Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-12-18

and conduc, upon that de<Dly Interesting
s.rr,sion. The following is All extract from
= Litter of arthur o. Conner, TO friend in this
wv dated Paris, Sd Of December, 1911. The
md writing Of Arthur O'Connoris known TO
nany respectable persons in the United States
mI did not hear Of This occasion OF writing to
,op hut az the instant l should give my letter;
,su Binus IL gives me great pleasure 10 hear
bs Is doing well. l was sorry TO hear that any
ons could have accused him of ever acting i'll
,ovards Quigley, nofhing ,cas erer less founded.
Bions had cause TO accuse that unfortunate
man of the greatest indiscietion toward him,
out qssursdly the conduct OF Bians ,cas JuH
0fhoaou,. and of manly .frmneSs. Never
dill nan 6ehaue himself better than Binns
on that t0hole occasion. / am sure the per-
sons that have ever said otherwise in America
have been drawn into error, that il they knew
IN. facts, as do; would be sorry 10 have done
BinHs injustice. God bless you, my d ar friend,
,uch as YOU knew me, such l am, and above all
YOUR sincere and affecrionate fri-nd.
\. OCONNOR."
IS December, 1911, PGris.
In conclusion, Il = Subscriber readily admits
MS anxiety that this statement should be--free-
~ circulated and generally read IL would be
= moor affrc tation 10 deny il. Re is u ciizen,-
he is a husband,-he is FaIher,-h" Is a ma
-istra,e; and, in all these relations, as well as
IN his capacity of conductor 81 daily newspa-
ner his reputation are dear 10 him. He lives IN
a community for which he has Il high respect
and whose good opinion he very much values.
He cannot, therefore but desire anXlou>ly des-
ire, that the truth should be known; that he
and his accusegs being fairly placed before
Jus, public, the depth Of The wickedness prac-
used towards him may he fully disclosed, and
any remaining doubts (if such there be) efec-
,urlly removed.
we have heard of dead mans hand being
put 10 a will, TO driraud his heirs OF their pro-
3erty, but tbs is thc first time we have known
he hanG of the dead TO be employed to rob the
living Of thcil reputation.
In making this disclosure, the Subscriber has
,ndcavored, so far as it was possible, to sup>
press every feeling Of indignation, aud he has
carefuly abstained from using the oco aston 10
.ecrimina'e upon his adversarirs, (richly as
they deserved t) further than the facts essensial
. be stated in his own ,indicalion necessarily
led TO that result To an enlightened and dis
crrning public, he submits the statement, with
q proud confidence and settled conviction, that
,he truth will make its just impression; tina, is
al he can desire.
10 MS profeSSionai Drcthrth, Nhe CohuuI'-
ors Of ,he public press, he need hardly appeal
for jnstice, by asking them TO notice this ample
exhibition of a. deep and wicked eonsp Easy TO
sacrifice The character ct an individual IL
was through the press the deadly wound Was
altemp i,d 10 be given. Ii was foul abuse OF
shat noble INSTRUMENT Of public good. 1T be-
longs to those who feel the honour conferred by
being Entrusted with its guardianship, 10 res"
, .hZ Il raHi ~
upon il by such base psr.ersion: and it belongs
10 every honorable editor, whether polite ally
friend or foe, for his own sake and from love
OF truth aud justice, to e,ince, uneQulvocaiiy
his adherence OF such acts, a, have now been
exposed.
JOHN BINNS.
PhiIadrlphia, December 6, 1927