Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-22
par hS Eny"rr"r.


la tie Nauu..ui American oi tho I'll. .,.st at.
81. appeared which is ro.publshel in the EnIUir.
"i yesterday, (the l6,h) aud which purports 20 NV
the "nrigin of the difficulty" which led TO the publ
cation OF the hbGi on which tho suit of Nhylor VI
Garden recently tried in the Circuit Court OF Chal
l"t,e, was founded. The statements contained IN lil"
article d." MIR Naylor great in Justice, ana 'e ,i,,
signed, who represented him as coanse III 'h"a 'u
deem it proper TO SAY that those statements a.u w
in accordance with the testimony OF the i'm
who We're examined; and, indeed, IN many 800
particulars, are directly contrary to tiiat ", no,
ls,. Mrs. Gcode did not request Mr.. N"9''' ~ WI
IN DIR. Garden for any purpose wha'e,T:i r tho e.
I'd. Mr.. Naylor dit nat say to the 'u.es y; .'t ~
mily or TO any one that he came vi 4" ''''S''
Mrs. Goode ,, ~ cordo,,
;, ~ I,,r ,hat il would be better 10 speak 10 DIR
Garden on the subject referred 10.
i,h, Mr.. Naylor DIT net approach DIR. Garden ol
the subject AT all.
| viut, ms presence, Mr.. Nayor it'd not proceed Il
mink. known to the Doctor the object of his call. -
The conversation WAS abruptly commenced by In
Doctor himself, substantially, rs stated i'll The arllc
| Of the American
9TH. Mr.. Naylor did not Immediately drop the sub
ject and leave on the Doctors making the IT.
mark referred to. On the contrary, an excited con
versation of some length ensued, in which DIR. Gar
den insisted that it was Mr. MAYORS duty to sustain
| hun in his controversy with Goode.
| eth. Mr.. Naylor did not shy 10 his wife that Dr
Garden "had expressed a P"'pose 10 'nS"H htr (Mrs
| Goodel # she risitcd AN houSc'
| Sth. Mrs. Naylor dill net make the impression OF
| the mind Of Mrs Goode that DIR. Garden "h"d cr
pressed purpose 10 m<nh her y SIZE r'"fe" m!
house." Mrs. G0ode examined Us awithess' ant
| her testimony dsprovcs the assertion: nor was al!
evidence to that effect introduced in the cause
| The circumstances of Mrs. MAYORS visit TO DR.
| Gardens were briefly thesc:-
| On the evening of the death of DR.. Gardcns son
Mrs. Guode accidentally met with Mr.. Nayl"r AT tlit
store of Mr.. Goode and invited him to her house
(which on the same lnt saying that she desired
! his advice. When they reached the house, Mrs
Goode said to Mr. Naynr that she felt deeply ol
DR.. Gardens family in their ailllcon, and wished
to show them her sympathy-that the teud which eX
listed between Dr. Garden and Mr.. Goode had nor, 90
lar she knew, extended to the ladies VI the respec
tive families. and she anxious Ia attend the burial
of the boy, if her appearance there under the CIR
cumstances, should be deemed proper and accepta,
ble Upon this subject she wished the a1v'ce OF
MIR. NayOr, who was intimate IN DIR. Garden :
iAmily-the Doctors wife and mother being
members OF Mr.. MAYORS Church. MIR. Naylor
| advised her by all means rs Christian Ia 90
that il might do good, and could not possibly do
harm. lie then left Mrs. Goodr: and thinking II
would be best 10 secure tor her some sprcia'
mark of attention from the females of the family
steppe.i over 10 the Doctors, which was very near
and sent not for Dr. Garden but for Mrs. james l.
Garden member OF his church, and the wife "i one
of his elders with whom lie held conversation on
The subject Mrs. Garden, without informing Mr..
Nnyl,r of her purpose communicated the matter 10
Dr. Garden who Immediately sent for Mr. Nayl"r'
and commented the conversation which mas peeh
already referred to. 1t resulted in Mr. Mayor posi-
lively declining make himself party 10 the c''l'r"
yersy between Garden aud Goode; and win 'hal aii'
nouncemeut he left the Doctors house anu nme-
diarely afterwards left the village without again see
ing Mrs. Gonde. ,:,
Mr. Naylor was uneasy that night on his return
home, and informed his wife thai he hau t'e'u CON
yersaton with DR.. Garden on the subject retr'
red TO- and lett him greatly excited but did moi give
the details of the conversation; and Mrs. Mayor
some short time afterwards mentioned the matter 10
Mrs. GoOdp, without going Inio details.
The undersigned REPEAT, that MIR. Mayor did not
,ell his wife that DR.. Garden "hdd expressed " P"r-
pose 10 tnSuh her, Mrs. Goode.l y she "'&ed ms
houss" cor did Mrs MAYOR say 50 TO Mrs Goode'
or make any such impression on her mind
They have made this bret statement OF the err
cumstspcps snd rcsul, Of Mr.. MAYORS call AT DIR.
Gardens mot pretending 10 20 into detail lis much
in Justice To the ladies whose names have been most
unnecessarily brought before the public. Us 10 Mr.
Naylor himself. They will not undertake to state
more fully the facts uf the case but II THAT accom-
plished stenosrapher, Mr.. p. kean,' who was EN-
ploved by Dr. Garden repor; the case, has succeed
ed IN taking down the evidence as Il was given IN |
court, and i, is then correctly published in book |
,oru" all who feel any interest III The subject can
see TOR themselves what the facts are
Tn. undersigned content themselves with saying
hat DR. Garden undertook 20 Justify his publication
IF the 10Th November, lSJ (which Is adinaled 10 be
verv CauSiic productions, every sentence thereon
with a few innateria exceptions, having been Sc
.ct.d from the writings oi jgg~S and the letters OF
sir William Draper and 10 maintain the truth ot all
he charges made therein against the plnlntiii-in
oing this. he relied mainly upon the testimony OF
lis brother MIR. James Garden, gentleman who was
n Elder of Mr.. Naylor'S church. and who sat under
minSiratnus until some 'ul aiter the institution OF
biz suit II is hardly necessary 10 say that III this effort
Dr. &. lnus: sjgnav failed. Although the undcrsgn.
took the spon.ibility Of allowing the defendant
he broaest Misunderstanding no strictness III the
prn of pleading. nor in tn" character OF evidence:
ldecd on the other hand, invl;inS the closest scrut
" into the conduct of their client during his whole
te-relying not upon legal techncallties, but upon
liz innocence for his protection. AS u proof OF Mr.
iaylur' complete yndicaun from al the charges |
made against him. the undersigned point to the YER
ct of $2!,SDU rendered by the jury-whici, taking
)r. Gardens circumstances into consideration was
envy one, and altogether unprecedented IL tins part
# Virginia 10 the opinion delivered by the dlstin-
.uslr, Judge who presided al the trnl, on motion
made by the defendant 10 set aside the verdict ana
ward him new trial and, lastly, I" the sentiment,
lmust universal of the large number OF Respectable
PERSONS who attended the trial.
The undersigned safely say that the impress
ion produced upon the minds of nearly all VINO
card the case was that Mr.. MAYORS conduct
throughout this whole affair had been such IA became
Minister of the ospe and the Pastor OF congre-
alton. IL. II. MARSHALL,
WOOD BOCLDlN.