Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-10

The tnpudence Of the Republican Is aston.
ish'ng II says: We never before heard of
Sny such private book. nor can single pcrson
be found IN this quarter who ever did hear Of
such private book. until the information reach
ell this place. from L,ncbburg in Virginia.
And yet, we have quoted an extract from
letter addressed by Member of the Tennessee
Legislature TO the Editor OF the Knoxville Regis
terwritien at the moment the inyesiig at,on wa.
going on, which speaks, not doubtlnely, but
openly. asa matter abon, which there was 10
! question of this eers "pri,die book, of which
the Editor of the Nashville Republican has now
] Ut he may be believed) Tor the first time heard
Crsdai JudGds 1pelld Besides, why did not
the Editor Of the Republican deny all know.
ledge OF this private book. on the 9th Of Aprii
when our queries first reached him What
necessity, pray, was there, for waiting from
the on until the card, before he was ready 10
reply Why this delay Did II require eieh.
teen days 10 concoct his elaborate argument ;
There is an old adage from which we learn thar
II is a much more laboriousiask to frame n
fa'sehood, aud adjust it in all its parts, so that
one portion may not contradict another, than
It is TO write down plain aud honest statement
OF hWhs. Aud il is only upon the suppo. ition
that this wus tho condition of him o[ The Re.
publican that we can account for the DELAY
The truth is, no delay could have been requisite
had there been no foundation for our queries
y broad DENIAL covering the whole ground
ingenious and labored defence, interspered co.
piously with BlIllngsgate abuse, which answers
no other purpose but To show the foulness of
the source IN which 1t Originates. We can see
no reason for resort 10 this argument Of
ephhels" on the Supposilion that the charges
Contained IA our queries were unfounded IN
point Of fact. Indeed, aware,a as the parlies Coz
cernedare. that rumors were NIL at which fully
justified the betie| that something was wrong
about the deialcntion OF the Cashier OF the State
Bank, aud that these rumors were POM ed dr.
rcctly al the honor & integrity of Gen Jackson
and the White-washing Committee they vhould
| udNe Oetn 'nhnkiul fnhl we had gwen them
an opPortuni, of putting the Islander TO rest
If ii were a SANDER But. the Republican has
chosen TO adopt different mode, TO Nv in.
TO passion, and to hesp upon us and the Edi
tor OF the Richmond Wing. the most anqual.
fed personal abuse. The Wing is able to lake
care OF Itself, against thousand such 8ntago-
u.ts as the Nashville Republican and, il il
chooses, will make that backguard organ Of
the Hero repent the day that IL chose to dare
| II to the lists. For our own parts, we have no
answer Tor such fellow. IL would be the
easles, ,hng in the world, to borrow his exam.
pie. and call him scoundrel, aud liar and We
might even fnd some coarser epiaets, which
would be still more applicable 10 hm-and IL
might be easy enough To prove that he deserved
them all-but we leave this rich fctd 10 him
who seems 10 be 50 we'll qualified by his dispo.
siliou 10 labor in it" lis his VOCATION, Hal
In one word. we only believed he fore. thai
the money distracted from the Bank, was posi-.
bly, used by the ileroites for purposes of bride
~ aud corruption That belief is now con.
iirmed by the jesuitieal reply ofthc Republican.
| There could not, otherwise have been any me-
crss'iy tor denying the existence of private
book, in the teeth OF the fac, that such a hook
| did exist. More anon