Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-07-15
MORE. OF THE INTERVIEWS.


MORE, OF THE INTERVIEWS.
Having presented in previous issues the
interviews with Charles Davies and d. b:
Lucas, Es9s., as published in the Wheeling
Register, We give our readers below a'com>
municatiou of Mr.. Davies. in reply to tho
interview with Mr.. Lucas:
HARpEn's FERRY. July S, 1873.
III found no fault with you for publishing in
a recent number'of your paper private CONVEX
saton with a representative of the Regi'ter--
TO select-surei neither of the gentlemen refer
rcd to i'll that conversation have anything to
complain Of Nothing dIsrespectful was said of
either of them-JudGe HOgo or Nj. Lucas
nothing offensive. No censure was passed
either of them. It is trac. on reading the words
attributed to me, l find that one of them is per-
haps praised, but not certainly beyond its mer-
it's Well! what theuf Is this any reason why
tlemap cannot surely be construed into cen
aureD of another, and never is, believe, save
by the consciously Gnity. Or, can it be posi-
bic, that young man who believes himself to
be a stateSmau.and aspIres to n scat in Congress
not be psrdonabIc in school Tirl? Be all this
as it may, Mr. Lucas, with want of generosity
that do not think deserve at his hauds. and
was not prepared for, but that am afraid must
BIO described as being characteristic IN para
graph So carefully and epigrammaticaliy
CONSTRUCTED and italicized as If Miss Augusta
Evans had been the author. not only finds fault
with YOU, but spsabs of ME in way tDat do
Nj. Lncss' first complaint is. that you should
have sought political information from lone OF
the ys bit P4% p peope e@o
know rnel be surprised at seeing such eplGhcts
applied to me (hy ono, too. who knows IDe,) let
them remember, us 10 doubt they VIII II they
know him shat suspicious and charges of "slv-
ness and bitterness" like those vices them
to a calabar bean. But all this is between you
and him. AS for me, hope and believe that
there is no sIyreBs-no bitterness in me. while
as to nv politics. always vote for the intelll-
gent educated, higl-minded man preference
the POLITICAL party to which they belonG-whcn-
ever the opportunity is offered me. am aware
that, while this think is sufficient answer to
parties, oSITaclsrn TINT, believe me- occasions
me not the least uue"sinesS
Mr.. LIICRS docs not consider II to he II, Dau
taslo to speak of me, in a wGuld-be bellttllug
way, as being jester, sc. Now, what would
he think of me if, returning the compliment, l
were to sag that he was foolish young. man,
who, for years, had been filled will, the insane
idea that he was q poet forgetting that the
poet is born not made, and that genial. kind
~, generous nature is as necessary TO good 20
etry as sunshine and shower IS to tho harvest:
Mr.. Lucas proceeds to say that my head is
turned from the perpendicular, ana that when
I follow my nose AM sure to run against
lamp post other obstruction. UnleSa lie lllm-
self is the lamp post, confess that am an as
great LOSE to know what he means BY this
mctAphoriCnl display of the Kings English as
ever have been while puzzling my Brain over
his verses. Indeed, only. mcnt ION the matter
Tor tie purpose OF ODSCIVlNp lnit IL "plItN DE-
well for most of lis. If Providence would be
Kind emo, to place some obstruction or another
in our way, whenever We mediate transactions
of disCrCditablc character.
Being now a JrImatTc poet. Nr. l-ncas-ln
p.OpTiG ?crsorA-after tho manner OF the FRINGE
of Denmark, prononnccs solilcquy on ''P0or
I Davies" That is--he is Hamlet, and Poor
DavIes-am the skull of YOrrick. Now it has
ever been question with the learned as to
whether Hamlet was really crazy or not 1t is
certain, shat if he was, lie ought to have beeH
in 81 mad house, while, if he was not. he ought
to have been in Il pcnitcutIary. As for Yorricb
or to drop the mctSphOT-as for inc. whatever
my notifies or whatever my 1calIbre.' am
happy to say, that though very warm this after
noon. am alive aud we'll, and your ObeLicnt
servant, CHARLES DAVIES.
1t would possibly i'll become Dir. Lucas to en-
gage in n personal newspaper quarrel under the
circumstances. and VIC therefore doubt if he
takes any public notice of the above lettcr-if
he did, il would doubtless be in the most caus-
tic style 1t will rather nmuse our people, how
over, to see Mr.. Lucas spoken of by Ar. Dawes
in disparaging manner as young man" 1t
is true he is not very old in yeaIs, but il is well
known fact that he has for some years stood at
the head of the jefferson bar; and fure
Mr. Davies will readily concnr with tho public
opinion that our bar stands equal to any in the
State. A reference 80 tho Supreme Court docket
will also readily show that Mr.. Lucas has about
double the practice in that Court of any other
lawyer in the district. and this without dispar
IN 1n