Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-03

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The character or,Ee reply OF Mr. Edmund p. Hunter
fust seen b. mel 10 my card lately published IN the
V,rginian sinks km utterly below my resentment, and
leaves HIM the object only OF my unminged pity and
contempt Nevertheless, this eiluslon Is intended
for effect abroad and not at home, deem 1t proper to
expos the gross anG pervefSons oil truth
IN which lis author has inGGl-ed, not by the manly
course of direct assertion, but, for The most part by
that oil mean insuualion.
Mr. Hunter and self bav been acquainted for some
fifteen wears I'm the paper referred 10, he represents
us "a having been On terms Of such familiarity up TO Inc
commence aent of the present controversy as could
only have existed between men al honor and Stnceruy
who really entertain friendship for each othe yet IN
the next breath he represents man OF "notori-
ous!y deprayed heart, aud unhappy temper, &c
Again: he dsc!ams having had any design to i'm.
pnpn my veracity by his letter 10 Mr. Vance, alluded to
III my cara above referred to- yet in he breath he
represents me rs having smarted ndar 'he impua'
tons of false hood and tsckery msuc against me
Who ask in LIE course Of this controversy, has iaade
tny inputaton o: false hood against me, unless Mr..
Hunter is understood have done his note to Mi
Vance above referred IL: | did not understand the
editor of the Wing TO have done Neither did ST.
understand Mr. Vance. The mputaion oil talsehood,
;hen. must have been made by Mr. Hunter, and II so,
mus, haze been conveyed IN his note TO Mr. Vance
Yet hir Hunter utterly d'sclans that in furnishing
The evidence contained tina, note, he had any nten
sion To mpugn nv yeraciiy. Tins wlSeacre numaes
:hat have nos Of brains but really, after tins
etfusron If disposed 10 Investigate any matter so smaH
Should endeavo' in get something rather less than
Tumble to mcasUie has.
Aoain; he In,iinates that from unworthy motive
a suppose he means personal fear oihmD purpose
" avoided the publication al my las: card an lett
Richmond. Does no; Mr. Hunter know that the no
;ice bestowed on hun in that card was provoked by
the peculiar terms and character o his aforesaid note TO
MIR Vance: aud that MIR. Nancrs card together with
that note was published after lat fct Echmond, and
consequently could not have been seen by me un'l
reached homc3 Surely he does; Tor, as he states, We
boa rded in the house IN Richmond.
Again: Mr.. llune: complains that while l suffered
him TO continue his wontvd c"'di.Ey OF demeanor TO-
wards me, | ndulgag IA ''the rancorous susp'-
cions that he secretly enceavarng TO njure ne:
vet he himself states the fact, that before left Rich
Inond had declined To hold friendly intercourse
with him, Now Tie fact IS, that as soon as formed
the opinion that Mr.. Hunter iaStdioWSn pursu ing
hostile towards ne, addressed 10 him note
-, date the l1;t of March, lci2, heretofore published,
Of rather peren,ptory character IN winch substantial
Nv called upon Lln say whether lie had au-
,iorzed tie editor If the Richmond Wing to say or
intimate that h@d upon particular occasion referred
to- submitted 10 any SPECIES OF personal indignty or
dsrespect at his hands, (and thereafter avoided all in
tercon.se with hm.) to Which lac promptly and fully
ren.d that Ike had not. Well, under these circum-
stances, wha.cvrr might have asen my own belief
npon he subject and however under the influence OF
that belief might have been disposed 10 push matters
further with Mr. Hunter IL the then state OF the case
| had no opportunity or excuse Tor 50 dong. Bu,
when his note TO Mr.. Vance mad, lis appearance
(Which i, did not do unit, had LETT R'chmond) couch
I'D as it in terms OF offensive iEpcrt'uence, and
Implying 1t did an at,emp, 10 impGan my yerachy,
the case was entirely changed. Accordingly, 'mm.dt
atey after seeing IL, prepared the article Of which
Mr.. Hunter complains.
II has been asserted in Substance bv the editor Of the
Richmond VIII. and in an article published over the
signature cf MIR VIM. Vance, that in the election of il
Major General 10 succeed General Baldwin, deserted
Gen. Sloan tie the election ap.
ched' I,v of N 10 dies II
ed Gen Sloan ~ the very juuc;ure when my vote was
most important 10 his success, This allega has
been reiterated by Sir Hunter Now, upon t:s subject,
let recorded facts speak for themselves On the
of said election, there three candidates and
many different vn;cs taken. These candidates
Sen Lewis, Whig Co!oncl Kncheloe, Democrat,
end General Sloan, who Wien TIC truth came out also
appeared as Wig. On the FIST vote OF the JOINT vote
al the two Houses ot tie General Assembly General
Lewis received IL votes, Col hincheoc 30, and Gen.
Sloan 81 Cen LEWIS having received the smallest
vote dropped under the rIie oi the House, but
renomn0ted al once by hIS friends In the second,
Gen Lewis received Is, Col kucicoc -, and Gen
Sloan 81 Thus, the first and second votes the con-
test between the three very close, the danger
Gen Sloan being, tina, If his running behind his com
pettos and thereby heng dropped under Ike rule Of
the House, and both these cccas ons remained in
The House, though suffering severely from indlspos
Ion ard voted for hIm Well, upon the result of the
second vote being asctrained, Gen. Lewis was again
dropped and finding That he would not again BE- re-
nominated, yielded 10 sense of personal suffer
ing so far leave the iuesc, because knew that
in u single handed contest will: Col klnoheoe Gen
Sloan tor The already gwen the pubic would
he elected by large majority The result fully lus:i.
fled ths anticipation; inr tie 'jrd vote which was
taken between Geo. S.oan aud Col. kncleioc acne
Gen Lewis having been dropped and not reno,nina,ed
NJ above mentioned, Inc result; lor the former Sc
aud for the latter So 81 :at without my vote Gen
Sloan vas elected over the only competitor who re.
manned IN the field, the third vote, by clear mao
ri,y of a., beating not far from two TO one. Yet the
,,a is sought 10 be conveyed tina, deserted General
Sloan when my vote most important 10 his cleo
ton and the idea is also sought 10 be conveyed, that Il
was my serious purpose 10 defeat Gen. Sloan, upon
hearing that he Wing, By renominating Gen
Lewis Now, this imports :alsehood upon lis face
because the latte, Is also Mig, and distinguished
for his zeal, &c in Tie Wing How then could
| gsh t. defeat the former because he Bhg, by
the election Of Gen Lewis who Has also Hhis'