Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-02-17
NR. RHTrS'S LETTER.
TO TIE. pl BI.lC.

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Ishur had ever ,.xnns,rd such scn,,mans ir,noa,sd
that derived NV formation from Iudpe pssut him
self IN n conversation which as viii apiswr below
was in the most public place an, in the most public man
mr.
Mr. Wise communicated To Mr. Tpshur what lind
tr,nsplte, IN the House and 10 nv au,aycmcnt Mr.
pshur wrote Inn, letter for The pnh, minis =, Inch
lor inflated arrogance studied prcyareaion. and un
guarded Inconsistency and contradiction, can find no
parallel IN the wfltln,s OF public men, with all tn,
buners aud stupidity with which the country has been
cursed for thirteen years.
In that letter he attempts disparagc me-. by assu-
ming himself associations altogether superior NINE
and assails me IN MIST undpnIcd. ludecorous and
nngcnllemanly manner shall not retort h,s abuse
He " II stand sufficiently degraded To excite the pit, Of
his friends aud the seon OF hls cnemcs by paln un
vanished statement truth. Invested oi all cquiyocs
ton and special pleading behind whc he seeks
shelter himself although he resorts lAc contemplate
Subteri,,e that whatever may have heard vas IN phi
,ate conversation whist he could not rccoloc where
when or how could have po,ten into his company 10
hear any expreSslun of his opinions | am free 10 con
Tess that Whenever have fallen INTO the judges conpa-
nv II was By accident aud never by dslon particularly
since that conversation 10 " hclI refer
! Having been thus assnil,a without ppyocation |
claim the riou to present b,l re- IN, eouury os
w;,noss md M, ps =, pr,soc.tlr and claim 10 exam
me h,s presn position with fairness c.ndor and free
dnm
Mr. 'pshu in the course ofhis letter rccitqs What he
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ms S INC MS, s'ae o' III, Iictn' 1i'", no aou'
il' me u'"f' {" renewing ms 'iiehu' VT, h' h'''
w lI'A'3 d"u 'l'' a''dS''"e sa''o' !" WIZ" 1T
reaar" ' ,, honot ID, ,ae ,,lnc Than ~. "
f,, ar rs enIu,ncnis b,d s,, thanh ,.n Mr. Viz
Ir vour mn ih,tr wa mn uar
mHl fr the DENIAL did entertain such scntimcnts aud
have pressed lhcn once IL twice. thrice hut
manu- ltoJ,l{. occasions not only my familiar and
coaulpniia cIsatlous. bu openly freely and pub
lsly, have talked aud written and written aud talked.
10 make converts To my durtrue and the pros can be-
multiplied beyond number Tins he MIGHT have
i,ssod had he been worthy of the confidence OF
the nation OF worthy 10 pr, side OF the depart
mens of This Government. But If ever mnn had
SION the Spanish proycIb Of "Savo from my
friends thai is Mr. Secretary pshur.
Already have !. in former letl,r, domancd the
limitation attempted Ia be imposed upon Ay confirming
IN the selection Of my witnessed To Of truth but
as he viii inisc lo tho first witness that shall INTRO
duce, sAl he be the only for whose ycraeity |
will not vuGrh
Now, u%fh II, denies That he ever was d's1nion-
ISL except VIII Iu'iifatlors ana conditions III hios
cast inns "oaa IL AZ tn'lfr evasion ~ le9n'"uo ana
10 apubl' II MAS 80 ueHheh ny VII u nhui pl IL snail
not avail hum and nothing but the boad'si and most an
egniHocai eeaiaon by nun frequently eNPress'l II Ia
Vof o dissolution OF the mon upon calculations q ad
yaAa." would have Jast'hod me IN accepting The -'r
nc nah "'l'' 'e' ,'ui "u 'ceoP' 1t, WIN al ue Gu
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',n -" ' 10 ii''' "d' 'Hf' u""' 'hhcn III '''e 'oi'
eau paw '" w ''''''o ~ ''''l' II. an 'i' ''S luen''H
- upon Nv " 'u W f''9'''',''S '''" ~ o'''
VIZ Ii" communion di oiie"'' Bas' "'''n'H ana h''-
Or
have SAID this Is the first side Of the picture. Let
rs look 10 the other, md how plnnly he himself ad
nits what he has fatty denied He SAYS:
81 ,b,,l !, almost coy,, ,lthouob c,nno, recall any
n,r,icn,,r occainn an, :, Ic,, - ,,,Sr1 ,., L,,n ~
rrcsseJ , d,,dc1 rrof,ronco g. ,l dis.l,,n oc ,h