Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-26
TO THE PUBLIC.
HAlT sISK, Nov. goth. is4l.


s'tion ms that OF Mr. Richard .fiams-and il he ha
been content to publish the correspond neo whc
passed between ms, without his accompanying nc
marks, the matter would have ended there, and III
sympathy that WAS enlisted in his behalf after nj
rejection by the Senate, (Which felt anxious for a
the time, regarding II as iust rebuke both to him
self aud the President who parIiceps ermini
m the publication Of my letter. would have pre-
vailed over every other feeling.
But, IN his address, which | have this momen
seem nc IS guilty not only of the groSSest equivoca
ton, IN attempting to draw distinction between tn
original letter and copy, alter two months OF fruit
less effort TO satisfy me that MIR Lynch had mare
presented him, (which should not have regarded
but he has accompanied 1t with two most unqusIr
ned and unmtiSsted fslschoods which il become,
me to correct aud which cannot suffer to pass un.
contrudicted.
He first oudeavo-s to persuade Mr. Lynch int,
an ecknow ledg ment that he had said to him thai
Mr. DAVIS had taken a copy of my letter for publ
cation, which MIR Lynch pcrcmptory denies and
tren he seeks TO show that what ne he'd asked foe
private, he considered Rs public property and en-.
qnlres OF Mr. Lynch "whether he would not h,ye
permitted any one TO have taken a copy" and The.
ther other copies might not have ben taken with.
out his knowledge, aud Ihen with an air of limo
cence, pretends that Il was the original and the
original only, that he sought But whether il was a
puohc or private letter, originally, from the moment
ne asked torr, and II was refused II became pri-
vate as far as he concerned.
! - were puoUc properly, why ask for 1t at s1
Mr. Lynch had no right to dispose Of il! Il be-
/ LYNCH
ana why would not copy answer his purposes ns
wei as the ougInal. This Is a mere fetch recent
~ conceived; for his friend, MIR O'Dlscoll in his
/ le'er TO NJ Lynch, dated Oc,oher 9th, which by
the DYE air Adams has suppressed. torethrr win
| my correspondence with that gentleman. s,v,-
From conversation had with Mr. Bjus and bis
conversation with others on the Sime subject an,
grained TO be able 10 say, that he expresses
p''lsewerthy readiness 10 recall the offensive ex-
Prt>sion, when It Is made clear to him that il
was unmerted. You are (he cnntenG,l the onl,
person m whose power II Is TO satisfy hun ON hr
point, ana IN TACT the expression complained of must
~ I',,nnS from amiseoncepon of letter from
you 10 Mr. b., ard Oh winch the postscript to ms
alHfeSs was prctlc ucd. Ascsrsl ming i.on CONVEX.
sauons with You ON the subiec', that II IS your d.
sire 10 DO justice 10 the pIrcS take the liberty OF
reg testing an ansSes TO few questions be,rirS ON
he point az ISSUE Which, # answered satisfactorily
rs nave reason TO believe they viii Hc will ,erm-
nate tins, o. ne, most dISas rceabc afT,i,r
me qa,SLons ace then pul-but are they an
wei S,,"Ss'e'9rl.yf Is the misconceptions Il any,
5chuNeH' On the contrary, from MIR O'Drscor,s
.cuer, published 10y MIR Adams, il will anp,,r tb,,
Mr. Lynch refused TO answer them Al all. and ,f,.r
HS EsiHSa. 10 furnish such testimony as would ex-
Imagination. 1FP'' ." ~
II Mr. Lynch had admitted thathc told MrAd,ms
WI Jaws mad taken copy for publication (which
is not O. ~ denied 10y him. but MT Davis, IN cad q,
sn'S n'ornios denies any concern, agency intention
V' knowledge OF such publication, or even Of the
Ietter lsei') then we should have heard notbin, at
original. P' '''u '"'
What says Mr.. DAVIS
AL have to say IS that never saw the man
uscrIpt Of MIR Bots ,el,cr-ncvsr dreamed or n,J,
.,su'nS ~ nor held any conversation upon the sub.
Jeer on the day gifts exhibition at the Coffee Hous.
eAcept"Ith MIR Adams, as follows:
Mr. Adams met ms at the door Of the wbig or.
nee, Il think about one o'clock IN the davN .r5
asked me we should publish MIR BIS. ietter, saw.
,nS al the same time, that Mr. Lynch had told b,n,
l had taken copy for publication. Al that tim.
was ignorant OF us existence l replied, had not
l1Aeu a 'oPy-had not seen It, and OF course could
say nothing about publishing H. Mr. A remarked
mat II we published the letter he thought II had
oeLler he as whole, and not IN a detached firm, ,,
lhen' Il appears, that whatever might have
oeen the impression formed from MIR Lynch's con-
Ntfsa'lun, that Mr. Adams, with q full knoSIedre
derived from MIR DAVIS himself that he had no go
aEc nae not seen the letter. took q copy under 10
FRErEScE that lie thought Mr. Davis was about an
puosh II, and iaooured assIiuousy TO prove. IN To
the last moment, that this was his lmpr,ssion r.,
before am through, viii show thar he "a r,,,lI.
OF dong and saying any thIag. | was ar4.ous In
AVOID o. / desired 10 let him off a. s,Si.,, ,s
could, because took 10 pleasure IN exDosinS any
man, as % was IN my power TO expose nm, and %
account OF his family connexions, amono wbnn, /
number many personal friends and a OF whom a.
Tar as know them, respect as csumabIe nen1Is
whose feelings | would not wound # [ couId bsro
ti but he hos not suffered me 10 avoid this sri5
ny IN p4OiishIns such Gard, leaves me ny aliens,
tive. '"'
Ii my better feelings had no, prevailed. coBId
have shown the hoHora6. manner in which ia. CO.
py was Obtained IN the presence Of witncsses ns he
boasts Was II taken in the presence Of Mr. Ivncb3
or cId Mr. Adams, though al the Coffee uylyse On
minutes before, IN company with Mr. Lynch wait
until he Teurcd, and then avail himself of his ab.
sence to copy ]; m retired corner of the room1
ISee Mr. Andcr.on's ietter.l
But, honorable aud innocent as he now pr.,or5s !
ms conduct was, was he sensible Of his own .r
ror and did he not express regret at whit he had
done, before any publication OF mine appeare57 !
Inns am Informed he did, by one profsssin, IN bs
MS fleho, VINO mentioned u in eIienuaton Of his |
conduct ~ "''
The truth Is, was anxious to exculp,te Mr. Al. |
ans from the charge Of purOIning the letter n he
c"u'd nave made out case that would have ius,l.
heI !i-noi only on his account, but nv own f,r |
looked upon % one OF those controversies IN |
"hIch nothing was 70 be gained let Il terminate as
u might. had no taste for playing al a game !
where had not an equal chance 10 FIn-a1d A |
that game / thought the gain was all on on. siJs
and the loss on the other and therefore conf, ~,
render hIm the sat Suction he was afterwards mad
10 ask without either eevatIng him or letting mo
sell down 90 hs level and this he knew full well
when he made the enquiry whether I ,c,Yr5 81. /
ceIye % challenge from him; or i, tr9rLg r,rsy h.,
6ssn made lie cannO; have forgotten an iuferyl.,,
was invited 20 witness between Col John p Rr,
ton and himself, which satisfied me- tb7t n bs ~.
70. as innocent ana homo able rs he processes 10 be-
3D. D. lac
found between Heaven and Earth. On tb,r ore, |
son. OsicVe, contemplate puppy and BLACKBOARD
were perhaps the miLcst terms empiovrd ,,nfIr .
became s'ckeued with hir arrant rusa ,nirnrtv and
cO"af1cei and refused 20 listen any iouser 10 what
ne look with patience that would have nut ToI /
himself 10 NE blush. Fo: this reason I used Tor.
"e'rauce Win hum 900 my correspondence, and Iook.
co upon ms eng uirv about the challenge as intended
only Tor the purpose Oi MARKETING 10 the world
q EispOslli'a 70 redress tie pretended wrory and
was Wiling he should avail himself ofthe pref,yt
never dreaming that lie would be guilty. Of the
Jolly Of growing inso.ont under nv refusal mod
thereby provoke farther exposure.
u only remains now for me to eKpose the tvo
ia.sehoods Of which have spoken.
The hrsi ls that M winch be says. "In O-i,i,c,
1888 Mr. Bolts, IN public ballroom, smoke Of nv
conncKion and intimate friend, Mr. Collier H. NrngS
IN 80 disrespgcuul "a manner that noticed Il 10 M
B'iLs at the time, and aitera urds sent him word
mat would iliorm Nlr MIngs Of what he hld said
OF hun. Mr. Buffs, however, eIrcyeI me az ~, do
ng, by seeing Mr. MDge before ! d.d, and dis.
claimed any intention In what he said Of being dis.
respectful 90 him.
IN this statement, there is such total oIssr-s
and desutu,on Of truth that 0, b. Amos, incredible
That he could have made % M his sober senses when
there werg hneou ortwcufy persons present al the
conservation al Idsd %, who will NJ once rec1gnise
10 ns false. Which Of all those uerg1ns rrssept
heard me speak dsresp specially Of Mr. NIogr7 and
Which OF them heard Mr. AdIms NOTIFY me fb,t he
would communicate ito NJ Minee and pv gybor,
. did be send such 20 me-srreY
] How remarkably tenacious he was Of tho hopor
OF hs friend, and how utterly regardless Of bts oyr
/ will appear by the fact that every harsh or Grsrs
sp'eUl. "ord uttered by me ON tnlt occasion, was