Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-22
LyScHBURG, SEPT. p, 1894.
NrssRs RICHIE & ARCHER.

answer Of slr. Richie to the last letter OF MI hfch-
., nnl,l,sbeJ N Thursday Virgjnian-and when
was returned TO Mr.. f. b. Mr. HcIh, NAit h''
rber's CriendA We annex ulss, Mr. Rnchies a'-
count Of the circumstances attending lis dFli'efy
TO him
sra-l return you the letter you nave ms LAY
addressed To me- have no use io' sa2a 1t0'
but you mar harc hereafter, .yhcn you may o'"'"
for what YOU hive written. Gf course, nave pre-
| served no copy 81 It.
Iha.e sud 10 the public, only what hal u
right to say, and VIVA felt myself bound TO say,
When saw what attempts were made by me
Press as honestly thought, AMI as still th'HH'
TO deceive the People. II did you any injustice,
by such declarations, have of red yon the meoEs
of correcting my mistakes through the same cHeh'
mel OF Of putting IN my otca pow % do 50. 1 %"
substantially decline both PROPOSITIONS, and reIoFt
only th Idle abuse.
| was no, your personal enemy have already
said So, publicly. There was nothing IN al our
intercourse 10 generate particle OF resentment IN
my bosom towards on. But cannot SIT qnituy
by, and see pubic m covered with praises
which he docs not deserve Tor taking a part which
| think mi ri5ai 10 the country.
| shah mate bat brief commentary on your
i.eticr-Ca.i ny i' grounds surmlses, report, m
/ pres>ions, nfolenccs" what you wil. am com
PEELED to confess, that even your Explanations have
not chan.cd my belleL | have no hesitation in DC
licvins, ,hat yoa were Knowingly AMI mportu-
na'cy pressed upon the President, tot the Mission
to Loodon-thai you were prepared, as Aif. Nc
Duff, says, / a3P'y the bayoneit 10 South Carroll
na--that you became soafed with one or /" Q
friends who would not promo'e your ylews-ihai II
you were capable Of btn. soafe1 with them ten
not pressing your wishes, you werc'stiIl more ca
pablo Of becoming sourcd With the Administration,
ia I IN.
10 the Of he Opposition and that, instead Of
being violent supporter o the Admln.slrahon,y you
bccam: violent an enemy, even SC far us 10 VOC
! for the restoration of ths Depo5Ics 10 an lnstiW-
ton, in which you had voted, ba; the session be-
fore, that the Paolc Dcnoates were Hp; even &atc.
such were my impressions, nlH h1Hc1 tt!tet, as |
! expressed myself 20 yoa- aud such is sal my no.
aest belief, after all thar has been since published
and after all the L vclltloa3 yol haze been plea
sed to make 10 me.
You say, that | have passed over this passa, &c IN
ny printed article " | became sourcJ wth one
or two persons who would no, press my appoint
mcnf. as hopcd ami expected" Sir, If / passed
over that passage, (srtng IS you say 1t is for It's
partcuality,) II was, because had but initiated
your own example In oar note TO me, you also
had passed II over in your statement, striking as il
was for It's par',c iarlly. But, Sir referred 10 II
pt'bLf
Il did constitute an important step in the conclusion
to which was conducted was told, just before
pennn5 my article, by gentleman whose autho-
ry could not doubt, that you had broken' with
! Mr.. Van Buren, because he had not taken an acily,
part in your behalf, against Mr.. Stevenson "a Nv
ind similar S utcment made in the Globe OF
Tuesday last:-3lly In the letter from Washing
ton, to which | tered in my last communication
to YOU find this passage q Why did b. CIR
A. ) fall o9t with MIR. Van Buren7 lie was has
| friend and supporter at the L Baltimore Convention
and advocated, as understood al the tlae, h,s
claims to the Vice Presidency, in preference to all
others. Why has he since abandoned him d?
Simply bee use tho V. p. determined that he woo'H
take no part between him and Mr.. 5. with regard
to the Mission lie wanted Mr.. V. b. to ,rkc u
decided part in his favor he refused, and Mr.. a.
mas been personally aud politically his enemy ever
since. lie hos not only tlea oul with the Presi-
! dent for not giving the appointment to him. and
MI V. i for not taklr- part IN his favor but his
hostility has been Cxteud5l to every body here y no
thought Mr.. Stevenson was better qualified than
himself Forlhis reason and other, he last
winter scarcely spoke to those with whom b for
he had been upon terms of intimate friendship"
II these be facls how is ii possible not TO draw the
inference from them which | have done
|, Owe it to MIR. Van Buren, distinctly to state,
that have had no sort of communication with h..r
upon the subject.
storn, sir, to retaIlatc the hit, you hive m ii
at me. would not unnecessarily wound your
feelIh9s. do not envy those Won already possess.
THOMAS RIICllIt
81 This letter terminates my correspondence
with you.
On Monday, Lieut.. w Kcnnon caletlorea mar.
al my house. and told me he had letter fer mr..
from Mr. ileth. told Lieu. X. | vaaId TAX ue