Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-25

seat IN the L. s. Senate, manuscript eomnnaea-
ton TO the Enquirer was shewn 10 YOU winch
was in my hand writing dated at this place car
ly m December last and contained some atetfosa-
torres 10 you Of an unirondly nature. told you
that had not written, nor hoard ofsny such COM
mnnication. and requested you TO write 10 the Ed
1ors OF thai paper and procure the manuscript, That
you might see how unjust and unlounded was TINS
suspicion, although it was SO much to my pIelu-
dre As YOU promised To do this presume you
have written. Not having heard from you since, |
take II for granted that you have not received the
Ms from Richmond, OF any father information
viii. regard to it. Since my return from Wash
ing,on and Richmond accident has acquainted me
with the whole history Of this transaction Ia which
SO much consequence has been attached. and
which has bccn SO distorted To my prejudice. The
author OF that communication has since CONVEX Sod
with me, and voluntarily nude known all the CIR
enmstanees having heard las he informed me ?
through friend that this communication although
never published, Il believe hal been attributed ic
me He resides here, aud Is II gentleman ot high
responsibility. II Is not necessary that should
give you his name, Though HI has no oeieehonl
as you surely have rlsht 10 complain oil being
ntenosnted by the people When YOU may either
seek or fill public Office
You will thus perceive the injustice which has
been dohe me, and unless | have greatly mistaken
your character, you eennO hesitate to atone ot H.
Had you mentioned this subject 10 me, al the time
you shewn the manuscript, would have
been very glud-as il Is, can only regret thai you
permitted any impressions to he made Oh vouf maud
by such circumstance
viii not agan demand the authority OF add,-
lionel circumstances which, though you were un
willing 10 disclose them, you alluded To ms having
tended TO niienate you nom me. ! conno, boile,e
That - due Lven 10 friendship such ours has
been, that should attempt - f.n.oNe a suspicion
which IS equally UNIV oflly q; You aud nae. l. You
can dpuat hat have been your friend, II Is proof
that yuu are no longer mne. ! will not rcene the
peculiar and TO me- somewhat unpleasant attitude
/ IN which have been placed hY TINT friendship
which little thought was 10 bc severed GA g''r
part such frivolous prctcxts do MOI believe,
/ lha, you will delay TO do yourself aud NE justice,
when you come to reflect by coufossng thai
have had much cause 10 complain of @oaf s"Npt
cions. For myself too might have INDUCED suo-
/ pcions II had listened to rumours and cherished
ds,rus, of you. Eut | have not done so. shall
very relnetanlly yield To tho conviction that you
ate unwilling TO do ample justice 10 onr private le-
nions, and TO Danish the suspicious you have en-
tcltaned, und which though they may not hive o
! riglnuted with yourself must thnh haso been toe
readily admitted YOU co,tuscllors.
VIII you do m, the favour 10 let me hear from
YOU us soon as your Leisure Will permit and
meanwhile 10 accept the assurance Of my regnrd,
&c Yours, THOMAS w. GlLMER
CASTE mn, Jnac 21N, 1888,
! My DIAN Sin received yesterday your letter
/ of 22nd instant and hasten toreldy tout shall
do so with the ilpi,Hess Que 10 the OCCASION ana
! from which only any good result can be expected
To nnw.
You complain that ! should have permitted
any immersion to se made on my mind by The
numerous circumstances calculated TO BRING in
to question the reality Of your friendship iol
me I will briefly rccapitulato some OF those
instances and then leave II to yourself To
determine IT, with Nil my reluctance To admit any
suspicion of your friendly sentiments towards me,
i, were possible, with So many painful causes Of
dlstrusl 10 avoid some doubts on the subject. |
will notice diem in the orlcr of time,-In the first
place Gas you are already npt,lsed) on my way
to Washington last winter to take my seat IN the
Senate, was shcwn from 40 unworthy OF impfo-
per motive inanusctip, communication from Char
lotcsylIle, for the Enquirer, dated few days be-
fore the meeting OF the Legislature, seeking, IN an
obviously unfricndly spirit. to throw doubt on my
oninion on certain matters IN relation to which
had every reason to believe hat you, al tast wei
knew what they wele and which communication
wns ir q hand writing so identical with yours, TINT
bazhrd nothing in saying your most Intimate
friend would have pronounced, without hesitation
that # proceeded from you. The painful impress
sion made by the exhibition of this P per, however
struggled to rid my mind Off could not but b.
,t.epg,hened bv repeated limitations IN letters ]
,eceiy ed from honorable and high minded members
Of the Legislature, during the progress oil your
session informing me oil your active opposition,
hv indirect meats, to me" quote the Language
AZ one OF those letters now before 6if.-oiit was
10Th to admit the unfavornble inlctencca which
thrsc facts -crned TO justify and determined to
come 70 no conclusion IN my own WIn0i III could
nave an opportunity o, nersonal observation, winch
vc met in our own county, after the termination
If our respective public cutlcs hid been al home
hat 4 short time, when heard Frequently of your
Conversations in VIII ch, besides an uns?a, ing de
nnnciation of my course in the Senate, aud hsin.
,.,;.,s Tim, YOU had been deceived in, If not by,
me YOU conplancd much the injury winch YOU
sad vou nomination Of me for the Senate bad
done YOU aud tina, II had made you odious to such
decree that YOU were pointed at IN the streets, by
the foger Of srorn, AS the man who was contain
nuted aud dsgraccd by even THIS transient connec-
lion with my namc,' Then followed the essays
of Buckskin, IN Me Advocate, known 10 have been
written by you, in which, though not mentioned by
name, was pointed at by illusions, which were
obviously intended for me, and which you yours #
will not deny were so intended illusions OF the
barshest and most unkd character to say the least
of them, in which was represented as having be-
uaved the principles of the party TO which + false
ly protested to belong :" by voting IN the Senate
side bv sid, with Daniel Webster Tor the Force
Bill" AM (reierrIng evidently to remark made
tiI,
Sc, eral years ago in Congress- about 1sfau''.oa'
and wrn,on menace Of the State ofGcorgia by Mr..
A5sma represcr.ing me as one of the ,Suiss OF
state. who could face to the rGi or to the left al
IN. bdd;n, of the commandcr--but Yesterday in