Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-06-02
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am to be Judged, appear with renewed conf
dence. Ii was with some degree Of surprise,
that read a communication In the Columbus
Democrat of the 10Th inst uncqdyocM y CIV
mo me ,he he. As had been absent from home
sixteen DAYS, did not see that infamous produc.
ton until the goth inst. The public may easily
imagine wha, nav feelings were At that Tune. SUI
ice to say, that if had seen the reptile who
Ntoteit should unequiyocally" have bruised
his head but fortunately ioi hun, have no, seen
his insignificant countenanee since my return.
thuk It nothing but due the public, as well
rs myself 10 set forth a series OF facts which viii
show 10 the satisfaction Of every candid aud
weLdisposed mind, that DAVIS production is
base ealumny.
Ii is notorious, that Davis and myself were
doing business together, under the firm of John
| D1tis, 4. Co. until the date OF the notes men-
toned IN the "caulion," published by J. q. Davis
and myself, when be sold out his entire interest
| to the said j. G.. Davis. his cousin. At the time
of said purchase, he John DAVIS made pre-
| tended showing of about five hundred and fifty
dollars which he had vested more than me- which
was the origin OF the slice note, mentioned in
my "caution =; only half Of which, Davis well
| knows, was to be paid by me and the business
OF which should have never denied, t he had
acted III good faith towards me, as one partner
| should do towards another, which he did not do,
as am able to prove.
Before would consent to take j. G. Davis as
partner, John DAVIS pledged himself To me, that
he would assist me in making settlements at Mo.
| bile, because was unacqualnied and knew but
little of the situation of our affairs there for,
| let il be remembered, he made all the purchases
of goods that were made, and il may not he
amiss here TO state, that his purchases we've never
directed by prudence or economy But how did
he fulfil his pedgel He put out to Texas, and
left me to settle a business which bu had put il
, out of my power to understand. Now If the
pubic will indulge me, will present problem.
How is Il thalsmcn buy goods and sell them at
large prom. los nearly two years, then tho amount
of sales togcthc, with the stock on hand, Is less
than tho amount Of dtbts contracted for goods!
This is certainly the case. BG, lest DAVIS should
give tina, the "rir" will STATE TO the public,
that proposed to him when he relulned from
Texas, IN the spring Of 1897 that he would
take the entire proceeds Of the establishment,
and release j, q. Davis and myself entirely and
settle all demands, which he then was willing to
do, but which no now refuses. For | now say
unequiyocally,n that am willing to surrender
up TO him the whole proceeds Of the concerns; to
make fill and bona fde expose of crfy trans.
action since he sold out, aud account for eterG
dollar that | have ever received and stand just as
was three years agolfh he will release mo from any
aud every obligation on account of tho concern.
II Davis will 40; de thls does il not prove con-
cuslyely that my assertion, which he gives the
lie, is true! And further evidence Is, that Da-
Wis has never presented that note TO me for set
| Element, when he knew that had almost enough
Of his paper 10 t(i it. In August, ls36) Davis
having gone to Texas, was taken sick, j. G..
Davis wos taken SEEK our creditors bcgad to
push, aud was compelled TO sell the goods lat
wholesale) at sacrifice, IN order TO meet some
suur,5s"t demand, Tho h.atory Of which ! viii
| here relate
In December 1898, or January, 1886, Davis
went of to North Alabama, saying that he had Il
prospect Of getting funds tnlre, and requested
me TO buy cotton while he was gone accordingly
| bought Dr. SanGersons crop, amounting 10
twelve or fourteen hundred dollars, for which |
gave draft at 80 days ON John Davis He
came home without funds went 10 Mobile with
the cotton, together with George w. Wallis crop,
which he received for shipment when he started
to Mobile; ] charged him particularly to retain
enough of the proceeds Of the Gotten 10 satisfy
the said draft, but before he returned the said
draft ic due. | drew bill Of exchange on
Messrs Dobson * Williams, endorsed by VIM
Davis; J. Alexander, and Thos. Branch, and en-
doayorcd to sell II Al Columbus even at 20 DAYS.
knowing that the cotton would insure its accept.
ancc bat unfortunately the bank was doing no
business, and ! was disappointed and what was
thcrosuG DAVIS lor tho commission norchantsl
sold our own cotton and Walls, Ind the pro-
ceeds placed TO our credit in Mobile, and came
home without funds either to Iif Sandcrson's
draft, or 10 replace Wallis money. They waited
and INDUCED az long as men could have done, !
when !, TO satisfy claims so just sold the entire |
stock Of goods on time, to i. Alexander, allow
ing him 20 per ccn:. discount for cash, to settle |
these claims. Where was John Davis nj This |
,lmel In Texas! How did be gel honel How |
he got TO Mobile know moi, but that he received |
about one hundred and twenty dollars from Dob |
son x Williams, in Mobile, his interest in which |
he bad sold 10 j. q. DAVIS, and for which he has
never accounted, he cannot deny. But this is
not all. While at Mobile, in the winter Of 1895 |
e, be bought gold watch and rigging for 5000,
Of which ! never saw any account; now if he
paid ior it out Of the funds Of the firm, he of
course ought to have charged himself to thai
amount; # he paid for il out Of his individual
funds, AL bis individual funds were vested (or
which he now holds my note. And again while
he was in c-partnership with ne, he entered in
10 co.parnersbip with Il. +. Rees, without my
rl..,lgsA l. IL 4
he frm Of b. I. Rees & Go. for which he gs.yc ,
The note Of John Davis & Co.. he bought gro. |
ccles for Il. T. Recs 4 Co, for which he rave !
4 draft on j. Garter & Co. Of COLUMBUS, signed
John Davis g. Co., thereby Making me respon-
,ible for debts that was ao the least intercst |
IN These arc facts. and facts are stubborn