Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-18

of any other Elk men Ia The eour,v 49, up,n iho's
One OF them, Mr. ST eeier is a ms,atse i've.
pyssns HOUSE o. Representatives Of the Ohio I's'
s"a'ufe' Feryrespcctfully, i-e'
| Your mot obedient
| - ~ JOHN w. ALLEN
| Z. u. GRtswoLD. Esq.
The following letter appeared some tim. L..
tue peSe's s wing, paper Published in Roshes.
| .o', ~ u. since saw u, no time has bs en- ailo-t
TO institute AN enquiry with regard to the ehsr.s.u
OF the writer. IL ishowever, presunabi. AL :''e,
almost conclusive that he is man of .ooJ .h.'.
en a"a worny o. credit, from the fact that for so
long time his statement has gone uncon,rade,.J
and his character unassailed- ~ took up nm. D.
chester Daily Advertiser the other dav AMI w. W
surprised to see It stated there, that Martin Van
Buren, was Democrat, aud had been sucL - an an
childhood. MIR Editor, know sometbin, AZ Va .,s
outen IN former times-l resided in ALBANY In 1910
| anu 10, and some years before ar alter reme,a
oes wen beng present alta Convention for the mo-.
minatlon OF candidates for Senators held in Ais.n,
IN isiSand'l3, Of which Abraham Van V..h,y
'ne Pauon and other dsting uished Feoe rals,s ~,
.nemoers' Martin Van Buren, was there al,o ara
,;n",t, speech reeollec, the language as dis.
eed oy saying am with the FederaI;s,s- T.
posed To The war, and then continued in n ,,Ya;n
1,tter lnvectiveagsinst James Madison. md c. -
shufied him down." ''eu anu
And what Is opposed to all this evidence, III,
stnp,e assertion OF MIR Van Buren, and m II d.,
Ter, mat Mr. Van Buren, was no, opposed :, ~
- uot, uere never has haen
plcit denial, either by Mr. Van Bur,n n, NJ p e.-
, OF the acts stated by the member of The ...s'.
~ ue spy and by Gen. Root-and nov, $50
'nese statements be false, to prove them so sly
known ~ Nj .na, caucus are still living, are we'll
n"o~" 10 Mr. Van Buren,, and are some q, r. e'
uouot, his political If not PERSONAL c,.nd ."e%,, 20
- "eH testimony not before the wo,Jd7 10y
,nte'nsent community give the answ,r NJ v ah
,ba, 81, uue' IN his letter TO MIR Hunter. saw.
tnat ne never for a moment, hatborcd . 1870
au'erse'' 10 The war, and therefore could ~, Is
sPoken against II. Now, however conelu, %. IL
might oe with regard to other men ,pho,, ,,.,s ''
go ny, ~ MSlsms, It Is by no means so with re-
CARO- 10 Mr. Van Buren-for when the fac, ,h., n
denounced the war, is conclusiyelv ,,ov.a ~" "e
ni"i WIN iacilhy OF explanation known oni,t ="
himself distinction IS Immediately taken be,y..u
go anu really opposing; and he tseanes
rom the charge OF opposing upon Tho nj. -.
Pones, IN ms peculiar position, required him 10 '
pear violently opposed, when, m truth he Wa. n
" IN idvor OF the war. This reasoning I 49,.
WIN NOT Apply TO others; but the public viii renee
DER mat we are now dealing with man ~
"sui generis." ''"" WHO -
lhave said that Mr. Van Buren, and AZ, p,,
s'anu alone IN opposition TO the evidence her. nd.
osceu OF MS opposition TO the war-and This il sm.
phatlcally true; Tor while MIR WRIGHT nnd a. tn
mndge, and Professor Holland and Nj E
unite 10 Speaking OF his advocacy Of the wnr H.,
are all either Indefinite to the period n, ,h;.h ~
was vas Hs auVoca,e, or they FIX date no farther bark
lhan March, lSl3-thus corroboratiny rs,k 80 ~
q nd others '' 'he spy
Mr. Senator Wright TO- warded 10 Mr.. R,.h;.
pamphlet containing what he ~ ofessed 70 n. y as.
- history OF Mr. van burens rhoie course i'm re-
iation 10 the war, compi cd from the public .coS.
MI. kltchie published no part of tins ,eco,d L;,a"
onu Whyf Because ihe earliest doeum, nj y, -
Sao,eng an advocacy ofhs ioar bears dafe IN Mor,h
60 10 hot Know whether the answer TO The
Governors speech IN November 1912 made \ nas,
of that pamphlet or ret n n did NJ d par
I'he iioiesSor Ito land had sense enoroh In re-
SeiVe that It proved any thing else rather Than IA,
Y an putehs advocacy ofthe war; and like the pro-
isN"T ne wlSey suppressed IL. IL was LEI, (or
those friends OF MIR. Van Buren,. who "a - 10y
Eeo IMAM knowledge, more partizan 4; elns ,La,
powers OF discrimination, 10 Law IL b, fore The o,d
Even Mr. Van Buren, himself in his lctter 10 M
win which rogue appeals to his conscience az.
pea's 10 the archives" OF the counry: and VIA, 10
they show1 They stow him in IsI3 ei.m,r,,s
adpeeHfe Of the war, while in 1872 he was either
SPpOSeS W INC war, or else was reiiher flesh nor
hsh: 80 that oil his witnesses, all the sonTce, n,
evidence TO which he appeals support md c,,roLo
rate the statements OF the wines IS against hin,
Leg IL DC borne IN mlnd TOO, that The simnl. fact
S'et he acted WIN the peace party" in supporting
Linton, an avowed opponent of the wnr iden,i6s
nm with that patty, and fixes upon him. bv s,,ons
PTesumpuons, the charge OF opposition 10 the wnT
rom "hIeh ne can escape only by The production
Ol POSITIVE prof that he advocated il. For such
proofwe look in vain 'Ne"
The evidence reli, d uron to sustain NV d.cl.r,.
uons' Is now concluded. IL rests with an inI.Ii.
gent community to decide whether or mo, 4, 81.
" Ieueems the pledge given in my card of July
10Th, TO "saiisfy the public that Maitn V.n r., :,
opposed the war until public opinion drove INN ;a"
to its support" wv" '"-
But, It is necessary, in order to place myself and
my course LARRY GefOie the world, 10 extend This
communication little further.
On the LIST June, | addressed TO MIR. Van Ru,.n
the following letter:
MosrAGuEs Essex County Va
June I, 1870
10 MS EretHeHey, Martin Van Buren,, Pr,nd,nf ~
the United Siats.
SIR-You will find in my biect NV .noloo, &.
addressing you. Candor rtqumes me 10 saw ths,
Pohucahy, am opposed TO YOU and that have
done and am doing, all can honestly do 10 defeat
you, re election But have never had any rea.
son 10 doubt your integrity n man, or your can
dor and honor a gentleman To these noy
address myself Nv"
In the course Of the late canvass in this State
charged as an objection TO you, that you had been
opposed TO MIR. Madison and the war mill &C.
November, 1872 aud. as an evidence Of NJ s,o,e.
that mad heard you, during the Summer Of 1912.
IN conversation with other persons express vour
decided opposition 10 MIR. Madison and the war.
louT friends here met this statement by the letters
OF messrs. Butler, Wright, SC imputIne IN me in
terms, deleet of memory, but, by implication, a
want OF personal veracity. So long as this WIS
confined TO the limited circle in which am known.
! uisregarded ~ but my attention having been two
quIrer OF the 26th ultimo, repubshed from the
Globe IN which the charge Of f,lsehood is directly
made against me, feel impelled by regard for nv
CHARACTER to seek the means Of relieving il from in.
FURIOUS Imputaiions. do not know OF any living
witness Though there may be, for | have as V,i
taken no steps TO ascerta:n) except yourself who
can sustain me IN the declaration; ard apbenI to
you, IN the conhdent belief that you will permit no
hostility rs polite an to prevent your doing me
justice as a man.
In 1879, !, then boy, was boarding in Kings
Ton, Ulster county, N. y, and going TO school at
the Academy under the charge Of Rev. j. MunseIl
During the summer land think two or three times)
you visited Kingston, and while there conyetsed
freely upon the subject Of national politics. In
some OF those conversations, Of which ifI mis-.
take no, was with Jesse Buel, then the Editor Of
Newspaper published in Kingston, called the "Ple.
blan, you spoke in decided terms Of opposition TO
Mr.. Madison ard the war, as | then unders,ood
you, and the recollection remains with me as dis.
tnctly as that of any occurrence, alter so grtRta
lapse Of tiEe.
Upon this recollection, ! have said what hive
said. II my memory has deceived me, or if mis-,
understood your language, and have done yo ! in
justice, shall take great pleasure in Correcting the
error rs soon as apprised Of IL. For, although AZ
decIdedly opposed to you politically as any man can
be' nave never been willing use any other than
lar and honest means against you. nj understand
you Alright, and my recollection is correct then IL
- but simple justice TO me that you should place
IN my power the means Of defending my terutation