Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-06
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10 Tie Editors IF Tie Hhig:
BY the appearance OF q communication, in the Rich
mend Enquirer, of this morning, from the pen of Mr..
Tyler il becomes necessary, that should, again. pre-
sen, myself before the public. Not TO make upon
m, but to defend myself from another most grave and
serions charge which he has brought against me- Of
la!siiyng Record, and that upon OATH
One thing, however, may least congratulate my.
self upon, and that is, that MIR Tyler in his
cation makes denial Of any other part of my whole
letter tha that, which pre- pared to sustain by the
most conclusive evdence-which is nothing less than
the Record Itself.
Aud here let me remark, that have more taste
for these newspaper controversies than Mr. Tyler HIM
SELF although my position for The last few years and the
assaults that have been made upon me- have rendered it
rodablr, tina, should either have embarked in many
than grateful to my feelings, else, submit
silence the unjust impulations, that the vio
ence and molcvoence OF party spirit, could invent
And in the present instance must be known that for
the last two years have subjected myself TO harsh and
undeserved censure for The violence Of my political
hostility to Mr. Tyler, and Remuneration Of reachery,
rather than disclose the occasion and the circumstances
that would al any moment have plead my and
justification. And il not until full disclosure
had been invited by Mr.. Tyler, by his authority given
Inc Aiadsonian, 10 pronounce base fabr,cator
and liar, that | obliged, either TO submit 10 this
charge going the rounds of al! the Democratic and "
Ter papers IN the country unccnradicted, OF meeting
did, BY iuli development OF all that had occurred
friends: between the two could not hesitate to doub.
for moment.
Now to Mr.. Tylcr's communication of this morning,
and shall pass over all the special pleading OF county
cour, Attorney which he employs to the fact whe
Their Lightfoot vas his ward the ward of his father
whose representative he was, and out of whose estate
the sum he acknowledges 10 have been due from his
father estate 10 Lghlfoot which would, otherwise,
have gone into his own pocket, (;n part al least
and TO t.'e gst o! the question: by which will
be seen, whether The statement have made is sus
ta,red by The record or not and in The first place.
must remark that Mr. Tyler msquotes and peryer,s
INV language, | did not saw, he represents me 10
have said, that lie had "obta,rcd bond, by fraud
from his IDIOT ward, Ne, for in this matter neither
meant To affirm deny the correctness Of the a-Gu.
aeal nor The justice o! the decIsion though had
doubt of ei,her-but simply TO give The facts as the
record Inhibited them My language was as he truly
quotes Il in another part OF communications "Uhcn
ii shut here teen charged upon me By the mos, fatnsn,
and honorable members If Tie bar, and made matter
of record that have obtained, by fraud bond from
an IDIOT ward and that charge shall be sustained by
the high court OF chancery in Virginia, and / shall be
peroetuay enoined and restrained from realizing
the amount OF my bond thus fraudulently obtained,
ffom the estate Of conhdins and unfortunate young
friend who looked up 10 rs his friend and second
father then it viii be lime enough for me 10 shrink
from such a controversy" Now, here is The written
note of argument filed in court from the pen of the
Zion Benjamin Watkins Leigh, by which it will ep-
pear, w.ether the charge made by the most emf
stated il; having italicized the portions of the argu
men, 10 which particularly call attention:
"Biakey :. ais.