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mond, by the apparent smiabiliiy Of his
eharzetcr, ! had, IN despite Of some OBJ
vious and known defect. in il, CON.
tractvd Coz him q personal regard.
which. Judging from his Language and
department. on 20 the very moment Of
our parting. believed to be mutual.
We parted friends aud although I
could NOT respect him. l was half per-
suaded TO love him. Up 10 the mo-
ment when read his circular, I had
uniformly spoken OF him in kind and
respectful terms, exhibited the most
favorable aspects Of his charat ter to
those who inquired Of me concerning
him, and maintained a systematic and
guarded silence respecting his foibles
and his faults. Neither is il now nv
intention TO say or hint any thing fur
thcr concerning them, save only TO ut
ter the hope that this most inept, had
almost said insane, perfor ance 10 not
the result of his sober reflections. Be
this as II may, he has disposed on me
the necessity officiating il as fiji vas-
OF exposing To the public, whose ear he
has abused by a wanton and unpro.
voked attack on nv character, the alb.
surdity Of some Of his charges, the false.
hood Of others, and the malienity of all.
And VI do not show that aHhis charges
such At least as are ut all worthy of
even \ passing notice. are either false,
or absurd, or frivolous and ridiculous,
| will consent to sink into that aby,s
OF iniamy 20 which il is my purpose to
consign him.
The circular in question commences
with general intimation of the pur.
pose OF the writer, which 10, inter aIia.
ITO notice the means by which the lust
and equal claims Of the west were Re.
frayed and lost.". The charge Of 3. he
tray'ng the equal and just claims of the
west" which the subsequent part OF
the circular shews 10 have been aimed
at me, is afterwards spread out into
organizations, which I shall notice in
helr proper place. The second para
graph give n erfenso.
when Napoleon had planned the con.
quest OF Spain. he halted for n season Win
bis army NJ Bayonne, where he invited IN.
Spanish monarch TO visit him m n f,;.pd a.
concert on measures for their mutual ..fe,v
Inc KING OF Spain was induced 20 .ecen,
IN" friendly invitation. He visited Napoleon.
VINO Immediately seized him, compelled him
20 renounce his right TO the crown of Spain.
suu' Nun up III PRISON, and marched his arm,
across Tue fyreDees for the conquest of nj.
deiuded prisoners dominions, Througho,,,
Christendom this conduct was called f1,oe6
cry" "e"e"
This paragraph is immediately fol
lowed, IN the circular, by an elaborate
history, commencing with the meeting
at Staunton in 1895. Of all the ante.
conventionary movements; a history
winch the writer remorselessiy inflict.
ed, again and again, on the convention
at Richmond, and which Sir Arcby
Mac Sarcasm would have described a.
"cdry excellent, and uary new."
Through the three following CLOSELY
printed quarto pages, the reader of the
circular looks in vain for KEY 70 the
enigmatical meaning Of this splendid
and grandiloquent morsel Of Eur opeao
history, which shines, like a yerJ,n,
oasss amid the arid desert of its .tvIe
baiiied and unsuccessful in his seaIcb.
ne 10 almost persuaded 20 believe tbs,
the paragraph in question il n mere
rhetorical exercise-that il was resart.
ed to. by the writer, with view TO acu
inmate his pen, to elevate his percep.
ions, to practise himself in the nara !.
i've and historical style, and thus ~
prepare himself for the impending Of.
tort OF writing SIR gxarfo pages Of noH
'cdf h,Sfory. But when ne has 1,yen
up all hope Of discovering the nature Of
the treachery" so oracuIarIv bin,aJ
al, and The name Of the offender who is
,nysucaiiy Personated by the emperor
N,aPoieon,-wben be 10 pondsrine. in
the midst OF the fourth quarto page. ON
me "Peypefuai Slavery" which Mr..
Gordon, MIR. Madison, and Mr.. Cooke
conspiring and confederatiug together
hsveeuthlessly eDtailed on The nsonIe
OF the west, food Of light is suddsplv
thrown on the darkness Of the second
paragraph by the passage which follows:
feel il Necessary TO state 20 ,o, ,v -.
sons Tor being thus particular As 10 Mr.. Cot -,
votes ~ convention after the fatal io,h M a..
eember. That gentleman has teen med !, nro.
per 20 publish two papers to expisin and vim.
.ss'e rvs measures IN convention, particular.
yn.s Heseyfson 10 ne standard sf our opponents
.".se papers J have aitentively perused.
an informed AR. Henderson has ssken ,hs
sane method Of justifying himself bu,
save net seen bis productions, nor have 4 ,hs
leAs' desire 20 read them. Mr. Cooke has
tnoughs proper to-sl;spaFsge the views Of ar
sNfsiee west, and 60 disowp us a. allie, re
n ta termed the country between the BI.s
hage and tide, the Piedmons of the state so5
nninia'ns that the people Of that eouo,rv sss
we allies Of the ralley--lhat Ne have no corn.
mon ihierest with them. tie admits that we
came 20 Their aid snd fought by their s,tle.
euI not Tor their benefit nor for principle, bai
20 Ie.-lh the Power ve hsd, snd get y hat
hat his object IN ealing "a q. h ~, 1917