Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-20
mo COMMUNICATED.
TO ALLEN WILSON, Esq,
(Deiegate from CUua5erLaud

CLIFTON, 9th March, 1886
SiR--Your letter of 22d ult was unknown To- me ill
was shown to me- on the I'd inst by the Postmaster
IN Gainesville This circumstance together with the
dihculiy OF procuring the necessary information in re-
ion To the appended letters the names of whose am.
ihors were given to ut the time has caused the
delay TO my reply immediately commenced an enqnirv
into the circumstances of each except the one with
which was personally acquainted.
shall reply to ii with the frankness and cando,ir
which think due to the OCCASION and without auv in
tentlon to give personal offence IT, in CONVEYING INV
opinions and sentiments TO you should not e1noy The
bland and courteous terms through which yours are
yeycd pray you to be assured that it is owing what
you may call defect IN my nature. Some men, Won
know, can cast nsinuatonso the severe and cut
ting, and vexatious character when their language is as
soft as milk, and even riendly while others euterton
ing more KIND feelings, perhaps, express themselves in
blunt and guelcss terms
Besides, you know, that you and were both I'M
fortunately uncducated But, while you have been s
long honored, and ave had occasion so repeaieJI To
make your ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for the confidence ren9s
III YOU nave been hard at work in the field of agr
culture for the support of my family And if The soc,
y you have been thrown INTO has given you an adyan-
tage over me in the graccs and ornaments of style 0or
really your style is wonderfully improved of laeO hone
you VIII make some allowance for me- if am snot only
unhappy, but rather in my application of terms 8
Allow me, If you please, TO remind you that you are
somewhat incorrect when you say hold nvsplf d
rccty accountable for the performance of every trns
conhded by them (thc people, to- my care" You will
Tecoect THAT you told me, when called upon YOU as
Chairman of the Committee, to know whether i'm tho
event OF their nstructing you TO vote against Benz w
ltigi, you would obey their will; yon told me, Won
"pul hlt vote against nm under
whatsoever = And here, you viii pardon me for say
ing think you not only unhappy but rather coarsc;''
(sinec am so thrown into tic back ground as 10 be- com
peled to borrow cOurty phrascopgy, l think / shall
make my exit aud not appear in the papers any more
unless can get some body to write for mc in your lam
guage when yousay you have endcayocd perform your
duty nninducncedby the clanours Of faction or the cries
OF designing dcmagogucs. And, again, when you say
lfid been less mindful of the obligations imposed up
on ne, might perhaps have been msled or deceived bv
tic iacous spirit which some times assas and seeks 10
exercise most malgn influence us and our acts
by pure and disinicrcscd principles Of patriotism
ana more entirely uninfueuccd by personal considera
tons, than The committee which undertook TO collect The
sentiments oihe people Of your county And if you
can dyesi yourself Of those preudiccs which suspect
nave been imposed upon you, think you vii. be of0.
cd TO acknowledge yourself that no instance of innr
per or undue influence has occurred IN The conduct Of any
member oi either of tho committees. And / venture IN
express the opinion that if your friends when they held
thcir meeting had afforded the opportunity to the
lnstruchng committee that extended to them on the
examination ol TIER letters Of instruction and the nvcs.
legation o. The number Of qualified voters i'm the Clerk =
Office the morning after November court the result eou
have been vcy different from what IL was Or # tbcy
had thought proper to "put the extnguisher upon the
efforts of the committee as early as ttcv fngi Lave
ed Suites ScagtOr, believe should have extinsnisrd
their "exinguishcr, but for your having made u vonr
mind under no circumstances whatever TO vote against
b w Leigh
find you still harping upon the old song Of the
Resolutions Of 1884 have answered three times upon
e SUBJECT OF these resolutions upon which you Ia
build your hopes Of reelection, on the hustnos
and twice in the public prints You must therefore
pardon me for leaving you to sing by yourself Nor
snail answer the nlcrrOQatOry you PROFOUND in reaton
to The consitutonality Of tho Bank followed by string
Of dion1ed scraps Of extracts from my remarks in my