Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-08-21

Col. John Nicholas has addressed letter to
Mr.. Peasants, of the Richmond Wing, Ga por
ton of which will be found below } in which he
explains the part taken by him in giving curren-
cy to the calumnics upon Mr.. Faulkner, of this
place. This explanation is certainly curious
one. The Colonel seems TO feel the awkward
ness of his situation, and makes but lame apol-
ogy for circulating rumor which he admits he
did not himself believe, and which was disbe-
heved by all those from whom he heard it.
ssIo Mr., John II, Pledsants, Senior Editorof the
Richmond JVhig.
Sir-Owing to a long and continued train OF
desultory movements Of late, your paper of the
LIST inst, was unseen and entirely unknown to me,
until my return to Richmond, yesterday, from
the upper country. In that paper, | pcceive.
you have held me up by name, conspicuouslv and
very unnecessarily | conceive, (to use no more
appropriate expression as ''promulgator and
clreulator OF slandcrous report against MIR
Charles James Faulkner, Of Berkeley Be
ieylng as do, that you had no i'll intention to
wards me, entertaining long a considerable per
sonal regard tor yourself, having still longer al
; intimate acquaintance, with a personal esteem
and the highest respect for, with a remote con
ncNon by affinity TO your family, il is with II
small difficulty and reluctance, bring my self (
notice the publication at all. Nothing but high
= er considerations than to see my name again i
u print, thus in reply, could justify the undertak
ing, to my own sense of propriety.
4 Sir, can assure you, and believe you wi
do me the justice 10 credit me, that no one DIES
| pises celumniator, or even propagator Of ca
iumny with malicious intent to inlure, more tina
. do; and in the present case, having never see
MIR Faulkner in my life, to my knowledge, an
hptFt Il 4
a young Firginian, ! could have had no possibI
= wish or motive, 10 pull him back in his fai
career for distinction and usefulness. | hay
d lived to see too many ups and downs III part,
Z. politics, too many changes, not TO know, tina
r. however such man may differ with me to day
on one point, he may be valuable co operate
- with me on other points, and at future periods
,. Besides, my Virginia pride is entirely in fave
OF helping on, and not in pulling back, such pre-
Of missing characters Of whatever party or part ,
l. my native State. With these sincere feeling
NJ and sentiments towards MIR. Faulkner I w,
Is give you full, plain, and candid narrative {
lc the whole case as far as know and am concern
in ed and must ask your pardon in advance, fc
ir setting you right in some few mistakes and omis
slons, In relation TO my participation in the affair
Y Early IN the past winter, | heard suspicion
and insnuations against Mr.. F. in Washington
i on the subject of Revolutionary Claims On re
turning 10 Richmond, during the setting Of tn
q Assembly, thought il due TO Mr. F. who
d suspect, had never heard whisper on III, sub
e ject, 10 b. informed Of these insinuations. Ae
s cordmgly, | communicated them privately am
N contdcntalIy, 10 decided, warm, and htghl,
e honorable, political and personal friend Of his
engaged in the struggle for the same principle
l. together, and with whom / was in strict habit
V OF intimacy and friendship myself; and request
n led him to communicate Il TO Mr.. II. IN the mos
e delicate possible way, and to assur. him Of M,
e entire disbelief in tn" insnuations Further
= well RENE mbcr, | marked, that the most no
!. norablc men, particularly popular Representa-
n uyes whose wish and duty II should ever be t,
d serve their constituents, were liable 10 be- i'm
G posed IN with false applications Of varou, kinds
h Whether the gentleman thus requested, made
| The communication TO Mr.. F., or whetbc,
y he was so occupied in the important public mat
III tiers IN which with MIR F. he took so leading q
} share, as to obliterate my communication from
c his recollection both then and now, | have nc
means Of determining
E In Washington again, few day after the ad
b Journment Of Congress, a general report broke
out, and became universal throughout the CITY.
that fifteen persons in upper Virginia, and one
IN Kentucky, were arrested, and under prosecu-
ion for iorgeries and frauds on the subject of
! Revolutionary Claims. The names Of bit Two
were mentioned in my presence, the Kentuckian