Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-03-27

| siyely to his own bosom. In order, therefore,
| to withdraw the attention Of his readers from
| the real merits of the case, he commences what
| is no doubt intended as apology for his con-
duct, by making dash at the Administration
as if the fitness of ADAMS or JACKSON to occu-
py the Presidential Chair had the least con-
nexion with the matter in controversy-repub-
fishes the whole Of our remarks, as an evidence
of this fact-and then proceeds as follows:
"The history Of this matter is as follows:-
Some time ago, either in 1922 or 1928, young
Mr., Davis, in Saline county, Missouri, who had
removed from the neighborhood of Chiicothe,
requested US 10 write 10 the editor Of the Sup
porter Sciolo Gazeue for his paper, we, at
that time, acting as Postmaster at Charlton,
Missouri. We did so. Some time after, an
account was raised between the father Of Mr..
Davis and ourselves, and ne had credit in a
store and lanyard for services rendered TO US.
After this, the son wanted TO know whether the
! amount Of his subscription to the Reporter
Scoto Gazette could not BIZ arranged through
his father; we assented to it, and had our &C
counts with the father ever been adjusted, we
have stood prepared 10 pay over to him or to
his order, any Balance in his favor. Whether
the balance, on settlement of our accounts,
will be in favor Of MIR Davis, or of us, we
know not. Whether the father has charged US
with the amount of the subscription Of his son,
we know not, for we removed from Charlton in
January, 1924, and the account never has been
furnished US 70 this day.
"From the character ofMr Davis, we believe
him to be an honest man, and cannot suppose
that he ever stated that we represented our
selves as the agent OF the "Supporter" Sciolo
Gazette We pronounce it to be a wicked &
deliberate falsehood, as is also the statement
that we passed Through Chillicothe, short
time since, on our return" to this city; false
hood fabricated to give color to the other base
charges which accompanyit. We returned to
the city by way OF The Lakes and New York
! Canal"
| i, will be recollected, tha, in the article to
which the above is a reply, we did not charge
the Editor Of The Telegraph with having re-
ccivedour money. On the contrary, we stated,
| unequivocally, that "we would much sooner be-
lieve there were dozen Generals ID. Green
living in the same neighborhood," al the time
the transaction took place, "than 10 suppose II
possible, that so pure and incorruptib6 a patriot
coulC have been guilty Of SO mean and disho-
mes, an article for the purpose OF "raSsing the
,cind" OF course, the consequences of this
exposure, WI atcver they may be, must lie at this
Editors door, and no! at ours. 1t may like
wise be observed, that he gives it as his opinion,
in which, by the way, we most heartily con-
cur-that Mr.. Davis, the subscriber referred
TO in our remarks, is Gan honest man," the COR
rectness Of whose statements is not to be called
in question Having promised this much, We
will proceed TO call the attention OF our readers
to the following extracts from letters written
| by the latter G. ntleman-the originals of which
are in the hands Of FELIX RENIcK, Esq. of this
county, and can be examined by any one who
may desire i,--and leave it TO candid and re-
lccting public to decide how far they justify
the statements given in our paper of the LIST ul
timo:-
"Poieiesa,O Plains, July S, 1851 wish you
would see Mr.. BAlLHACHE, and see what my
account is there Fell him have paid his IL
! gent for the two first years, and ne has since
moved away. Gen D Green is his NAME
"Sepiember !, 1897 wish you to settle with
Mr. BAILHAcHE, and be sure TO not pay him for
the two first years, for paid his agent Six Dol
lars for two years"
| To offer any comment, on the evidence con
tanned in the above, would be superfluous. |,
| is full and conolusive--our mistake, with res
pect to General d. Green's sapposed visit TO
this place, being altogether unimportant--and
no observations Of ours could add TO its weight.
We will merely remark, that it is no, true, as
| stated Oy thls gentleman, tnat IL was In COnSe-
quence Of letter from him that our paper was
originally sent to Mr. DAVIS To the best Of
our recollection, this was done in pursuance of
| an order from citizen of Chillicolhc; and so
| far from ever having authorized him to &c, as
our Agent, we never even knew that such per-
son was in existence until after he had become
member Of the editorial corps. We may
likewise observe, that this paper has been regu
| lary forwarded to him ever since the COM
mencement Of the Telegraph, so that he might
easily have noticed our former article, had he
! found it Convenient so TO do, without waiting
until his attention was particularly directed TO
| it by casual reader
! Our losses have been so frequent, since we
commenced business, that we would have per-
mitted General Green TO retain the sic dollars
which it appears he received from MIR. DAVIS,
on our account, wlthou, saying u VOID, or be-
slowing though, upon it, had we not been sa-
ts6ed that the various charges against the ad
ministration, with which he is in the habit of
quilting his readers, arc Of infinitely less mpor-
lance to the people of the U. States, than the
loss OF few dollars is TO US as private indiv-