Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-07-07

ten-fold vengeance ON the head OF tn,
guilty, whether accusor or accused. Wher
they saw you throw down your glove, gal
lantly and manfully challenge your enem,
to combat and still more when they saw
the silly shadow behind which he attempt
ed to entrench himself, they were filled
with indignation at the foul slandsrer. Il
seems that the only answer he will deigr
to make to your repeated demands foI
proof, that you are a minioi Of O'Connell
that you are not citizen of the United
States-that you arc an Aboitionist, is,
that he is ndtire son of Amite conse.
qucntly, not responsible for any slanders,
he, in his sovereign pleasure, publishes to
the world. The simple idea, that he was
born in Amite, has so intoxicated his weak
head, that he believes the bare mention Of
the fact will be considered by the commu-
nifty as paramount to every other conside-
ration. Surely, is not this rigid proof +?
How you must tremble and wither before
your Judge, public opinion, the most soye-
reign power on earth, when such unoues-
nonable evidence weighs against you. 1t
appears, this redoubtable Graves thinks.
the land of his nativity being Amite.
justly entities him to sway the sceptre of
dictator to the public will of this county.
Admit his title good, politeness requires
he should condescend to ask republican
people if they would have him for their
Lord. This he scorncd to do; on the con-
trary, nc raises his arm in terrorem over
those who presume to entertain notions of
government different from his own. His
conduct is in perfect keeping with that of
every other malicious rillain, who has no
reason to oppose or vanquish those who
differ with him in opinion. Accordingly,
he taxes the demon of hell to inspire his
wicked inventions with TRADE of defam.
atory defamation. 1t is true, he does not
pretend personally to know you guilty of
the charges he prefers against you; but
his refusing to produce the proof, when
demanded, makes him responsible for the
rGScally libel. 1t seems he would have it
thought, you are too low and contemplate
for him, to be at the trouble to prove his
assertions against you. This position is
is silly, as it is palpable
of the idea his first conduct
If you had no character, he
makes himself fool in trying to destroy
what did not exist; palpablc absurdity,
han which a greater never disgraced the
human mind.
If you are to be hunted down like wild
beasts, because you are emigrants from
'ther states or countries, then may great
majority of the good citizens of the state
,e the object of the rage of this native
BOAR of the "Thick Woods" His own ia
her, (who doubtless was an emigrantO i'll
living, must curse the hour that gave birth
% this unnatural child; and, if dead, his
Lomb may not be a sufficient protection a
gainst his abuse.
If this slanderer had proved his asser-
ITEMS against you, your ruin must have
been inevitable. would have glorie1 in
casting the first stone at you. Now it is
the law of states Sit is universally public
opinion, and the will of heaven, (for we
find it in the bible,) that the same punish
ment should be inflicted on the false and
malicious accuser, that would have fallen
on the accused, if found guilty. Then, i'll
heaven and earth conspired to damn the
kndrc, who maliciously ISLANDERS the I'M
weary servants of the public, then awful
is his doom! -Let it come! Let it GOMEZ!
When the breath Of public opinion has
extinguished this "Nativen Luminary, we
shall see, if mental, or political darkness
will shadow the land
A CITIZEN.