Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-24

Mr.. Carsons resolution, calling fo, j.,
ton relative 10 the accounts Of Miles II
that Of Nj. Whtlc,ey, calling for SINH, ~
formation relative TO the accounts of ,.=
Purser Undertake, Che former husasr,
Mrs Eaton,) hasr teen agr eed to.
/ The bill for the removal of the I.t.
still icing discussed
The Senate have repealed their r.sa,.,.
I aulhorisng subscription TO Gales &. S..,.
! proposals for reprin'ing the publ ic doeou.,.
! by vote of 81 to q.
.4Ju@es ofpe Presa."-Undcr this inn.
/ head, The Richmond Enquirer read, us ami.
serious lecture, With respect to the course ..
! have taken on the subject of the derslra,,.u
! the Bank Of Tennessee, aud follows i'm, a;,.
some darice, doubtless very jadcious-(o, -,
oil which wc are extremely thankful, aud v,n
endravo, To make an adequate rcturn.
Ia the first place, the Enquirer objects
STRAIN OF dad'"aee i" which we INDUCED, ia
speaking OF the Munchansen sIory. msnat,.
tnred by the Nashville Republican. r4at;y. :.
the miraculous temperance of Sl2l O0o %
tie counters of the Bank, which mad BEN
years Withdrawn from circulation. and 40 cs,e
Iessly tossed about in bundles OF from tvo =.
ten thousand dollars each, like so much sas,s
paper, that their very existence was forpott,,
ami The whole um ci arged TO the Cashier 4,
defatcdti0H! Who can believe such stor,
To laugh al IL, may
argue want Of grrre
But TO be grave exceeds all power OF face
The tale is SO ahsurdy ridiculous, in all H..
paris, that Mr.. Ritchie himself does not beIievs
one word OF II, whatever The columns ollie Ea-
qH'rer may iRsianate-or If he does We have
/ given him credit for better judgment than he
possesses. See, for instance. !how he eysd-s
/ the true point Al issue I" The Republican
! says the Enquirer on the spot, says posiliv
! ~ thai the Cashier did take the trunks Wit.
hum And VINO has ever denied this mart #
th' Republicans story Certainly not w..
lpe say, TOO, that The Cashier did take the
trunks with I'm - but We do not believe tha:
those trunks contained 5 l2l goo, the existence
of which had been forgotten, aud which were
consequently made TO swell by 50 much the
defaIcalion of the Cashier. The genus Of A.
laddm's lamp could not have conjalel up =
pile of gold more suddenly or more seasona-
bly, Yes; the Cashier did take the trunks
with him :" and with the Trunks he took a cet
tain PRIVATE JOURNAL, which we have
prOrtt, by the testimony Of member Of tie
Tennessee Legislature, TO have been in CO.
Parrsh's possession when he was arrested
that Private Journal which has vanished as
suddenly and rs strangely as the $l2l0OO
made their aDpearancc-that Private Journa
which the Republican, affects nov Tor HE first
time 10 have heard of, although 1t WIS the sub.
ject OF common conversation in Nashville, d.
siace-,hat Private Journal, all ailuslon 70
which the Enquirer itself .ludiously avoids,
and the existence Of which, if it can be clearly
established, will give the lie to the labored re.
ply of the Nashville Republican, and be COT.
Il nation, strong as proof of mol wrlI, o. e.
that was implied in oul Queries.
The Enquirer is nightly tIckled at what x
calls the " scornfui laugh" of its ,oke-lello" q
the Republican, " AT the Frginian' crying ous
for some OF lis friends a, Nashville 10 help
out of its embarrassments." As this sentence
is worded, II is false. We have uttered no
such cry, nor have we ever admitted Iba'V
are al all embarrassed. As to he scof4t@
laugh of the Republican, however, II had L
power to disturb our equanmiiy. lie ORA:
ing oil an Ass has as little terror as music III
tive heed it not. Scorn from such source
will not be met with scorn for even that "o"''
elevate the object at whom it may be Ie'e''e
higher than we are disposed TO raise hun o.
the Repubican--self-ackno wledsed AZ ne =
to he tae mere mouth piece Of party, "''"O'N
either will. opinion or judgment of bis OWN.
instrument, which speaks whatever others W
HMM short, the slave & football, the P"""'
and jest of faction.
The Enquirer tells US, we ought to " IA" "
on our informant 10 make due reputation ~
abused public" To this we answer, as We nv
heretofore declared, that we have no I'M" -
ant. rumnr reached Us, as it reached o'',
citizens Of this place. amounting Substance
to the facts Implied in our Queries; anu "
on ,ha, hint we spaze." This We can
il ii he necessary, by gentleman win wiz
we conversrd on the subject, previously to pr
n,ng the Queries. Whatever of censuTe' "'''
fore, belongs TO their authol, belongs 10 u
us let il fall. If We cannot ward 1t IL
shoulders are broad enough TO bear IT,
however, we become convinced, not ny "'
of ourselves and our press, nor by hypo'"'
assam p,ions. nor by broad and unsuppo'''"
-, al l,,. hty reasonable evidence, tuhi