Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25

lalSehood IS thai attempted @ excuse
myself upon the ground thst my pTedeces.
sOr was q defaulter. All thai ! said Of my
predecessor was il terms q highest com.
mendation, aud I only mentioned bis name
70 defend him from the aspersions which
had appeared against him.
do not think Il necessary here to 20
into particulars upon this spbject, but win
only say that the cause 81. ibis deficiency
on my part Originated from what / &C.
knowledge 10 have been q emissness Of
duty il placing too much conf ience 10
others, and Of layoring them when rigid
adherence 70 my official dtties required
that | should not have done so---and this
IS what / stated ia that addIssa. 1t IS true,
that il that address alsodid aclnoWI-
edge that the Office Of Recliyer Of public
monies was an Office which US not cal.
culated 10 6ll, because did nj possess q
saficiency Of that In6oxi sternness
which would enable ne 70 de6y aVors to
others at al times, and under an eircum-
stances, where It might involve me in off,
cial responsibilities and in proof Of It.
narrated circumstance which / also did
to show-h how little the whole affair had to
do with political considerations; that nm.
mediately after my embarrassment occur
red, a highly worthy citizen Of Columbus,
whose name / mentioned, and who had
erected splendid building for female
seminary, came to me with several other
highly respectable gentlemen, whom | also
named, & mentioned as being strong Wings
who stated that the building was about to
be sold under deed Of trust, for about the
sum of FIVE thousand dollars, and request
ed that would loan the money, eachfpro.
fered to become surety, THAI ] agreed to
do so, although It turned out that It was
not loaned, owing to other arrangements
having been made. this acknowledged
to have been officially wrong in me, but
added, that under similar circumstances /
should probably do the same thing again.
BUTT is represented by that editor that |
actually loaned, the sum, of 8 10, 600, when
no such occurrence took place; nor did !
make such. an exposition Of the transac.
tlon.g 1g.ed ..9-3 erearesg e..,
There are other statements ia that edIto.
rial, where the truth is as much perverted,
but pass them over; and in fact the whole
notice Of that address IS q. perfectly gar
bled one, nothing being said in it of some
of the most important facts to my vindica-
ton which ! there mentioned.
Instead of specializing OF the public mo-
MES myself, have been speculated upon
by Others and this IS WhatI stated in VIII
kinsOns and my pecuniary losses, and the
pecuniarY injury which this affair has done
me, has been such as ought to have salts
fed the maleyolenee Of even, a demon to-
wards me Had this Individual, William
A; Norris, ever had any dealings OF trans.
actions With me, and have received any
injury at my. hand, or even il he had any
pretence to Imagine he had in any mannel
been injured BY. me, ] could then have al
least entertained towards him that kind Of
respect which ! would towards an open
aud ayowed enemy; but ia the absence 81
any justification Of this kind, / can only Re.
gard him as do the insidlous serpent who
crawls upon. the dust, and in secret places,
and thrusts his poisonous fangs at every
thing within his reach, because i IS his ma
ture to do so. 1000 IS
/ am informed that this same individual
was the principle wriler for the Peoples
Advocate" an anonymous, ephemeraI pa
per, gotteutup at Jackson some years ago,
mainly for the purpose of calumniating
the character Of Gov. Runnells, and in
which was published, perhaps, more con-
temptible falsehood than have been, before
or since that time, spread on the same
quantityo paper. He has since been en-
gagged In a similar occupation towards
Cow gMcNutt; but each of thesi gentle
men are too far elevated IN the good opin-
ion and confidence Of their fellow citizens
to be affected in such a manner. IL IS well
known that while, lresided in Wilkinson
Countys hadlmuch to contendwith, for
had arrayed against me many Who were
wealthy, filed highpublic Offices, and who
possessed infiuence.-L had hoped tha {
after the lapse Of Sc long q timesbld isuds
would have been forgotten, and bat even
my enemies would have been dis0osed 10
bury the hatchet, and let Us remain at
peace hereafter. Moran now prepared
TO say that there are1any who haze acted
differently. / hope thai such i not the
case; butt can only account for, aid do be-
lieys that. the cause Of the calunnies Of
this editor against me IS. that be calculates
that such. a course on. his part, win Please
some, and it IS .sglory enough FOL MN TO
Esely =, A., - = .s,,tl
Hals, or to act the barking dog fe theg,
If they viii buto throw him their gumbs,
For s1chan individual enterlap more
than contempt. The highwayMn, the
buccannier and the gamesieF, are Iot lost
to al the PRINCIPLES which ennoblehuTnan
nature. Indeed 81 the total extintion Of
certain virtues, hey enlarge their cpabili-
ties for others; and al these clases are
i oaen distinguished fpr TiFtuvus antnoble
]. deeds which Fe aFsly eeen u nleel e:
fined and polished But what Rp 81
Esaid &c one who. IN ike, aiten1ts to
i rob az bis good nn.s one rio hos leYeI
done him any Eon q q attempted 5 g
& him any or mt RQoq AVID 81
contact with him As would The toRlh 81
. pollution. There isno handying 10rdl
]. with whose onlv weapon Is ialsepod
nor win i er1pt i. = s roae theln
! that has induced M e take this nolie 3
Thin. but Il vas hecsUSe q public ioufn /
) published him. d which wsFe cont 81
e ein hoods which. perhaps. s 81,
/. a. myself and nsf friends fe1cel
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