Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-10-04
]. WATSON WEBB.
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70 toln Ian Buren, Is.
SiR--lt is to me At Ill times painful duty, 10 De
the harbing.r of bad news bat leave You To hs'ef
NINE whether am Isbotue under such misfortune
the present time. shrn you learn that am sooo'
apprize YOU Of The entire failure OF your attempt 10
prevent my sailing IN the Great Western by causing
my arrest and Imprisonment IN Land OF strangers
Al the very moment nf nv intended dcpanusf-
will do YOU the justice. however, to say, tha'
The failure Of your plan ~ way attributed e'ihef
to your want zeal OF legal information anu
shall take an early opportunity to apptile your run
ploycrs that yon lave discharged your huiy 10 them
IN a manner which, mhlo It cannot iail TO put the
most INSCRIPTIONS lninton OF Tie law to the blush
viii as certainly receive the cordial appreciation OF
YOUR unpunopled political associates ~ The United
Stacs | shall apprizs them that instead OF aHrstine
me ia London, slete bad troops Of friends fea-
d, and wiling 10 become my bail, thus preventing
The possibility OF dsgraelog political oiponen, by
casting hun ot,tgn prison, YOU very wisely ne
letted The oom,nenceme OF your SUIT I'll the eve
OF my departure from England, aud until had ar
rived IN a STANCE city, where, beng unknown, you
had every reason believe that must OF neeess'i,
be impfsaued. lor time ~ least and that the Giea
Western would arry. IN Amcuci, announcing thai
the Edaor of the Courier and Enquirer, Tor having
daied to expose the character the Jdm'nstfaiIon o
Mattln Yam l1nien, had by h,s son been cast INTO
prison IN England, a tenor 10 all pol,cal oppo-
nents.
Your leg :, Information advised you Of tho TACT,
thai II arrested the city ol BRISTOL, none other than
a lreeholder al the same county could be my bail
and consequently II amoRg entife strangers could
not fad such an wiling to be my bail Tor near
SIX thousand dollars must iucvitabl, be Imptlson-
ed aud knowing tins, must frankly accord You
The high credit oi having accd IN manner which
enttles YOU To the waImes appreciation OF your EN-
PLAYERS. Sir. you deserve more Than common graft
rude otdlnaf, fees at Their hands; ior cannot be
eye that Al your age, you could have pursued such
tnNatl, a OF whose hospitality
you have heretofore pdliakeu, aud who wIlliin lie"
weeks has borne such testimony IN youi behalf to
gentleman m London, u. have reason to kno" al
Died somen liai your comfort aud pleasure, without
some lille eompunoiIon oi conscience, aud deep
sense Of shame at the character Of your employ
ment.
Resi- assured Therefore, that | shall make IT my
duly to apprze your principals how faithfully yen
have lal ored III their service and at the same time
shall disseminate widely as possible the character
Of your new employment, aud your readiness 10
mak /. almost any sacti nee that be conceived,
order 10 accomplish the designs OF your employers.
+ II | nrhly undt fstand your position, an important
j branch of you business will be, 10 bear testimony
to the signatures oi those merchants, editors, aud
others who. having been ruined by the conduct Of
our rulers may INV willingly trust themselves un tins
side Of the Atlantic. The more cynical portion Of
the public may ekclam against the idcn oi the sons
iacLiug upon The distress produced b, the reckless
ness and pollllcal subsriscDcy OF the father, aud
u
thus a. quiled as the wages of prostitution, but Tor
tunatcjy of yout peace al mind, YOU have already
demonstrated your contempt Tor such old fashioned
considerations, and illustrated the truth of the adagc
that iho laborer Is worthy OF hiS hire" congra-
ulate YOU. SIN on your new vocation, AID upon your
peculiar dtuess tot tie discharge OF IT'S duties, aud as
cannot but lcel deep interest the success oil one
N whose fathers poucal advancement was some
what instrumental, permit ne to suggest the pro
pretty OF hls furnishing you with lac SMILES Of the
signatures cl all he merchants nIhc 1. States who
have been ruined by has administration ot the public
affairs. Through the medium OF his plant tool AT
the head OF tho Treasury Department. he can doubt
less do tins with huIe trouble TO himself, and can
not doubt hut you would much rather found your
atdavs oil the commences a. the signatures OF your
victims such data. than, IN my case, upon a
friendly note Of invitation to parake OF the hospitals
ties OF IN, table, At period when ! was exert,ng
what lue influence possessed IN advancing the
political fortunes Of your father.
Yours, &c.