Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-24

cannot inser, copy Of this letter. because Jill
not think of 1t wieii lctt home, and left it there
and am writing IN Richmond But, the above ac-
count of il, is, think, sufficient for every
sary purpose. lie says in this letter. that il
his purpose to offer any persuasion threat Does lie
not first say that he had prepared for publ
cation, and that afterwards he determined that he would
first write 70 the author TO il he would do him JUSTICE
aud what sort of justice does lac ask? Why. that the
charges made against him in Fair Play should b.. re-
ractcd. Suppose then that this was denied could be
so blind to see, that he Determined first To see
If II woull b., tl,t secondly ii it denied ttt
this which he thought proper apprizc me he
had prepared and which had understood from another
quarter as coming from him. to be very bitter would
appear against me: Them is 1t not abc. that lac.
should say in this letter, that he intended threat
when IL Is most obvious that there plain threat
tue letter itself and why mention that he had prepared
an answer, If he did not plainly intend that should
that such rod suspended over me. But as i'm this
letter he expressed very decided conviction that Far
Play was dictated by personal hostility to him. de:
tcrnncd and so stated at both to his friends and
mine, that could not why he should regard it,
that 1t certainly was not the actand that should
say to him, in letter in to his The very next
mail after receiving his letter. friend Of his received
ietcr from HIM. IN which he was requested to call
TO know 1t had answered his letter, and to let know
that it required haste then told his friend what had
told Others before had intended to write MIR Watkins
in TO his letter but told him. he was i'm such
haste, he might watt until his hurry was over but TOLD
hun at the time, did not think proper to autllo
rize him 10 write any answer.
Considering the obvious threat his letter TO me and
that before possible for him receive any answer
from me- he should think proper call upon third par
ty to wait upon me- and to appze that it was neccs
sary should answer in haste presume few men would
have answered at all land so, neither did l.
Alter making various coniecturcs in his published
address, why Fair Play had made such attack upor
him. Mr. Watkins goes say, "Or it may be- tina, he
Is habualy fond of strife, and finding his old auarrcs
growing rather stale and fiat, from being kept up
long, lie now seeks new one Can MIR. Watkins
entertain some purpose his heart make charge and
condescend, instead OF doing So to make dark
ton OF this sort, in order that the public put lust
what construction they please upon n dark insnuaton
IN order that he may do more mischief in this way than
he thinks he could do by making specifications? had
never considered him capable of ihis-ar from il; but
am Mt liberty to make any thing else of his language
in the above quotaton? suspect that the very oldest
1uarrri nave, according to his definition of quarrcls
Is with himself. | have long had a sort of contro.
versy with him, but l had never regarded il as n
quarrel, nor Thought he did; because [ knew he had
no right SO to regard it. But | very well knew,
he was good deal chafed under its operation and
very well knew he did not bear well as he ought to
have done and If he has been labornp under the inn
pression that it had become rather stale and flat he has
been laboring under great mistake 1t has lost none
OF ITS strength although he may have been at all
tines sensible of IT. have for many years-long before
we differed IN opinion upon Federal politcsbcen great.
ly dissatisfied with his legislation more reasons than
nave .ne 10 give, II 1t were necessary But will
advert to the principal onesOher representatives
taxed us, and have voted away money, but his little
hnger has been thicker than their lons have not the
journals OF the Legislature refer and therefore
cannot state particularly the various large sums he has
voted away-not only in schemes in which we his con-
suucnts have little or Interest," but schemes which,
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OF the State and to the pockets of his constituents
can recoect right, he has least on one OCCASION
voted large and waseful appropriation on James River:
quarter OF million for scheme called the Chesapeake
and Ohio connections $50 900 dollars to the Portsmouth
and Weldon rail road about ayear ago; when from We'll
don there was already railroad to PETERSBURG This
sort OF legislation did not snitne, and did not think
suited his constituents and of course have objected
10 nm, and have not been slow to declare it. Yet
nave continued TO esteem him n good man. and a good
ncighbor, and have manifested it by all my deportment
70 NM ana VIII not cease to hope still, unless
better reasons than his ridiculous and childish at.
tack upon me- am prepared TO make greater allowan-
ces Tor INN, than he perhaps, would be ready to believe
know he Is exceedingly exctabe, and very blind when
ne Is excltedcspeciaiiy upon the subject of his public
acts know he very subject remarkable impotence
usdcr any objections made to his in legislation
and believe ne thinks not quite capable Of judging
OF his public acts He is stung, very deeply at the oh,
jcctions made by Fair Play to his course in relation
to Instructions and is greatly afraid may seriously af
ms popularity with the people of which he is exceed
ingy Jealous and would suit him. very rcquent-
y does suit politicians to divert the attention and indq
nation OF their injured constituents body else
Dut VIII turn HIM over in due time his constituents
ana let INN answer to them respectively, and 20 me
particularly He says, and pleased To hear it, that
when they shall give him any reasons to believe they are
dissatisfed with his public course, he will resign How
snail they give him any to think Not ofcourse
should think, by any plan of instruction. which they
may choose for themselves Then will he so GOOD as To
furnish them with plan Suppose they should elect
four jackson men next April three or suppose
the jackson candidates should get larger aggregate
vote, IMAM the AntI-Jackson candidate will either OF
these things, or will any of them, be any
should like to know, and perhaps a good many of his
constituents might, also.
! will now leave il to you, fclow-citizcns to say
whether there is any thing in the piece signed Fair
Pay, which should have provoked such an attack as
Mr. Watkins has made. Let be remembered that nc
mad not only stated in his October Address, that the
writer of the preamble of the September meeting had
written aisebood and SANDER; but afterwards told
that he thought l the writer. In this, as TO the
particular paragraphs he called false and sanderous he
was mistaken but that could make difference as he
imputed the whole my pen Notwithstanding all this
had no sort of idea of making it, in the least degree
matter of personal difference and hostile feeling-oi
which, he had abundant evidence both before he came to
the Legislature, and in Richmond after his arrival But
ought he, under such circumstances be very bitter
and personal TO me, after he found was the author oil
EAR Play because had not been very delicate in m
choice OF terms, in giving my opinion of his coursc,
here are some other mattcTsin Mr. Watkins published
address, that it might be well to notice, and which
could place IN very clear and satisfactory point of
but as they are not of much Importance and | have
written great deal already, than | woult
wish to impose upon the press and upon the public
will close with an apology, both for having done
JAMES MADISON.
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.