Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-28

do / care. | have had, for fifteen years, an extensive
correspondence IN every part Of the Union, and n'",
III this public manner, give tree PERMISSION, 10 a.! per
sons vino may hold any letters Of mine, 10 PUBLISH them,
if they think proper TO do sol ask no quarters, aaH
shall rive none. especially extend thIs privilege To
that arch imtr;guer, that migrate politician, that Ameri-
can Tullcyrand and political Arnold need no, name
him-He who, bu, recently, was said by the Wings 10
havc been guilty Of an act Of ..mcr0t iUrpifnde.' lie
has more Of my letters than any man IN virginia, and
some Of which, II | am correctly informed, hr has spo-
ken Of Let lim publish them, ii he pleascs: hav"
no c2ncealments, but 'rty MT ask hIn 10 extend 10 ne
the same privilege. II could forget what is due 70
one ] once considered q gentleman, | shall no, forget
what IS due 10 myself Mr.. Rlvcs well knows who ha>
broken the private seal. The time IS not FIR distant.
when be Will appear odious III the eve OF every honest
politician. The poisoned challce (~druggcd, as it has
been by him, for other, and better mem shall b. placed
10 his lips. Bat al present ! viii let him pass-the mark
Is upon him, and, IN after time, "the wind will tell he
tale
Bot TO return to Nj. Griswold.-The cry of persecu-
ton has already been raiscd-thc fiat has gone forth,
.come veal or come wo,' he must be sustained. Bat
who is the prosecutor and who the prosecuted: VINO
has irult more freely with character than Parson GriS-
vol Who has brought 10 the bar Of public opinion i
long tired, faithful aud enlightened public servant, and
charged hun with d,shonorabie conduct PaTson Girls
void. Who have twice sat on the trial OF the same IN.
d,vidual and triGmphantly acquitted hun. The Ame-
rican people. Who have gwen the lie 10 the various
SANDERS daily propaga,cd by a thousand presses and ten
thousand tongues: The t.ecmen OF America. Free
men o. Virginia can yon longer BE Insnlted by the
course pursued towards you: Spirit OF Washington,
of Jefferson, Of Madison, forbid 1t. Yea. proclaim 70
the world that you are nat oatae IL The m0rkst.
| have already sad, that up TO a particular time, /
believed Mr. Griswold incapable OF wilful talsehood.
In the sincerity of my heart, wish could say oH0Ir.
Nothing in our private intercourse has ever taken
place which has left one unklnd feeling towards him:
| have no private grcls ranking III my breast. may
say, have felt under some obi cations 70 him. have
no private motives or feelings 10 induce me to BRING
HIM before the public. have and shall deal with him
as the champion Of the Wings IN tins dIstTIct-hc has
chosen his position, and have taken my stand lcannot
and viii not be driven from II. have drawn the
sword. and have no use for the scabbart-From the
ram2arts proclaim 'svictory or death. Since IN"
period alluded TO. have heard Mr.. GriswoiG charged
IN a public assembly, and wien hundreds OF ms peers
were before hiEl, with uelng "a base and perluTed ca.
lumnistor, = by 4 gentleman deservec!y EgI IN TIE
confidence Of the people. and at no distant day WI! be
high in The councils Of his conntIy.-l nave known hi
ycracltv thrice called 10 question, and the weight OF
evidence decidedly against h.m. have hn""n h.n
make broad ass"riluas bc:n:. tho People.anG Their be cant
pti,,tt 10 -rtracr them. b.: lis recent course, has s'ae
beyond tina, Of INV man .. character iEl"reT"r known
much less a minister 81 the gospel. All TINS has cl~;
Il mystery over his ve:acItr, winch nc EIay Gjspei =
lie can. II / y3oa.2 rr,r b. do"c. vii be tie Hrs'
10 proclaim Il, ana 40 hiEi fn-i'ce. u patty excite
mcut has led him INTO tH.s yurl"H-as Il has many
o~thcrs-thcn lie is entitled 70 cur pity-"ur sympathy
for the lfailttrs Of our nature. | Should be wiling 70
exercise towards hun mo-e charity ana iotbeerance q!
he did not. IN the face Of lrh: and evidence. winch the
notorious Erastus Root anc hms Mr.. GrIswolds letter
10 the President can never destroy. AWofa respecting
Erastus. Mr.. Gr.wcit wei! knew, that he Could ap.
peal 10 no man in y. York who would b. more likely to
answer MS purpose than the sad &ras'uS; and yet, recH-
less as he * Known 10 t., he failed 10 come uPto Mr.. g.
mark. He failed, because lie wei! knew .: he Ggred l.
stand sponsor Il. VI. G.. and the = fy, T. tn" Soy
OF Washington Citr-c.Plr n0h4ic tr0fr,um that
even PARTY could not sustain hun. farson Grls"o.d,
who i i aoSt indefat2abi- ma. and possessed Of 4 fer
tie Imagination, brought forward altar rrifeHtt tn SHS-
min k,m. Now | viii venture 1" say n ~hr-:a'1, o'
the L. : no man could "-ucs, what.sEGo d: cvIGeuc.
he relied on: and as suppose you "ui Ike TO KNOW, !!
viii tell you. Whv, il IS tins am almost ashamed +
Pot il on paper. bat for the benefit q. the Parson must
d. it, that tie. Mr.. Gr;swolG. had written - Mr. Van
Brrcn. and Mr.. Van Burcn had HotGns"cred ms letter,
and therefore. he MIR. Grswold.J was fully sustained n
the position he had taken. lie, VI. Gr'swold, how,
eyr7. cd not intend speaking Of his letter 70 Mr.. Van
/ Buren,. 10 the teOpic Of ESSCr, If the people II Caro-
line IN Monday last, had not dra~u hsn ont prc.0a-
It.r.Iv. On the subject. lie Intended 10 "a, un;I Con-
r.csS adjourned, 10 give '.thc l',ie DEica::an IN op-
por,unity to reply to him. He had opposed N h@s honor,
but be then began 10 think ne ~cS destitute q h0aor;
the people OF the Us. differ with rarson Griswold,(
bet as a rood. and charitable Christian, he would wat
a little longer: and thon. If h" received no answer, ne
threatened. cgaia he thrcatened-V4 90 you suppose
he did threaten: As I faithful chr0nicler o.: the times,
must tell vou-tbut really do not Ike TO DO tt
could assign this part Of my duty to some person else)-
Well. he did threaten If Nr. Van Buren, did not answer
his Litter rem soon. ne would publish his letter TO Mr.
Van Buren, ,,,!!-and thse Mr. Van Buren, would ue
'Gsrraced in the ewes 81 the people of Virginia ....
TINS - ts account Of the letter. have not seen the
letter: but have heard land net f:om any person -
Waslinglon.1 that the ParSon very motesi!r proposed
10 sir. Van Buren,, II lie would ADMIT the charges II" hAd
brought against HIM, he would not use them agalnsi
i HIM. until after November. ParsCn Grt-w"!d was
abou. ten or eleven years o' arc, when he heard. rs hf
SINS. Mr.. Van Buren, declare himself opposed To the
War. Only twenty-eight years nave rolled on SINCE
i that time, and Nj. GriswoIG has a very distinct Tccp!-
lection OF what he heard Mr.. Van Buren, say.-In-
fortunately. ereru persou else who heard Mr.. Van Be-
| rem. has long since been dead-Le alone remains !? tell
the tale, s.a!one in his glory.
! Before take ny leave of Mr.. Griswo.G, IN Teia''oh
to tina, por,isa Of my letter N the Globe, ~hlcA ne no"
I, denies, viz: Nfiat he did not say, IN 4 public speech,
that he heard Mr.. Van Buren, in 4 pubic speech, J
must here add an explanation which made YESTERDAY,
and which. believe, was satisfactory 70 every man
whose GOOD opinion Is worth having, and 10 NJ. Gr!s.
RI void himself. Mr.. BraN;ou, ~ the commencement u
his speech, declared. he had appeared for the purpose O
ansyrerinr one delivered the Monday previous, At Nag
and Grren Court, by IIr. Grswold. lie then charged
him. as before stated. with having told the people, ina
he. Mr.. Griswold. heard Mr. Van Buren, declare hun
q salfounosed 10 TIE war and he dC notceny u be-
lIeye there was not a man present, who DID not think ne
had saId 20 in his speech at King and Gucen-and no
man could think. Mr.. Van Barren would take Little Mr..
/. Griswold then 10 or II years of age m a DARK Corner,
and tell Inn he was opposed to the war:-thIs wocltbe
\ little too absurd. and every person had a right TO con-
c!ude. that the Young gentleman. u he dd hear nm.
must have heard him IN a public speech or debate. But
will give his last version ofthe matter, # understand
II. and hone that a ncU one va! not tie gwen. It's THIS.
that although he had not. IN any PHb'tc SPcrch, SAID IT
had heard Mr.. Van Buren, make any dcclaratlon, Ac..
ve, he had sad to his friends. and others, IN a public
Tavern. and elsewhere, that lie bad hcGrd hun, m a
4 discussion was that discussion a secTet"ne) with t"e
Il,te Jesse Buel, make the declaration, that he was pp-
oosed to the war, &c. Jesse Bucl was al honoraoic mH".
would to God that his useful days had been ProicnEFc.
and thai he could now appear before the pe"Ple-oui.
alas. he ra> gone ito that bourne from wh'ca no lfa'e'-
L- oror -a.nrrs. = If,hfs miserable subte5;ure satisfies
the "Tippecanoe Club, No. 10" have not a"ght to
saw. do not address myself to that Club, as q
"Club., / make an appeal 70 q higher tr'buna!, Snf.
Notwithstanding the fearful odds with winch ha'e 10
contend. | fear not the issue.
Tap7ahannock, 2lst July, $40.
We certify, that We this day heard vi. ' =. az ~.