Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-14

that, upon receiving security for the other two.
But, IN truth, the third quarter had not be-
come due at The date of the note nor until
The goth December: for il was on the Goth
March That got possession of the house and
had no idea that my rent commenced sooner.
Great then was my surprise, when, some
days before the third quarter day, probably ON
the 18th December, which appears to be the
date 1T the note. received, by the hands Of
Mr.. KS servant, Il mite drawn up in his OVID
hand writing, for three quarters rent. re-
monstrated against this, and insisted that there
were only two quarters due; and at any rate,
that Mr.. Adams was 10 be security only for
so much. Mr.. X. replied that was mistaken:
mat though | had not entered into possession
tiii the S0ih, had agreed for the house on
the15,h, Which brought round the third quar-
Ter TO that very day; and that it WAS a peres
sary and proper form to include all the rent
then due. [ was far from being satisfied I but
still had no inclination To dispute about the
difference of few days in the c0mput alton
OF The rent, nor any distinct reason for sus-
Perting any unfair attempt at Overreaching
ana from my Jnexperience IN business, my
perturbation uf mind, and that hurried state
Of the spirits and thoughts, natural 10 my cir
cumstaDces, | signed the note and cent it to
Mrs. A. for Mr.. AS endorsement; not dream-
Ing that Mr.. X, had any intention to fasify or
eVade ms agreement. to give indulgence for
the ihird quarter, upon my securing TO him
the FIRST two. Irested on the blind assurance
that the including of the third in the note, was
mere compliance with the forms of bus-
ness and sent it tn Mrs. Adams without
further explanation. Mr.. A., doubtless, alb
sorOrd IN weightler asars, and not recoecting
infinitely what had before been communicat-
ell To him on the subject, was probably at a
loss 10 determine wh.ther il had been two or
three quarters rent that he was To be security
for: and therefore put his name upon the pa
| per- IN the confidence that the note was for
40 more than he had consented to answer {;
ana that his kindness was To procure one the
stipulated indulgence from Mr.. X.
| fourthiy, Mr.. X. further alleges, that Mrs
A. states, her husband had authorized her to
say, he will become security for her present
debt: That previous to the date of the not.
another the third) quarters rant had b.cnme
due, which made her present debt S 1856 So"
| NOW this'is utterly untrue, in fact; and still
! more. uncaodId and eyasvr in its drift. II is
wholly untrue that The third quarters rent
had become due previous !o the date of the
note Insisted, and still insist, in truth and
Justice, that the goth December, and not The
i3th' was the quarter day: hut rs Mr.. insists
on The l1lh- and the no;e bears dale ON thai
very day,-i feel warranted by common sense
/ rules ut hank-law ar OF bank -veracity) in de-
nying that the rent had become due preyin,,s
to that date that is. previous. to the day on
which itself became due. Bot whatever nice
caviis may be raised from dates, and from the
ar'iul use made of Mrs AS expression, q pre-
sent debit" the very right and iru h of The r, -.
warrant me, as viii be- Obvious to any one. who
will take the pains In examine The circun,s,an
ces win attention and canduur, IN asserting,
! as Co, that the whplc treaty commenced
and progressed upon the state Of the debt as i,
existed at The time OF laying The distress, and
hclore the third quarter expired that all the
Teirrrnces IN The course Of the correspondence
on that subject, to the debt, meant and in
tended the identical debt distraired for and
u tlie third quarter, Mr.. X. contends. ex-
| preu on the lJih of Drcemhrr and Mrs
men, or afterwards, spoke OF my present debt,
and 1t was Impossible for any lair mind TO
conclude but that she meant and intended
the same debt To which the u, eceding mart oi
the same series Of correspond nce (c0nfessedlv
brioTe the l5ih.) referred and alluded and /
again assert, that there could have been NO
ambiguity or misunderstanding ON The part Of
VII. n. because, 81 far from intending, ur
PROGRESSING to intend, that Mr.. A. should be-
come security for the third quarter, it was
distinctly aud positively stipulated between
him apd myself that il should he excluded
! III so far as it was agreed bptw cen ,,s that
should have indulgeace for the third quarter,
!, upon giving satisfactory security for the other
f*o and Mr.. A. was accepted by Mr. Il. al
: such security.
Then il, as gather from the publications
on this subject, Mr.. X. did, when the Dole fell
due. hold Mr.. A. bound as security for the
third quarter, have no hesitation to assert,
as do most solemnly, that Mr.. A. was most
unfairly trepanned into that extended liab-
ty and That. by the gross arifce and decep
ton OF Mr.. X, aided by the imposing inlu-
! ence Of the power he welded as my crrditur,
} ] was made his needless and unwilling instru.
J mrnt for palming upOo Mr.. Adams noe, in
} to which this third quarter had been surrep
7 iitiousIy introduced, against the faith of MIR
: KS previous arrangement and understanding
with me. MARY G. MUULTON,
Sworn to this s5fh day Of September. 1924
before me. ENOCH REYNOLDS. J.P.
i Nh Albums and .MrS. .Uouton.-The Ma
tipnal Journa! Of this morning cnnta,ns IN.
Deposition Of Mrs. Mary q Moulton,s reIa.
live To the endorsement Of her poie by Mr.
Adams. " The statement" The journal SAYS
IS from her own pen !" which we pres unIc
we must accept IN sense strictly literal ;
since, Whatever "Pen" was empioyed 10 copy
The article for the press, So as 10 permit the
printer to assert falseb,od with the appear
ance of truth, II is evident, from The style oil
the Deposition, that it was framed by some
other hend than Mrs. Moultou's. "Vnlgar
mallgnityt" virulent rancOr which usual,
characteristics the subaltern parli3ans Of faction.
, vulgar maievoience and envy by which the
/ coarser Instruments Of party are animated
are phrases which WOMAN, and specially " >