Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-28

IN reation TO The circumstance OF MIR Watkins hav-
ing directed the Clerk 20 associac with him the Commits
sonc OF the Revenue TO make list of the voters
OF the county and the part these gentlemen took in aid
ing the Coimicc--i think my address in the Enquirer
OF the S4ti January, places the matter in clear a
light. that II IS quite do more than to re-
fer to that address upon this point
Mr. Watkins still ssivcs TO make much ado about The
stf,ene. in Fair Play, that he drew off list for
warded 1t 70 one OF the old and knowing sheriis Now
suppose young gentleman of high standing, who has
himself been several years sheriff. should say that the
tarmvilc agent, OF whom have spoken pav him list
OF names OF which have spoken, and told him Mr. Wat
Ais requested HIM to send it to his father and that he
TOOK tie list and did carry IT to his father who is old
ana knowing sheriff though the same one mention
ca IN my former address having shewn me the list
uiu suppose another gentleman who was at the house
OF TINS old and knowing sheriff when his arrived with
the list should say, that the reported that il was
sent by Mr. Watkins direction all which istruc-whosc
business III 10 dispute the statements Of these several
gentlemen? and 10 admit the opposite though IL should
be disputed by Mr. Watkins or the FarmvIIc agent:
am not disposed to question any direct made
oy any oil the parties; yet from the given me BY
AN old and knowing sheriff, and the account given hy
tins sou of another old and knowing sheriff should think
II should be the business of Mr. Watkins and not my
syn 10 reconcile these matters Whatever might have
ocen the instructions explanations gisen by Mr. Wat
kins to the Farmvlc agent, | think / sec from the
speedy destination which he gave several different lists
OF these Names that he, somehow, did well understand
that thit use TO be made of them which "Fair
riay anticipated was TO be made of Them as soon
as he found they had been put into the hands
OF TINS farinville agent, the sherifis and oilers of
the same political party which was this That notwth
standing tey had been duly scrutinzed the Clerks
ohce III an open court of inquson both parties being
present. that u.s. the committee of correspondence and the
selected friends of Mr. Watkins and these names being
dti passed By both parties that they be
under the scrutiny and torture ex-parte ana dca with
o ono party alone not in open court both parties being
present. to see as both parties had before seem that there
was holng but fair play And how has il turned out
NoDody That can find out of the Administration party
knew any thing about what use was made of these
names, until the Senator actually elected by the
Legislature. Yet, aferward we are very quickly in
tv-Onp
the list, and that there no less than eighteen wit
nesses ready to prove how it was contrived No Ad
ministration man that have seen ever was able TO
ma out until now with any certainty, that am one
man. much less that Al had agreed to sign Off No no.
TINS would not have been prudent because some of these
secret, lan Buen instruction people, might have stood
some chance to have Thomasonzed Dayidsonized or
Ohverzed, some of those pure "Wigs" who procured
me signers OIL. And If they had had chance they
might have looked little into the names which were
hunted up to swell the resident voters of the county p
TO the enormous amount of 7S3 instead of GEO as had
reported 10y the Clerk and perhaps they might have
round some OF them bad or doubtful; and know they
could nave gotten sign Instructions if they
could possibly have imagined that 400 good votes could
be SO wigged as to be thrown in the back round nc
not TO constitute what these ssWigs' woul1 ocknoy
ledge to be majority of county which seldom mus
'ers -FOUR hundred at the polls all told But these Wigs
managed the whole matter of augmentinp pretended
voters, scratching Off and signing off with such profound
privacy, that no secret, Fan Barren instruction man as
lar as know or believe, ever had even a peep at any
part oil the whole game. Now, Mr.. Van Buren, word
10 you II you please You have been often highly re-
commended deeply veised in the MociciSn's ~,
ana Tor deep and cunning secrecy and il has been said
tiat those VINO have been engaged, in this and other
countess In circulating letters of instruction were
taught oy YOU IN your school, and if So you are GER
taniy bound by every principle of Justice 10 take them
PACK TO your school, and begin them aresh in the very
rst rudments of the of secrecy and to carry them
regularly through the whole course without fee or re-
"rd-as IL IS perfectly clear, that they are scarcely ac
quanted with their horn-book compared with the nro
found secret art of Wggism Sir do YOU require proof
Oh inc profound ignorance of our pupils in this art? Well
I'll pfla -, .l,,al.
taught by you first gave public notice Court when they
would meet at the Courthouse. They met in broad dv
s' anu puDciy read all their plans, published them in
e newspapers got printed letters of instruction printed
by pubic printer circulated them openly and publicly
ana then gave notice to their instructed Senator to at
tend at the Clerks Office all the names they had
obtained that he might dispute and dock all which ,yer
any way doubtful then gave him the letters themselves
ana sent them TO their representative Enough sir stop
u you please. Did they do all THAT" They certainly
did, SIR Well, shey are incorrigblc ounces and give
'N9 en-, up as hopeless scnd tt",n to Wig school
but, TO come back to the balance of Mr. Watkins last
ette 80 ia as appears to TO be necessary to an
swcr it.-He appears to endeavor to throw me in the
wrong, by making an impression that near and much
respected relative, read heard him read his letter n,
me, and approved it, and expressed hone that N,oul
give tue answer required In this he is mistaken
received letter from this relative by the same mail
which brought his, in which he mentions that Mr. Wat
Rms had read his letter him. and that he honed ,yc
would become reconciled friendly or something of
tns amount but expressly stated that he hardly expect
ca would grant Mr.. Watkins request i'm relation To hc
retIaction he asked-Mr Watkins says-"It waa sug
gested to me before your last address was published that
you would probably endeavor throw me in the WRONG
oy using language towards gross and offensive as
10 provoke me TO make assault npon your person aud
thereby exhibit myself n brawlcr in The streets
Nhat gossip predicted this for understand if To be
the prediction OF somebody He does not saw that be
understood that had made any remarks To ann holm
Cah ne MINK there IS the least proprety in his publish
ny "S chafge or complaint against me- that which come
sily oody only predicted most probably would do But
he goes on to say The coarse and abusive cb,rnc
Ter Oh that address, warrants me in believing that
you either had that object. or that YOU felt that
you mad some Immunity in the peculiar situation
~ whch VIC stand, in relation to each other and
language truly Will the gentleman refresh his memory
tte, by referring back to the language in his address
published IN the Enquirer of 18th January What inn
munity could he have been thinking Of while Inc was
penuing that address?
Mr.. Watkins has, in my opinion, very unnecessarily
and imprudcnty sought to make private pione Of
PuDhc address ia newspaper, under an ANONYMOUS
signature, and although il anmadvcrtcd upon his course
as public man, the aniDadve was nothing IN com
pare TO what we daily in newspapers upon public men
as goou as ne ISL nothing to charges which have heard
MN P"Ocy nuke against public good as he Isl and
although have stated very fully in my astaddress that
my whole object was public and had nothing 10 do
WIN hostile feelings luminosity towards him he stilI
appears 10 tax his Imagination heavily to find out some
oste or iar-ictched motive if he could not sec mo-
yves enough ofmy stating, that have differed with
nm IN matters of public policy. That now differ with
@ ia relation to hs course, upon the subject of the cr.
cTctse OF the right of Instruction. and as a free man |
claim the right, and will continue to exercise n o,yar
hn as wei as all other public men of STATING NV opi
mons and objections, fully and freely vlenpvcr dial
newspaper field, TO him, unless he should make il ne
cessary 10 resume it hoping. as | sincerely do that
when he takes time to cool he will see that am no, Ills
enemy except politically know have not, nor ever