Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-06-13

otcn decfardffon-to be gentleman OF much i'm
portance III you will pardon Tor saying SOY than had
Of first coeecured; since you tell u.s. very explicitly,
that, "eoud yom be influenced by pecunary eonsidera
this. most nguished Vox % strange news
For the lie Of me, make out but two sbpgs
your assertion; either Of which, say the iess, OF IT,
not little marvellous the first be the interpre
ation, You intended merely express the belief you
could make Gas Brother jonathan would ssy) pretty
siie able money by battling The watch Tor MIR. Leigh
aud the Wing principles which he maintains. But, the
second be The right meaningihen, very tempting
Pecuniary oess have actually been made enlist such
redoubiable champion in the BE the matter how
ever. as may. may be permitted in the choice
OF my co-warriors. would say, Ilecuba did to Old
Pran.:
Non tall ausilio, defenseribu. i,is"
Hut In making this declaration, by no de-ign 10
aua'gn other mens tastes to question the possibility
that some might fsncy you Mould make very formidable
combaisn, In favor OF any YOU might espou-e All
crave in 'h's behalf l.. that you may brandi-h and
your weapons by sny other mans side iaer than iDs
As to the renewal ot your snony nous attack on MIR.
Legi's riiaractrr, tbs say than tell you
what have heard from every who has spoken me,
very many have doe,of the published letters be-
tween Mr. Leigh and Mr. John A. Parker, and Mr.. Wal
isces letter to the former. These considered
ing 10 full and reec vindic the caiuiuous re pot
which you seem siil determined keep alive M YOU cam
should you again fail in then make Mr. L.ighs
conduct IN regard TO it, well as That OF his e nds,
ter oil highly isgf aceiu aud scsndsous impuaion Be
h so, snce II Is now enthusiastically your osiensbie
object has ceased TO be the disclosure OF facts interesting
TO the public That such vindc alton should have filled
you brimui oil wrs,hfui indignation. might have been
expected; bu, tits pity that your paroxyss should have
proved so violent as to deprive you OF all mehod your
Madness save that instructive feeling which impes IRA
tionai anmss when bsied in attacking the first vbjec, OF
their Jury 10 snap at and tear any that may be
hand. This for turning tile force OF your
resentment upon me, your failure in The effort 10 de-
stroy MIR. Leigbbo,h polite, an, and "a hig mind
ed, honorable inst his not using the language Of
o.e, when you say be ought 10 hare used IT, surely
amounts to an assertion, that he should not be
such man Mr.. "vox Populf' has said SO; ergo, the
People oil Virginia, whose voice he claims To be, must
think 50 oo 1his, sir. is your logic; species srgu-
mena'on which is now, u seems to be directed against
myself But. scribblc away, good msser "Yox"-scrib-
Die awsyo your hearts content; and s IL you please
under your iegneh title, which You appear TO thik be-
comes you so WE'LL and which you may wear to the end
Of your ie for sught that care, since .ha take nv
leave o you forever. when this letter closes. II he cha
racter wbrh have maintained Tor Than three score
years, (be IL what may, cannot wbs aud such missiles
as yon wrl u Is truly not worth the attempt preserve
IT, There Is. however, matter Introduced into
your last letter, which il is proper to notice. mean
most Paip.ble aud gross msiair Mt Of part OF my first
letter, aud your chvarc attempt TO produce Inndcr-
standing between Mr. William Bernard and M self. You
N Ike me ASSERT that "you d,monded The publication IF
the tchoic Of Mr. Leighs letters sfojor Lee" and
Thea you msnuly affirm, you truly might,-"Id did
such thing"
Ia this attempt to palm such an assertion on mcfr
candid Mr. "Vox Popuh"-drd You really imagine that
no body would take the trouble look at my letter ar ain
in order TO ascertain whether had actually so charged
you or no' Or, had The excessive fatigue Of "wadiug
through my communication" so confused your brain that
you ni'iook an inference for fact and ypogr sphca
error Tor correct print? Charity would lead 10 the
latter conclusion, aud short reference my letter will
strengthen it, Your demand is there quoted in your own
wordshc whole oil which iiallcissdo gain for ihrm
more particular attention. The concluding the
quotation is follows and is particularly required
e you 10 publish the ,choe IF Mr.. L,ighs letter to
Major Lee then proc eded 10 draw the general in.
ference, that il you had any right to make such demand
any snony nous writer Whatever might Uake similar
msn as TO the whole OF The private letters OF any private
man, no matter who,-proyided any Other atony nous
writer had publicly alleged that they contained Political
opiron and provided ao, that such private should
be held up, either with without hi consen any Of
nee in the gill OF The People. Ia Supplying Ibis general
principle Mr. Leighs case, the follow ing sentence
ours IN my ileiie': This writer and .vox Popu has
just marched forth into the Enquirer demanding more
pro2-noing less will satisfy him than the tchole Of Mr.
Leghs private letters TO Major Lee,--shough MIR. ws
lace declares that he has every word Of it, which
relates to tie subject Now, to say nothing OF The
rious Tact that bn one letter OF Mr.. Leighs had
heen spoken Of or been supposed to he written Major
iiesy mpiint, AMI emonslrsbly proved he by
the relative pronoun il-her ersrored-tba no hing
Is ei YOU but The dilemma Of most wiul misreprsen'a-
uon-or, an ignorance oi the first principles OF grssi
cal construction, that would disgrace school boy not
three weeks Ia his Accidence. Take either horn Of this
dilemma sr you please; Done believe, will envy you
the choices but is which vitality be made
will, now, most worthy "yox." call your attention.
and that OF our judges the other matter foisled into
your last letter. by which would seem that YOU have
deemed second string TO your fiddle necessary since in
your hungng efforts TO play upon only, you have
been quite as successful the great vions Psganin
In what you nra--pleased to call your examination of
myself you have, at the very outset, travelled (ss The
awy say entirely OF Tie record by asserting with
out the smallest guaicsiion that the whole desgn my
letter TO prove that che tcho repeats rrporf not
sustained in erery particular 6y facts is gully Of
edfumny" This II true, would he make NE out fool
as well as all The other things hich you aiming to
make me; ior how should the propagation Of
mere report-wheiher good bad, base caiumpy, as
your statement makes me assert, none believe, " i'll be
able TO conceive, hut those no have similar
sruction TO ihDethou most asiute examiner of other
mems designs Might be permitted TO know my own,
better than you any other person possibly know H.
vii! here take the liberty state in my
a, least that part OF which you have sbored had
nysiiy. II 10 prove, that every renders him
SET Poriiceps criDnis toho. poiunfoJiiy and under
feigntd name U'Gkts amy oral TSp0vt tending foiujuTe
onofhtrs character, matter o8tUsp0per thereby
multiplying IL beyond cGeufdion ana, at the time
refuses 10 gire up The names IF the individuals from
chom he heard it. This. candid, lair aud critical
examiner-tbs. and this only, WAS my design in
all which said relative TO such anonymous writer's as
circulated caIunnies and refused give names o: The
persons from whom they heard ihem. Whether any Of
those general remarks applied TO you. sir, not is
ter oil which you yourself have made the public The Judge
The same public must also judge whether have been
guilty not guilty, either snony mousy or ip my
name OF circulating any csUmnous report with The lat
ter Of which you charged me, against A'r William Der.
Dsrd, and refusing 10 say from whom heard All that
you accused OF saying about Mr.. Bernard,
solves Itself INTO charge ri having changed his opinion
oil General Jacksons fitness for the PRESIDENCY and song
y condebDog his conduct. But II this would be criini.
nall provided IL OF Mr.. Bernard. turns out
not TO be- then have thousands and ol thousands Of
the most respectable in the nation heroine criminals
by now cung him whom they formerly sppsuded. That
cannot douh but fortunately io those offenders, they are
ameusble TO very different tribunal from that over
which you so smu.ngly appear conce that you ex.
erei-e such lrsnscendant influence.
Let NE now sir, relieve you of that part Of your ardI-
Gus .bors, the gfeatpurpose OF which tie, diss
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