Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-09-03
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10 The Edior Of fLe CoJ,Iwb;on I'll,


To the Edior Of The Columbian Tfle.cope.
SIR am very sorry 10 troubla YOU AID the subIir
egain in my personal concerns but the tariff editors oil
ths north determined TO make me man Of cor.e
quence whether desire to he So or not, Another =,
tack copied from tls 'vlase Record" into the
.Charleson Courier" brings up against me all nv
french sins OF forty years past, anI ell my sin. upnn
the bench in Pennsylvania. employing language tina,
well suits the and the accusation but which
cannot conde'cend 10 initiate There 10 ono style o..
controversy fer South Caroliaa gsn;. man. and ano-
Their Tor travelling, specuating, paItizan editor orc
pied in supporting no. them Interests, aud absorbed nv
northern prejndces Let us each keep to our ow hab
it,. Those parsgrsphisls extremely angry with
me; no doub, they have TO be So, aud forevs
them. have advanced srgumc at how cannot answsr;
and following their natural propensiii-s tbev resort
to abuse. II did well know how TO repel tb cr
accusations, might psrhafs feel OF temper andre
tort their viruent language. But a man whose con
duct IL d-fensble has cause Ia angry a. his opno
nent' forgive, therefore the viru,enrc and vu,yar
~ CT this attack, ard imputa il TO the ra,ion which
man naturally tee!s who's cause /. weak wbo,c .dur,
ton ia detective, and whoss temper /. bad In reurn
Tor scurrlou a's-hools the accusation sh,,l receive
from plain uu in sober hoguags
The paragraph in question is a strong case Of IN. a.
hnse OF the liberty OF the pre@s. But hone shall he
the last man 20 comedian Of the prcss. Whenever the
right OF examining freely the public conduct of oublir
men il complained of account of the many
In which tina; liberty is abn-ed, bad sym tom in
public opinion Punish private SANDER .cversIv a.
you p'ea'e; but leave III public of public m
eNposei TO public nvestiSa have seen no abuse
OF tie at all comparable the infinite hone fit re-
crivrl from II: and ii am The object Of that ahu.r
De u so my opponents welcome 10 ns- it a. they
think best Tor heir own canse in attacking nv public
conduct AID principles whether this year or forty yer
ago The liberty oil the paopls cannot be preserved Il
the liberty OF the press be too nicely sranned. ,ha.
not complsil, therefore, OF these edicr.; .e hsm and
their accusations def nce ami shall proce.d for
the last time by rsplyiog to them, 10 inruds on III.
prhiic attention with my concerns The "Yiliays
Record" aoj the ''Cha-ston Comier" are both edited
by Connecticut New England alve niur-rs who have
a"ay. been known "a ra.feeralis's, anil en-m.. of
the j. fflrsoran politics prevalent in ,he south 7 10
hos 81 Al
iy their feelings likely 10 be engaged on the side
OF northern Interests and northern monopoly. When
kept within The honest bounds of controversy, IN -r
preiutices may he for sven.
am accufed let, of having received ,hs frasrna
embrace Ia revolutionary France aad havisg sworn
on The altar Of liberty with Robsspicrre and other Sans
Culottes. eternal hatred 10 tyran;s N That wa.
compelled by the despoi-,n of British law 10 leave
that country. or lo's my head. 81 That wro'e H.
bel on Mr.. J. Adams. An That Judge. | sent two
American ciiiz to jail for mere'y whispering in COURT
and anoiher for merely wearing his ha'; and that SEN
tened boy while in irons 5h That the south hav-
ing offered me high rewards for changing principles
on tue tariff have becnn, the Jealous o, poneni Of
my former doctrines.
believe This ia all. Mr. Minor seems sadiv TO NV
me plum ru'ding. Madeira wine, and hot whskey
punch; but belsv' may pass these lat Off
wi'h him fol- supply Of The COOL things of this
world, " he VIII cDndesrend earn them hy telling
,fnth regret that he should permit his nger injure
his veraciIY.
or my transactions IN France The b. ginning of 1902
behave thsr- il no wing witness but Jane. w All
Esq Birmingham, whose father is the well known in
ve"ior OF the modern steam rng'ue. Blu, those who
knew me, viii belisvs me when assert that shall
state nothing but what is true
not depu,el 20 France when I w.n tbsr. 7
had no ntv n'ion OF joining any socsty. went as re-
taxation from great aud long attention TO business
When was there, I lived with the Chemius an.
with the Brssotinss | sssociateI myself e,tIy with
that party, of whom I thought and think very tizhIy
AN nv friends OF tat party opposed Robespi IRE
and Tel victims Al last under the machinaii)ns Of that
never had but one half brur's conversation
WIN kobrs''"rre in my life. On the evening of the
next day or that conv.rsa,ion met a, the hall
the JHcohns ard qrarrellcd. On that evening in the
>presence aoi hearing OF the Pfrs dent Cara and
crowd ~ he member 'aii to Robe.perre, Ci'oyen
VOWS etss ccqrin." You are a scoundfei soon altar
hiatt and Mr.. Watt were regularly denounced bv
hobesFsTfe; IL return, wrotc AMI printed AMI dis
'rihu'sd ~ address TO the Jacobins (.Anz Jacobins
esPong nsconduci, and hi ds.igus and putting them
on 'her sua3 against biz tyrannca intentions /
never was swohon any altar in The presence Of .bes-
pie'r@ Iof any pTp~e "A to tyranny. need have
bsen sworn ~ opposn"3 20 tba tbs ceremony was un.
necessary. forbear lnvS.r dstail. cvrons =. hj,,o
cal faci'; but hal the r,otine, seconded die om.t,
nans Sn' 70 "uv're eWsn w myself and Mr. Watt
down and very different train of events zonId ba ~,
ken plac The Brsseinc party we, "a riot, bona,
conscientious. aod humane. The atr5i,iso ~, AL
take place under R1hsspisrre greatly r,,;a,' no.
roya'iss hired for the purpos Of bringing tsc,ns n
the people into disgrace. This quarrel between vseIf
and Robespisrre was noticed, and wa, defended. -
PAGER published at the fine by Bfissot and Clavi-r. :
have every reason TO believe hat if III, propo's of Pc
tisn communicated = Mnrat 10 Mr. PIT had been sc
seded to- The life Of Lou, might have been saved a
ths Brissotnss wished It IN be bnt that vas not thu
object the wish Of the Brii.b ministry or Of hs
minister. So much for The GdterHiSaiion with Robes
pierre.
Tbs rules Of controversy are. = feet astsrted ant
not proved may be denied till proof lie ndIucsd: " her.
proof can bf haj It ought TO be rsisrsd to- abide b,
thass rules
"I wm compellsl by the Brr.h Law TO leave tn
country Or lose NV head" sever wa even ihreat
en"d With persecution, Tor he'd cofnn ted mo oHsnrs
ten England Tor America in 1903. ! returned I,
England tor ny family 10th February, 1891; anil sts
there toll seven months; appearing al the bar. al N,
'p'tg as'il's o. that year ~ Lancaster council To-
hf Walker by he eide Of Mr.. Erskins. Before lei
the country published my intention Of ~ doing sn
Yrsa'ons orit. These have been re-pubIi.hed in IN
Mercury.
. II issrged that wrote libel on NJ J. Adam,
Ne the eonds hold that Truth may be a libel, plea
gIlty.
~ A. {, my conduct ~ Judge. Circumqtance
not now necessary 70 be Jetaed led 10 an esrspgeen
between me and the democratic party in my dstfict
could not 90 heir leuefh. II determined 10 re-
move me; string Of sccussons was then eo' I'M 70
The pufpoie. petition presented 10 the Iezis
lHurri committee wa appointed. who summons d wi
deHces IN support n The aiions, and repert wa
produced containing great number Of charges
claimed to be head before the eOamHee I rspIed 4