Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-26

You ask 10 state what know Of your course towards
Mr. Rves last winter, both before and his election 10
me senate OF the Sand also in regard TO Mr. Knoxs
resolutions TO instruct our Senators the subject the
Force Bill. In various which passed betwee
previous to the election, you uniformly declared your
sell personally and politically the friend OF Mr. r. aud (as
well known) you afterwards nominated him. and aivo-
Gated At length his claims the appointment
W TO the election aud late in the session. heard you
press your regret at the rumours which reached re-
spec'ing Mr. RS speech the Force Bill aud well re-
member your having voted for laying Mr.. Knox's reso
tion on the table, as you thought premature act on
mo SUBJECT while we were ignorant Of the
which the Force Bill had undergone, aud before we had
seen al authentic copy Of Mr. RE- speech which had not
Then reached us, but was daily expected.
Although you may have intended il, I do not remember
that You ever Showed the resolutions which YOU saw
you had written and designed TO offer il Mr. RS speec
should verify the rumours we had of il Nor can now
recollect, whether you any person i'm particular en-.
deavoured to dssnsds Mr. Kuox from moving his instruc
tons when he did" But certainly heard that he had
been advised,and that many members W no were ODD.
posed to the Force Bill considered the resolution i'll timed
aud regretted that il had been oil, red.
Being yet ignorant Of the particulars of your con-
troversy with Mr. r. aud OF the
You, to which you allue, have only to add that par.
'icipa,e With you cordially the regret YOU have
pressed at this unfortunate occurrence, and &c nan,
| Dear sir yours truly,
! THos. W. GILMER Esq
White Sulphur Springs July 10, 1888
MY DEAR SIR: received your note tins morning. in
which you request an wrtipy
TO this inerogatoy"have you ever observed or
nQ East inf nd
| iy feeling towards AIR. VIM. c. Rives!'
served with in the last House OF Delegates of Vir
gn'a ami had frequent opportunities OF seeing and judg
ing OF your political and private feelings. as they
related TO Mr. Rives-and state with pleasure tina, ne.
observed heard of any word your part n
eating an unirendy disposition towards him. On the
ray regarded you having furnished the most une
quivocai proofs oil warm friendship.
ain, very truly, your..
THos W. GILMER, Esq, Present.
| Txyl;.. c..y...L -,
My DEAR SIR: received your note OF this morning
requesting me to answer the following questions:
ist Watcher during our public private intercourse
hau at any time Observed heard Of uniriendIy
or word, on your part, towards WIN. c. Rives,
I'd Whether did not know, that in consequence Of tho
active part which you in the election of Mr.
Rvcs the Senate last winter and his une
pected course on the Force Bill you not
with distrust by many Of the members CT the Assembly
whose good opinion you had previously enjoyed?
In answer 10 the first question: never did during our
public or private intercourse, observe any thing your
eonuuc.' nor ou ever near oil you doing any act,
using any language calculated to induce belief that YOU
were not MIR. Rves' personal friend
In answer to the second question: know that you took
very active part in favor Of the election Of Mr. Rves
the Senate OF the United States At the very YOU
were nominating him in the House OF Delegates thought
you were acuaed more by motives OF private friendship,
than public duty When Mr. Rives unex pc ted course
on the Force Bill was first known in Richmond monen
ary doubt passed through my mind, whether you your.
sell did not hold one opinion and profess another but
instantly dismissed the thought as unworthy of yo and
concluded had been med by your attachment to the
man have reason 10 believe, that several members of
the General Assembly did, after the Of Dir. Rves
was known, regard you with disus,, in quence OF
the very active part which you took in his election Yours.
DAVID MCoMAs.
I. W. GILMER, Present
University Of Virginia, July 18th, 1888
DEAR SIRE lnreply TO your conmunica alton reque sting
me 10 state what have observ YOUR course TO-
wards the Hon. VIM. c. Rves during the last session Of
me Legislature oil Virginia, and particularly whe dur
ing public private inerc curse, had OIL any occa
sion, known or heard Of any thing unfriendy him Oh
your parand whether your active participation in his
nomination when elected Senator had not when his sub
sequen course in relation the Proclamation and Force
Bill became different from what many OF his friends had
expected rendered you obnoxious the complaints and
dslrus's OF many of the members have 10 reply that
boarded with you during the last winter and had
conversations with you previous the election Senator
touching the nomination Of MIR. Rves That
~ TO that event. and during the remainder of the
we oien conversed the political questions which the
divided the country, and especially TO Mr. RS course
10 which both oiu in common with many Others much
and that during all this time
in the slightest degree Inconsistent with high Of
personal friendship your part 10 Mr. X. Your nOInna
ton oil him was Jealous, animated, and thong
successful one Your representation OF his political opin
ions, know, satisfied many who not entirely sails.
ned by Mr. Rves letter TO Maj. Yancey, which they
thought did not go far enough, but equuo-
COL although might not nave been intended to be
And Is certainly true, that when Mir Rives subs
political course became inconsistent in the opinion of
several OF The members, with tie pledges which you
given they expressed much disIs OF you and seemed
believe that you pc your private iendshp for
Mr. ves, and proximity OF residence TO him. carry you
TOO far in sustaining his pe'ensons, and pledgng his
opinions Ii was frequently topic OF private CONVEX sa-
ton. with which bitterness mingled. Your
public course Mr.. Knox's resolutions before the
country Your private conversations, SO lar as heard
them or heard OF them what step might proper
for The Legislature 10 take, pointed exclusively 10 Mr.
Rives public and political and indicated
hostility whatever. deeply regret thst any
should have arisen to make the former friends hip te
tween questionable am, dear sir yours very truly
| VIM. II. BRoDNAX.
THos W. GILMER, Esq
p. 5. On reflection, perhaps ought 10 say that you
concurred with me in the expression of wish that Knox
resolutions should not be forward the time the
speech, nor the precise features OF the Force Bill.
w. Fl. d.
Nouns Mount, July 12ih, 1888
My DEAR SIR received yours OF the LIST inst a lie
days ago from the Post Office the Bowling Green the
moment OF the account OF your conflict with Mr.. Rives
being read in the Wing in the OF acquitting
you from the charge duplicity towards Mr. Rves as far
as my observation extended when upon ming your let
ter discovered that its object obtain by letter to
you Tor your defence against the imputaon that which
happened at the moment 10 he doing unsolicited
In performing an act OF justice, must premise the
preston Of my regret hearing that such old intimate
friends had permitted their political difference
deadly quarrel and personal renconre.-Regard
you both with none but kind feelings may be permitted
10 the pain which the nellgence gave me- And
knowing the disposition OF BOTH account for the
wonted violence of mutual evaporation upon no other
ground than that of busy mischief making, bai.
tive and st work in times OF political excitement like those
through which we have recently passed, and which
happily arrayed father son. brother aud brother
against each other.