Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-10

Marry is acquainted with his duty, and wir5.
il as soon as yours is ready to meet him V0
/ am yours, &c.
WILL. WHITE
l have examined the contents Of the at"
note and refused 10 receive it, considerino "
communca lion at an end 25h Sent lsos
JOHN MGREGOR
After a perusal of the foregoing sl.,em.,,
Of facts, and examination Of the above dr.-
ments, am persuaded tina, the public will eIe,.
ly perceive that instead voluntarily becom;r,
the champion or tool Of any man, or Sc, Ct NJ.
for the purpose Of destroying or iniutinp Co.,
Houston a, has been alleged, every ar,fcc ,,I
effort has been rcsoried 10 by him 10 dispr,,,
or destroy me, and what gives 10 his cordue,
cast Of the hlackesl ingralitude is he fact. H.,
he has prac,ised this scheme agains, one Of Ii
greatest bencfactors.
To show that this is no empty decl,ms,o,
will here state that it is in my power sstisf,
.oriy to prove. The first time ever save,
Houston was whilst he was subal,ern OFF,.
in the army. happened to be near him IN,
battle of the horseshoe, when he was woup4s!
public testimony to the galantry Of his bcb,,
vior, and because took the liberty on tia, o..
casion of contrasting his conduct advan,,o
ously With that Of some other officers ofhj,p.
! giment, was in eminent danger Of being csllsi
J to solemn account. The n0ioyieig thus ,i,.,
TO Gen. lIouston's conduct az the only L.,,.
he ever was in, am fully persuaded, j. d,
chief foundation Oh which his substquen, Fam.
and popularity have been crested. Yet AZ,
all this, merely because had the inGeaenl,r,,
70 appear in his august preseuce. as an imp.,
tia! witness to the dyli.ery Of note dcn,sd
ding satisfaction for All injury he had d,ne to,
man in no respect inferior to himself, Inv Re.
putation, or my life, must be the sacshcl 10
atone for the offence.
1t may now be seen, that my first nore +,
Gen. Houston was al most, nothing more tia,
u conditional challenge and he by acccpisp
it, tacity admits, that he had Intended to erltI
! il from me. And now let ne inquire, VIA, i,
the difference in a rational or moral point Of
view, betwixt giving challenge, and with De.
liberation or malice atorethought, and placg
the object OF your vengeance in such a deE
ma, that he will be cosreed to send the chslng,
and subject himself to the Disadvantages .,l
disabilities resulting thercfrom? Every o.,
must admit, that it would not be more crim.
nal, and would be much more ohiyalrous 70
send a challenge at once.
Among other strange things it appears lha.
the Genl i'll his eiectioneerng dinner speech
before alluded 10 said, "tnat witncs, hs!
been sent from Tennessee 10 Kentucky. to ciiv,
Information against him." &c &c. Ifthe pub
lie are not sccptical as TO the truth of this STATE
men, must confess that am, and if he Ca
does not furnish the name of the witness, IN!
the cticiouS person who sent him, shall COZ,
tinue 10 be so. No person ought TO feel mGr
interested in bringing Gen. H. 10 cordign pur.
ishmen; than myself, yet boldly disclaim any
agency oil my own, or on the part Of my friend.
with my knowledge or appreciation in Ia.
! prosecution. And although am, during III:
remnant of my lie, doomed to feel the ,F,c
OIL his injustice and ingratitude, yet am CO..
tent 20 leave him TO the horrors Of gully cor
science, and await the more awful period Nhs
he vii! be stripped ofhis"liule brief authority
and neither the name orin6uence Of grea, MAJ
nor The misdi.ecled sympa,hies Of delud@
people, will screen him from mcri,ed punish
mtnt.
Ii is true that my deeds in the late war hag
no; been b!azoncd or ever mentioned in anggt
neral orders, nor have they been rewarded By
public appointments, and yet l am consc!oi
that never in the most perilous mo meni, shIGGA
from my duty. 1t should not therefor gs
matter Of astonishmen', although we are roa
enjoying the blessings Of peace, that ,tlc'''
would rather expose his life, than endure tb;
stigma OF cowardice. Here will conclude M
appeal 10 an enlightened and trust impaIlI.
public, feeling conscious, thar il have noI sue
ceeded in removing every curious suscIcioo
which has been INDUCED in relation 10 my con
duct in this affair; it is not my fault.
WILLIAM WHITE.
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