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

and gave rise 10 his unwarrantatlc expressions.
lost no time in addressing 10 him letter, informing
him Of the runor which had reached me, hoping
ihos IN his cooler moments he would either disa.ow
or retroc The charge, which, In q moment Of great
excitement he Ind made egsins, me. Aiow me to
read the letter, copy Of which now hold in my
hand
Sgs.re CHAMBER, Jan 81 1885.
SIN bhYe understood through several respec.
fbblc channels, this nlotning, that on yesterday,
when most daring and unprecedented attempt
WINS made by person whose nnms | do not
remember 10 have heard, md who 10 wholly
unknown 10 me, 10 assnssnbie you on the piazza in
front Of tho Capitol, you publicly ascribed fie
rage TO my insiigaiion or, IN the precise language
imputed to you, that Ind bribed this to rs.
snasina,c YOU Unwilling 10 credit the declora-
ton Of ony in matter OF so much delioacy in
volvne, a. il must, considerations deeply oGccting
my feelings and character, iftruc md If false re
iltci'ng the highest dishonor on yourself II have
leli II incumbent on mo to appeal directly 10 YOU
and nhJrd you nm opportunity 10 avow or disavow
the expressions which have been, trust, wrongful
~ attributed 10 you.
sclzc this occasion to assure you, ,hni, not.
whstanding tho relations which are known to sub
slst between US, there is not a man among your
most devoted friends who would more deeply re-
gret, intensely dcprecnte, II personal iniu-
self Blu, il is not my purpose to make rrotesin-
tons Of any kind ask nothing moro than
candid reply to tho jsqsHy Contained IN this com
mnnicnon. |, mny be proper TO add, TINT your
| silence win he regarded nm ndm,sso on OF the
fact, and my future course will he regulated accor.
dinghy
have he honor be,
With great respect,
Your obedieni servant
GEO. POINDExTER.
Gen. hEpnrw JAcEsoa.
Was not this letter candid, digniG d. and re-
specfu towards the PRESIDENT Did not the Pres
| ident owe IL 10 himself to give 10 ita candid ra-
| ply There can be bu, opinion among homo
rnblo men this subject. But the letter was Weat-
| I'd far otherwise; II was contcmp,nously returned
| IN blank enyelop", unanswered, addressed to
mo in the handwriting Of his Private Secretary.
| Thus the grave charge tacitly confessed by
him who had mndc it, md his vcracity, sueh rs il
is, was stokcd on his ability TO prove II. Could
| there bs stronger n'Uccmcn, on the mind Of any
man to seek for testimony under which he might
excuse or Justify tho foul accusation which he had
brought against me, md which he hal thus &C.
know lcdgod7 This il the autieus on. Of which
| grew NIL tho subsequent proceedings Of this wills
conspiracy, having for ia Object my destruction
md tho vIndcn.ion OF the tol,ering honor and vera
city Of the President. The means TO procure tcsi-
mony were at hand The public money, patronage
md power, were PVT in rrqusi,ion Iha, inia.
nous wretch, Col man, who was almost an in
mnte in the Presidents House, although spo-
ken Of in tho conversation Of The PrcsIdsn, with tho
subcommittee "a person unknown TO him, was
employed under the direction Of the Commits
sioncr OF public buildings, from whom he wss in
the habit Of obtaining large contracts, n,ded by tho
ADVICE OF tho District Attorney, TO find wines
SEES whom he could prevail on 10 testify TO any
fact which might DO used 10 justify the dcclara-
ton Of The President, duplicating me as mn accom-
plicc Of Lawrence, tho mLninc assassin. In ad-
diiion TO these local dependents around tho per-
son Of the Executive We find several mcnbera
Of the House Of Representatives cndcnyoring
| 10 purchase favor in the Same manner. MIR.
Mann, Of Pennsylvania, whom never saw, 10
clearly identified ns IN uclive censpire,or Du'ee J.
pcarcc of Rhode Island, stands pretty much in
The same relate TO these men and besides these,
! there were MARY other mcmbcrs Of Congress and
| officers Of the Government, who contributed their
aid and assistance IN procuring testimony 10 make
on a case, in which my participation IA tho atcmp-
ed assassination Of the President might be ts'nb-
| lishcd by implication. Their combined Efforts re-
suited in tho subornnion of Stewart and Foy, but
| lie presi lent informed Mr. Penrcc that more cyi-
dence Of the same kind was expected The PERU
ry ofthcsc two Witnesses has been placed beyond
cir is proverbially Infamous and Foy, by his Own
deposition, has not only contrndcted the affidavit
which he hnrded to the President, but has convic-
| ted Goldman Of having offered as a reward for his
affidavit, the black,mths work on the new TreG-
sury building about TO be- eeeGed He IS furthfrs
contradiced on several positive facts 10 which o
had sworn by tho evidence Of Mr.. Smith and Mr.
| Frost, which leave 10 doubt Of his having sworn
| falsely. Not man within the limits OF lie en-
miles square, with It's thirty or forty thousand IN
jInbilunfs could be produced who would believe the
Testimony Of David Stewart even If given on oa h
| in Court OF Justice. beg por jon-bcrc was
one. Gen Van Ncsf member Of the Kitchen Cab
| met, and Presd NJ Of tho Pet Bank in Washing
ton, was taken from his daily ayocnions, and sent
over to The committee who testified that on "grnvc
subjeefs" Stewart would speak the truth, and thu,
such he understood TO be his general character ;.
From my heart ! pitied the man, for he would
have been coniraJicled by at least five hundred Of
the most respectable citizens Of Washington, II ne
C ssary and it could not be concealed that while
giving his testimony, his mind was irrcsis IDLY 'ur-
| ned to the custody Of the public deposites. Such
! nc the corrupt influences Of the times, that lie who
| keeps a conscience must DO il at on enormous a.
peasc, ami presume this witness could not al nd
| II.
| That this conspiracy was mstigacd by Presi-
dent Jackson can no longer be doubted by any I'M
prejudccJ mind. lie had made the chargc, and
by his own admissions, he requested the aflijavs
10 be taken and handed 10 him, and Then, said he,
" shall know how to act" lie held private in
,crviews with The witnesses before they gave their
alfdaviis! For what purpose do you suppose these
interviews were sought Certainly not for inno-
cent purposes. No man possessing a high sense
nf bopor would hold secret versuiioOS with wit