Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-11

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naine barrack--that most worthless rentiIe y,h,
was swept OUT of the Boston Statesman to t.ke hi,
o. inc ohce OF editor of the Proy;dencs Patriot am
sS;n rhonxl The fellow had the unparaliel
u nPuurnceN TO cal on us, but fortunately we were
our ana the story of the transac rs hc has set /
i.I Is correct, with the exception that the indvid
~ VINO accompanied him, was not aware of his oh
DSa a.a mas since made to us "a ,yeniemanly apo
nSy lot the part he acted IN the affair. That such
'ehow as the rag" who is connected wi n the PA,
Hot' should have presumed to have thrust his nos.
WITHIN the portals Of respectable printing Office. j,
10 Us matter OF marvellous conccrnment,
:,
II our venerable friend who furnished us tho letter
mad been treated with any kind of ,lecencv-if the
common cvIli,ies of life had been shown to us--,he
letter would have been displayed even. IN onr fnos
but as they thought proper to accuse onr ven.,.hi
iend OF forgery at tho onset, their idle curos,t
sna not be g'at,iied, and they may make the mos,
tney can out OF their assertions We are as familiar
with the signature of Mr.. Jefferson ps any ono nooJ
De- ahd we pronounce the letter eenuinc--and
twenty or thirty OF our friends, who are eonalv r.,
iniai with Mr. Jeffer-on's chrography concur with
W 10 the assertions we have made and we shall not
De inundated IN publishing it. or in renbIish,n !,
by the carpngs Of our foes. You are AZ Ebeyty on'
,iomen traduoers to do VIVA, you please-we shall
not complain. We sA1''
We have done with the subiec, far The mo
ment; and IN closing shall remark TINT whenever ~
thihH proper to make public exhibition of the lei
ter referred to, shall with the consent of Tho
S'aoie geh'leman 10 whom II addressed place il
before the world but until that event sh, II
act our own pleasure, and suffer the atninist
una par'izans of Gsnsral Jackson To act as thew
please ana say what they please. Am, as for the
Huerooie opportunities of the friends of General
1ackson we shall hereafter treat them az insults
Perpetrated by those who have no claims 70 our
teses or political good will. The letter shall stand
permanently at tn" head of our first pace for tho
administration party to read, reproach and reyie and
IN ooltg so they shall know, that they rcvi!c the
memory OF THOMAS JErrERsoN
Thus reasons Mr. acknowledgements in which
we can by no means concur. If convinced Of the
genuneness OF the letter. it is natural tina, he sbou
feel Indignation at the inputution cast upon himbut
as natural and necessary. that he should feel an
impatient solIcitude to relieve himself from unr,eu
ded reproach. Grant tina: he owes hi, enemies NO.
'hing-let him set them at deiiance-is no, some
th'hg due to his friends and to his reputatonp II
the letter be genuine he is mistaken in sunDo,;n n
that the administration supporters are not to be con-
Vnced OF 1t; is quite easy convince them. and
"e VIII undertake that task, if Mr. S. will frs, ga
tSy us OF the commences ofthe letter (which bv tho
oye he now compels TO doub, for the first tme> b
placing It in our hands.
Let nm rest assured that this, and not bIuseering
Is the true course for him take in the eouvocal
circumstances in which he is placed.