The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-22

fore Il appeared IN the messenger.
! II NAV he as we'll in order To show that | am not
under the necessity of resting all this matter on my
| own word TO say that two of my neghboIs were
| priyy to the work and its design; ana that John
| Speed, of Lynchburg, and Robert l.. French, OF
| Vicksburg who had kindly undertaken to copy for
| me another work which had just written, wrote at
| the same table with me, knew what was doing, and
why, saw me fold up the sheets fast they were
| written, and send them of to the press. Hence the
| work is full of blemishes, which all who know me
must be sure would have corrected had / not been
| writing against time. All this you know and moth
ing can be candid and ingenious than that
tence in your review in which you protest again
misconstruction. Whatever my sentiments my
wishes might be, you knop that my purpose in writing
! was TO influence the coming election.
1t happens that have letter of yours by me, writ
ten some time since, in consequence OF some sense
less clamor about this book in which you speak of
"as the best Wing book extant" You 90 on to sug-
gest the expediency, for my opR sake of correcting
this perveTsion and giving such an exposition of the
work as TO show that the real objec, of the book is
to warn the people of the consequences of the con
soldating doctrines of Jack sons party while to the
writer who put it different construction you APP
| py the epthels of fool and scoundrel. 1t would
puzzle the most ingenious of your accuseIs TO say
whom you expected 10 deceive by holding this Ian
| guage 10 me. You may remember that | declined TO
| take any notice Of such assaults; and would not
| now say word about the matter did not feel it my
| duty TO vindcate, not my opinions, yours, but
your honor, fiom a foul aspersion In such a case
have right To practise any reserve, and consequent
ly no longer hesitate 10 avow the work and TO DEFY
all the enmes must have provoked As to any
thing else let due allowance be made for the hase
with which il was got up, and shall be willing that
all shall read it, and that my principles my opinions,
my talents and my love for the country shall all be
Judged by it, If there be any man who thinks that,
in the state Of things there supposed, he dissolution
of the Union would be wrong, am willing to take
that mans censure for praise.
You nay see that, when began to write had no
distinct purpose OF making communication to be used
by YOU and that that purpose has developed itself IN
my mind | went You have my PERMISSION,
therefore, to this letter at your discretion.
| am happy to find that William Peachy recollects
some of our many conversations AS he was not
member of my family, ! did not happen to think of
him. So too, of the part he bore my ananuensis
He came in only auxiliary to my other two young
friends, and had forgotten the small share he had in
the work. 1t was agreeable surprise to me 10 find
him prepared TO give the testimony for which
had referred you to Speed and French. The for
mer may be in Washington about this time If so,
beg you to say him that he has fall authority from
speak OF these matters, of which, without such
authority he might not feel himself at liberty to
speak. Should Crump be in the city, authorize him
also to speak freely of any thing he may have heard
in my family.
| Just now remember than when first conceived
the plan of the Partisan Leader staggered at the
difficulty of giving 10 prophetic tale enough Of rer
simlitude to make it interesting. 1t strikes ne that
| consulted you on the practicably of achieving
this II so, you were prvy to the matter abort and
knew perfectly well from the very first that the sole
purpose of the work to influence the coming
election. First last, you certainly did know t. and
it became your duty therefore, in reviewing it, to
guard me- you expressed it, against misconstruc
lion. Yours, faithfully
b. TUCKER.
Hon A. p UpsHuR.
IS By w S. Peachy.
i MY DEAR Sir have read Judge fuckers letter
| IN unua pIlt 1nDea ire IN hear
at least two occasions, have heard such
tons as that mentioned in the third page of Judge
fuckers letter These conversations look place in
/ Judge fuckers house, where, you well know
i was almost inmate, and where there re-
| straint on account of my presence.
! The Judge has also shown me your letter referred
to by him. which appears by the context to have been
written some months ago and which know to be in
/ your handwriting.
w 18th sentiments OF the highest respect and esteem
am your obedient servant
w. s. PEAcHY.
Judge A. P, UPsHUR.
! : i have neglected to mention that, while Messrs.
Speed and French engaged in copying for Judge
/ Tucker the work of which he has spoken occasion
ally assisted them in doing this | wrote at the same
| table where he was writing the Partisan Leader
was prvy to the plan and purpose of the work. read
the sheets as they were written and often them
of in the rough draught, for the avowed purpose
of bringing out the work time to operate on the Pre-
sidentia election If any other purpose in Judge
| fuckers contemplation, not disclosed to me-
and the habit Of Judge to practise the least
| reserve with me on such subjects.
WILLIAMSBURG, February Ia, 1912.
My DEAR Sir 1t is surprising that, in the num-
beress interesting and instructive conversations
have had with you the subject of politics, const
tuona law, &C., should never have heard you give
uterance to such sentiments as | see you have been
charged with That have heard you advocate dis
! m rs IN n anna missiop IN Fade
aggression, have no hesitation in saying; but will
also state that have often seen you buoyed up with
! the hope of better things where i, with my limited
capacity could not discover a ray. am sure have
never heard you utter sentiment in favor OF dlsun
on provided the Constitution could be interpreted and
administered according to the intention of its trainers
i That the gentlemen who have charged you with hav-
ing expressed such sentiments conscientious /
have not the smallest doubt and can only account
for the different differences have drawn upon the
ground that you and | agreed in opinion, and my mind
was consequently in better condition to do justice
to your political views; for all know that in re-
gion difference of opinion on point of doctrine
frequently marks you, with the fanatic infdel
SO, with politicians, to speak OF disunion is to
be dlsunionist
1t may be proper for me TO mention that read the
partisan Leader before its publication and that
know the object of the publication was to influence
the election which about to take place. 1t APP
peared too late for that purpose and the writer gave
I himself no further concern about it.
To one whose professional pursuits and unambitious
life have prevented his extending hey ond the
limits of his own immediate neghborhood, il is eX-
ceedngly dsagreeable to be brought before the pub
lie in any way, particularly when the object is to
counteract impressions produced by gentlemen who
are known throughout the Union; yet | could not
hesitate to encounter publicity, if by plain and sim
pie statement of the truth could in the least degree
benefit whom value both patriot and a
friend.
| am, my dear sir, most truly yours,
THOS G. PEACHY.
Judge A. 2. UpsHuR.
To be continued)
Correspondence Of he NJ Post.
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