The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-10-12
From the Richmond Enquirer.
THE ABDUCTION PL0Ts


The Richmond Wing, pinned asaitwas to the :
wall, has come out (ynstar!av mprnng). with
letter from Mr Joiia II. Peasanta, which asserts
that the whole story is a hoax. We give Mr..
easants' own explanation. The public ~,wilF
judge for tlIemse Ives OF this most absurd and
contemplate contrvance; bnt certainly Mr..
FIeasin's ough: to have been one of ffe last
men in Virginia to perperate such trick, iftrick
it really be. Sure VIC are, that if it were orpin. =
ally hoax, it has imposed almost as mech unon
his own parry as uron ours. When tie Mqior :
b., 10 whom lie re ers will come forward and
verify his sta'elnen, then it will be for MIR.
Peasants to JUSTLY himself for throwing out
Po', winch Is silly IN 'sc!f, proitess in it's pur-
EoHcs, aEt! Only calculated 20 do mischief to the
Wings al TIE Fc";Ii:g elections. Is this su5-
jec, Oh which any nan o. discra.on s,ou d play
upon the pa;'.:c 'ar''n:s! Striking as lis pro-
te*sed object does at the good order of society
calculated o su::.cSt improper designs to The
iact;ous and ;hc dtsaHrcned-a: a moment of
tremendous excitement and violent abuse of
CIpan Tyler, was this a theme OF which the
anrry passions were tu Re addressed! I, was
tr.tl:ng with the public feel nrs, and well does
Nr. Plcasam;s deserve the charges Of follv and =
"i"saay," winch The Whg press has lavis!led
upon his head.
But the fact 10, tie organ here Che wise nan
VINO nnls the helm OF tie Whir Press in Rich
nond) was himself as In:ch taken in, AS any ore
else. lie has SONG reason to pyacrae the Plot
-:o", never have we seen an Editor reduced to
so pitia0ie condition az he has been since it's
pTomu! CATION. He and his whole concern were
under ;le most violent panic during the whole
exhibition. Butaiarnnd by the effect il was pro-
ducng-he ti"stattamptnd o playit offna sneak
In!c manncr, as hoaS, yet always leaving him.
sell hole ont Of which 20 creep. Finding that
tbs device would net answer his purposes, he
summoned up resolution enough 10 defend it
and then backed OF; from the defence. His di-
lemma was most awkward and dsgraceGul.-
Never have We seen the audacity of it's Editor
SD awiuiiy rcbUked. lie WIS at his wits end,
and his tongue Glove literally to the roof of his
mouth When lo his co .cagne comes fortu-.
natciy to his aid, to relieve HIM from this most
gail NJ embarrassment
10 re Editor Cf the Richmond. Wing.
"Dear SIR: Thinking the play has been plnyed
ou', re-en;er to drop lie cur;an and speak the
EroGuc.
"2cIIrve Mr. Richie s horror BY The assurance
tlIa; i,."re Was 10 s;cam1oa, no c0mspiraors, aud
no plot.
1.-The whole story was fiction, concerted
here between your friend, Major B******. and
myself, aid the OBJ ect simply to amlIse ourselves
Tor 4 adav or 50 WIFI the s Sl'ecuialoils OF tile PRESS
The letter OF A. Il, 10 WHICH nine was in reply,
is III his hand writ,Eg, and was sent to Richmond
to be mailed to me, and where it was mailed ac-
cordingly.
81 signed the story, merely to give it greater
air OF probability, for which suppose it is excuse
enough that there was no injury intended against
any human being, nor could produce any. By
llorace's rule, fiction is ever allowable, when it
stops short at this point
sit was intended to discover the truth in day
or two at first, but the uproar became so great,
and the farce to those in the secret so full ofen-
loyment, that it was determined to let it proceed
for some time. In particular, Mr. Rtche's >.
mounting his steed twice week, to give battle
to the phantom, with vizor closed and lance in
rest, was like Don Qulxotte's encounter with
the windmlIs, that could not refuse nyselfthe
amusement oi the spectacle. HIS laborous es-
i'r' 10 make party capital out oI the 'Atrociors
iiu;,' and above all 10 screen himself by it's
means from iherid'cule Of lhe NIesmcrian impos-
idre, Gas call II UPON your authority; knowing
nothing OF 1t myseli,) were entertaining IN high
degree.