Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-10-05

VINO becomes their debtor. But, IN
fortunately, | am large holder, 10 tn
: amount of thousands, of the paper O
broken banks, received by me in pay
ment of debts, and which paperI woult
gladly increase in value.
] The whole charge, however, is ut
tcrly false and unlounded; and as m,
opponents. the banks, have though
proper through their organs, to inter
NEEDLE with my private affairs, It i.
due to myself and to the democratic
party, as their candidate, that the
truth should be stated. Instead of be.
ing indebted to single bank of thi>
State eighty thousand dollars, am not
indebted to all the banks Of this State
combined, in one fourth or even one
eighth of that sum, on any paper drawn
by me and discounted by the banks
on my account; and any such small
loan as may yet remain in part unpaid,
was obtained to pay security debts, in
which had become involved as an
cndorser for friends, and which is in
the course of full liquidation out Of the
crops pow gathering, and which loan
arose solely from my unwillingncss to
press in these calamitous times, those
who were my debtors, who owe me ten
times the amount borrowed by me, and
whose property, had | been avaricious,
might have sacrificed under the ham,
meF. And as the Banks and Bank
Presidents, with a single exception)
and Cashiers throughout the State,
seem to be conicderated against me,
and as the five Presidents and five
cashiers, (including one who Is called
secrctary,) of all the five banks in this
city. signed the public call against me
at Natchez, and in favor OF Mr.. Prem
tiss, now say not only to these five
banks, but to all the banks of The State
OF Mississippi, publish list of all the
notes and bills on which is my name;
publish at the same time when these
notes Or bills were discounted, and for
whose benefit, and to whose account
was placed the proceeds Of the dis
count, and when any note was discoun-
ted on partnership account; state what
portion beyond my share has been
paid by me, and OF what portion of the
balance due by my partner, the collec-
ton has been delayed by indulgence
given to wings and wing directors OF
the bank. who are liable before me on
The paper; and how much, if DOT all Of
It, must have been collected ere this
but for this indulgence? This account
IAN be published by any bank out of
without my scrutiny. The
i've Natchez Banks, namely, the Com
nercial. Agricultural, Planters. Rail
Road, and Shipping Company Banks.
will of course, as | am here, give
ne previous notice, although / ne [
-er transacted any business with
ut two Of them, and permitmc to ,
the scrutiny, aided by {
clerk. Come on then, gentlemen, as {
ou seem through your organs to be
vaging war against me. both person {
lily and politicalIy-pubhsh all these t
and the result will put to
hame my calumnia;ors, and astonish I
hat portion of the public which has t
cen deceived by Their statements. e
ave also been charged in the wing
rcss, with obsequiousness and serviliry
, bank officers and directors to obtain
vans. IfIcould be obsequiousand SER
lie toany one forany purpose,m much less i
bank director for loans, Ishould ex- r
cct the shade Of my revered father to y
Sc from the battle grounds of'76, upon =
hose many and well fought fields he i i
led his blood, as ono of the youthful .,
'lunteer soldiers OF liberty, in the war b,
the revolution, and denounce me as h,
10 longerworthy to be called his son." tn
e charge is utterly groundless, and Sc
rectly the reverse Of the fact. The hi
yrieultural Bank was, | believe, Ma of
ng the largest discounts in 1895, and WI
resolved that they should understand as
e principles upon which ] was viii u. Y,
6 to transact business with the Bank. ~
addressed to them t'Ie following let :"
:, a copy of which was obtained on SSa
turday, from the Bank, and the orr sio
lal ofwhichis on file there, and which on
$ shown at the time to the then Cash ito
of the Planters Bank, and gener- pc
y known, ! believe, TO Bank officers ter
directors in this city OBJ
NATcHEz, July l3, 1885. nc,
the Exchange Committee III
Of Agricultural Bank: fT
SENTLEMEN--Enc losed is bill on
commission merchant at six months no,