Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-13
DOVE ESTIC.
(from The Portland Argus
AES Il OTIC AMI IIrnGE YIN

DOMESTIC.
From The Portland .4rgus.)
JAMES +. OTIS AND JUDGE LYNCH.
The Daily Gazette of Saturday evening last contains
two closely printed columns the signature of James
Otis, the late unfortunate etterwrer for that paper
and the Mercantile Journal in Boston The article is
peculiarly marked with that vulgar and malignant oblo
guy, that to all who familiar with the columns the
Gazette the appendage of James F. Oss name to IL
quite unnecessary in order to indicate either the a
thor of the article the appropriate channel of its com
munication to the public Mr. Smith the Represen,a
tive in Congress from this District in matter
of course article detailing any grievance of Fede-
ralsm in this region for the largest share of the writer's
ribadry. The Richmond Enquirer and the Eastern Ar
gus next in for nearly equal division of the cry
tng mans denunciations In the of the rant,
ton and fear struck tits obvious that TO him. though
snugy retreated within the sphere of New England $
laws and CUSTOMS the Judge is ereat terror still and
though he would fan indulge angry thrust him. he
dares not do 1t For he probably we'll calculates, that
should the Judge happen to have any friends this
gon, he might in the winkng of eye be held to bail
for appearance before His Honor's Court, where the
wicked story of never having been aboitions and
the surrender of trunk and luggage the freedom
OF popular search, would not avail him second time
for an escape.
The burihen Of trouble with the prosecuted cores
pendent OF the Old Portland and the Boston Mercantile
Journal appears to have risen follows. He on
visit at the White Sulphur and Hot Springs Virginia
under "medical advice, he says, for the eff
most r0ient acute rheumatiSm( BIZ any other name
icouid smell stoectD with which he had long been
troubled While at the Springs, nursing his
lent acute rheunatiStn,' he busted himself in writing
anonymous letters TO the papers alluded the North
ana East containing the grossest
Mr. Van Brrens friends at the South and of the friends
of the Administration generally.-Seeing his industry
and perseverance in this work of venal SANDER and false
hood we exposed him to the public by name
OF the letters and admonished the people Of the
pecting his past at homethat he has long
furious slavery advocate has delivered public adj
dresses the subject attended conventions dissent.
mated far his feeble influence extended the disorga-
nzng and detestablc principles of that crew of fanatics
and adding what his business at the South, is know
not Upon the receipt of this exposure of him, at
the South, it seems Judge Lynch threatened take
Nh into AZ, n.&c
and unusual delay in the Judges nts the Civil
Maglstracy got possession of him first, when he
such pteous begging, and such well eigned protesta-
tons of nnocence dsavowing all connection with the
and party of AboIitonsts and tmidy surrender
ing both his person and baggage to every species Of
search that the magIstracy induced to let him off,
Judge Lynch, however, knowing better the man shan
did the Civil Magistrate, upon whom he had imposed
such fasehoods, IN brief space thereafter into
the same neghborhood, post haste for the cuprt but
he had aken to his heels, leaving evidence of him
self behind but the oatlsome story of his "nost
acute rheumatism"
The letterwriter complains Of this proceeding on our
part, endeavor to excite already irrtated and
angry people against his reputation, nay, AGAINST lbs
LIFE, &c. We certainly intended no personal harmdo
Mr. Otis We calculated, and it seems, with unerrng
exactness, that peculiarly of his temperament which,
in Virginia has gained him the reputation Of most
eooardly iacendiary We knew that the first alarm
would be enough; and that the celebrity of his retreat
would soon inteTpose many good league between him
self and danger In this happy to find we were
not mistaken. At the first symptom of danger which
he appears to have snufed in the tainted breeze he left
the scene of his pilgrimage the mail ITSELF and
escaped the humble honor of coat OF tar and cotton,
evenbeoIe the Virginia Enquirer whose editor he had
abused could raise the 'huc and cry of the county of
Rockbrdge against him. We hear of the retreatin
knight holly pursued by Judge after
from Virginia at the city Of ~ York IL was probably here
fha ne first stopped to take breath BY the way in this
hot pursuit the Judge has evidently suffered some little
dscedt account of his failure, considering what his
reputation Tor CELEBRITY OF movement has herto been,
aud considering too that he pursuit of one more
than half spawned, and broken down with most eio
tent acute rheumatism which nothing but the SPRINGS
of Virginia could hope TO remedy! At New York, hour
ever the Grant abolitioDis remained long enough to
TeDonnoe, ina letter 10 the Abolition Society there the
connexf0n he had formed with it, in a previous conven.
ton of ebolsonss at Philadelphia This very letter of
renunciation be IL remembered pTooes true oo OF HE
statements nude ofhi,n, viz: that he had been an
abotonist and had attended their conventions
On leaving N York he appears to have bee ONE calmer
His fears and fell in ratio to his distance
from danger BY the time he reached Boston aud had
begun be quoted by the cheering smiles and friendly
recognition of his black associates I'm the deeds Of 0boi
ton his courage at TO it's usual Esprit level
and he observed to deposit, carefully about his per-
son. deadjy toeapoH, of very savage aspect-soine
thing between gentemans dirk and ordinary butch
knife. On reaching this city and finding the Gazette
little less scurrious by the absence Of bis pen its
columns ne forthwith commenced personal attack
Mr. Smith, for which the latter if he be man of sense
little he does for the idle whistle Of The
wind. BY the way, may here remark that notwith.
standing this abuse Of Mr. Smith, he neither wrote nor
tho article which is declared 20 have been the cause
of JadQe Lfachs hot pursuit Of the rereatng abolition
is until he read il in the Argus although he his
entire appreciation Of IT, in with all others whom
have heard speak Of IT,
The leter-writer oblquey attempts to tx on the Ar
gus the charge Of encouraging popular yoIsUce. IN
common with the whole community, have depored
the outrsges OF excited population at the South and
elsewhere We have never been among those (can Otis
and his Gazette cay mucb) who have approved of
popular violence, whether in the murder Of young Per
~ at Philadelphia by Bank assassin or the cutting of
the figure head Of the Consution tie breaking open
the arsenal at New York to Bank mobs the attempt
assassinate the President Of the a. totes or an as
ssult on quiet feliowcizen during the last political
AS this reference may be sundorstood Gse al ausion
10 another affair, which, when
tn tbe yeost mannef the senbtes Of Mr Yshope
preclude AZ whcn
the Of
gentleman whose 1end and relative thought
grossly siaudofed We know whether
the dignity ofa If
bad attracted the ofhe ops Of Rokbdrs they gbi
have been perede wee penoeses examination The orcibs
applies Of the thumb forefngef hao the prine
pies oftba scieg pdox character than penoo
~ can dscoe Ne say ey Aqoe tg perhaps The
dollars agd IS before Municipal Cou n CITY mas
have proved efectual
did heanQ balm provoca
lion have been, and conempbeg the victim certainly