Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-04-06

"ft the authorship Of this pamphlet. we Lshsve,
which It was said Mr.. Van Buren,. then student with
Mr. afterwards Judge Van Ness betrayed to Judge Spen-
eer-but the latter scorned the information thus
Proiered to him by the ntormer.'
The Albany Evening Journal of last evening rephbs-
the statement OF the Commercial Advertiser and among
other remarks says that sit has been often alleged and me-
denied that Mr. Van Buren, betrayed to Judge spen
GER the fact that Judge W. p. Van Ness the author
OF Aristidcs."
You aware of the relations of personal friendship
which exist between Mr.. Van Buren, myself and you
will therefore pardon the in his absence from the country,
for asking your attention 10 these accusations Will you
have the goodness to inform whether they
Aud have you any objection your reply being laid be-
fore tho pubic With sincere respect and esteem,
Your obedient servant
b. +. BUTLER
The Hon. Ambrose SPENCER.
Albany, March 29th 1892.
Dear Sir. Your letter OF yesterday is before me- and
fully recognize your right the friend of Mr. Van Bu
ron, in his absence from the countcy make the inquiry
Of you have made. The charge against him, in the
articles to which you have called my attention. is very
serious one, mpeachng his good faith and integrity. l
therefore held myself bound, OF honor and To-
yer oil truth and justice, to give full and explicit
Mr. Van Buren, never did bc,ray or disclose 10 me- d.
rccy or indirectly, the fact that the late Judge VIM p.
Van Ness was the author writer of the pamphlet
tho signature of Ars,es Any suggestion that he viola
ted. in the least degree, the confidence of Judge Van
Ness the authorship of that most beous pubica-
ton, star as my knowledge extends cn,ircy unounded
This identical charge was made about the year 1920.
In one Of the newspapers OF that day, and whilst Judge
that was due to truth and Justice that should contradict
It, The late Mr. Carter who then edited paper i'm this
city, was furnished with declaration drawn up by me,
FULLY denying the verify of the charge, which hc publish
Cd had hoped that accusation unjust would
have been revived and trust would not have been had
the recollection OF this latter transaction been
You have my permission omake such use of this com
muncation as you should judge proper.
very respectfully your obedicnt servant,
A. SPENCER.
BENZ. +. BUTLER, Esq
And now shall see whether the Rockbridge
lntelgencer, and the Winchester Republican, and
the N. Y. Commercial and all the Journals of this
description, will be ready expiate as they were
to commit, this gross injustice toward illuminated
and absent man. Will they re-publsh the above
Correspondence? We shall see "more of this sub
5cct hereattor!!"
Mr. William b. Lewis, the ID Auditor has addressed to
ms ieow-cuLens strong and powerful reutaon Of the
more recent misrepresentation of Mr. Duff Green
ne answers the charge about the purchase of the
indian Land-and also the charge about that rno,.
stupendous fraud which has ever been perpc,ra-
tcd touching the Indian rations, in which the same Ed-
tor has attempted impcate Houston Eaton and Lewis
ms letter. and the letter OF Mr. Carnes who had know
iedge oil the transaction from Governor Houston and the
Sompanying letter from gentlemen who then in the
omce' and lastly the letter of Houston himself the
Arkansas Advocate OF December 1890 put to FLIGHT the
host OF suspicious and msre which d. has
srrayed on TINS subject What nert shall zoe hare from
meeting of the citizens of Rockingham county has
0een called tor the purpose OF sending Delegates to the
Baltimore ConventonThe is signed by 20 citizens
We shall publish in next, the Debate in the H. of
H. on the Memorial OF forty foreigners in Cincaser eng
Iand) who call themselves the friends of the American
colonization Sociey-who have the mperinence, 1--WE
cannot employ milder term) invite the attention of
congress TO one OF the delicate subjects of Amer
lean Legislaon-one, in which Congress has no pow
sr TO appropriate one cent OF the public taxes-and one
whcn IS SO strongly calculated to throw the torch of dis
cord into the midst of Congress 1t wonderful how any
member OF the III. of Representatives could think of
lending himself to the prayer of the Memorasts Such
paper ought never TO have been prcsenedand is well
thatN Is was so Immediately withdrawn.