Delaware advertiser and farmer's journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-30


Transaction niiht .bl 50 Represented ano
iiscolnred as b aSctt nv character, unlgss
explained to Nit rAdsainr and yourself, 'hc
only twu ! eentl apap whom MY drafts haa
been made. nnd Enthusiastically wrote %
both 81 yon a'iall sxtoFlilqs q sne reAse'ls
for suspending siiuss reg n your acco'in's.
You tell me you l'aHe my recelgs v: 'py ies'
Ter; the sans gatI 4, aftenfseq aAl VIZ w
ters. Wi,irh s,, III as renal 20 the
care u liz y the pifjec. on tte
10th 20st IL w ffens s.'teeillY ald
none If my letters reach their dsstinatioh,
but no letters have been received by me
through the osice since the first mentioned
date. The inference Is irresistible, that
from the moment / was decided 70 remove
me from Office 4 vas alse decided 20 adopt
all means that vindiciive mtlice could invent
TO injure my character and Mr.. Kendall
has not scrupled to detaiu my private cor
irespondenee, with the hope no doubt Of Ind
ing something in that upon whlch 70 build
his imputatlous
That he has found his Clerks ready to
pay court to their new master by aiding him
IN his work Of detractlon, ID but too appar-
ent from the factwhich YOU stated 70 me OF
the erasurss and mutilatiols in your ac-
counts. He may triumph ii the success Of
his ylllanies for ) tine, bur " God spares my
life. he shall ere long be uiade TO ieel the
force Of the recnil Of his blow upon himeelf
As far as relates 10 ycurseif in this tranaac-
tion, YOUR ofiiriil cor lnct is puimpeschsble,
Won did nothing RI ~ Official authority.
which yon conla % -iispule; tie cviagnec ~
that official authority is probably BY This
time IN the hands Of the 4th Auditor who
can have no plea 70 withhold from your
credit for the sums paid on my order.
Do me the Justice u believe that no eras-
ures or nutilations 81 the accounts were
made lyme; andiwith regard to the Recon.
elements, these have been ever since ] en-
tered that Office trnsted 10 the exam
ming clerks themselves, who wrote their
own letters, and forwarded them to the diff
ferent Agents. " none have been received
therefore, the failure is in noinstance charg.
cable to me. an, Dear Sir. most respect
fully your Obcd't ssFv't lsig1sdll, !. :, -,
Richard u. Harris, Esq. Navy Agent,
Boston.
The following isthe letter to Mr.. South
ard after his arrest
;sgisaftiysia, May !. 1879.
worthy and houorrd Sir, depends the future
peace or lasting misery 81 an innocent, ex-
cellent wife and ten children Their bus
band and father appeals to your mercy "a
saye.not himself, bat them from shame and
contumely. Driven to desperation at times,
blythe embarrassments in which his long and
ardent Political warfare involved him, eve.
nv ather source exhausted, he resorted to
his official authority 10 raise funds. which he
most firmly believed at the time would re-
suit in no loss eifher to the public or to indi-
Viduals. Fate has decreed II otherwise.
Aud those against whom he fought and
against whom he would willingly have lost
every drop Of Ms blood, have triumphed
and now trample upon the enemy whom
wore than ~ others, they hated and feared,
He is here IN che hands Of the Marshal oil
pepnsyiyaiaas srfsHraf chnrgs--he was
on his wayto Washington where bis family
are anxiousy, tremblingly expecting him.
The enclosed paper viii show how you
may save that family from wretehedness
and degradation. Il is the copy Of the ex-
planationi,rced from him at Boston and adj
dressed to Mr.. Harris the Agent. He forth.
with sent copy of 1t to the 9Th Auditor
who will receive IL by this days mail. Con
tradici il, aud the family ofths wretched be.
ing whoiou once honored with the name
Of friend, will live henceforth 10 ignominy
and disgrace. Confirm it. and they are sa.
we'd. The papers referred to were, "mis.
laid or lost during your long Illness and alb
sence from the Office" o God--he car
write no pore--the officer is ct his elbow Il
carry him to Washington. Write to Mrs
w. under cover 10 her son, w. II. w. al
the Branch Bank, Washington--make he,
happy. gsa maytne all-poHerful SO bless and
prosper yps.
Hon. 6amtNiL, Soufhard,
Trenton, Nc~-Jevey. [Bah. Retu5.