Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-18
MESSRS. ARCHER s. RITcutr

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The following coiresp ndance between ~.
VIM. 5. Archer and Thomas Richie SPEAK - -
self, anl needs no explanation. We plt,5,. Dr.
the lsnqairfr, Which will reach us this a,te,sa
wi contain Mr.. Rl.cait's returned lel,er. and s ~
haps Other PARTICULARS:
From Tie Picdnan4 Va
CORRESPONDENCE.
RICHMOND, Seqt. In. lS4
StR-Your pa per Of the 18Th Of August CONN,
an ar4lcle |relollye 10 myself (Which cilcnns.sa.
beyond say control, have put it on, Of my ps.4
to come 10 town 10 notice "%arlier) the conela,ss
of which, Is ia he following words. "Bul ~.
Lound 10 say, Ina, let the Wing (Which car Ia
any mans dirty linen, as Voltairo said assl.t .ta
It rIeases, Mr.. a. ind seek he mission 10 Lonl.z
- that he WAS pr, pared to support lie Force b.
,hat he beraal suurcd with one or two persons "
did rot press his appointment, as he hoicd AMI u
pectcd and tnaily, When lie found himself ,lToge
out by Il more fortunate riv1l, he htcmne soLr /
with The Administrator and threw limseIt iU1
the arms of lis opponents"
The substance uc the charge conveyedhy l. ,
language Is, tina, | have solicited, in my own ~.
son, or By some other, acting by NJ u Glqsi. II,
mission 10 L4nIon. and fom dsapposalluqu, !
Obtaining II, (eyitieaccd by my coJtsc IN rgla,Fl
to the Force BIN hnye united myself " III tie n
ponerts Of H. administration
! require to knoa, whether you hays ,n..e
charge Oh The authority 0 fany other ptlsoa, . a
your own responsibility. If you hay. r.ade IL a
the authority ol any other person, Int IL, .
The n1mc OF suct person.
This note VIII DC delivered by my ttieaJ, K,
tleth. WN. s. ALEdlLs=
I. Richie, Esq.
RIonMoND, Sept. ). lSsst
Sill heyc no lesit1ton in saying, lalg85 D
yours OF the 4th, tina, ! know no.Elns OIL
wishing or sreklas the mission to London. =, =
own hoo@led.e-hul that | have, for some
past, cn;er'ainod ho toubt nLou. ir-,lut / ha'
seen /, repeatedly nc, TONED, rs believe, il
public prInss, IN lie course of the last Jar, an
had never seen II contradic;cd-and that ! H..
also frequently head il, as from gentlemen, =
have returned from Washington, that tia q,
lection would b; tnadc from Mr.. Stevenson CT =.
yourself, and that you were both dcs,rous OF :
10 London, md tla, your respective friends L.
sought II for you be h, with the concurrence oih
So general has tbs impression been, that | resef
ed three days AGO, a letter from Washington,
drawn from the wfIlet by auy thing that |
written 10 him. and whose meme am not A ~
~ 10 give you, w!l'ch states. that " every b.
thus city, having any knowledge OF such taHIt
knows thatno man was ever pressed upon thu 7 .
dent for Office VITA more ssinestness hun liz j.
Archer was, by his friends, for tue mission 70 IL
don and tie w,i'er asks, whether t II he pc
bic for him, (Nlr. A. Ia dcn7, tina, he was III a.
plicant for that apro.n' m'n} r | statt tbs Gro
stance TO show you how general was the liGlas.
sion at the City of Washington, and therefore d'
natural il was that il shosli have reached ibis
in The ordinary chanu,l Of commitment n. /
,rua, that have heard such a thlng STATED, IN . "
tina. left me no room for doubt by at least no .ef
!emCn but without tlitir consent, | could notnani
them. The same assertion | also find mada PCS
lively and unqaailsedly by The Globe, en- iheslo
AS to the Force Bill, | coud have as liie 700.
for doubt. UNDERSTOOD distinctly at the time Tia
n piece was written in defence Of it, aud PUBLISH
IN the Enqalier, by Mr.. Dlnial, and that tic Gig
nal bill was sent to hlm, 10y sou for that paifo.s
But TINS matter IS now plaCcd upon a distinct Is'sf
IN the Globe of yesterday, IN which TIC nan9 ,
Mr.. @Ddhie Is g ven up, as ian anqual'1sd ai
'lo'l'y torthe assertion that You were p%repateIii
defend IT against him, An extract is also gu
from bis Athens speech, in which q. IS said up
the authority Of his ii, claration,) you arc Jis,jad
pc nted out as The Southern Representative Who
tended to make a speech in behalf Of that TIL.
The circumstances of your being sourej, aa-
throwing yourself into The arms of the Opposite
arc matters of inference growing oui oil thes
and other premises. The expressions may do In
justice to your motives but it is not less tue -
did honestly believe them to BE- true.
Bat, sir,if have done you injustice, either in L
Ilev'nS tic premises, or in stating Tie c~onelusHi
am perfectly willing TO make you rcparaf
though The same channel witch made thu s,st
nH"t The columns of the Enquirer arc open u
you. | will cheerfully publish rry correction or eH
PLANTATION which YOU may think proper TO offer nj
the terms of which may be a, all consistent VIII
the respect | eve to myself.
Or, If you decline coming before the public YOU
5slf, will myself seek ol lit means of testing IN
accuracy ofmy statements, and repairing tie lll
ry, # have done you any. l will myself takei7 '
liberty OF applying 10 the President OF the Unliel
States, with your consent, TO know of him, as soo'
as he returns to Washington, whether or in VIVA
torn the mission was sou h,- or in any other torn
which may be satisfactory. | will submit w
PRESIDENTS answer to yourself for the purpose
enabling you to accompany 1t wuh such explain
hons as you may WISH 10 b. Submitted &c the Pa9
lie.
/ have not a feeling uron the subject "iiS'
would prevent my doing YOU full and honest Jof
lice. Your obclicnt servant.
THOMAS RITCI1lE
w S. Archer, Esq.
RlcnMoND, Sept. G, 1851
SIR Your letter under date Of Yesterday, IN Il
ply To mine of the preceding day, has just been .,
livered. IN the passage quoted in my letter, ''o"
The Enquirer OF The 18Th - OF August, your %statenen
IS, that Nj, Archer lid seek the mission 10 Loa
don, that ne was prepared to support the too
Bill, that lac became soured with one or two pe'
sons, who did not press his appointment as he ~
ped and expected, and finally, that when he ioah d