Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-30
No. XXXVIli.

US = pho;tc d0fHmeHt, WHICH IS always intended tor pub
LEGATION.
Upon the main point then, there is a question Of We
rac'ty between Mr.. Lynch and yourself, which Il does
not become me 10 determine and | could not, ofcuurse,
receive your statement without discrediung his: for
when IN your second letter, you press him for a more
otstinct reply, he says he has given you ali that he re-
collected to have passed.
take leave now 10 ask yon one or two questions
Isl. Were not obvious reasons presented TO your
NINA, why that letter should not, FLOR reasons connect
pea WIN The party to which you protested to belong, AZ
taal moment, br sent 10 MIR. Tyler
%. Do you not believe Il wonld have bren a gross
kann i"ul betrayal of c"nhde nee in .ar. Lyack, 10 whom,
Fac letter was written, TO haze despatched a COPY I'M.
''"date'y 10 Mr.. Tyler, whose rsprcial eye alone it
@as desirable il should not reach. until I'm. f,,a n m.
Bank Bill was settled
3d. Do you think that you had a right to make 4
'Tprr use ot that letter than the individual In whom II
vas written, and TO whom IT belonged, particularly
when ne asserts that he refused, upon appl cation, 10
lrt you have il /?
II these questions are answered. as sunnoso ,hov
must, then ask if il is no, a far inference on INV pnr,
i'iat your only ul jrct was 10 involve ne in personal
a'ilci'iy ana embarrassment, aud WHETHER YOU wer,
not disposed 10 sacrifice the interests Of your party. and
hozifa the loss" # a measure y"n have always proiessed
I" favor 10 accomplish that enf:
u tins was your object, then Won can h,r. M c,,;,,
!" iaVor or eSpianatnn al nv hands, because the diff.
cui'y and embarrassment, have fallen upon YOU instead
of me. u
u y vas due to p%roPitiate the Executive favor. he
winch yna were aiterw ards nominated for n resnons'hIs
and lucrative office, then | auaily dish nn,,,. mo -
lpci, but the condemnation passed by The S-natp pno,
at nomination (Which there is reason 10 hsIevo r n.a
- w. IN part at least npnn The fac, of g ur b,v;rm
armed ana sent that letter I" the Prrsid-n,l has dis.
,orar oi all resentment. emily ask that Won al,
n with any matters Of mine aga,n. and yo,
i j. n a". I'D shall neser Interfere with yours
md har -' he term 'pnr!nlned," Was a stronger
but 10 say Ina uut', ' "a II was necessary I" apply
presented 10 ne, The Co.. s@"". . ; .ney are
lers use Especially at TIA" :. :"a, : !" VIZ y
improper, anauthorlsrd, and iii LII ;""e.'r! WIS
s'"' . = n'''f Us ! eau >ay Of n,'io' a, the SAM. Time
dent was ere Objectionable still, and i y ee rfs'-
me IS, that | have been made IL bear III. u 10
OF yaur indiscrrilnn and his lor whilst M ""s'"'g.
indiscTat'on has rested upon me for writing IL. ,,s."
II has always appeared 10 HE that IL should hay"
VISITED only m those who made IN improper use OF -"
letter; though confess, If the trails Of character since
developed by Mr.. Tyler, had been known 10 me at the
time, would not have written II al all.
Vow, wish you 10 understand ne; il is not my nur-
pose to read you a moral lecture, bot az intend writ.
ing no more "n This subject, | w:si, 10 show yen fairly
and ~cand'dly what have been and are now the iniuen.
cs and feelings BY which | am ac,ua,ea.
inu haze sci oui, without cause or provoca,ion, ri.
90 me an injury o. 10 benefit YOURSELF al my ex.
pense, in either eventyou cannot Justly complain ifthe
tables have been turned upon YOU; when undertake
10 do you = similar injury, with as little cause, | am
wiling the same consequences Shall fall upon me.
IL yoi shall! be able Ia settle the con,roverted point
with MIR. Lynch, satisfactorily, ] will IN that event, VII.
iingly receive it, and render such justice a. NAV seem
proper. Respectfully,
no. 101
RIcnaosp, 20ih Oct, IsiI.
Sir-Your letter, dated September sd, in reply 10
mine of the 2lst, was handed ne BY Mr.. o. Driscoll,
The evening of the 18th inst. ] Should have replied 10
It Immediately, but for reasons which will be made
known 10 yon by my friend Samuel II. Myers. ESQ.
cbsnr,.,vn. Tor the present, all The conte nt3 ofyour let.
,er 10 the CoTre. Ho5ssclsiA DIRECTLY 10 tho issne made
also distinctly declare, that | cannot for a moment
admit that there exists in this matter an issue between
any other individual than you and myself. On the
floor Of Congress, and IN a public print, you have ac-
cnsed me Of having purl"ined Oor you admit tina, was
the person ~intendtdl 4 copy Of a letter which you say
you "inadverienilv directed 10 the Coffee House IN
stead Of James II. Lynch, Coffee House, Richmond;
which is my usual mode Of directing documents and
other papers to him.
Tint letter, as Won are aware, was by hr. Lynch
placed upon the Coffee House table, among the news
papers. tor the perusal Of visitors; comprising suhscri.
hers and strangers, fboth Wings aud Locoiocos,l who
may have been introduced there. You we'll know,
there should be strong grounds Tor so serions q charge.
You have stated that you have based yours upon u let.
ter received by you from MIR. Lynch. ! have never
seen the letter, aud therefore speak generally as TO
what il may contain. II il asserts that ! obtained sur
reptitiously, or in despite OF a refusal on Tie part oil MI
Lynch, either the letter which you addressed to Inc
Coffee House, or a copy Of that, most unequiVocaHy
deny the same.
The general recognition Of ny character as q gentle.
man, in The community where ynn and were ho'l.
reared, and both reside, places INV DENIAL upon aheq"ai
fnoring with any mans assertion; bat, ~ add''"n 10
that denial, you have the evidanc" OF other gentlemen,
10 wit: Nlrssrs. Gregory, Macon and Shore, which
should convince you that yonr charge ID u%ntounded
md cannot be- sustained.
must, therefore, again regirat that you VIII no' NC
state, fully and explicitly, 10 retract II IN 10 PuoNc u
manner "a il has been made.
Awaiting ynur reply NJ the earliest moment, SUD-
[Signrdl RICHARD AUaMS.
Hon. John NJ. Bolts.
2S,h Oct 1a40.
P. S. The above was intended 10 have been con-
ye yad 10 you Immediately after 1t was written, circnm-
stances, however, beyond my control (and winch, II
Won desire, Will he explained In ynn,) produced u de-
lay. Since writing II, thr suggestion has bt en- maze
To me BY my friends, that should requrs, OF you me
letter which Mr.. Lynch wrnir to you, and on which
vou saw ynu based your charge, that p~urioined your
letter to him. In obrdrncr 10 That sugg"s'ldn, 10
wh,ch feel bound To deter, now make that request,
but, with The distinct understanding, and repeat lhe
asse rtlon, TINT cannot, as 10 the charge OF PuriotntnS'
admit, tia, there IS an issue any where but between you
and myself.
Respectfully,
1s;gnedl RICHARD ADAMS.
mo. II
HAIR SILK, Oct. 2Sih, le4l.
Sir: Yours Of the Goth ms, in reply to mine Of the
23d ul,imo, has been handed NE this evening by your
friend Samuel II. Myers, E-q
In tina, letter of the 23d, admitted that the tern
uourlolnpd' (which | understand is The txcep,i"nahit
phrase) might b. a stronger or harster expression than
It was necessary or proper 10 apply; and, understands
ing from Mr.. Myrrs that !, will be satisfactory, nave
no objection, SO far, to mndfy thar efp'e''.on, az say
Respectfully,
JNO. ii. Bolts.
Richard Adams, Esq.
I'M. 12l
RlcHMoyp, 23d August, l3il.
Dear Sir: Your letter, addressed to the Coffee House
has found It's way in the papers. How this happened
=, M, know. The impression is, that MIR. R'char
Adams forwarded it for publication. lie asked m
for !, and | refused. However, you may rest assure