Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-07-28

g April last--as being the meanest of q,
: man beings. lie speaks the FOLLOWING
language; she" Gray sunk himseic;s
Me Iooest estimation 6y his general dcIyo, -
mem :" Zion Hill settlement" | bardlv
thought any man so base as to have no ~
deemlng quality; but from the above o,o
tation, 10 is evident, the intention was not
TO leave me the least yesiige of charac'
ter. Other language was used bv H.
Sfdnderer, such as the following: ssITs
base and pillainous conduct he tried ~
spindle the people," &c. knew nothing
OF the tone OF this libel, until nv arrival
IN Liberty, two weeks ago; when imme.
dlately set about finding the author of 4
and rode eighty miles for this nurnose
Another man has riden about fortv mil..
with the same object in view. The editor
OF the Advocate, (Mr. Graves informs ' me-
that Col. Erasmus CASTOR, or his brother
Jarrot, wrote the malicious libel. | sent
note 70 each OF these fello,os, one of whom
could not be found, though the most dill.
gent search was made for this mr.
pose. The Col. told the bearer. that bo
would have no communication with me on.
the subject. y"
You scoundrelu! attempt to strip me-
Oh my character, which value as INV ALI
me, who never injured you, or treated
you otherwise than with perfect ciylity--.
ana then say, you will not SO much as an.
swer my civil inquiries on the subject
Language would fail in the ATTEMPT TO
describe, in true colors, this rascauv con-
duct. He stated to the bearer, that he did
not write the offensive article, but that
the facts in it, he himself had from the peo-
pie ofZon Hill; thus acknowledging that
that he dictated it. Now this being the
case, there is much to excuse IN his bro
ther, the writer, on account of his youth.
and the ndiscretion, natural to a Young
man of eighteen or nineteen wears of are.
| will state what facts, | know, and
large company of respectable citizens
know; he (Col. c. got from several of the
principle citizens of Zion HILL got into
lawsuit with several of the people of
that neighborhood, and Col. C. was one of
the Arbters, to whom the dispute was re-
ferred. He heard it in evidence under
oath, from Stephen Wilkinson, and think
from Moses and Wright Scale, land con-
tradcted by no one,) that at the time nv
school closed at Zion Hill, (Which was the
times and about which our difficulties COM
menced,) the people offered me one half
dollar per scholar the month more, than
they would give any other teacher. Does
this look like being sin tic !o.gest estima-
hon~ Further: they stated, that nv
school was too large, g. still increasing at
the time it closed. How must this be con-
strued? Are not these weighty charges
against me? So Col. c. says; and hence.
he uses the following language through
the press to the world-he says, speaking
of me: "fIe was discharged from his EN-
ployment on account of his base and nil
lainous conduct In all the testimony,
under oath, which came to the ears of Col.
9. by some twenty witnesses, not single
breath went against my character: and
tell the reader, that no man of character
will have the hardihood to contradict me.
AS is usual, when men 90 to law, and
the people Of Zion Hill were offended
much offended; and many things were
said, which the cool judgment of both par
ties would condemn. If am not mista-
ken In the native justice of that people
since judgment has got the better of pas
'Ion-they, themselves will do me Justice;
indeed, | am already appraised, that they
condemn the rascally libel | defy the
world to prove any thing against my cha
.acter, that shall have the weight of
Gather.
1t was my intention to have called the
luthor OF the SANDER out in gentleman
y way, but since he will have no commu-
llcatlon with me, it is evident, he will not
lccept the invitation, but ctuM behind his
elgned DIGNITY; and to be revenged for
he sting IF shame, which his cowardice
Will not fail to infict; | am advised that
e would carry me to the extent of the
aw. Now, | promise this miserable pal
room, this thief of characterize take no
UGH turn on him; but on the contrary,
NIL have myselfin readiness TO attend to
is Gala moments warning.
How came this staggering Col. Cas-
on to think that he was the settlement
Zion Hill9 especially, as he does not
We within twelve, or fifteen miles of it,
'oes his vanity so Aatter him, that he
INKS the power, the dignity, and the
ealth of large community centre in
m? | have heard of crazy man who
fought he was Jesus Christ; but this is
e first one, | have learned Of, who tho't
was plural, or whole settlement. As
seems to have such capacity for
'etling, recommend him to live on fat
ings; as, by SO doing, he possibly may
come the State of Mississippi. Oh!
hat mountain, to labor! and what an
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