Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-06
DOlvH EESTEC.
TO TIE EDITOR OF TIE Ewo,


DEAR SIR: Not having your personal acouaintnnce
must apologize for this letter, in the outset intend il
as an appeal TO your magnanimity and honor | am
member OF an opposite political party, have taken
an active part parzan htherto-but am led to be.
eve that you will not take that consideration whom
request you to listen plain statement of facts in
self ~ my
You have seen some allusion to me, as Correspond
eht OF the Advertiser of this place. lately Virginia in
the Argus also published here have copied stric
lures from that paper upon me, Aboltonst This
etter TO request you, respectfully take all has
been written both sides of this subject so far "a am
concerned, q send you the Advertiser containing INV
Ieters and you probably receive the Argus regularity
ana put down naught but fair impartial unpreiu-
diced Judgment of the whole affair You can have no
OBJECT IN holding me up to the people of your State as
an Abotonist, when am not one-though have for
merly advocated those sentiments And as am not the
Editor of the Wing paper here it will necessary
for any political purpose, represent me as am Adolf
ZIONIST in connection with that Press
Inc whole matter is attributable TO an old persono
pque of the Editor of the Argus against n,vseIf and
the Advertiser. The Argus finds but little a5nrobo,;
IN the course 1t Is pursuing even from its supporters
full 0ny ask you to Judge canddy between u.s. after
remain your most obi servant &c
JAMES f. OTIS.
From the Portland Advertiser Sept. 81
owe understand that the Correspondent Of the Balti
more Pariot writing from the Sulphur Springs in Vir-
GINA, declares he has nge gentleman in any
stage coach, steam boat at the springs avors the
election of Mr.. Van Buren, the Presidency and that
it idle suppose that Mr. Van Buren, can ever get the
vote OF Virginia During the "Panc and pressure" last
year, 1t would have been equally difficult to with
one Democrat TO ten Bank Tories stages steamboats,
and watering places, for the reason that they cannot
now be met with in those situations in Virgnia-be-
cause they renamed home attended to their o,n1
business, and left the "white glove and silk stocking
gentry to patrol the country in sages steam boats
and dance attendance the SPRINGS on the LerG;e nc
fashion If we know this correspondents we do not
wonder that he finds respectable Democrat in his nc
customed haunts We think that friends in the
oouth should be put on their guard We are informed
that he the who corresponds for the Portland
Gazette and Boston Mercantile Journal He is no other
fhan lame r..
autus ANii-sLAytf ADVOCATE, has delivered public
addresses on the subject, attended conventions and dis
seminated far his feeble influence extended the
disorganizng and detesabe principles of that crew of
fanatics. What his business at the South is we know
Not But when he misrepresents the good people of
compelled to encounter the SANDERS Of "man in
mask."-.4rgus,
PORTLAND, Sept 3d. 1885
To tie Editors Of Me Adoeytser.
1t was not until my return yesterday morning. from
journey which had undertaken by medical advice to
the South, that the above vainous article in Edito-
rial columns of the Eastern Argus of the 18th utmo
met my eye II was obviously intended by its malignant
author to have its effect before should leave VIRGINIA
ana as VIII be peeceved upon perusa that intended eff
feet only such it could have entered into the cad
of booded scoundre deliberately to endeavor TO
produce. ! do not quarrel with the terms in which the
editor Of the Argus has fit me with what
he pleased to denomnae 'the respectable democrats
of the party whose panders he and his press notoronsy
are; they the only terms in which could expect in
common with every decent member of the community
to be assaulted by lost all sense of honor dece
cy, truth, and common honesty. Nor shonld notice
the article in any of its connections were il not that
am told has been copied into the Richmond Enquirer
paper, which has wide circulation in Virginia and
which, though oracle with the discerning portion of
the people of that State at present. may still be so far
credited in assertion not false its face and uucon.
tradicted by the party to whom il refers be instr
mental in the production of the endish design of The
Argus by giving to the above article circulation il could
not otherwise obtain.
In the outset am free to admit that did cores
pond, during my absence, with the papers in this
article, and accountable for all the statements WHICH
they contain. Of this have endeavored TO make
any secret, my communications being signed lin your
paper and another containing The most Of Them, it6 M
initials Ii is true, also, that the dale of the above ar
tice, was at The Sulphy SpyiHgS of Virginia So far
the editor of the Argus has indeed told the truth an eff
fort rarely made on its part, and here only undertaken
for the purpose Of giving color the gross falsehoods
which the remainder of The article in question contains
The devil can quote scripture to has purpose and
the liar often finds admxture Of truth convenient to
give his lies currency. And may add that this mode
oil conducting ms attacks upon political opponents is
well known species OF warfare with the rePuted editor
and proprietor of the Argusone which he has often re-
sorted to heretofore and the adoption Of which, rule
of conduct, has gained him notoriey that the meanest
creature upon earth swould hardly be willing TO take
with all his talents and his property into the bargain
The deep dark damnino lie that | have accused tie
editor OF the Argus Of uerng Is not contained in any
word set Of words, disconnected with the main body
Of the article above transcribed II pervades the whole
Of itand lies in its intention and in the differences
which it obviously designed 10 produce upon the
mind Of the reader at the South ~ his part of The
country ne,ratzeS asonO here Jeieocs one ,sord
Me Argns contains, uneoyo60yated IN other egidenee;
hGUng tOng ag0 been proyorbGUy bTdnded " The tn0
9rQUS, by Gerry general And this not only
by the party opposed to in politics hut By very LARGE
and respectable portion of the Administration party also
It's conductors editor proprietor its very body and soul
AZ - generally understood, other than certain
redoubtable MEMBER CONGREss who. interIeriop ia
the political affairs Of another Congressional district in
this STATE and endeavorng excite the people thereof
against member Of bis parry, as a candidate for
their suifrages by utterng divers false and malicious in
situations against him, by him challenged at Wash
ingon during the last session Of Congress and on re-
fusing 10 fight, publicly posted "IAR, ScoUN.
DREL, and CowARD Ia brand which still adleres to him
aud like Gains, still stamped upon the front Of all his
words and actions
The writer Of the above article would have The South
ern reader believe that undertook the journey To the
White Sulphur Springs, an Emissarv of the Anti
Slavery Society, for the purpose Of adding 10 the ex
element already produced upon the subject of slavery
and TO use his language 10 disseminate the dsor
gaining and detestable principles Of that cew of ua
tics Immediately adding What his business at the
South is we know not'aad this too directly f,llo,oin
the annunciation Of my ga furious Anti sove
~ Advocate-all which, taken together intended 10
convey the idea that then dangerous errand s
Virginia aud that tour friends At the South should be
pot on their guard against meAnd il is this pretend
cd apprehension Of sinister design my part going
70 Vg"'a, proiessedlysPr from knowledge ofmy