Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-25

the .ta,emept Of the President If the Council,
sno wing thai | received nc communication
whaever from home on The subject other than
what stated in my letter ol Inc l7th OF July.
As 10 lac thirt. The proceedings OF The Coun'
Gil Il the 10 July, show that al the lime oil aP-
Poi6ting tne;f proxy, no reference was h'aue ds
10 The rocy desired in relation 10 Inc !uf'n
prosecution OF the JAMES River and kanawm
improvement. From the course, however mere
toioIe pursued b. The people Of Lynchburs, aLa
from Information derived from intercourse win
The stockholders and ciiIZens OF that place on
ormer occasions | had reason 10 believe they
were in favor Of extending the canal as lar as 10
Covlugtun, and would hot myself have been
willing 10 select as President Of h. COMPANY
one whom | knew 10 be III favor ni stopping
| short Of ina, pamI As | have before remarked,
in my letter 10 the" hg," STATE thai, ctsirous
OF being informed As 10 The views oi MIR. OSBORNE,
in relation 10 tne prosecution OF The Improvement
| bad sometime before the election consulted, on
this suhj-ci, gentlemen friendly 10 his electioh'
| and supposed 10 be acquainted with ms seuu-
mems, and rad been Informed BY 'hem mai ne
was in favor Of the extension CT the canal, as IN!
as 10 Cov,ngton, ant OF leaving The Company up-
| committed as 10 lis iGure policy III relation W
| the further prosecution ot this work.
Abou, The date 81 my ietief 10 the wv hie, MI
| Osborne also addressed q card 10 The editors, III
which he states, among other things that IN re,
| ply 10 these desiring him TO be Candidate ne hau
Said that she feared he might differ WIN Inc pre-
Sent Board as TO The policy 10 be pu'suea ID D, .le
turhel prosecution Of this improvement inis
passage is relied on by the editors OF me Wh's'
| rthe purpose OF showing that MT o>ooihe wa
opposed 10 the further extension oil me cand.'
By reference 10 Mr. OsboIne's card, II WIN oc
also seen, however that he states that ne uisine'-
ly informed the gentlemen desiring nun W W.
come candidate, that ii he went into me eince'
he must go unramnelled az TO any particular
course ii policy" Alter the publication OIL my
leler, Mir Osborne published another cara, Ill
which he succincIly ales, SO far as relates 10 ms
ma ter, thai my views OF his opinions were III
the main correct" In one OF the editorials oi ,ne
"Whg," not before mentioned, and Dol no" oe
tore me, these two cards are conlIastea WIN ea.A
other, and with my letter, an enorl Is inaue ~
show that they are irIeconcilabe. do MOI FeiceHo
maj there is auy inconsistency in The Two STATE
nents OF Mr. Osborne; but upon the symposium
that there was il will te seen tina! lhefe Is no'bih5
| in her which tends in The slightest deSlee !"
sustain the charge aeains, the, or 10 lmpcae" ny
| statement. The substance OF the charge so Id,
as il impuies improper conduct TO me- IS INA.
knew MIR Osborne 10 be opposed TO Inc iui'ne,
extension Of The canal, voted icr Eiun, 'housn |
also knew mat those Represented ~etc IL ia'us
OF il. Irepeat, thai | sought information on lHe
| SuUieCi HON stFtid S'bNs ~. 49,.
from Them the replies before menlioned Ia ,"i'
connection refer 10 The ,eler oil MI Lepuon'
As 10 The fourth: A il is not possible Ioi nis
to prove the negative and 10 show Inas "n,is'
favored the election ot MIR. Osborne e,u IVY
know Of The existence OF The rumor Oh Gls or
.aed deialcaion, might stand fully vlnoica'eu
by the mere declaration that the 'nsinua.ion -
| without any touDtation in truth 1 nc pun.
viii perceive that this forms no part OF Inc OIL
| nroi.rTed AGAINST me, Dut ~
brought forward BY the editors in their iePy "
nv letter. rather by way of Insinuation 'hah -
direc, charge, and as an apology 10 Inc puo'1
for failing to withdraw the impulations upon w!
motives made in their fifs ecIoil.i on lhe s".
Ject II viii lie seen that IN the MS ail'e'e W
Inc "Whig' in which the assault upon me Is c'ih-
mcnc' d, he mpropfiey Of conduct iiopneo ~ .n'
was thai ! had enceavored 10 procure lhe e'
lion Of MIR Osborne whom knew to be hcs'iic
10 he further extension ui the canal, anu '''' W
violation o, pledge, known to exist, Oh Tue f'it
ci the people OF Lynchbufe, that they won'd j.,
nc,hnc 10 crrcsc il-and that had Vo'ct
against Col. Bonduran whilst those rePfeseh-
! ,cL vric ;.puri,..io ~ hi. favor. IL WIZ pe
seen also ma, in accounting for The course pu!-
sued by Mr. BAKER and others acting WIN NM
il is stated thai they were willing 10 axe 'uose
Mason, whose opinions were unknown, o" ne
ground that ore ho might possibly be their
| III
fh,Ir .remy." Hosliimy on the part OF MI. Us
horne /, the extension OF the canal, Is wna', &C
co,dinp 10 The statement, made IL so desirable
~ nrocnrc his defeat; and my support ol one
.bit,erlu opposed" 10 The extension oi Tie canal
, uut.r me circumstances before mentioned, ID
nr.t renee 10 Col Bondurant. is made Inc ground
work o. Tie assault upon me.
In subsequent article oI me wing, now
ever tins iGslnualiOn Is made 10 assume 'ht
= shape Of a distinct charge, and IS maze The ionh
,,arion tor o'hrls, until II Is al last charged that
|. tv.c,;,d The election Of M. Osborne be-
.,nSc ku,w hm 10 be 4 dciaui'er, 10 order 'o
r eYpo,e he funds oi The company 10 The rem
/: Of being plundcred As TO the last absrlo
S charge II er,ainiy is not necessary mat sDou!t
maxe any reply | canno, believe that The luug
# r,cn, of nv worst enemy does not pronounce \
u untrue.
4 Il is equally untrue that ! he'd heard ah'
e bin, IN reia.ion 10 the al eyed ceiaca'ion ol WI
O.,o,re until after i, was understood 'hli u
10 w,s no longer in uomna ION. On me e9eni
n bIre the cleciion, aud aher inc meelioe, On VI;
a, ,,,,inn of Mr. Baker, bad been acJoufn'd,
N w,s ;oiof eli by one vi the Stale proxies tha
10 had ius heard lhai Ju:ge Mason would h'
- nan, in rumualion. GA In nex morning D
% .,cmed 10 bc generally understood, a least
"a bes 4 j, repeatedly mentioned, that Judge Masol
r ZOO d be nomioaeG, aud that M. Osb'in'
u wou.a not Consent 10 b. placed IN oIposl'ion Il
g him. Up 20 this peroi nd never heafd III
n siishtesl nimation o! his being dslanef, no
indeed any runot ter ing 10 iDpeacn MS chalac
= ,er far io,pgrny | do net recollect the e1ac
" perlod when first heart ol this rumor. recni
5. iect however, tis;inclr, that was hfsi IN
n formed O, is exisiencc by Mr.. John }. London
- nne Of lie proxies OF he Bank OF Virginia
N ami Ibal il was alter Mr.. Osborne was known 4
ho no longer a caudiGae. The leilef oi Nj
10 London states The circumstances under whic'
y he made kuC VII 10 ne he eIls,eGce OF this repo
/ Aslolhe last apology - The pubic Tor iaIi
n ing To retract he charges against me, c0nlaihe'
/, in The insiouation thai was The author Of al
e article in the Lynchburg Republican, abus'v
# Of The Editors OF ne Wing have only to 10
= Ter To the published reply oil the Editors Of ID
r. Republican, in lhelr paper 6! The 9th Angus, u
y wb;cn they pronounce il TO be false aud To ac
~ that have n connection wi the lasl meniioh@
~ uaoer. further tGan hat am one .! lnc'usci'
~ befs, and tha knew nohns OF Inc eo''oli"i y
al question, Ill! the paper IN wh'eh was Pup'''He
IA reached me. 81.
i l. is scarcely necessary for me TO add Ma
Of had uo,hiny 10 do win bringing either Mr. Us
as horne or ] ucee Mason before the siockho'd' r
IS and ne nuhIic 3 candidates iorhe olhce cf Pres
D. ,ient # The Company. Mr. Osborne, III hi
r card OF tue IG.h Juy s'a'"s hat Immediately al
4 ter m. death Of Mr.. CH;!tefdeD, he was wahc
{, ro1n by several gentlemen, 'es'''"'' Gnu h'i
,e residents OF ne CITY and al OF lnem Wings.
;. meo ION me says heir politics, as there seem
ID nos 10 oe disposition 10 si7e parry color
!, the mater" And il has been already stated 3
!, he public journals, that the nomination Of Jucs
70 Mason was suggested by Mr.. Baxter. My &c
], quaintance with each OF those gentlemen va
y 6ul s,ght and whilst cheerfuy adyoea ed y
e cleo ION o, MIR. Osborne, so long as he wa
nomination, aud Afterwards WIN eqnai pleashi
D. voted Tor Judge Mason, |, in each rs ance a1'
k. ed rather upon he high estimation III wnic" ,.''
d. were he'd by .heir trend: ami me pubic ma
i, from any pers nal knew edge OF theft qaai'nc'
mr. lions for h ih'e.
" y, how. mas enteavcred 10 reply 10 the sevefa
u = cba,ocs n he "Whig," go lar as they have rs
! sum d a tangible shape. submit my vi'dica
ID lion To he Judgment Of The ias, and enIish'ere
.. men Of all parties, VINO, whist they pass rro
= mo c,n iucl and mo,iyes ju the transaction wi