Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-25
lOLlTIC.AL.
CORRESpONDENCE, &c.


prrwEEN 7. W. utI.MER AND W. e RiVEs
IL submitting tie following correspondence to the
,uhlic | am constrained by obligaiibns of justice
To myself to suppress those painful emotions winch
L,,a hr,n associated ulth II. ! had intended Ia
publish the letters which have passed between MI.
Eyos and myself without comment; prrsnmins
that n mere personal controversy, however unricas-
AM or important il might be IN ITS results, 10 the
uar,ies wa, II subject u: too much dclicncy and OF
too little consequence 20 the public TO Justify nun
ME detail of the circumstances which occurred at
our interview on the ls instant. Since the friends
of Mr.. R,ves hcwc.er, have thought proper to an
,icipatc the publication of Our correspondence, and
to lorcstall public opinion, by very incorrect
statement of those circumstances, trust shall be
excused for the Ylluslon am thus compelled 10
make To them.
The last letter of Mr. Rives received on the
d,y preceding the July court ofour county. Hls
character had been such to admit of ii further
continuance of our correspondence had no time 10
write again 10 Mr.. r. beioto he came 10 Char'otes-
VILE Soon after his arrival AT this place, on the
morning Of our court day, met hIm In the port'co
of the tavern next the court house and alter "fer-
ing him my hand, which he accepted, observed
that wished to nave few minutes conversation
with him We Immediately entered the public
passage of the tavern, and resumed the subject
o o"' NV 49, a., ,l,, :,
had feeei'f' MS '''I' u n'e -'" NJ. D..
was not sucn 's ha' '''S''' " ~, ss
SusSfs'eo ''", s"o'' - NV '.s ,l.,
which "as " ''e e"'''''S " ~,
porlico "herc we ia" n'''' ~ IL
tered the room and sat down | continued by Oh
Sc, ing inst was no' a'1' y '"' .'''' "''
solved H. 10 oeco'''e 80 's NY 10
with him calmly "u '''o,y - '"' '"'9e'''
in our cores ponlence '''' '0o'f''''a'.u ma
nv OF the topics which had nee. vs.
concluded by expressn, the hope 'hn' .s,'''
ton Mr. r. would be conscious thai ne h'u ~''.
me injustice and that a friendship which we h''
50 long mutually cherished, would not DC iet,''"a
ted without better cause than he haa ge, o''E''
Mn Rives remarked tina, We mlsht posS ny enter
tain very different IDEAS OF ifnhdsh'P' anu '''' III
had no right to complain OF me Tor mot p''"7 "'s
friend. SAID that was not now 'i'e q'es'o'
that conceived my good name had been int''c@'
ted by his suspicious, and asked II cooa nope io'
no other explanation than what was eont"l"eu III
his last letter. remarked mat my 1'lI''', NV,
ben probably misnl'deFsloo'-'''' ',' wy '''
Mr.. L. TO admit me to hl3 itieh'9h,p- o'' '''''
must insist on some atone he"' ''' ''e ~ 49,
mcby his very unworthy sosPG'o"S' =. r', H.
more than once, when fel'e',e" '''o ny. -.
would still do me Jnsu'c' th'' hC o'o' o'',,,
ther explana'ion' itheh fe'n"' NV ~ "a
PEELED vG'y reiuc'ah''y 10 .'''" .,;'I ,h,,. !
towards me IKE hYpo'' ~ ~ ,;,;,a =,
was 4 sconndrei OF ''.'''', o'''''' I,t,
10 the epilhet used ny '"'' ''''0 .:,'s.. 49,,
en- 10 oar feet, O: were III ''e '' " ~, ~,
applied the fingers OF my iis"' no"' " "''
nose. He instantly dIsehsaged h'ise', ''o"' '.''