Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-04-20

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| to impugn him, ard an esrnes, wish expressed thai
It might be in his power to OK plain The matter % the
satislsciion Of tue President and the country Wash
ns'on had no secret oiiidss It's IN his poke, to be
used iot tho injury Of any mb,, and he might have
truly said that truth was his object, aud not 10 &c.
cnso any one falsely Ills acts would hayc fully
jusih hs rrof, ssions.
beseceh YOU fellow ifizcne to compare these
noble Examples with The ,ecrnt conduct OF President
Jackson, The s,cord Washington, (God save the
mefh y M rtiaiien 10 myself He sought evidence
ron any who might he found willing TO give il, TO
,mpi,eote nle the aceomr,eo of miserable
sIa, and employed bis subserslon dependents 10
huat uli Witnesses and bring their alidayisi to him
/ THIS duty performed, and the pAidayi,s put in
10 his hands be submitted them 10 his yisi'ors,
and vouehed for thor truth he spoke q criminal
prosecution his settled object he carefully kept
the Whole matter concealed from me, until com
mltee OF The Senate was appointed nj my instance,
and what then Why ho mndo desperate effort
TO mpart TO these aifidavits the sanctity OF truth
and by their publication TO foresall pubic opinion
while the ipsestigstion depending What
contrast IS here exhibited between the real Wall
ington aud Inc oonatet/c,t The unapifnel, ia ,eso
idi'on.fcpoHed by the committee as The result of
the't iaoorious Investigations loft not shade Of
suspicion me in reference 10 his foul a nef,,ious
bid to be guilty Of perjury, and coItmen. who uro
cured their testimony by bribery, has been dssruc.
Gu ny an almost unanimous vote OF the Common
Council of the city Of Washington The other
cohsP""fors have not YET been sufficiently identified
10 receive 'hoir shafo of the Jublic Indignation
! nc itePoft OF Inc COMMITTEE WINS unaniDousiy n
doptcd Ivy the Senate no friend of the Adminis,,,
ton having voted in the nceative-ene only was
Bcnton getting behind the eoIonnade 10 avoid vot
ing lest he might incur the diT,easnre Of his i'm.
perel master Poor Stewart and Foy orc now dc.
oouhecu ny heir stducers AS a pair of pe,,'e,ed
piRains,
.fene"-eitizfns--t have given you but a skeleton
OF .n's dark and nsldious conspiracy 10 blast my
character, anu crush unlcr the weight of Exec
u'ivc d,nuncntons but oil which have stated
may be set down as truo TO the very letter Il is
submitted TO the calm delibtrnion and recc ion Of
every slfiuous, enlightened patriotic cz'n Il this
free country andhs own sense of what is due to
the moral grandeur # nation of frecmcn, must
form the basis Of the judgment which he may pro-
nounce.
II Is the cause Of the coun,ry--its wounded hon.
or and dlgnlty-through tho dcmorulizlng agency
OF Ms political head, which calls Tor an expression
OF public sentiment To redeem the character of the
American people from the stain Of corruption and
moral dspravi,y.
v,
mated by the same dc,cs'a,on OF the foul conspifn-
cy, out Of which this lofty dcmons,r alton of feeling
towards myself has arisen ia enough to satisfy the
whole world Tint there yet reTainx in the hearts OF
me people The tpHn oflbcriy, virtue, independence
ana patriotism, which they inherited from tn, r an
eestors, and which they will transmit, to their pos.
tetty uimpaircj in despite of all combinations to
subdnc It, II may be asked, why have been es
peolaly marked on, rs the object Of Executive ven
geance To this can give no sa,islac o,v., mn
swer, unless the history of the las, f. ve,rs NAV
furnish one.-lic can have no r,yn,e reason ,s
am not conscious ofkovino ,,ono him. or nnv o,b,r
man. private wrong. His own reckless and un-
P'o'okeu attacks ON me, have elected the strong
.a"s"aec which have been compelled 10 use
:" my own defence, towards him. On all other nc
, ca''ons ! have spoken Of HIM oG,y as ser
van" OF ."e people, and IN reference to his public
a'' !" "e.l'os'ess oi his own administration Il
,es o'eh sa'u Fat my letter respecting the Cor
louisville affair, WINS unnecessarily severe. I'M,
cut TO tho very core the individual against whom
It wos directed. can only say, tina, the occasion
| demanded such response. Ough, no, Pr,sidon,
Jackson to be The last man IN the nation to complain
| OF iho personal allusion which made to him 2 He
noo ueat out the most unmensured abus3 of me in
ne presence OF assembled mulutudes in my absence.
""o wnen nc had reason 10 believe his expressions
would never reach my ear. Can his most ser,iie
| partiz ms justify such an OUTRAGE on rood man
| nefs aud good morals, coming from one who
ought TO be looked up tons an example to the youh
OF the country lie allowed himself SO far Il, for.
| get his own dignity and the hiyL oblica,;ons
winch bind society together as 10 allece in Vi
o'ai'on OF all truth that | pu,chased my wife with
| twenty thousand dollars, " and paid her doper in
| STRIPES This fact has been sworn 10 by Martin
pSker, OF Gordonsyille, whose character is atoyc
| oil manner of reproncb. What was nv re-,
| ply simply said, that if his words were as
hue as they were rldculously false :" had vet
me consolation to know, that | did not steal her
from her lawful owner | spoke not Of hin,
l had right at least, TO state what | had
| "9t 70e and lha, Is the whole import of the SEN
| 'encc. lbs friends may make whatever applica-
mon OF IT they may think fit, and ho,cl over the
sanc'i'y OF female reputation !; but yet | say tEcy
cannot speak oil IT with candor, in connection witt.
The offensive language to which il was reply.
mus, then, attribute the Prosecuting spirit Of the
| President, and the miserable cabal who administer
to his passions and pre- JUDGES against me- to the in
i dependent ALTITUDE which have assumed as n
1oAembcr OF fhS Senate, against the ASSUMPTION o.
J power and ibc corrupIlons of his administrations
! had defended him against ic fierce attacks of his
! enemies when he had no reward to bcstow and
with equal frmness. | have resisted his march to
arbitrary power when he held in his hands The
entire patronage Of the government His original
enemies now fauer his nifty, bow in humble
submission TO his will, and falten on the spoils'
of victory which they did no, contribute to a.
chievc.
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