Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-04-28
e,om the Natchez Tri. Weekly Courier.
pApTy DESPERATION.

NIA issue to the pending contest II Is 10
. .aore,ted that in politics men can stoop
y IN which they would blush to acknowl-
ars II the business walks Of life; but of
IN ahc nubic may rest assured, that moth
ing But Il consciousness OF the absolute
W. of their cause could prompt
WV 8enlorable recklessness which is ex-
r~sA5 IN the following letter from gentle
,as4 of,he first responsibility, and who is
@sbninent member Of our State Legis-
sFe.
AEON, (Noxubce county, April, 1888,
In. Black: Dear Sir-lt has been so
since | wrote to you that you will
sH|6k probably | have forgotten you, but
Ave such good news now to give you,
NH think will make amends for my pre-
Us neglect.
Ne had the pleasure Of hearing Mr..
SentisS here yesterday, and notwthstand
lHs the very busy season ofthe year, there
S18s an unusually large and respectable
Election Of citizens.
This county has been flooded with Free
Traders Extra, containing an address
Mgned by very respectable citizens OF diff
Brent portions Of the state, making some
tery severe charges against Mr.. Prentiss.
As it was manufactured at your town, |
suppose, of course, you have seen it long
|ego.
This address had the name Of Judge
augustus signed TO it, one of the most re-
xpectahle, intelligent and strictly honor
&c citizens of this Countrywide declar-
I'D In my presence that she had no part
III lot in the connection of it; that he never
nnthorized his name to be put to it, and
mi he did not in any way endorse IL"
nd authorized Mr.. Pren,iss so to say in
his address TO the people, which he did.
MIR. Prentiss also stated, that Mr. '. E.
howard, whose name is also to the ad-
dress. had authorized him to say, that she
never had seen it, but expected his name
was TO it, and that he had not authorized
any one 10 put it there"
Not a man left the ground under any
other impression, than that MI. Besancon
the Editor of the Free Trader, had writ
len the whole Of it himself, and put such
nAmes to it as he thought would make the
neople believe it without any authority
2Fom one of them. Mr.. Prentiss declared
pDr,ions Oft 10 be false.
was very glad Mr.. Prentiss came here
ior another reason. 1t was boldly assert
ID here by many that he was an Abolition
8ist, and this was injuring him much in thu
county.
He read the resolutions he introduced
into the Legislature in 1886, on the sub
iect of Slavery; that put the matter to rest
These resolutions were introduced
think as he said, about the time that Mr.
Claiborne was voting in Congress tol
pincknev's resolutions.
The SANDERS which have been circua
h:ed against him here having been fully
Scfused by him will recol upon the head
III those who circulated and connived a
he circulation Of them, and the conse
auence will be that he will get a respecta
hle majority in this County instead OF a
Bout half the votes, as parties ale nearly
Equally divided here, and they are yer,
much inclined on ordinary occasions t
make every election turn on party politics
very large number of democrats will vot
for him, and good many for Word.
HI have been in Kemper and seen a grea
many Of the citizens Of that co nty. Wor
Twill get good vote there and Prentiss
think will get at least halfifnot MAORI
ty.
The weather is very cold and dry her
and am fearful will inJure the crops.
Respectfully yours,
We assure our Correspondent that tn
NJ Wing portion of our citizens Of Natchc
have not seen the documents to which h
" aludes. We have heard of them, bu
n they have been carefully concealed fror
the community here.-Can men who cor
slider themselves honorable, sanction sue
conduct? There arc many Of the part
whom we have ever regarded as men {
integrity-wll they sanction such course
Where are DR.. Gwin, Richard M, Gaines
and other gentlemen of probity and homo
in this city? Were they aiding in dlssen
mating such contemplate forgeries! W
would hope not for their own honor an
characters and the fair fame Of our CITY
The Southern Sun published at Jacl
son has the following reference to tn
subject. :,
frv"BEwARE!!-The State is Aoode
with extras from the office Of the Free Tr'
der, conveyed by riders paid for the Pu
pose. Mules are laden with them an
driven in every direction. These erir'
contain the most giaring falschoods an
ISLANDERS, designed to gull and deceiUe .
honest yeomanry ofthe country, Uho res''
remotely from to,Cns and post Offices, al
who, Of course, have no means Of gettlr