Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-08-11
Foo,e ana Quitman.

IL he w Washington y mon oil the otn COD
tains card from Gen. Foote, giving al
account OF bis rencontre with Gen. Quit
man. He adopts this course because he
says, reports Of every imaginable char
scter, have been thrown into circulation
BY persons unknown to him. The state
mcnt is addressed to "honest and intelll,
gent citizens, who witnessed the controver
(which accounts for its interrogaiive
farm. A number Of gentlemen had replied
to his questions. confirming his statement:
"Did you especially hear my remarks
touching the Cuban expcditionl Did
not explicitly declare my unwillingness te
accuse him Of an improper connexion with
said expedition. inasmuch as he positively
denied such connexion, and was unwil-
ling to call his veracity in question! Did
not then proceed, after lamcnling the me-
cessity thrown upon me by Gen. Quitman,
(who had attempted TO awaken sympathy
by accusing the President Of dragging
him from his Office, in order TO subject
him to prosecution in New Orleans, upon
charge of which he knew him to be in
noccnt) did l not proceed to say, that
though he might be innocent as asserted
By him, yet that after the finding oi'thc grand
Jury against him. it was lis duty to de-
mand trial at once, that 1t was not at all
nc ccssary to this trial that he should resign
the office of governor; that the President
had not constitutional power TO interfere
and arrest judicial proceedings; that even
the finding Of tie grand jury, however
innocent Governor Quitman might be.
was, (being mere er Partc finding. the
result Of an examination necessarily CT
payfc in It's charactcr,) under all the CIR
cumstanccs of the case, not TO be rea-
sonably complained Of, sinceit was not in
the power of Gov. Quiiman, to deny, and
that he never had denied, lst, that lie had
entertained for some days, at his official
mansion, Lopez, the commander OF the cx-
pedition; I'd, that he had been seen by
many in New Orleans publicly consoriing
with the Cuban cxpedilonists; Sd, that
Lopez had formally referred TO him in his
official proclamation as ''the American
general" who was to take the command
of the second expedition; and 4tlly, that a
portion of the public arms from the arse
nal was known TO have been carried IN the
direction of Cuba, being seen on the way
there, ia fact understood TO have been for
maly attested at New OrleansD Did |
not declare; on referring to the latter fact,
that | was perfectly satisfied that this re-
moval ofarms had taken place, because
Gov. Quitman had confessed In his speech
at Benton that he believed such to be the
case? But did l not; in addition declare
that did not doubt that this act of remov-
ing the public arms was wholly unknown
to Gov Quitman. and that it was my con
fident belief that he had in no way contriv-
cd, consented to, or connivcd at such re-
moval.
When he, in an angry and violent man.
ncr, denounced any man as a coward, and
no gentleman, with other opprobrious cpl
thets, who would dare to insinuate Larceny
against him in connection with the abstrac.
ton Of the public arms, did | not step for
ward in a cool, calm, and courteous man.
ner, and ask him whether he referred to
me; if so, made no such insinuation, but
had expressly disclaimed III Did he no,
refuse to be Interrupted Did l not then
say, still in a calm manner, that / had a
right, according to the terms Of discussion
agreed to between us, TO call for an cxpla-
nation of personalities? Upon his refusing
still to be interrupted, did l not again re-
peat the question: aid You intend 10
say that ! was the person who had insinu-
ated larceny against you!" When he an.
swercd in the affirmative, did | not then
say "Iou are a liar and proceed to strike
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