Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-06-08
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uessrs Editors--The last numtcr o( The
Spectator con,aiGs the reply Of jus. Points.
j. 10 one OF the present Depui; Sberiffs %
I accompanied by n certificate from n cr,tuin
II. ID. Cease" which imposes on me The
very disagreeable task of appearing before
'ne puoi'c, IN order To defend myself from
The aspersions OF Points aud his certificate,
maker. Afier having lived many vea,s in
HE midst of my fellow citizens Of Augusta
raised large family by my own unassis,.d
exertions, and sustained character for hons
esiy and rcrdcify which has heretofore been
'nuisru'ed, am now, for the first time in
my 'iie' when my head is blossoming for the
grave called upon 10 answer the charge of
having certified falsehood which 7 sf,er
wards admitted To an obscure indv iduuI "a bo
snhsctIhes himself eli. Is. Cease" am
surprised that ery individual could he guilty.
o, 'he odseness,-the cOnsummate nean,ess
VI giving the certificate To which Ceuse's
name - attached. Soiemnly appealinp IN
Hini .cho "sedrchsfh the heart and frieM The
rstns" Of all men, I pronounce the certificate
81 Cease 10 be base fabrication. and dare
"in' 10 prous by any toierably respectable |
man. mdf euer used the language Which he |
charges me ,rifh using, ar any thing Ike Il. |
w iih this assertion. I leave Mr. "H. B. |
ease To The "gnarings Of gully con-
science. In The same paper is the certif.
cate of MIR. Tapr, which I will notice NV
stating that on the Monday before The erpio
s'on, Joseph Points, jr. Walter II. Ta,n
and air. Frederick H. Pitn,an, (hayinp
WIN them. as ! am disposed TO believe. a
drop or ftro Of The creature,'') arrived al
Inc NM al which | was at work, and Points
seemed DESTROYS OF entering into converso-
lion as had come off "second best' in
most ct my previous transactions with Mr..
= :, mud as ne had ftuo friends with him. and
hi' no one at tand to- HON I might appeal
IN case OF future mist representation of the
conversation, deemed il prudent TO remain
,Ilent. In the pulling prnduction to which
Points's oton name is attached, he Iah,urs 10
'ettlc the two hundred dollar affair i'm such
manner as 10 clear himself of The charge of
winding: now wish il 10 be disiinctly
understood, that ] never did charge Points
with having received the amount Of the two
aun"rcd dollar bonds, but | do charge him
win having used eUeTy erertion to get IL
ma am prepared 10 prove that his brother
isk ed TREND of mine Tor il, long after the
!! luoO bond To which referred in my cerii-
icaie, had been paid. II may not he i'm.
topper 10 stale here, that when this famous
: ioOo bond became due, which was about
ne ISL 81 MAY, 1888, Points came TO me and
old ne that he must have the money. or
must sligo an obligation for 500 more this
did. About the Odd of June, '35, me came
o me again, and compelled me TO give him
!, deed of trust ON my land, (Which is now
he property of j. A. Cochran, ESQ and is
The farm on which he lives } ant, another oh
legation for 500 y! The trust expired in
The following August, when he compelled
me 10 sign an agreement, nv which was
bound either TO pas the S 1000 in few days,
or 10 surrender To him my farm al $4,000.
and TO take his house and lot ia Staunton al
Sf,o00 IN part pay. This sacrifice would
naVe been cospeilcd to make, hut for the
Kindness OF Mr.. Siias Smith, who, TO his
honor be IL spoken, exerled himself in my
III halt, and Borrowed the money with which
paid Points, from Capt Sewers, who then
took The deed:-Points says, tsI always con-
sicered Mr. Elliott an honorable. worthy
man, and am sorry that he would suffer him
sell 10 do act, which he must know does
great injury 10 me-" | am sorry, heartily
sorry, that occurrences have taken pIare
which prevent me from bearing the same
KIND OF testimony IN Mr. Ponls's behalf.
and which have induced me 10 expose the a.
bo"e transactions. And now, Messrs Ed.
tors, having, as l think, vindcated my char
acter from The suspicion OF having acted dis
honorahly in this matter, beg leave 10 apnl-
ogisc TO The public for having so long de-
famed their attention, and retire again to the
humble duties which claim my attention. Sin
that state Of life TO which it has pleased Cod
TO call me-
THOMAS ELLIOTT.