Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-30
TO THE PUBLIC.
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. that 1 should be gHdetfhS%f occu

HALF SINK, NOV. SUtut I'll.
l, mor,ifes me that ! ahouid be sRd4etdaf N%Eo occu.
of tiHs s@STld SO unenvinLle a position rs that
- Mr. Richard ,9dans and, if he had been content TO
n,hlish the correspondence which passed between us,
without his accompanying remarks, the matter would
have ended there, and thr sympathy that was enlisted
in his behalf, after his rejection by the Senate, (Which
felt anxious for, ut the time, regarding IL as a just re.
bukr, both TO himself and the President, who was par
ticeps criminals in the publication Of my letter. would
have prevailed over every other feeling.
But in his address, which ] have tins moment seen,
he is guilty not only Of The crosses, eqoivocatlon, in at.
tempting TO draw a dist, acton between the original let
ter and a copy, after two months Of frui,less effort to
satisfy me that Mr.. Lynch had misrepresented him,
(Which ! should not have regarded bat he has accom-
panied it with two most unqualified, and unmiligaled
falsehoods, which it becomes me to correct, and which
| cannot suffer TO pass uncontradicted.
He first endeavors 70 persuade Mr.. Lynch into an
ack nowledgment that he had said to him that MIR. Da-
Wis had taken a copy Of my letter for publication, which
MIR. Lynch perenptoiily denies, and then he seeks to
show that what he had r krd for as prieate, he considered
he would not have permitted any one 10 have taken a
copy" and whether other copies might not have been
taken without his knowledge, and then with an air Of
innocence, pretends that IL was the original, and the
original only, that he sought. But whether it was a
public or private letter, originally, from the moment he
asked for il, and it was refused, il became private as far
as he was concerned.
If it were public property, why ask for it at alp Mr..
iayncn mao no right TO dispose III III. IL belonged as
much 10 Mr.. Adams as 10 Mr.. Lynch-and why would
not a copy answer his purposes rs well as the original.
This ls q mere "fetch," recently conceived: for his
friend, Mr.. ODriscoll, in his letter TO Mr.. Lynch, dated
October 9th, which, bye the bye, MIR. Adams has sup
pressed, together with my correspondence with that
gentleman, says: 'From a conversation | had with MIR.
Butts, and his conversation with others on the same
subjects, / am gratifed TO be able to say, that he ex.
presses u praise worthy readiness 10 recall the offensive
expression, when il IS made clear TO him that 1t was un-
4 nerifPd. ION oe (be conteD0s) the only nprson in
whose pnwer IT IS TO satisfy him IN that point, and in
fact the expression complained of must have emanated
from a misconception Of letter from you 10 Mr.. b.,
and on which the postscript to his address vas predi.
Gated. AscertainIng from conversations with you on
The subject, that il IS your desire TO do justice to the
parties, | take the liberty of requesting an answer TO q
lew questions bearing an the point at ISSUE, which,
it answered satisfactorily, as | have reason to belle ve
they will be, will terminate this, 10 me, most ~dsagrees
BILE affair"
The questions are then put-bnt are they answered
satisfactorily? Is the rniscnrcep,ion, if any, removed,
On the contrary, from MIR. O'Drlsc"ll's letter, published
by Mr.. Adams, it will appear That Mr.. Lynch refused
10 answer them at all; and after, his refusal To furnish
such testimony as would exculpate Mr.. Albums, | was
ex pected to- supply il by Imagination.
1t Mr.. Lynch had admitted that he told Mr.. Adams,
Mr.. Davis had taken a copy for publication, (Which is
not only denied by him, but Mr.. Davis in a card of this
morning. denies any concern, agency, intention or
knowledge of such publication, or even of the letter
I'self,) then we should have heard nothing of this wire.
drawn distinction between a Copy and The or ginal.
What says Mir DAVIS:
"All | have to say IS, That | never saw the manuscript
of MIR. Bolts letter never dreamed of D bi,sIiny il.
nor held any conversation upon the subject, Nh the day
of its exhibition al the Cofte-ilouse, except with Mr..
Adams, as follows:
" Adams met me at the door of the Wing Office,
q think about one O'Clock IN the day. and asked me il
we should publish Mr.. BIS letter, saying at the same
time, that Mr.. Lynch had told him | had taken a copy
for publication. AT that tine WIS ignorant of lis *.
istence. ] replied, had nut taken a copy-had no,
seen it, and of course Gould say nothing about publish
ing it. Mr.. a. remarked, that # We published the let.
ter, he thought it had better be as a whole, and not in a
detached FORM
Then, il appears, that whatever might have been the
impression formed from MIR. Lvncai's con versa,,nn, tina,
MIR. Adams, with a full knowledge, derived from Mr..
Davis himself, that he had no copy, aud had not seen
the letter took a copy under lh- PRrTLScE tina, he
thought Mr.. Davis was about tn publish 1t, and labored
assidunnsly to prove, up To the last moment, that this
was his lmpress,on. But befare am through, will
show tina, he is capable Of doing and saying any thing
was anxious to avoid it. ] desired 10 let hun off as
easily as | could, because I took no pleasure in exposing
any man, as it was in my power 10 expose hum; aud on
account Of his family connexions, among whom nun.
Der many personal friends, and all of whom, as far as |
know them, respect ns esIimahle people, whose feel.
ings would not wound il ! could help i, but he has
not suffered me to avoid this stupidity in publishing
such a Card, leaves me no alternative.
II my better feelings had not prevailed, / could hare