Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-07-14

proposed TO purchase the press and types then
held by Thomas Curry, and to give them to
said Respondent, upon condition that SAID Respon-
dent pould establish a paper and advocate the
cause of Gen. Jackson, ,Uh,ch said Respondent a.
greed 10 do. In pursuance Of said agreement
said Donaldson and two Of his friends, William
and Daniel Canels treated with the complainant
who had claim upon The printing apparatus.
After Donaldson and said Hunt agreed upon
terms of purchase, a meeting took place be-
tween Hunt, Donaldson and said Respondent,
and writings were drawn. II aUas proposed oy
Donaldson, TO saue appearances, that your Respon-
dent should giue the notes, and execute lien upon
the property, at the same time promising that ne
would pay off the notes when due, one OF which
was made payable, in twenty days; and the o.
Their on the day of April, 1926. The first note
,pns sent on 10 Tennessee and paid by SAID Donais0'
or his friends; but ,oas paid the same corerf way
10 eoncea! The fact that Gen. Jackson's friends had
anu concern in it, The second note Is not yet
due, and when it shall fall due, said Donaldson
is bound TO pay it. Said Respondent prays
this NAV be considered cross bill against SAID
Hunt. and that he be compelled to answer and
say whether he has received the amount OF the
first note; whether the same has not been paid
or the money advanced to him, directly or In
directly on loan, or in lieu of payment, or IN
some other way? And that he state from whom
he received the money? how much? in what
way2 and on what terms? Whether Donaldson
did not inform him, at the time; that the press
belonged TO said Respondent, and that he would
pay the purchase money, and that Ba'y shoHfd
haze the press, in eonderation Of his advocating the
cause of Gen. Jackson?
And said respondent prays this also to be ia
ken as cross BILL against Stokely Donaldson,
who is made defendant hereto. And SAID
Baiy charges that he did establish paper adj
vocating the election Of Gen. Jackson as Pres
idenr, in compliance of the agreement between
him and said Donaldson; and said Baily also
charges that, in consequence o. The conduct Of SAID
Donaldson, in suffering said Hunt 20 claim the mo-
ney of said Baiiy, and aAowing HINT 10 attach the
printing apparQtus, he, said Baiiy, has been brp
ken up, las paper stopped and he has sustained grea'
DAMAGE: and indeed his business as Lawye:
has been greatly injured thereby: for, having
commenced editing paper, he could not give
thatatten,on TO the Law, which he otherwise
should have done. And when his press and
types were taken from him he could not again
readily get into the practice OF his profession
And said Baily prays that SAID Donaldson De
made to answer, and say whether or not he did
not promise to pay the first note, and whether
he or some one for him has not paid that note
Of $500, or in some way advanced the money
to said Hunt, whether or not said Donaldson did
not agree also TO pay the other note whcndue.
The case here made by Baily, is exactly that
which we suppose to exist IN regard 10 the lei
cgraph. A purchase by the Leaders, by the
ould-be Shepherd. donation TO an Editor,
willing to act the part of ''good dog" in lead
ing the people where the shepherds wish
Mr. Green says there is nothing "to fear from
a full disclosure of the tchole transaction" Can 1t
be possible that there is nothing TO fear, when
the wealth of rich men is applied to direct
purchase Of the Press? when "mducements' are
created, of pecuniary nature, to call aale men
into the service Of party, in the character OF
Editors, WHICH MIR. Green himsels admits is
"the high road to distinction, and of late to Of
fice"? If this is consistent with Just regard Tor
the public good, why not make "a fuA disclosure
| Why resort 10 chcanery and evasions $50 sane
appearances2" Why transact the business in
"cocert ,oay9" Nothing that shuns the light can
be commemorate. BY attempting to shroud the
transaction in darkness, the parties themselves
affx upon it an unfavorable character-they
stamp i, with the seal Of reprobation.
| Let the people look to it. Here is full proof
| that those who cry corruption and coalition, in
trigue and management, are themselves secret
| " corrupting the sources of intelligence. The
wealth of the South is employed to purchase
the Press, while the talents of the Southern
public men are exerted in congress to cover
with "obbquy and reproaches" those who admi-
mister the government. Subornation and in
timidation move hand in hand These are the
engines by which liberty has always been de-
stroyed. 1t is only by vigilance and 6rmness
that they can be counteracted. To rest in Sc
curity is the repose of death.
LOTTERY DRAWING