Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-05-04

NWESSRS. EnlI0RS.--ln the last number
lVA of your paper, wSiier over the signature
of /" Rrutus" attempts by low cphhets aud msnu-
atoms to call into question the pufity OF Intention
by which those gentlemen we've ac'nated' mo
we're pleased To solicit me 10 become candidate
for Inc office Of Sheriff and whom IN his ted'ul-
iul language be denominales " sirlkersW and
also,to taStcnupon me some grave charge to which
his biusling modesig torhds his giving utIerance,
It's in vain for Brulusn to attack tho char
acter of those gentlemen whose names ARE ap.
pended to the letter addressed TO me, they stand
! at too gteo; an elevation III the scale of society
| lor any shafts which he may aim at them 10 take
| cfTect--they ial harmless at such mems feet. As
! 10 hI4 nslnuations roncerntng myself | hud them
| back with the indignation which their craven cha
ractcr deserve. aud defy any mnu TO bring for
ward and subsmntate any chnrge against me
which would be derogatoy to the character Of a
gentleman.
Nv object in noticing this pueril0 attack Of
" Bfu;us," Is not so much for the purpose Of win.
dlcane the character of myself or friends as II Is
to make this Buus' appear before the public
| IA prop,id persona, that he may reap direct all
| the laurels which his disiRsrtstedaess deserves
| Before strip this noble writer OF his mask, |
viii advert 10 one OF his statements, which, al.
though Of no material Importance, will exphn;
! is relative TO the discrepancy which may APP
pear to any ono not acquainted with the facts be.
| tween the publication OF letter requesting me TO
become Il candidate when my name had already
been before the public You are aware gentle.
men, and have no doubt will state II il neecssa-
~, that YOU had III your possession at the time
! those letters were received by you, ton|y one Of
which was publshcd,) "A notice for publication
from nc, stating thai, had declined becoming n
candidate, and that II was owing 10 the numer.
Gus solicitations of my friends that caused me 10
Withdraw .Lai publication and substitute for It the
letter which Appeared over my signature rs 70
when these letters were written, ! cauuu, pretend
to say, the gentlemen whose signatures ale OF.
ached TO them can alone give that information,
can only speak Of them since they came INTO my
possession. But to the subject. Who, gentle
reader would YOU suppose this generous distnter
esied writer over the signature Of +" i}rutus' Is
You may have fallen INTO the belief that IT Is
some one acluoIed by high and patriotic mo-
ives il so, let me undeceNo you, for no such
feeling can be traced to such source but
will no longer keep you N suspense, sIand forth
then most noble Bruiusn 10 the shape Of your
degenerate representative NAT MlTCllELL,*
one Of my opponents Tor the Office Of Sheriff
What an interesting attitude does Mr. Mitchell
occupy before the people Of Lowndes, when he
holds the following language over a fictitious slg-
nature, Moreover, those eighteen slgners were
moi apprised of the fact, that the Colonel is moi
the candidate OF ne Democratic, Wing, Stale
Rights or Democratic Stale Rights Parties, but
lhal he sImpyis the candidate OF the Burn party
and understand he IS likely to have bis hands
full, to attend 10 his opponent, n. l." Mitchell,
who is the peoples candidate, or the candidate OF
the anti Burn party And after this splendid
production appears from the pen Of this prtco-
cious genius which winds up with the foregoing,
be stalks about the streets enqunlng who tins
" Bruus' can be, saying, that II he knew him he
would give him hearty shake Of the hand
The man who can resort to satn low cunning as
to puff himself before the public through the me-
dunn Of public journal, Is beneath the dignity Of
contempt.
But, Mr.. Nat +" Bntus" has been so long in
the Democratic ranks that he feels mortified that
that purity does not make him crelusirely their
candidate, but with an ingenuity worthy alone OF
has genius he strikes out plan by which his cir
Gle OF electloneerng can't be confined to too mar
row sphere, and dubs himself the peoples can
djdaiei am sure the people will duly dppre.
cidtc the high honor conferred upon them by the
voluntary offer Of the serylces.o oil such dsinler.
esied person. | now leave this noble Butus"
TO the full enjoyment Of all the honor which his
letter can, aud Of necessity must obtain lur him,
Gehe! enyyIns him his attitude before an nellI-
gen community, nor the lames which the Office
Of being his ouH irumpctei can confer.
JOHN ", BYRN.
May !, ls39-lt.