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he evidence relied upon BY Bots 70 sustain
tie charge made against Secretary Upshur.
vaSieh ii more han suslains By ihe evidences pf
Philip Harrison and Carter -. Rraxion, d Rich
nona, gentlemen xhe.s refaeiiy cannot be- i'm
pesesed. Also Iesief from Mr.. Eduards w.
johnson. formerly df he Columbia Telescope
and nov Of The Washington IadepenteLl' The
cgtfesPondence occupies about four eoIUuns Of
he IaseIaeeneer, the leoslh Of shick forbids
any stiehpl 10 transfer il eaiise 70 or columns,
shough We shall endeaxpr 10 laf before our IsaE
ders snqugh Of ii 10 enable lheH o fern cof-
reci opinion offs rsii;s, as ven IS 10 DO justice
d the gsatlemen themselves Viii
rMf HsrIisSn, after expressing bis rePqgEance
ID icing broughl before the pubic IL any man
ner connected riIh parry Poi,ies, saJs-
But having carefully considered Ice matter.
Notwithstanding the rep0gnance which feel.
Ihink am bound IN justice 10 ven 10 give The
/ aformaiion which you request, seeing the em->
isbsTrasstng position in which you may be placed
u Judge Upshur should not reeollect The express
sion Of The opinions ailIIkuted 10 him BY YOU. J.
IhIhk IL due 10 Justice and 10 treth, aud that l.
| have no right, moraiIyEIo withhold i. any more
than should be legally, were yJu and Judge
Upshur Al issue 1Por your esTA right before
court u justice, and vas called % 10 give seyi4
deace beiweep< you on The Trial.
/ 10 feply>to YOUR letter, ihsn, have-io say
| that have distinct recollection of The CONVEX
saii0n or discussion between JgfdgeU pShnr, yu9ge
| Barbour and yourself a Ihe time and open the
occasion 10 which ypn refer, and Of the upih;cns
! ihen expressed by Judge Upssat upon the sub
jke1 81 the dissolution oi The u uon Of Inc States.
- had on more eeccasidns than one. before,
heard Judge UpShnr ex press the same opinions
II openly. unseseryedy, and with great holiness
Il and freedom Of manner. These CIRCUMSTANCES
have The more deeply Impressed upon my reeol-
4 lecsaen the opinioOs expressed by him 9Pon The
sabiecs, al the TINE and upon Inc occasion 70
whsch you have alluded. Il
/ A." The first ofthese occasions was atY ans
burg, when the Judge was holding ene Of bis
ro0rs. lie there said. 10 Conversation not At
II al private, Or confidential, hatehs UaIeH Of he
States s40ner d tar ,ssl Be dissO!rtd Ie bsIisrsd
i 10 anEvOidabh nsi in his opinion The soontr Il
NJ occurred or bYbught about ths bster f5r Grgin-
III ID and ME Souihsrn States Slarsboldiag Statts;
HI that iR The f5TnaiioA the Union, lhe Norlhein
II and Eastern States had obtained great ID van
iages OVER the soaihern; on, 10 use The judges
phrase, he South, 10 the formation Of the Union,
had made bad bargafnf and that The admins
Il IrAlon vs. Inc GbyeNpment had made il worse
that The policy of The Government and mp0siu0n
n m AMI Rad pTndtIced tbs w ADVERTISEMENT
and Would ultimately rain Inc Soathetn States
Tia. ihs SoulhernI people would he the mere
,Ihewefs of wood and diaTets II water, :, The
4 slaves of flbe Eastern and Northern :; thai lhe
II lh,rsf states had already acquired lie avcendan.
# cy Ia tie councils Of HE nsiion Thar The rapid
decrease 81 The population Of ihesf S4!es, az HE
Notwithstanding State. would render This stals
lrof things permanent. il The Uhfon sonlinuea
Efthat in conseqaence or these advantages. and
n he greater capital IL The Northern and Eastern
S.aIes. they mad already raonoppiized large
4 phfiion of the proper Trade II lie S1uih. ana
/ erety wear would rendar N worse. The Jadee
endeagoIed ID enforce and i.rassfhte these .,
ions, Nv reference 10 agfeat many fcLs and much
reasoning 4
i III " The bold and open manner in which these
i opinions wefele pressed, ON one who held hieh
II Iidicial station In VfPpin}a-ane or character
Ind ialents. entiiled 10 eESat weight and,fnHli.
Il ekce IN sDeieiy-msde a deep impression pen
1 NV mind ii Inc lime. NV attention Vas parti-
4 cniarly cailph 70 these opIninns thus openly a
thwei, because endeavered ID controyert Them
Il VI The besi manner conlaln 1
ii n "a S,xS H. Al lt;,rrf, rscollect, I'll.
n ~ z. ~, - Y, F,t ! 81
4 9h'pe ' s'sAn'0Oa'' at'he une tana opohlpe
Il qfeasion feieHed 70 ny M Bsits, between Judge
IiUpshur, Judge Barbour, and MIR. b, which he
/ details as foliows:- tE
Il jInIrpon bna-dins HE boat ne found irmneb
1 crowded and among the passengers were Jud.e
| Barbour, Mai ChEisligr, Marsha Of The Easiefn
| i1jStnelj OF ,>yiTginia,lM Mr. Robert c. Nicholas,
| Districts Attorney of HE Uniied States Eof:ihe
i same district, and yours.iE The two last named
| genilemen and Judge Barbour, were going: 10
| Norfolk for the parpose of holding court
! After having dlned, The company went general
/ ly.upon drek We had not long reached il be-
i fore. IN passing the crowd, heard Judge Up
I shpf. Judge Barbour and yourstJ engaged 10
| earnest aud animated conversation, Surrounded
1 hyf theerewd. n@
| In listened Col a time, and fopnd@he subjec,
ofIdiscusslen the dissolution OF 1he Union Ilhe,
| ptbfrieiy and Justice Of which In. regard tolihe
! Interests md welfare of the Southern States,
| Judge UpShuf was maintaining wnhl gteaI
I wHrmth and vehemence, in almost The same
/ lahguage had before heard, add have menliot-
/ dlabeve, lido notrecGllsct lbat Judge Upsh1r
| uffd The wcrd immediate, rs applied 10 The time
9adissoluAon. bnI he certainly said and repeated
4 that II must come-in his opinion. il was insvi-
! table and The sooner, The better never heard
any qualifications. conditions or RESERVATIONS, Of
any .ktD6. annexed 20 this opinion, as above de-
/ elaEed% twill not undertake 10 saw that The
Judge never made any such al any, time all
/ that mean 70 say j.. that upon the, occasions
ntnlioned BY me Inerer heard anyIul;ered BY
him;
,.a.tns1 % ms a.scussen .Loi some ume;
time retired 10 difrsrsp, n.,, ~ ~ haa,s
or he crowd. In about three quarters of an
hour. or an hour after, was joined BY Judge
Barbour who had left The discussion 4, kIdrs Trn