Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-07-16


While the friends of this gentleman object 10 tn,
discussion of his pirate affairs, they nevertheless.
pursue course which renders such discussion .
matter of mperous necessity. Tho Washington
Globe, for example, publishes letter from the
Rev Thomas Henderson, who. il scoms. has been
long IA resident in Col Jalnson'> family. written
Tor the avowcd purpose OF whitrwa>dng tho Col
onel, anl which, speak ii with regret, on ac-
count OF the cloth of the writer shows an utter d.-
regard of iha obligation, OF truth IL docs not.
1t is true, deny TINT Colonel johnson lived
with ono Of his onlorel servants, sls his iG,
and thai they had chdren, who were educated az HI,
own, and thai he married them oil Ia white mon.
who were hribed 10 cSpouss them hy munid-
cent dowrics ; hui he equiyoratcs on the subject.
in language, which, virtual, admitting al those
facts, would nevertheless convey 10 the superficial
reader an impression thai he iafcadcd to deny
them. We quote one or two paragraphs.
" The great matter oil SANDER and abuse /, the
circumstance Of two females raised by him, the
children OF a colored woman and said Ia he lis
whether true or false | know not-howeycr. be
that as II may, he is entitled to mach credit at least
been treated in their raising. They are the erca.
lures OF God, aud hal no agenc, in bringing
themselves into the world, aud therefore, admit
tlne that they are his children, lac is eeranl, on
titled Ia moro credit, lnthe siah OF heaven to have
raised them Is he did, rather tlnn 10 have turned
them INTO a negro quarter, or sent thcmto Il cotton
Turn; and il they are the children ol some Other
person, lac IS entitled 10 he appreciation oi his own
conscience, in the sight of God, for not placing two
such girls rs they are in some degraded condition
50 common IN our country
Now, the m1nner in which Cd, Johnson has
treated the children referred 10, and with regard L.
which his Reverend advocate /, So pathetic, la,
we do not hlme HIM for bost luirr upon th,,m pa
rental affection. Bui the question /, whether a
man, thus connected, should be elected to the Sc
cond office in ibis Republic, by the voluntary SUI
tiagcS OF moral men
The Rev. Mr. Henderson goo, ON 10 state the
manner in which hesn children were educated,
for ii seem, he VI, their raior,-pnd be then
adds
" Their mother, about whom 50 much la, boon
SAID, was one, among others that fell 10 the Colo
onrl, by Gift, in the distribution Of his fathers cs-
tate she had boon raised by his maiher-anr ot
the most exemplary aal pioa, Of women. She
WIS cool servant, faithful. ahrdiru1 and bumll.
and appeared 10 hoo" her place aud hcr bnsioo s.,
"o,.' III ",''' ana ao'e'', '' soeh' She always
r,'l,fl, ''I, "''' ,''t '''e'
the mn,c. and porlorm,r, TN, nars.',r,. l.,
,ine,y thereof. All the difference thai could ever
be discovered between thai woman anl other >ar-
vans was "'o S3', 'fnm her asr' experience,
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