Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-03
HicHNoSD, Jan 2s;, 1855.
To JAMES MADISON Pc

long Address IN tie Enquirer of the 2dt, 80 peup.
oil Nottoway, Luncnburg, Charlotte, and Prince Ed
ward, in justification OF The unprovukcd and decusi-
bic attack made upon under the icigncd name Of
"tar Play. IL ~ necessary, however. thut should
take some notice of it, aud that notice shall be as brief
as may be- think perfectly understand your object in
ans whole asir. II 4 be not to crafty hitherto
concealed and cherished hostility against me, then il
must be- TO sacrifice for political OF patty pur
pose The acrnoaiocs and aosive language of beth of
your essays, aud your great labor work cut from
frivolous aud distorted circumstances some aeon
saion against me, plainly bcay that you have one or
latter is principally your aims you may prcpar The MI
tar, but you may not be able immediate the victim and
warn yo to take care that you do not make another
sacrihcc winch you now seem but little apprchcnd
:, You again harp upon my address to the people Of
Prince Edward at their Ocicbcr Court Do You really
thnk you give fair account of that address! Do YOU
NOT ieI that by saying so much about it, you may pro-
yoke the Just end intelligent people who heard it. 10 re-
buke you Tor the siancOlly exaggerated repre-
you conriyc to make Of what then said Can YOU be-
eve, that, by your repeated efforts, you will persuade
Jackson meeting Prince Edward Court House in sen
iem6cr last, that in my remarks upon their preamble
used the language yea ascrbe to me, that offcrcd
ten rs say the grosscst possible insultS~ Re-
collect that most Ct them heard my remarks and yo,,
may convince them if you have not already done So
tat you nave not respect for their understandings
iou Sy' ui;s preamble was The work of the people"
Indeed And do Jon Suppose ts, the people Il Prince
Edward can be made TO think d,at Tic work of forty
my Se'ucihen however respectable. acting in
ing claimed to be exclusively party meeting was their
work 1t is very convenient ding to coi6c ourselves
WIN INC venerntd name OF the people, but should
nave netr authority for doing We the People
know, that often have oar names upon their
lips, when their own purposes in their hearts,
Your attempt TO excite against the indignation Of
| The people of Prncc Edward, is indiscreet You
modestly boast of the Offices and aopointmcnts co.,
ierred upon YOU unsought by your ..feow- citizens
and neighbors'-of the services YOU have rendered
them, and yonr numerous transactions with them |
am not disposed to withhold any of Your honors from
you will, according to my best recoection state all
OF them. You have been Colonel of The Militia Won
now are Justice of the Peace, Trustee of College
and an Elder of Church. verify believe YOU have
been fair and honest your transactions with
your icllow citizens and neghbos and have rendered
men some service make no prctensuns to their
favor Tor services rendered, any other account
ihe people OF Prince Edward, nevertheless know me
"e ana tat knowledge my shield against every III
naured attack you make upon my character / APP
peal from you to te, 10 ciy good ssSe, their lore af
! truth end justice.
You say, that abe circumstance of NV not attending
inc COMMITTEE OF Correspondence their meeting at
the Clerk Office twas orfy mentioned 10 show thai h.
was noued and that his not attending did prevent
fair examination and scanning of tile votes and The
sgners on the Instruction Retsrs, inas,nuch as his
after houg Was i ees to publish tbat TINS d GlI
not attend Gs meeting to show that was notified 60
which, the comintce proposed to make was proccc,lcd
in, because my friends you pleased to call them
.'aftcnlsd to this matter for me? Would II moi have
been made ev,nT they had not attended, Read again
your whole stacisent of this matter and saw Whether il
does not obviously bcA attention of bringing upon
me some censurc: You still to think 1t import-
ant to establish. that the Clerk and Commissioner Of
the revenue, attended the cosauliltcc as my agents
and you attempt to prove it. by stating tl,at I re-.
qnestcd The Clerk TO make out Tor me- a list of
INC voters OF the county, and authorized him to obtain
the aid of the commissioner that these gentlemen did
attend The committee and that they did act and pro-
tect my Interest From these facts you logically con-
cluoc that 1t Is substantially rc that appointed them
aS sL'tca by Fair Play, to attend this matter for
nc Do you really think that my requesting the clerk
70 make oat Tor me- list of the voters his obtaining
inc ana OF The commissioner ar appointment by ne
Oh tnese gentlemen as my agcnts TO attend this connt
Scj OF mat Their attending and aiding the committee in
thcir examination Is any proof AA< appointed lthtDl
IL" "9t PVTPoseE Whatever thcsc circumstances may
have led you to believe, dc ;iuc You wrote 4. Far
RAY, put this question your conference.-the you
mo- know at the tnc OF writing your last address, that
Tho Committee met tie clerk Office that hevnjrbt
have his aid, that the commissioner attended the COM
nttec, upon the suggestion of tlc clerk tnt thew would
want ms books which had been removed from the Office
aud that bad agency dret or ndirer in procuring
INC ot'eioafoc OF these gcHecn upon the committee
~ go" 6nt'c Tins, regret TO say, you have pursued
course altogether unworthy Of your character as mas,
G ,. ehtstl0' IN charging with quibng in denying
mat had appointed the Clerk and Commissioner nv
agents, as stated by 'Fair Play and in atcniino 10
support TINS charge by sublty of argument You
appear IN the violence of your ociilty against me- 10
duct g "'" CON
Fon viii not say, with your proper name affixed,
that is IN ct tsfe that forwarded list of the namrs
signed to the Letters of Instruction. one of the old
ana knowing shcTns, for tie purpose stated by "Far
Play, or for any purporc vllacvcr; but YOU Sttemp
10 prove, by singular Of reasoning that il IS
substantially true. Your reasoning stript Of all cir
GGumiocuhon j. 'his-Alr. Watkins alone, had the
Letters OF instruction, and letl COPY of the names
signed to these instructions, with a gentleman Of
tarmye, who is not public officer A copy of these
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therefore Mr. Watkins forwarded il TO him. This il an
oler attempt to sew that that may be sqbstanaI true
III argument, which iBJde is untrue and you evidently
e1e IN your logic for you say something witty about
splitting hairs, and again charge me with uufbbling
four logic Is Pupaby defective, and your conclusion
isise GU knew that had left with a gentleman in
tarmyilc copy of the signed 10 the letters ofn
rucuoj was II not reasonable 10 suppose that the list
OF these might have found is way 10 this sold and
knowing sheriff. ctout mig ku0,eltdee md roitout mn
agency If mine, that had forwarded IL 10 him -
You are IN habits of daily intercourse with The erDtle
man with whom left copy Of the 90 the letters
OF instruction, you might have easily cnquircd of him.
" nut suuod your purpose, by whom copy of these
names had been sent 10 this sheriff Had Won dome so
you would have learnt ffom him. OF through him vim
dd send this list 10 this sheriff. and that had pofbin0
- do with t. left copy Of the names 10 The n.ir,.c,
tons at the request OF several gentlemen WHO are my
constituents, and this is the utmost Of my offending
With this request could not with any roor;ctv rcfss
70 comply and IN respect responsible Tor any
number o. copies they may have distributed or any use
ihcy may have made Of it-And now sir nut another
question to youWcre you told before vou ,ryoto
Yo"r iost gddress, and dg0H chargd ,eh gJbifng
by gentleman entitled TO your unqualified confidence
atMr Watkins had sent this list Of names to this
sherh mt ot he kHeto that he had not ?" The name
OF the gentleman upon whose information I put this
question to you, will be furnished if required But you
say That this old and knowing sheriff showed me the
| list himself, and stated to ire that Mr. Watkins
sent II 10 him. viii not say chat you desinncdy mis-
sate ths matter but am persuaded that You have not
ighty understood this Sheriff, CORRECTLY rccOlccfcd
iiis language. II avn fortunate find out who
TINS Sherh 49, this matter shall be thoroughly nvesti-