of then but supposes the ,e-
nerabIe gentleman must be a5ouring under some
strange deusion and may have mistaken the inclna-
ton for the reality
One word to the Editors: Vertas did believe ,hat
the CrItique was published by thrm without tho
rough examination Of its contents. similarity in
political opinions; rendered him very partial to tb,ir
paper, He asls of them, whether their vcnera-
bic correspondent has not pointed to the house which
he says "thc author Of Edge Hill meant" when he
venerable gentleman says "whoeyCr has seen it can
not DO mistaken i'll it," Admit this gentlcmen and
then ask fyou have ever known such an attack with
out inc S9ghest pFoVocatlon Ill newspaper on Pri
vate family Respectfully,