Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-18
COMMUNICATE For the v,rginian
May Ia. 1929.


To NE Editor, of the LynctJug Nugnian.
am indebted 10 two OF your correspondents
for public notices OF me, aud as do not like to
be long under obligations, will return their
compliments in kind before they have reason
TO complain OF delay. iallude 10 " One Of the
People, who raved in your paper Of the lit 4,
and another Of the bush fighting gentry, who
seeks to cover himself under Guess Again"
OF this day II will be recolected that =" One
OF the People first appeared in al ATTEMPT 10
perver, & misrepresent my oplnio s and reas
oning respecting certain subjects depending
before the people ofthis district, 10 whose con
sderation they had been submitted.
thought il proper TO correct what consid-
red his gross Misrepresentation of me. It
must ho evident that could not know 81 most
certainly, | did not know, Who this one OF the
people was.
In answer 10 his false exposition (whether
designed or not, could moi telD of my spnti-
meuls aud principles, | stated certain general
truthS--surb as that " he VINO volunteers TO &C
cuse one man, and TO instruct others, should
speak the truth and nothing but the truth or he
j. n false witness against his neighbor"-that
i" he who undertakes 10 inform others OF to- give
explanations on any subject processes 10
know ifhe does not know, he IS an impudent
form ti0n, or explanations calculated or inteu-
ded 20 mislead or deceive, he IS a wicked I'M
postor"- and other things OF like character.
Now. ii is plainly TO be seen, that did not even
say in these, my remarks, that One OF the Peo-
pie, or any other person in part, cular, was
false witness, an impudent intruder. or awcked
impostoT. | only stated what would consti'
tu,e such character. painted a character
from fancy ,aud If Zone Of the People or my
other person, claims il as being the original
whose Likeness il is, he is welcome to the bene-
lit ofit.'-Bnt, whether One of the People"
was entitled 10 this favor or not. depended up
on proof, by fair quotation OF what had said,
compared with what One ofthe People" rep
resented me TO have said. H. indeed seems o
have decided the question in favor of himself,
bv hanging the portrait around his own neck,
and crying out in passion that he is no black
Guard, and is unacquainted with biiingsgote
As he has thus assumed the character drawn,
although can assure him, that when it was
drawing had no idea that it wonld fl him,
wall not dispute he point with him, but beiiepe
that he thinks tn. proof of his title good, N that
he is aconpctent Judge, as he gives his word
th0; he is young gentleman, whose early edu.
CATION was good.
But, will warn One OF tie People" not
TO be sure of holding his medal without inter
ruplion. becau.e SO easily let him take il, up
ON his claim. 1hete isa sly Young fellow r.
bout town who calls him. ELF " GRsSs Ardin,"
who seems very uneasy thai " One Of tho PEG.
Pile should appropriate all, aud enggoss the
ch0Le fame ut disappointing the judge Thls
same &" Guess Again Is II dangerous rival. and
hc reasons, rs be thinks, most logically about
rines: witness his long paragraph IN TINS NOR
nj: q g hp
When the Judge said he thought that, when a
Judge became unable topertorm the duties Of
his office, he ought 10 be removed from it, and
That suitable provision ought to be prescribed
by the constitution, for such occurrence, that
justice should not be hindeIed nor DELAYED
this " Guess Again" secs wonderful mVSiery in
The word suitable, and after giving 10 IL IA turn
or two, he makes the Judge mean any thing he
Pleases, and speaks to the people ms il he es-
poets TO convince them that he is a wise inerprt
ter Of mysterious things. Now, "One ofthe PEG.
Pile" ought TO dispHle The point with Mr. Guess
Again, TO show that he has more sense, il less
cunning For suppose the Judge had used the
simple term provision Then " Guess Agdin"
would have lost the opportunity OF figuring in
misrepresentation, and left 10 guess whether
suitable or unsuitable provision was meant-bu.
suppose The Judge should have omitted to men,
ton the present defect in the constitution res
pecting the responsibility Of Judges in
such c0Se Then Mr.. Guess Again
would bave cried out. like a puppy upon
hot trail, here here he is-Here is Judge
that Is anxious TO be elected, that he may
keep Us brother judges in office after they are
permanently unable TO perform duty, receiving
the peoples mouey. without any consideration.
Indeed, MIR. = One OF the People," must leave
this Guess Again. TO your management, and
as you have already obtained some distinc ton
for misrepresen'ing, though q hope) you did
not seek II with such keen appetite, as il is evil
dent " Guess Again" does, you W i'll assert your
right, upon the plain principle that posses.
sion IS eleven points in law'-whch will be a
principle OF authority between two young Bar
rlsters, and that as you adyr injured first, at a
time when your misrepresentation might aid
the cause which you thought good one, his
enhle him TO 40 credit, be-
Ing unnecessary but to bring himself to public
notice at time too late TO deserve and receive
exposure, aud 100 evidently maligna 1t, pet.
sonal Rnd mean spirited to subserve any eau e.
or to attract the notice and appreciation OF any
gentleman OF his own party.
One OF the People" if he is hurt. ought 10
remember that made no personal attack upo5
him did not & could not know who he as.
He knew me--he acted deliberately, WI h full
knowledge OF what was before him. 1 could