The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-18

\ 10 the EdtfOTJ 81 VIC
NV, attention was called at a late hour pbls
morning to o report IN The fnde9tApPedIo '
yesterday of . speech made ny IL. q. Lewis,
OF this city, In the city Of PeteisDnrg. ~
that report occurs the paragraph whicn y
durtee In my sdbi6ined ietter OF 'hls ua.e
10 +. T.. Lewis. That letter was written
ard cont 10 j,s address as soon US possible
after I bad seen The paragraph alluded 10,
ana reads as follows:
fMy %lettcrl
RICHMOND, Va, September II, 1881.
l.. l.. Leuis, Esq, Present
slr,-My attention has Just been called TO
a report, 10 the Indez.Appeol OF yesterday,
of your speech IN the city OF PetelsDulP'
You are reportedto have used the following
language:
"IIe (sou) said II George D. WISE used
the language as reported IN me osus, uu,
ring a speech in Southwest virginia, u
slanderlag Henry A.. Wise, &c, De YOU
Uould here take occasion 10 denounce nm
Meoroe ID. Wise) as a liar, q scouudrel, aud
a fool. He (you) would further say tnat
there is NOT money enough In Petersburg to
induce George D.. Wise 10 repeat sueh i'n'
guage 10 Jonn'F. Lewis"
I desire to know Immediately whether
the report Of the Ipde1 Appeal Is correct
i'm The paragraph Just quoted. l call your
attention to he fact thai In the absence OF
| George ID. Wise, who is my brother, pave
lcertaiply the same right to the
mere sought which you bad to characterize
h ypothetIcally or otherwise, remarks re-
ported 10 have been made by George ID.
Wise in regard TO your brother.
This communication will sbe handed TO
you by Mr.. G. A. Bobannan.
Respectfully. PEYToN WISE.
To my letter received the following re-
ply: ,n,
RICHMOND, September IL, 1881.
Peuton Wise, Esq, Present:
Slr.-In reply to your note OF this date,
inst handed me by g.. A. Bohannan, Esq.
induiring whether certain language quoted
by YOU from the report OF a speech lately
made bv me IN Petersburg, as it appears In
the Inder appeal, is correct, l have to that
It is. Respectfully, IL l.. LEWIS.
There i. evidently, the accidental omis.
sion OF a word in The concluding sentence
Of Mr.. LeNis's letter, bat there can be no
doubt that Mr.. Lewis acknowledges the
correctness II the quoted paragraph as 3
report Of a portion of bis speech. My rea-
son for taking notice Of that speech ls not
only that ny brother, George ID. Wise, Is
absent in the Southwest engaged in the SER
vice o! his purity, and cannot, in the nature
Of tbines. have The facts in this matter pre-
sented 10 him, unless By chance. for several
DAYS, but that Mr.. l.. i. Lewis has under
taken, as he brother Of John f. Lewis, TO
characterize Iangu9ge reported to have been
used by George ID. Wise IN regard TO thefof-
mer. That characterization, itistrue, i n.y.
pothelicaI. and Is followed in the paragraph
succeeding TO the one which has been
quoted. by The expression OF The "hope that
the reporters bad misqa0ted Mr.. George ID.
WISE" But | an bound to conclude that
the language attributed TO George ID. Wise
was never submitted 10 him by Mr.. Lewis
TO ascertain whether he ever used 1t or not.
This fact shows Mr.. L.. j.. Lewis to be alike
a fool and either Ignorant OF the usages
which obtain among gentlemen or a wantou
yiolator Of them. This language Is not m
tended to be hypothetical, but absolute.
And | may add at tins point, TO prevent all
misunderstanding that the rest OF what
shall nave to say about Mr. L. i. Levi il
not Hypothetical, but the plain' nnyarnished
statement OF my opinions OF bin, since his
Petersburg performance particularly.
he is a liar 10 The fact that he hYpohett-
caHu d~enouuces George ID. Wise in The Ian
guage quoted, and 80 Is any one else who
| undertakes to say that George ID. Wise
could be what the language imports.
He is a liar when be saws that nothing
would induce George ID. Wise "tO repeat
the language attributed to him to John +.
| Lewis" or, indeed, any other language
which would III The facts in any connection
with which John #. Lewis, or L. l.. Lewis,
or the whole Lewis breed, have anything to
do.
He is a couard in undertaking during
! George Wisc's absence IN a remote part OF
the State TO even alphabetically characterize
him in such language as Lewis employs.
! Were George Wise present | would pursue
the even, peaceful tenor OF my way, conf
dent in the assurance that l.. l.. Lewis
would be appropriately attended 10.
The public will observe that / have az
fixed TO the name Of l.. l.. Lewis the other
titles which belong toShim besides the
b~igh.sounding one of Unhed States District
Attorney GOD save the mark y, and they
are those OF Fool, Blackguard, Liar, and
Coward.
For the rest, who is John +. Lewis!
Shall any one be afraid TO address him IN
any but honeyed phrases, or in terms that be-.
Gt bis courses, As developed 10 the public By
the report Of &C. Lancaster, Jr., specially
deputed By the Government OF The United
States TO report in the matter OF alleged
high misdeeds done officially by John +.
Lewis as United States marshal upon the
bodies OF innocent citizens OF Virginia and
upon the Treasury OF the United StatesI
John L. Lewis is the candidate for Lieu
%tenant.G Governor Of a coalition between a
portion Of the Republican party and the
worst faction that has ever diSgTaced a
State. He Is officially reported by on eX-
merit Government agent, whose statements
are thus far without authoritative and eUt-
denced contradiction Ohat | have seen) 10
have dragged, either in person or by his
deputies, 1926 citizens upon processes OBJ
tanned by him or his deputies, to the
United States Court, OF whom less
than forty were convicted. Ever since
be was unfortunately elected to the
United States Senate his name has been
a Kissing and a by-word for treachery 10.
and Misrepresentation OF, the sentimenis OF
the true people Of Virginia, who trusted
him without knowing bin. Is a man to
fear for diseharging the high duty OF de-
nounciug such a character in terms that
cause trelcheTy, prOcess-serying, and Bit
Ter malignancy TO stink in the nOslrils OF a
betrayed aud outraged people! lie Is a
poor pretencc OF man who so fears.
Perhaps the suggestion is hat George ID.
Wise should fear 10 "repeat such language
10 John f. Lewis" because the latter might
take to process-seTying upon Wise and TO
more fees out Of the United States Trea-
sury, and that. the United States District
Attorney, bis brother, will prosecute tbe
case. God help the wretch whose fears
,nA,.Ih L. nvni.nh by Ihia Ninw Of the sInI.