Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-06-14
iOHN T. THORNTON.


LYEcHBURG, 10th june 1852.
| To John T. Thornton Esq Sir. your communication
Of the 9th inst. handed by your friend Henry
p Irving ESQ.,. last night.
la that communication YOU say that you the author
of the piece signed Justice, upon which commented
| in the hand-bill from "A Member of The Iynchburg
Bar; that the said handb is offensive and insulting;
and thai yon h~pe will the propriety Of retractng
| the partitions of.it that are insulting you.
was the author Of the article published in the
papers Of this place several months and signed "A
Member Of the Lynchburg Bar" Justice purporied
to be a reply that paper, and commented upon the
"LynchbuEg lawyer in style which as conceive
ed disrespectfu offensive. and uncaed for by anything
contained in the article written by 1t is also hint
ci-if expressed in tcrms-by you in said reply,
thar there Intentional suppression of material
facts in its preparation and that had been put forth
| abuse and deceive the public mind. The haLd-b of
which you complain WINS published with no other de-
agn than properly to repel the offensive insnuntions
| made in your article.
Entertaining such impressions of the character and
amendment of your article, yon will at once, perceive
that cannot, with proprieiy, make the retracons.
which you have Politely suggested, until have
assurance, that these impressions unfounded
l am. yonr obdt serv't.
RO. l.. KENT.
My friend Sam d. Otey ESQ., is authorized to hand
this toyou. RO. l. KENT.
We the undersigned, having ascertaned that a mis-
understanding of personal character has grown out
of printed card signed "A member Of the Lynchburg
Bar" written by Robert L. Kent ESQ., in reply to
nunication in the Richmond Enquirer signed Justice,
written by John 7. Thornton ESQ., between said gentle
men; and that Mr.. Kent il unwilling Withdraw the
imputaons complained of in said card in consequence
Of certain expressions complained ofn the piece, signed
| Justice" which he regards offensive to hm-we,
friends of both pa ties have examined said commu-
ncaon signed Justice and from its general charac
well AS frm the circumstances under which it was
published, satisfied that the author thereof did
intend to use any remark personally offensive to Mr..
Kent, cast any mpurnIion upon his motives,
city character n gentleman. We therefore no
improperly in Mr.. Kents Withdrawing such portions of
said piece signed "a member of the Lynchburg Bar,
as are complained of offensive by Mr.. Thornton.
June 10th 1852 CHAS. R. SLAUGHTER.
ROBERT II. GLASS.
Having real the article signed Justice" which ap-
pcared in the Richmond Enquirer of the day of
$50. of whrh John T. Thornton esq, the author
other than the legitimate temper of contro
vcrsy displayed towards the author of piece signed "A
member of the Lynchburg Bar" which appears in the
LynchLurg Republican Of the day Of 1852, to
which the same reply, and free to give it
opinion, that there is nothing in the first
toned piece, which by fair interpretation can he
.trued personally offensive Ro. L. Kent esq. who
is the writer Of the last named article, do believe
ii was so designed by Mr.. Thornton.
N. II. Campbell.
JNO. O. L. GOGGIN,
JAMES SAUNDERS,
w YANCEY.
Having entire confidence in the judgment of the above
,.ned gentlemen. Messrs Chas. r. Slaughter Robert
II. Glass. N. ii. Campbell Jno o. L. Goggn, james
Saunders ant VIM T. Yancey, and that insinuations
intended to be mnde by John T. Thornton Esq,
in the communication signed Justice" rejecting
iavorably upon me, cheerfuly retract the portions of
the card written by signed "A member ofthe Lynch
burg Bar" which reflect upon Mr., Thornton, and
deemed BY him offensive.
RO. L. KENT.
have no hesitation in saying that the construction
placed upon the piece signed Justice written by my
self by the gentlemen upon whose Judgment Mr. Kent
has acted in writing the above, is entirely
JOHN T. THORNTON.
As ofjus,ice both parties, desire make
the following of action in adjusting the
misunderstanding bet~ Messrs Thornton and Kent.
Having believe that misunderstanding
existed between these gentlemen, determined lat
the instance Of Mr.. Slaughter and without the knowl
edge Of either pariy unite in effort adjust the
and hereupon prepared the above statement
signed by us. and procured the statement signed by
Messrs Campbell Goggin Saunders and Yancey, which
we laid before MIR. Kent who then gave the commu-
nicaiion the ast) above, be used dis
| erection. Upon being satisfied that Mr. Thornton
Cured in construction Of the piece signed Justice
delivered said communication Henry r. Irving
ESQ., the friend Of Mr. Thornton, and received from
| him the last commu 1cation above.
CHARLES r. SLAUGHTER,
RIO. H. GLASS