Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-05-13

conjecture; Tor Ito my shame be il have nave.
held the smallest consultation with him important
suoJect-sithough, dare say, he would have used
more, suitable phraseology-for when boy, twas said
he was oleraby apt at his learning he have en-
highly gifted with the powers nice,ies and beau
ties oil our language, as Mr.. "Vox Popui" can do no
more therefore, in answering the appeal you make to
myself In this critical matter, Than to say that had az
been placed in Mr. Leghs situaiou (your own words
err reply would have been whatever the feelings
the moment nigh, have prompted me TO make Whether
would have been approved by gentleman Of YOUR nice
sense Of all that Is high minded aud honorable is yerv
doubtful: especiaiiy,if judge OF what you under
sanu hy these expressions irom your sborios efforts
destroy the unsnswcrabe esion calunny against
Mr. Leigh contsined in Mr. wallaces letter 10 him. and
me 'snaeiiy with which you cling TO such exposons
my Address 10 the People OF Essex are calculated 10
make on the minds OF all who did not hear il, an entirely
dfereni impression IRON wis, did actually make on
large por'"n oil tue audience. speak not Of any thing
but the mdfsrbe substance OF VIA, was said: and hat
mus was entirely Satisfactory TO many, positively assert
Tor heard many OF the crowd declare il loudly enough for
every person presento hear il although ycu sir say that
you have not yet who approved This. however
may be perfectly true Of YOURSELF Tor have always re-
marked that party OF your apparent tempe ranent
and obquiy OF mental vision possess such eonyeuien
ears anc eyes, that they hear any Thing 10 opea,e
against themselves aud friends, unless they believe thew
can destroy IT'S eHvct,-nor see what is before the m bur
with fixed determination to turn and twist h, i'm soma
way or other, which subserve their own party pur
poses -
The most extraordinary part OF YOUR very ex,r,o,d;
nary letter, remains TO be noticed il caps the eli.
max OF attempted ourages upon private rights which
is
as"o"s "mes 10 invent and TO perpeiraie. Here IL
u.s. in your words: "Tn The ,rnn,e and m, b,boir
o. many ,rho heard your defence at the Caroline and
Esser ecfoms, mot one Of tchom haze seen that is
SATISFIED cith IT, call you publish the papeTs
ohch y"u there read and is particularly REQUIRED w
you TO publish The rh0ie Of Nm Legh's LETTER IN Ma,
Jor Lee Now, TO what do imperative call and mar
hcufdr requirement OF unknown person whose ,o,
we are TO take Tor his being deputy elect of many Other
persons, also unknown, in two different counties anout
H. indeed, cry expected admit such demands as
Jnsnh'bie! Why, that any anonymous writer be he
WON ne may, can iighiuiy demand of any private man
Whatever, to publish The tchole Of private letters no
matter how old, II supposed be his of anv
orr private man; provided, only that other anony
nous writer shall have picked up (ie need not saw
where, nor from whom,) and published IN a newsp,ner
report that such letters contain political opinnns ON any r
The controverted topics OF pest times however distant
anu PToc'aed noreorer that the writer the said letters
at any subsequent period however remote NAV be hold
up either tcih tchou his consent for any Office in the
gut oil The people 1his is the general principle which
must be assumed 10 furnish even the slie
pfeext excuse Tor your demand Let apply il TO the
particular case rF'' - '"'
AIR b. w Leigh, some or wears .oo hair, ~,
private man. whites private letter another private
man. Last winier report yet OF unknown origin
reaches the vgiiani OF very alert watchman in Tho
volunteer corps of Jackson Policemen who forihvi,h
publishes 1t ia the newspapers that the aforesaid letter
contains an approval OF the Alien and Sedon Laws
passed ana repealed some thirty odd years ago; and he The
SAIL wstchnan rther requires that Mr. LEIGH shall NH
cy ackro~ ledge deny liz such is the sum total 81 M
Ge,,na NY me Jr't anonymous wrier-made on the
Presidency OF the United States. As soon as Mr. .ah
"a" ule pubicalon, he demanded OF the Enuuirer Tho
name of the sutlor aud learned that he was Mr. John
Parker OF Essex To this gentleman he imn,ed;.I.,,,
wrote, asking om whom he received his a.
the same Tine sta ing, that although he rad no recoI.c
ton al ''ever h0uing rrifien single line ON m. t
Jec OF the Alien and Sedon Lave either in his private
any paper intended Tor the public vet
possible he nigh; aud II any such existed he would
freely exoncrae IRON all blame any person no would
publish IT, MIR. Parker however not only refused IN y
up his author 10 Mr. Leigh but suffered their correspond
ehce 10 remain unpublished and the matter sled for
some months during the whole which the report now
spread as Tar as the Enquirer is read busy perform
ing Its dirty work. After some time, MIR Cus,avus n
Wallace, Of King George, gentleman who was said ~
hold this letter OF Mr. Leighs having heard of The renot
addressed the suboned letter Mr.. Leigh pronouucng
MAT part oil the report relative the Sediion Law 10 he
A-e AMI the other part gross mrr of wba,
had actually been written OF the Alien Law. But ms
II now appears, Is not enough for another ANONYMOUS
sailan' OF Mr. Leigh, although lac heard Mr. Walace's
letter publicly read the Essex Election-a, least
according to his own admissions aud might have beard
twice, Tor u was read second time by request This
writer has just marched forth in the Enquirer demand
ing more Procf-nothing less will satisfy him and
certain others, whom he desgnates only bv ronn,ss
than he chole Of MIR. Leigh's private letters 70 NJ
Lee-allhoueh Mr. Wallace declares that he has ciysn
every werd OF ii, which relates TO the subject The
dehahd, too, Is made with all the imposing nutbori,v
oil one commissioned for the special purpose bv The
whole People OF Virginia; for, he calls himself t,iy
uoee' whether they will recognise him in that cspa-
Guy OF nor, remains 10 he seen. The above letter of
Mr. "alace's, obtained from Mr. Leigh at nv reou.s,
Is the same which read publicly the Caroline and Is
sex Elections; but did read the corespondence nj
Mr.. Leigh and Mr.. Parker, uniil the Essex Election as
wished Mr. Parker TO he present Ia this as will he seen
Mr. Leigh expresses wish that his imputed app,ovaI of
Tue Alien and Sedon laws should be published ii any such
could he found; and declares that he would blame no one
or IT. Under these circumstances, common isice re-
CURED that Mr. Parker himself should have exer,ed him
sell TO procure its publication, he had been The SOLE
cause OF giving newspaper currency the report.
hat Nlr Leigh had once approved OF those laws He
was further bound 10 do this, justice TO himself sncs
MS refusal 10 give up lis author, subjected him IN
the suspicion oil preferrng let inuendo and niurio,s
mputaton work their way against MIR. Leiebs political
character, rather than seek clear it, ne the
which Mr. Leigh had requested would certainly ba va
done, oil the charges tina, Mr. Parker had mainly and
voluntarily contributed 10 circulate against him by publish
ing the report in The Enquirer Why MIR. Parker took
different course, which kept alive the e,ort
without the slightest effort his part as lar as bave
no means OF knowing understanding The effect Of ms
silence certainly was 10 several public
ABOUT 10 be hel 10 different counties at that time 10 no
innate Mr.. Leigh for The Office OF President
40 not, however, imagine thou most worthy "Vox
Popu that the fore going remarks designed 10 insv
refusal 10 publish every word and sentence OF everv
per which read, either at Caroline or Essex Eleclion
although utterly deny your right call tor their publi.
caNon ellhcF III your Anonymous, other
fuoished tey should have been, without this
CALI ior II acc ofds neither with my own pr ncipes nor
wi,h those Of any OF MIR. Leghs political friends as far
as khow 'be'n TO support any for aoy Office What.
ever unless II can be done by straight ard ooee
aboye-board course. We leave pea- puiue las ,ha,
sterling Republican, Old Nat Macon used TO calIit to ,b
supporter oil cause that seeks darkness rather than
hght-Ihe remainder OF tue quotation shall leave 10
euhiy consCIences 10 supply. The papers which read
are al tha maze or ever had, relative the charge
against Mr. Leigh, which was published by MIR John 3
Parker, as report he had heard But even if possess
ed cory OF Mr. Leigs wh0e letter 10 Major abou,
which so many iaschoods have been repessd-a Iener