Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-22
To N, Editors of N, U,b;r

Gentlemen: My note TO the Editors of the Com.
pller, has, much TO my surprise, brought down
your wrath upon me, in an Editorial, this morning.
This prompt ebuIlition for such cause, and the
tone of it, show very clearly think, that was not
very wide OF the mark when | supposed should
not ind tarOur, ut this time, with the presses OF
which yours IS one. Why think So will briefly
state, conhnng myself TO the present times as /.
was originally my purpose 10 do. Ifyou think YOU
have overdone the work Of praise, and gone to
extreme" by your kind expressions, upon any eff.
forts OF mine IN the Senate, and feel uneasy at H.
pray you TO relieve yourselves and dsburthen
your consciences; albeit, | prefer and value, rs
every other man suppose does its applause rather
than ITS censure. But | certainly did not suppose
that was making any attack on you. | think |
was fully justified IN the inference drew from the
facts before me, viz:-Although Intimately known
TO the Editors Of the Wing, and, as thought, per
sonally upon the most friendly terms with them,
IN my absence from Richmond their paper was the
vehicle of abuse Of me, in articles charsi ns me with
conduct OF which had never been guilty and n
part OF which, II true, would be dsreputable with.
out alIusion To any other; and when the Senior
Editor OF the Wing, as he has manfully avowed,
expressed exactly the same opinion of General
Peyton which expressed, and from which opinion
| have heard yet no dissent And | was moreover
told that one OF the Editors OF the Whig was one
OF those most indignant" against me as well AS
Gent Peyton. think had not much righ TO ex
pect favour, or even equal Judgment in that ouar
Ier-for, II there had been n disposition even 10
condemn kindly, 1t would have been no "extremeu
OF favour" or friendly feeling, to ask AT least, a
suspension OF Judgment against an absent man un.
I'll his return. My notions of friendly feeling would
have prompted me to such a course il | had held
the power which you possessed. know il NAV be
SAID, that the articles against me were not editorial,
True. But know too, that you have often deelnr-
ed that when Mr.. Richie means to do most injury
to man, he publishes, without dissent, other
MEMS abuse Of him.
Amin The cnt,rae q 81. ....- ...---. II ,
Bill. Upon the day of that night upon which an
indignation" meeting was to be held, the Compi.
Ter and Enquirer pour in their fire upon me: The
Enquirer passing over all the Democratic gentle
men and leaders who voted as did, to single ON,
Col Campbell and myself, with the KNOWLEDGE
which the Editor must have had of their course
and of the fact that [ have been supporting tbs
cause OF Internal improvement, in the Senate.
against the leader OF his own party, upon almost
every OCCASION. think these facts will show thar
! nae not right TO expect much favour from the
City Press" ali you call this backing your friends
u plague on such backing, say l."
As to your threat to punish the "OGsnder~ who
may cross your path, and hold him to "responsibi.
Ltyi" beg leave TO say, with Difference, that il is.
think, little too much in the Cambyses vein
rather TOO much Sin alto" for any press and that
the language IS not such as the OCCASION justified
among gentlemen, and especially towards one who
has long been your friend. / seek no controversy
with you or any others-iar from il: but | know
my rights as we'll as yours, and I trust shall be
found, every where, ready meet all the RESPONSE
Oilites which attach to nan ard genteman
Respectfully,