The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-12-11
LJBEL AND .aPOLOGYtt

1T viii BE- rccollected lhat in our late remarks p-,.
the removal Of Gen. Herrick. were accused II \,
Bangor Register (a democratic gaPcr) OF heing prem
ture inasmuch as We had not then, any expression
public sentiment from Hancock county" The ssr-
paper afterwards, in three numbers under NJ.
name Sydney" very amply supplied our Supposed HI
feet We published extracts in our defence: M
having done So we consider il proper 70 publish M,
the following editorial article from the same Bangor
Register
: II always has and viii be our .ndeavour to a,s.
all personal abuse and hbellious matter, azd T.
this we think we have get been perfectly SHrsssf
These remarks are occasioned by letter reeeaas
received Of which the following Is copy, and which
we publish. only acknowledgment Of the n.
ceipt thereof but information 10 friend Sidney
who is personally unknown 70 us, and who appears ii
be nearly as much interested in the communications
ourselves, and hoping If necessary, he viii fos
ward with his name.-Such is our apology" sc.
Bangor, Nov. II, 1921.
Mr.. JAMES BURTON,
SIR-As you in your last Register have puhshr
hbelous matter on my character; nothing else VIII
satisfy and the public, than that you Immediately
make IN your paper, satisfactory apology and cou-l
iesson for the wrong you have done; giye up the
real name Of the writer under the signature Sidney
it yourself the next term Of ]. CouI.
in this County. am yours. SC.
WAI D. WILLIAMSON"
The ex~" officiating Governor has rot stated what
the :" IbellouS matter" is. We do not fecoliect any
tlng IN the NUMBERS OF sydney except ne
ofpbiic sentiment IA Hancock county, and an asser.
ton that Mr.. Williamson, time since exercised
one OF the privileges OF member OF Congress BY frank
ING leers-As the Halloweil Advocate, (anokher ds-
moeratic paPer) declares that this is plain matter "
fact; and points one of the instances which az.
Cured at the Hailowel Post Office where letter was
received, directed to Joseph North, and Ranked thus
: Free, VIM. ID. Williamson, M. C."-and tnat thf-
letter tortCarded 10 augusta free Of tostaeve
cannot readily believe that Mr. Williamson being
ia,ryer could consider it libeous. We therefore sup
pose, for we know NOT wha, else suppose that il Is
the publication Of the oppression Of yJc Srntaeat III
Hancock county, which cXcites the dspeasdre OF the
err" officiating Governor"
We regret that circumstances require us to notice the
subject 1t is affair between political brethren of
the prineiple-and we are willing they should
manage their affairs in their own wav
If the Editor Of the Register should not be prosecu-
ted at the Court tho public win probably suDpos
that the above apology Of Mr. Burton is anapfg sat
1Jdcory to the en-" officiating GoUeraorn PERHAPS the
Argus, which is fond Of yePubsag apologies may re.
publish Mr.. Burons, and throw more political light I'D
on this sub ect.
Since the above was in type, we have received the
last number OF the Bangor Register in which Sidney
appears again. tie SAYS tlat whenever Mr. William
son shall wish to institute prosecution nc will show
himself IN pr0pria persona" lie further adds what
we confess astcnishes us,-that :" kenduskeagn the
article which censured remarks upon Gen Her ;
Ilcks REMOVAL, twas, uHdoU6tedly the production
Mr. Williamson himself And tine REGISTER which
contained both, publishes this assertion without any
even the least iniimation that it Is not fact -