Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-27
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The" lsTfaftJi aud Dt1' dRpHfHg ohf.---
n l.te Washing On Journal eontaius an author
led sfstempnt OF 81 Mellon pssidson, a res =
pct bic eohcn maker ofihA' q v, respecting n
et.ntfayrrs,' eheb be rad With Preside ~
Ja,k ON, a. ohia ,piug payment for CERTAIN re-
ua,ts done 10 the carriage 81 the latter. he
. sols affair, r,en With ihe explanation In Iues'
q, = 6i,be, ~ III - character 10 adj nothing to
- ditaty OF III. Hero Of Two ~srs. II mp
bfrats lrsD Mr.. Daydsou's statement rbai the
,sfttase .as s.uI 10 his shop, with ofds ~, de-
.rt.d ib,uogh the coaehinan, 10 pat II IN tho
,sue repair This IN due time WAS done. But
yshrn III, bill Vas rcndrrrd, fre,iteni Jaotso
fr used 10 pay l. on tho plea thai he had noi
oIde, ed such extensive fupaifs, but o ly new
Tim aud III. To the wheels II Is very pus.ibic
that 10 psr,ws are night VITA regard To the
order for repairs. The Prssldeui rrobAbly
gave the order he mrniions, and Mr.. Davidson
received the ono he asserts. The error should
he attributed 10 Tho person who conveyed II
from one 10 the other. The order OF ia Prr-
Sidept, unlike the commands OF tho henrhen
IL les to the b. rnrs ana drungods OF old, was
mi del iveTed verbatim. u n the repairs ha.
viag heen made--ih work having tie u doas-
Tie President oil the Unled States Eho lid have
pad The honest mechanic the amouu' Of ms
hill. without word. The proposal made TO
aibiifale Inc case (belwern the President OF til
L. states aud the m.chanie who repaired nIs
sltsni. than The Oh. WIN, IN the lrngunKe oil
the Globe, Hoio rules onI desilOles.'
Nj D,vd,on, on learning that thr repnir.
had exceeded Gen. Jackson's expectations, al
,rcssrd n note 10 him. staune that The repairs
had b go made rrniormiuly 10 the Ord'r ro.
1ryed through ,Le eoachman and expressing
bis regret ~ having IN the wy OF his business
giyrn auy dissatH action Ia Gen'Ihi Jackson
IL his note, Mr., ID. received the following dl-
plomsiie r"pss
The President with his respects 10 Nj
Davidson, coachmskrr informs him thai u
was impossible lha, the bill furnished can he Tor
his carriage A. he srnt his e. get the wheels
new rimmtd and new the, aud nothing moe.
ne Ar. Davidson had repaired the body, IL e.
~. shortly before. Therefore tna President
cannot pay Tor other repsiis. which he nche,
ordered, nor his carriage wanird-t1e pr,st
dent would like 10 see Nj DAVIDSON as he
.tshe' his carriage with repairs ordrGed -
MAY -, 1891"
Mt Davidson accordingly waited on tie
Pr"s'dent, aud gives Nj. account Of the inf,t.
view
- lie tthe P'ssidsntl wa RppArrnnv waiting
for NJ. ID. rs lac bad Nj. D's nute in his hand.
MI Donaldson was in company with thr Presl-
deaf, aud hT Van B,ren, as Mr.. Davidson la 5
lcaraed, was Ia the nd jnnng room. Al. la.
wilson politely aud respectfully hpproa he'd the
Precedent who rose from his seat, eyideuii, 10
afakr, and violently upOraiGcd NJ. Davidson,
inr having done so much work 10 his carriage.
MI Davidson quesiod him 10 pause i,r amo.
ment and to ici e.. 'hal the repairs made were
such as had teen o,d-ied through hs coach
man. The PresiJeuts pnskiun increased lie
Tnng tbs bell fof the ooachman, aud mn aiher
seTv, nj. They obeyed the summons. lie be.
can TO abuse them, ,ing 10 the coachmnn
,on dufnd Internal sconudrel did YOU dare
so order TIL. work. lhe c"sctan"n answer
Ct "tes, muster, ando stood ,0n 10 cris, th
= coach io be pat IN complete rrpam Mr.. Ia.
wilson hne done no more than Nnu otdaIed.'
The PTeiiden' replied. you lsiug soounhiel
YOU know that dld not give you such OF drts
--yon mi rnal william, IN sell you ~ pny this
bill. He then uttered nu,nhtr ~ violent
EXPRESSIONS, aud hiceIrned to innirt The most
severe punishment on hIS servant. Tor having
had the work douc, telling M. Dsyidson, Il, ia,
same true, thai hr " oald sell lac servant ~
pay the bin. or that M. Dai ison shou'd take
him Ia payment OF II. Nj. Davidson sad very
well sir, viii iHke him IL yon Ray SO lie
then made hall, aud M Davidson added
=" ! am very poor but would not have said
rs much rs you have sand for hve times thu
smoun, Of the b'i IL You do not pay The bil
/ don't think 10 tue cnd IL will rnIn me 81
make you mach rIchcr." Many remarks we're
made by the President. IN the same tsssumn.
uzrSiessaee and profanity With taoso al'eSAy erl.
- e,hs cdir, Ing in rrvi,w. kbonelxau
taltd On Mr.. Davidson, as from Il EfH1f ~
aud advised him Ia give up d part 4 I'LL & I'M
which lac refused 10 do. Neat day fh4 Ff<6i
d, NJ addressed another tier To Mr.. D8vfIsun
ON this we've q testoa." which We God puf,
Ii,hed al leoelh IN ye terday' Globe This do
cnbeht Is fashioned somr what after the pro.
tlam0non model. We sGhjuin ii from III. uifi
cisi paper, rs u favorable 81 eoimen OF caiinaI
literature, and as mn evidence OF the high reach
ing mmd ol the ds,lng n,,hed writer The
reader viii rsma,k TINT this letter Is mucl
more ,olufninnus, and pe,haIs more labored
than grnuin" ones from the save pen are " on
IObe.-it therefore well deserves presefSa,
"WA,HissToN. May Goth 1881
Mr.. Ju.ts having reported 10 me Iha, MIR
Davidson, coachnaker IN this city after N
2reeing 10 neier he repairs which he has mad,
OF my coach beyond hose lie was an hor,z.e
TO maxi, according 10 my Instructions, 10 ,w,
masler coachmakers 10 place a value upor
them, has now refused to abide their NV Al a
and Is unv ing to have ihosa repairs y,lucr
10y workmeu OF his own choosing and mas
much as workman Ski led ~ the an of Goa h
making has examined The said rpairs and ura.
nounced so'ne Of them DOT well done and ina
csumHiing the Whole repairs Hs well done they
az no worm more than one huudred aud 6C-
" daiiafs now, that iull Justice may be don,
M D"'ids"n' NJ. Jasts will please tenier ia
him one bundled aud Ell h,y doi,a.s. BENG ,bir.
" more than The estimated cost of tho rsn.i,s
he refuses TO receive the smoun,
and 10 notify him that tbs undersigned will
tske no other steps towsrds the payment oG tho
account which he has rendered, eacep, a IN
10 assent 10 TIC award which any t%o dis,n-
'eres'eh and honest mechanics Of Mr.. David
cons own choosing nav make. upon an 60,
nation ofihe work done, and of III. sepa,a,,
account Tor repairs rendered 10 Noyemher las,
and now. Asreabiy TO such an award the under
sgnod VIII lay for the repairs put upon his CA,
cage BY Mr. Davidson, although none were