New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-07

fore, h,d been ou'ivei abandoned add tramped on
for TIE last fifteen year.
have lever set myself mp "A an example ipr mita-
ton ly any one; have u-y-r made bu,siin parade
fron he Lureos or the corners a" the streets OF
ny morality ct virtue; have act up no cs~n 10 sn-
priority u f.iyos-meD; have never sonsht 10
elevate uys.f BY the dispsTag' mebf az these arO ind
ne; bsye never attempted 10 drag any man doTn 10
rN lt,el, whom could n"t reaeh ~ tar and non
orsbr c"mpeinion, by As-aih his privHe chsrsct-r
.. her H. tie dark or IN open day; cave never been
guilty of tie u, ruus unw fthy aHd nniDan, coz
,.uc' nt rosifg and mrus about gtr;ic = back
yard t. fish up scandal a. a"thif"nnier picks up
dirty rnes e. b. dealt ont either by wholesA o. rtl'
nor vet have attempted aIy parade osieuiation IN
nv u ode o living and habits ot he; std, far from
having sought " courcri society ia which cOulI not
Afford IN terms ot recipruciiy have, as Tar
~ il wa Ios>ih-, preferred to etoitsio, ra,'r than
he entertained, vteD under nv rof, plain,
pretending and humble hospitalii-s have been for
iliril yeaI- past uiiormy, coos'autly IL hber
ally shd sivey dispeIsed 70 per>ous OF respect
ahy. OF bath ssars ald "i all classes, - under any
ether io ~ this city or state according TO my abtN;
lu, hs any DOR u Richmond has ever bren cl 'sed
aean.i ne piece of i, formation 70 witch am eN'
clsively indebted io this new svt"t among u who
certainly has MT been here long epounh to learn the
fQ.s Il he has the rags, If Rchmond socrty; the
OLD, i ia bsbiiaits ofte pac-, n happen to Know
NJ GtI quit. uarv "bgainis IL hun tor tue ih-
form aon mn uIi 'atcd a. ] am myself.
Bur while have lived unpretending and unoS-
I ttlia'Obs Me- have en"tdNofrh 10 ittl one ~ tNt
nost uulous ruuc'ilious integrity uor7llty and
y.rstiiy: sLG challenge and deiy the world 10 shos
srgle Of my whole career, whether IN political or
Irvrte lie, that has been III sDy degree departure
i III IT, that could justly east a shallow of snspicnn
upon il. So much for the general charges, past and
lresent.
There may have been some, perhaps, who have
tboUg that. for 80 outrageous and arOcinus piece III
cououcf Should have snught personal satistrc'i,n
as indeed have heard say ought 10 have shot
him GCwr in the strs,t and that would have been
justified 10y the whole community IN doing so; and
. zone maN have thought although | have heard OF
none such that ,usht TO have challenged him to the
ielr but rearly all who have approached me ON the
subject have ,mobsraed agaiu>t py giving to II -
. much 9u,uce "A do by tins cart.
~ hume and from abruad ! auI daily advised ITO
A" treat oil Nth the most absolute iudllierenss aud
"c,nteutt a piece of low scurry, that viii leave
10 in precision upon The mind ut any whose good
"olhi.n would value
bs,e a.k.d ui,sc this question: suppose my beg
bad written ,uch an article anst his father as s
I,.g las written against me-which should mourn %
ih.uk he capable OF doing-wouli any one have
expect. him to tk p,rsobal sasiacion Of one so
much his uios in years, AID his inferior IN rauh ana
position III the world /! aud ~ reason has answered
tley ", ud not IL bad desired TO make display OF
n1tk LeyOsm, and to have shown myself otT to al
Naitsge with particular class u! persons for whose
opm"Ls tave very little regard, nothing would nave
been moe Easy. nole sdtt, than to have eent ar
Wise q challenge, because knew, as every one must
know that my friends would never have allowed such
"A cuiirst Ia ctnle TO an Issue, upon such unequal
grounds existed between us, Notwithstanding the
Brtsl oral aId social superiorIy ~htch learn he
CLAIMS i,r huset, and which sy mt be disposed To
cout.st--lu ut about which, some, possibly might 0e
fuul Il who DO entirely concur with han III opinion.
Under all the tircuu- ces OF the case, even against
the advice many warm friends, lcel that II rs night
should avail yseli ot the uny opportunity that has
yet been pies- ted of setting these matters finally at
rest and tor Ds purpo-e have every desire To In't
tute q pIose, uun against Mr. Obadiah Jennings W se
E..ts i.to snlf ltr ii IA
be- ady,srd by counsel and thus al,rd him the "ppor
tuiy If vudcSting himself before the Judicial trlbu-
lals Uf tbe country by introducing the witnesses upon
whose authority he has yentured to Introduce my iane
before the world IN neCton WIN such mlurions,
csiup.liuus and slnndernus saiiuns; anc this
subject find nys.lf painfully embarrassed. My own
iudcn-ut aid feelings altogether III favor of the
pIs cuiIon. seek AID deslre III court ard demand
iIquy-wbile every friend whose counsels value,
with exception here and there tmonsirsies against
it, as letting yself down, by giving tue afice murh
cOrst qut and dignity rs prosecution would do
bbIdly tee. a. liberty ro dregard The advice oi riends
ard follow the dictates Of my feeL rs IN such IL
matter aid therefore consented, for the present,
TO bold the matter Under further advlsemeht lnde-
peIde Of the friends at home, have no le-s than
Twelve lettels before me, from persons euted 10 my
hll hest consider aUn giving not only their own yc~s
hut those OF others whom they have consulted, all
urging not To- attach to It the consequence prore-
cuion would give To the libel and the hbeur hardly
knew what to do. | shall uu-t IT, further reflection.
II they canbot change my views, hope to effect Il
ci ange ia theirs 70 that they may not deem
olt ute aud h. .adstrcDg.
This much more will say. To recover pecuniary
damages will oontitDe pant Of the object IN the
IIoceeai gs that nay be instituted. No amount OF
money III he Will be able 10 pay, unier the most
ls~u.d gifts OF l,nuue, would be equivalent to the
injury desIgnd and hoped for by the author oi tue
libel. Nor would | be governed by feeling ot yn-
oictye iesehtn ent To illct well-eseryeu punish
meut tor this Tar aid Incorporate violence and njus
tlce. 10 ylndlcate my Character beiOrc those a.
a distance who do not know ua, from his foul aSper
si.i s. would be the only incentive that could npe
such course, dsiasteiu as 1t is obliged 10 be.
therefore proclaim in advance in the final event OF
such lIUcee1iDgs) that Whatever dam7gvs may be
awarGed, after paying the expenses tcdrred, shall be
aIIropriated 10 tile beLevOent societies and lnsttu
tlos Vi lb- cny, be promptly restored to hun,
6t und nvrlyng return for ali the wrong he has been
ds lossG 10 ILt,.i upon ne. Aud pledge myself fur
th,r that in tie absence Of his proOtor he hace
n0m-I will lake upon myself the negative, aud Dis
prove and all nis gross mputativns by an array
o witnesses iacts, such never before pro-
Guoed before Court the trial Of such cause; Tor
the icason that the world began, such false and
grGUnGless charges were never before made sgaln-t
mortal uian hsyc been madc agalnst me- Re- pect-
fully, J0Hs VI. BoiTs.
T. S.-The above letter, a. originally writ 20, COO
ten plated JUDICIAL proceedings absoiuioy-the latter
part has been altered at tue urgent solicitation OF
others to read az 10 now stands. }. NJ. L.