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uus', not oehind her sister towns IN the ca
reer OF honorable competition for trade
wealth, and abundant prosperity.
.ii,E. Ca.
The following Letter !, SONG hat eaus,ie. Lu,
the pro,oea,ion to IL Is sufficient apolo, for I,
seorehns quality:
To The E,LfOr Of the Balimore Patrfs,
NArcHEz. Sept. 20, 1884.
om-I have this moment re ad in the Rich
mond Wing, letter addressed 10 YOU. dated
Montpelier, Va Aug -, 1891, which con
Germs my sell, and claims my attention. II is
true, dad not leave the stage At Gordons-
,Hie' and IL Is also true that knew the Presi-
dent Of the United States To be at the hotel
At which the stage stopped 10 change hor.e,.
Out The inference, that the presence Of the
rres'dent, or Of any other person, influenced
my conduct on that occasion, il utterly false.
ieit indisPosed from fatigue and loss of
steep, and preferred TO remain quiet, while
he other passengers were refreshing them
selves IL may have 1Attered the vanity of
rresident Jackson, aud doubtless did, 10 ina
gine himself so bold lion, that feeble NOR
tai like myself would trembIe in hi. m.ies-
yS presence. rejoice that If in any man
ner may have been the cause Of impartip..
happiness 10 this august personage, in the
midst OF his atilictions. public and private 4
mac tne satisfaction Tor rather modification,
regarding him As the Chief Magistrate,) 10
'oot upon him surrounded by stage drivers
and bostiers. IN the Portico OF the hotel. but
confess the scene did moi con,titut. ,ny
particular inducement with me 10 form one of
the coterie. OF bis liberal otIcr 10 paw The
iandiady for my breakfast, and the language
which he used on that occasion, IL NAV be
proper Tor me at this time to say only a few
words, reserving further dc velopements until
shall arrive at the City Of Washington. So
long rs General Jackson made the columns
OF ms prosiituted organ, 1.-The Globe" the
medium OF Illuminating bis vile eAiumnies
against me. have thought It due TO INV own
dignity and seif-respect to remain silent; but
since be has dIsrobed himself Of his cunning.
and iorgeifui Of the high station which un-
happily for the country he occupies, has
made himself the founder OF personal SLAM
ders OF myself aud family on his own re-
possibility" shall treat him as becomes
man whose sensibiliiy has been thus waDton-
assaiied. u tho assertion made BY Mr..
Jackson, was as true as il IL ridieuIousIy false.
mat ! induced my wife to marry me BY a
promise or twenty thousand dollars a. her
dower--I have at least the consolation 10
Know hat did not steal her IroBs Lkt ls,rfHI
eaeHey' Perhaps MIR. Jackson may uEderStand
the slIusion. As 10 the dover Of which lac
speaks. ] think II would be more diHIeult for
him to purchase II, at Eve times the sum he
mas imagined, Of the lady, who has attracted
%. sympathy, than bo has found II TO speeu-
tate on The choice cotton lands Of the Mts,is-
siPPi At the minimum price OF the govern
ment. But his cup Of malicious viiupera-
ton, Il would seem, could not be filled By any
mo 49, n 81
paying OF this dover by s,TipeJ, daily infict-
Cd on the wife whom 1 had thus p9rcha,ed
This infamous libel on me, a. a private gen
tleman, calls for . reply which cannot be
made m this communication. Mr.. jackson
has entered the arena with me, not ia h,s
character as President Of the United States.
but a. plain Andrew Jaekson-robes Of. and
hands unfettered. lie is veil aware Of the
real responsibility" which he incurred
and must meetit unless he - az recroant an
ehIValry a. he IS IN seraehy.
The word Of . Prince has been said 70 be
sacred and inTiolabie that Of a President Of
great nation ought TO Be equally So Will
not every higl,-miBded, honOTsbIe man in lhe
community hang his head IN shame and sor-
row, when he = Obliged 20 confess that the
highest public functionary Of the RspabIie,
has sunk 20 the level Of al ale house slsnder-
err Obj ny country, to what humiliation
hast thou fallen, under the misfuIe Of . mill
tary yraot, whose undiseiplinsd passions
lead ban INTO exesssss. which violate all the
deeeneies Of social life Z know full yell.
that AndreW Jackson has al~ays . trained
band Of SItnesses a his command. by whom
he eau prove aim0st any fact he may desire
10 esiablish' but yet viih al these, and the
Treasury 70 boot, defy him 20 sdduee. Gron,
any sources worthy of credit, the slightest syi-
denee Of any aet Of nine, bearing The most
remote resemblance 10 Toe puerlls and ridIcu-
l0us imPaistiOa which he has attempted 10
esst on me. lie - 81 liberty 10 pot IN requi-
siiion. under the solemn 05ligslsons u sn
oath, every msmbsr q the highly rsspsota-
be family q my wife be may sppssi 20 the
lady herself, 10 every individuai = bo hes "a
soy tine been "a innate 20 my house % All
ny intimate friends. and they viii respond 90
him, you have bassiy lied f" History gives
us no account Of q void eassiisr who pos
sessed the qoahtses % naF0s Munehaussn.
I an, Sir, rsspestfuilv