Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-26

an the asullied COCO name ~ f,rhus NV" ~
,.,.t-,. who. We, erahis tor er.,nem talents. VIZ
t,,. -na pai''ic services, have ganr dc~" 10 the
rrsve a.sc.nseicus III sny imru,sion on thsir
ehsracirrs.
Nr. Adams admits our right 20 mske several
g. tue ina airiss which have hem madr i"iniiy
sAcl,rn IN a rss.sgs eminent for ia equ'voea-
,,,o. he expresses a donhi whether we can
rnme within the Terms Of his charge. On tins
remark able massage we 'sashnit one iaorr nhs"r.
Walton Nr Aiars declares thai ne HtH
.uec from uneguirocai eridenet the existence oil
.aeh frrssnnsbi. dr.leus, h. Hust have Nnasn'
vhet her the parties uho addressed hun "rr' en-
.a..d In those designs Why Thea res"rt 10
the extraordinary .nbirrfugr. that tfthe 'gnefs
pfihst letter were moi leaders, then tie charges
did not refer 10 them
There IS thru no right m the rHr' OF W. "A
ss,sto prrast,he IN The Injured parties, fHnd al
~. ;u,ursd ~i,o may he eompr"hendeh h his
s.o,,. .,nrs,.ionsA ihe precise form IN which
fi,c, ,houid make III ,r dcmauh. Anf his reio-
sal IA answer that which we have made, ~ like
tha, Of one WHO Having fired a r,udnm sho, a.
.nons crowd should protest. against answering
=, tl,,, esn,riaint OF any wllsm he had aciusily
sr,m.si.d. broause they eoeid noi prove thai his
.4in was directed Al ihrm.
Another rraSun s,Sig urs by Mr. Adams for
ia refusal in name the individuals whom he M
tended 10 accuse. i tina u might Expose nm TO
a legal prosecution. lie errtrn,y HAD not
,pneo1 10 spprehrnd IA THIS rrspr-' from any OF
IA. scasrs,gn.d. A. he had ortg,"sly snnope-
I'D hat he had no legal rvnienceie prove hi,
,harge, aud a." undersigned had nevertheless
allied ON him 10 produce such n hed did poses.
ne must lavp been .uhi cienfiy nsas ca th"' then
narpass ~ss moi to re,0H 10 curt of justice
hui to the tribunal 81 public opinion aud hiat
a
they had sir,u~ly prec'ud"d themselves rom
nv oG,er resort.
NJ Adams sngrrs,s another OF scfior 20 M
ming the parties ACCUSED. on arccunt Of w." pro
h,ble los. ,f evidence. aud tife forgt'fulnoss Of
y iine sses. after the lap~ oil twenty yssrs.
de undoubtedly no~ possesses al thc evi
fence ,ha, he had ~ October last, whra he pub
lisi,,d In. .istrnisus II lie thee made this
grave charge aTana certain 6f his irhow cit
tens with IN. knos1sdgc Thai there "ss no 'vi
d,u~s L., which II could be subsianiiaied, wter.
.ss hi4 ssnse ~ iHHice II lac made u win
oni inquring, aud without regarding. "h''he'
he hal INV such evidence ~ not. infndine.
+ called nrnn..,I shield himself ffoin re'pon.
.sa,lns nv .ngsosring this lus ~ doeumen'.
a nd pronf., whore wss then hiS srli-resreci
Bu, did II never orrur to MIR Adams. tina the
parties sccus ID uaica also IN this lapse OF TIM
have 10 I the proofs of thsir innoesncr iff
arr tronn FOR 'we,aV gsdri pgt nat NJ h9d man
bis fccrei lepanf,ctisn ~ hrs nReieni poif'f@
hieni,: aud he mud have anticipated nv pos
ability ,imi II nigh, srsnme ,io,r be made pub
lie ,fhr had not sveu determined ia his avn
mind 10 pnhl,sh 1t hi,ssrlf lie Inns thrrcfore
had ample opportunity, aea The most powerful
utoiiycs, TO p,egervc all the evd nee that might
ssrve 10 ms ify ais cendGct on thai orcasioo
IN the other hand the parties accused, and ~
tlecislly those veu-rablr pBt ihfg, Who DUNG
fins 10 p interval hnyr Ne .csuacd 10 the gravr
UNCONSCIOUS of guilt, rnd 'Gnor'Ut that tiny
were even suspected. have toesTerU no n"crssl
", and had 40 wnifyc whateVeriH preserve an,
Of thrlf i.nocpncr. We venture Ia
n.ks TINS anne.l 10 he conscience oil mr. Al.
an, himself.
M. ,dams ~ one pRsage spnes to the
s,.itues ol lie Uudersg,,sd hnd'intnn 60 Ia,
sunrise III they should nave selected The y e.
sent mon,en, for making their d'mhnd, III
d,d them hu, Justice IN surprising thsi tins ION
shIera,ion had rs mnuruce on their ui,Uds /
lhr,t ooIy fear wa. that the,, appeal might be
considered NJ IN attack on nj eminent rnen,
uhom thu puh,c favr srcned 10 have drSrri.
81 Bun me unte~,gHeH hFu W. chv,oe -
Their aecusrr had trlrctca h,s o~nsir fo'
'hriugipq hts sui,i.rt before che .Woild; aud
,hry werr rompciled 60 follow nm with then
d. f~nee, nr corsrn,fhat the selIl should br set
an their ev renn,stieu', ami an those OF their
derrssr Il irisnis forever. We ward with truth
that Il was un' our design nor wish 10 rr"dhCe
M effect on ANY pol'tichI party ~ a. .uuu.
Nc wrrr M, uniwste that our appral might
rad to such rnrasnrr. ~ would scr usly infect
either Mr.. Adams or ourselves III The 1ruhlic -.
ptnion. But whilst We did no; wish f,r any
.nch result. so neither we're We disposed TO
shr uk fretn II.
a lr't.r, IT Ar jefferson, winch had zen atrly
rnia@hrd, is as .cntd by Nj Adams as the
reason Tor his publication, ifthat cnmsfauce
has brought him before the pubic al time or
IN n m,nnsr miutlous 90 his feelings, or uipro.
pitous IL Is political views aud ezpechuons,
Ne a~ mt responsible for the consequence.
We would observe, however, that II would
bpre b -rn apparently very easy tank ~ COZ.
rect thone mistakes without addiu: tha uupIo.
vekrd de1nnclHtiou against hsn,iiVe state.
Finally, Mr.. klams declnes all ti'ther COZ
rrspo deuce with us an this suhicct aud even
inlitnates an apprehension thai hc nay have nj.
ready cnndecendcd too far, and waved j." even
t.,e rtoplie'irs of MS situation j" gl,,ns us
such an answer a, he has tiven.
We very much misHprreheni ti,e character
AL our institutions, and the pr-ncipes aud sp,-
ri, of h $ conntvve,an, IL he in,sgues thar any
q umn pnhnh iaior'oos charges against O
hers aud then 10 refuse all PREPARATION and O.
ven explanation, les, il woAd tend In impair
his dignity. 1.-THE rs IN danger OF such u result
n hp present instance, he should hssp fore.
speu u when about to publish his charges, In
October last. ifthe properties III hs situation
nave heen violated, il wuS nv that originul
mi ioaiien. and npt hoo great condt seen
son IN answer 70 cur oslinpon him. Tor an
ec, Of simple justice towards those wan tolt
shemseiveA aygrlrY H.
We nave thus eln+fned all the reasons by
which MIR. adams attempts 10 jutlih his rehl.
al 10 rraduce the evidence in support of hi,
anes items aud we again appeal 9iih Cnnh-
Deuce 10 our fellow citizens throue hout Ihr
Z. States for the peuGe of our conclusion, tina.
M SUCH cyilence exists.
The preceding observations suffice. we trust
IN shcw, TINT we hive been reluctantly forced
'sioR controversy, which could not he stunned
s'i'hou' tue most sbiect degradation i,hst it was
r.tnOeteut to utto iutsr,nyrsa Air AIamss IL,