Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-09-23

Letter hro1lS yREr. BlgGOn.
To a. E1iiOr eC hs WJasAs-,.- FarrsaiSa.
SIR-This moment received your pa
per Of The Isl, eonlsinisg soma GtFieluTes
upon my course relative 20 the Bankrupt
Bill. After giving me credit for voting
against the bill 90 the I7th Of August,
you insinuHls that the next day evSded
the question upon . motion 10 reconsider,
upon pies Of sickness To foriify yoaE-
self IN the gross add Injurious libel, you
have printed extracts frOm the Journal Of
the House, and taken . paragraph written
by OnO Of the Rep0FteFs Of The Globe.
iIom new experimental paper called the
"AlsHAndria Iadex." when TIE article
referred 10 appeared in that pspsF, wrote
TIE following letter to ihs proprietor, sup
posing be was the author
{" HOUIH o. REFs, AuE. %. IstI.
Z" IT, J. ~ JSAnsoa, Esq
"sla-A friehd has jOst placed In my hands
youT PaPaT q The 9lSl inslasI, asd called nv at
tsntloa = your comments BPOa The passage Of
NJ BahkTuPt Bill, UiIh q references % me IN the
following words;
mF- Bartao, Of Virginia, len the House up
on plea Of Sickness, buI before the question
Of reconsideration on The passage Of the bill
vas over, Ue cav him behind our desk IN he
- B0uss looking very Eeii."
" This statement. and the iafsFsaos sseea.a-
nv oedeeiels, dc ne great iniuaiics. len the
t4oass early ih the 1oFbiRE uiIh Violoat fever,
ana not aPon 4 mets ''Pisa o. Sickness" and
vas eonhnse the gFeaisT part o. IAa day, &c al
9I 3ess vel kaoS. Il Is uas arose from q
SICK bed and returned 10 tbs HOuae, bnt tie
Clerk had descended 10 The alphabetioal saIi Of
The menbsTs 70 The letter MI, Of course, oould
not lhea vote. 10 vas % this moment, I pse-
sane, lthough nos FeeOllscisa he'd The plra.
cure o. seeing one whoa had REGARDED az nv
ffishd. Whether I locked veil or IN sanno,
say. How Isi, ka0g very cell, Tor I wa
obliged sgain 90 rstan 70 ny bed. Tkssa faels
are kaowa 10 maay gsnllsnsE o. tie House.
boz ny assertion Of them is suiIisisst With sny
gsHiisnsa Who is aequsistsd Rith ne. I hevcy
vas N Ne hs6ii Of dOdging ahy responsibility.
political o. peFaonai AZ an aci q sheer ius-
tee, sad 70 repair The vTong you have doaa ne
@ iaF Aa PEaeiicabis, ! reqaeoi yos % pubiirh
this note, Your sbT ssFVl, &e'
To this letter I received from Mr..
johnson q very polite end eenEs manly
FsPly. sttling thst nv letter should sppaag
10 the next "IndeK," and, 10 effect. that
liberal justice should b done me. He
also diseiaimed beinR the Hgiler Of ths
paragraph, snd indiestsd ,he persoa a..
ready referred 70. What must be BE
modification 70 6ad The usa made Of this
sgiiels 10 The columns Of The Virginiaa -
How much easier is it iog ns aR 20 ireieg
injury then 70 repair Il.
Bot desiga % 60 more late detail
voted on the lTih % Auguai 20 lny the
hsnhFupi Bill upoa tie table. This So
.est vote. ! vas very unuell On thoi
day, Bat siill Fsmainsd IN lhs House
fhe Hezi day bad fever, and zee rous.
ed from q aick couch for tha ourno-o ~
voiing ioE q cell Of he House. Tbis vois
YES gigeu q lev Hinuies after 10 &C.,
ia the @osning. Immediuisly shsr AZ.
sveFng % ny nams. which b hiqh "a
lha lisi % members, retired tom tho
Hall had vent 20 bed. Hou. eslI III
ne hoasa usgaiig aceufa &C. iEs oornose
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feemseFs uPgn cay pauieaiaf nossoFs -
ihai TIE inieFeneg ~ Faag eogrerboodsnf
lhal J voted ioF ihs eel thai fha Hsnkrnoi
niii vighi pess shows bis aissri~nor,,~. -
eongfessioaal PGocesti8ea. ko@sver a-.s,s
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than ihfoe bears eliar iha vote sr~- ~
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lnsy iequife their Repfassnianvs. ailk !
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haiia q lqgieiaiiea uilh ihe rBaaf ~
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