Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-07-12
ALAS THAr INTERVIEW.
Mr.. Charles Davies Pays His Re-
spects to Dan. 3. Lucas, Esq.


With no personal feeling in the matter,
bat having desire to tote fair f" between
two Of our distinguished Couuiymen. we pub
lish the following letter Of Mr Charles Davies
to tho Wheeling Register ia response to the
interview Of Hon. Daniel B. Lucas which we
reproduced last week
HARPE2's FEGRY, July 5, 1879.
Correspondence Of the Register
If found no fault with you for publishing
in receut number Of your paper a private
conversation with a represe,tttive Of the Re-
gisier-or 50 much Of private conversation
as he chose 10 sshct-sureiy neither Of tie
gentlemen referred to 10 that conversation have
anything to complain Of. Nothing dlsfe-
spectfrl was said II either of them Judge
lloge or Mr.. Lucas-nOthiug offensive. NJ
Ccnssre " WAS passed on either ef them. IL
IS true, on reading The words attributed to me-
bud that one Of them is perhaps praised, but
not certainly beyond his merits. Well, what
then? is this any reason Why the other shouE
be angry? Praise Of cue gentleman cannot
surely be construed into ceusuro Of another,
and never Is, believe, save by tie conscious
Is guilty Or, can itbe possible thata young
man who believes himself 10 be a statesman,
aad aspires 20 a seat in Congress is actuated
By feeling Of jealousy that world uoI be par
douable in a school girl? Be all this rs Il
may. Mr. Lucas, with want OF generosity
thai 10 not think deserve al lis hands, aud
was not prepared for. but that am afraid
must bo described as being characteristic IN a
paragraph OF so rs carefully ADD epi-rammaii-
caily constructed aud italicized Is II Miss Au-
susta Evans had been the author. aot only
finds fault with you, but spslks of ne 10 a
way that Go not propose 10 silently endure.
Mr. Lucas first compliant Is, thai you should
have sought political Information from cone
of the slyest, but bitterest aud most iRgrGjaed
Radicals in the district" Should people twh0
know mel be surprised AZ seeing such epiihels
applied TO me Thy one, too, who knows mel
LEI them remember, as no doubt they will 20
they know him, that suspiyious and charges Of
" slyuess aud " bitterness. Ike those vices
themselves. are as natural to Mr. Lucas as poi
sou is to calabag bean Ban all this Is be-
tween YOU aud tim. As ,or me, ! hope and
believe that there is 10 slyness-uo bitterness
in me, while, as TO my politics, | always vote
for the intelligent, educated, high minded man,
IN preference % the cuwor,hy one. entirely IT.
respective cf the political party 10 which they
respectively belong whenever tie oppurtuLi-
ty is offered me avn aware that, while this
| think is a sufficient answer to Mr.. Lucas, /;
places me outside of all political parties, an os-
tracism that, believe ne, occasions me not The
least uneaSineSs.
Mr. Lucas does Dot consider 1t 20 be IN bad
taste 10 speak Of me, in u would-be bclittiug
way. as being Jester. &c Now, What would
he think Of ne if, returning the compliment,
were TO say that he was a foolish yourg man.
who, for years had been filled with the insane
idea that he WAS poet-iorgettiog that thC
poet is born, not made, aud that genial
kindly. generous nature IL as necessary to good
poetry as sunshine AM shower is 90 :hc har-
vest.
Mr.. Lucas proceeds TO say that my heal Is
turned from the perpeudicular, aud that when
follow my nose, / am sure to run against a
lamp post or other obstruction Uales5 bee
himself IL the lamp post confess that I am
al as great HISS 10 know what he mean, hy
this metapLurical display Of the Kings English
as ever have beea While PuzZiug ny train
over his verses Indeed, only msatirh The
matter for the purpose Of observing that 81
would be well for most Of us, it Providence
would he kind euo', TO place some obstruc'i'a
OF auoth 2 IN our way whenever SIC mediate
transactions of discrediiable character.
Being LOW dramatic poet Mr Lucas 10
propr,a persona latter the manner ol ti,
Priace # Denmark, prohouuceS soii.uquy
on Poor Davies That is-he is Hamlet
or1 L p,r.r DtvieS-anf fle ~ku.i If ADrTirk