Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-06-19
scr. I1E-.vO. C2.


Tie does no, t, deny that thu ecctn ,,ok place
2ih April, " other hcisDot material and which .ouyh
they relate h. 10 affect him. What dies no inesu
am IL what estrnt doris his denial got IN CONVERSE
ilOn whlgl'i held with him in Charlottesville, 9Th
May. IN relsou 10 ih. piece beJrc alluded to, he only
objected To the asseruu that. he said IN bis speech 1T
Madison, that 1.-The polls would kcTn open lvfysr
than thai day ilo remarked that bs oiber charge
preferred either Affected the Commissioners. Of were
,nna''fal This was IN reply ban enquiry made u
hn by the rs 10 the nature and excnt ii tho injury "
which he complained. ua ans~ W v ap,vs stated
then Immediately wfoa 10 Mr.. Benz snn Burton, VI
ihe county Of Madison who my lnorman, that
allegation, and received most prompl, the following zig
nlird courteous. and firm reply, respjase such %
expected from him.
Rock lint. May %. 1853.
Dsm Sir-Yours Of the 18th ult ha. jn., been hand
ed To mr. by your boy. which you say that you have
seen Mr.. Gllmer aud tina. he denies smpi,scsiy hav-
my said IN his speech nj Madison. III. dny VI ~ec'io
thai the polls would not be kept open; in answer o
which have only 10 say that some DAYS after the rlro-
lion. IN conversation with you. ! told svu that Mr.
Giner said III his speech at Madison E. II on the day
p election, that the polls would br kept open lyor
than that day. While ao willing admit that ! my
have misunderstood Mr. G,lner yet 10 no, thuko ~ h..
hryc dld misunderstood him. and say uncqulvvcally
HAT did ", understand him.
In Justc" however. 10 Mr. Gimer. nnk II proper
10 add tina, cannot believe that lie would deny any
thmg ho sad IN the speech referred TO- II frr.ctsJ;
lud VI" 'hilhef add. that thlnS II Qle probable
hat Mr. Glmrf does no, rocolrct all he saiJ in thst
speech. "a ihl should naye misunderstood this pato-
lar part Of hs speech.
Very respectfully. your friend.
BENJAMIN BURTON.
Nj WA. r EARLY
thluk 1t proper 10 state that have shown Mr.. Dur
ton. letter 10 Governor Glner and while The Gnvsnor
drnc, having said what MI y ALLEGES mud says no
hung many witnesses WIN heard his speech and who do
not fccollcct the tomak testified To by Nj b. yet hs IL
but thinks tia, a mistake on hi, part anse from a
remark which ho believes ii prob,bls 10 made. 10
the ellt ct that The late o the election would he dcci
Died on that day" (Aprl II That remark. v
made, and Gov q. thinks that II probably wac.
would ainly beai several interpretations, s.d a.
II ooanlng tanlanD cunt ~ the siau,nent vi Mr. UuI-
ton.
Mr. Gllnot says in his card. "Nit Early inG,rmed
me that he was Mt IN Madison thu day ii cecih.n.
aud ii course hun" nothing about the matter. and said
that hr had furnished tho editor with the Of .no,h
q person residing IN Madison whu VA, hl. Nr. ED
informant"
II might Re inferred from this, thongh am .nre Gov
dies not mean 81 Ia snuate, thai leon psn~d Of Mr..
Migrudcr because In had given up my name. and M,
that OF Mr. burton when called On by Mr., Us friend.
(Nm. l. Robertson. Esq This facts were these. MIR.
,me asked mr. IN onr conversation 10 which he rafsn.
told Mr. Magruder that Mr. Burton wss my infr-
man,. Told HIM | did. Then ,sid he, his na,.s,
aud not yours. ought 10 haze been given up {, mr.
friend - or v,,nt. IA, ,hd sl.,t -, ~, =.
opinion. MI Magrnder had done ri Iht in giving ny
Mt Buttons namn-lha, hc had given mine. aud that
ysrlf uur Il, In he thrown upon Mr. l,pt,,b who had
told me what hid stated Il, tar az what !, was alleged
ht had said about keeping open the pills in Madison
concerned but that Mr. Is had told Mr. Nlastuder
nothing about II. aud therefore thu, hs tNlr. Wy ought
MT Ia have referred 10 any one but me. This muck
say in Justice both 10 Mr. NJ and my.,lf
II might b, deemed strange thu, Mr.. 0ilmpr bad /.
nearly weeks zee me AFTER the publiea,i.s
IN the Advocate This is a mistake, at,sin, from tn.
fact that q werner Gner, ~ his card will show. h,.
,I, = II,