Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-26
TO THE PUBLIC.

Few situations, perhaps, eau be more annoy
ing to those who value the good opinion OF
honest and honorable men, than being COM
peil.d 10 notice the ISLANDERS aud maledictions
Of individuals, who, utterly base snd worth
less in themselves, are yet elevated, by singa
larry unfortunate occurrence OF circumstances,
10 station which gives them some couse
Gueuce " the estimation Of per sons unacquainI-
ed with their unap2roachabie and ineIpressi
Bile infamy." Such is my case. My own name
has been somewhat unceremoniously laid be-
fore the community, by the Infamous" DAFT
Green, through the eolanus Of that foul dis
grace 10 the American Press, the United STATES
Telegraph. Were this man SO we'll known 10
all among whom his paper circula,es, as to
those who have resided, even for short time
in his vicinity, whelher in the western states or
at Washington, and more particularly to those
VITO haze been connected with him in business
or poli. les, I should fall under no necessity OF
Con ,adiclirg any thing which he might say or
Du dish; for under such circumstances i should
consider the allegations If Duff Green VI equal
importance with ihosc Of convict in any OF
on penien iaries. More particularly, should
I 81 ink from any thi"g which implied an e.
quah,y between him and myself, or which could
bring his name aud miae in juxr opposition be
fore the public; for as Dogoerry SAYS, them
thar touches piicb mus surely be Gshled,' so,
Z SHOULD deem such associa ion OF names as
profit Bile 10 my own, would be similar 's'
aocialio with that OF common thief or pick
pocke,. Duff Green, OF himself is indeed TOO
low, ,oo deg AIDED, TOT deserve any Defire from
those who can offer any claims TO p,iVa'e re-
spectsbility IT, the city which has he misfnr
tune TO nun Der him among her iuhabitan S, Ne
Is deeply coutemued a. politician and a man,
aud admitted by iew, very few, OF i,s reputa Die
cU,'zens, 20 any other Intimacy than the neces-
sites OF business may require.
Blu, DUFF Green through the most unfortu-
nate voye thu was ever gwen by any Hou~ Of
REPRESENTATIVES, has beeB elevated 10 station,
TO which indeed, he is dsplorably incompt tent,
aud which, also, he deplorably disgraces, but
which among those who are unacquainied with
the full me ssuTe Of his infamy, may pass for ev.
idence Of his having some claims to respecI Ia
bli,y Such is my apology for coudescending
to refu,e The fals-hcods Of Duff Green.
In his Telegraph If Angus 81, is the follow
ing enullirion oil vulgar spite and mal,gni;y,
and which. as shall prove, is tissue of delib-
erarc falsehoods. After some remarks about
the National Journal, for Publishing my affida-
Wit in lawsuit, he proceeds as follows
"Nor should we now have deemed il neceS
sary to notice the poor fellow, Mr.. Agg.l but
for his having brought another individual on
the stage, In the person Of Russell Jarvis, some
time partner in our establishment, of whose
convection with Us few words will suffice.
MIR Jarvis purchased ore halt OF this paper
in November, 1927, TO- eight thousand dollars,
The tnership was dissolved in October last,
the money he had advanced refunded, and the
parties bounG themselves 10 abide by the de-
cisioD OF arbi,rators as 10 how much more he
SHOULD receive. The Afbitra'ors Two OF the
most highly respectable citizens Of this Dis
trio, upon he data furnished by Mr.. Jarvis
himself allowed HIM the sum OF Two thousand
six hundred dollars, in addition to the money
he aad advanced. MIR. Jssvis claimed upwards
Of thirty thousand. Net content with the a.
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