True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-12-28
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM H. HARRISON,
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
JOHN TYLER,
OF VIRGINIA.

AR0thef LsOet Su1t.--' OIL lhendOfe Hahiaru hunt.
the District Attorney, laid an Information before the
Grand Jury on Wednesday against ~, f,t libel,
asledged 10 be contained in paper tf Monday 'hr
e3rd instant, agains, Henry ncke,t. This pretended
libel is nothing ,hnn quzzical report Of fracas
that occurred day two previous betwe. Mr.. 1nck-
SIT and another gentleman of the Bar.
We may subject ourselves another libel, but the
fear Of that shall restrain from accusing Attorney
Hunt Of par a'ity in the d.scar ofhi+ official lulies
and of,naking his office suhservent the gratifying Of
isdir'y spit, and black maignity Of heart.
Some two years more ago, we ha personal diff
Guilty with Theodore Gaillurd Hunt. in short cooqne
with him. we used rather nrxh epihe,s, coupled
with threats Instead Of acting gentleman, to oh.
tain snti-fac,on he has s CO nurscd bis mnlig-
nant hate against and his othci station
| and power to satisfy his vengeance.
te has twice single us ont from all the editors
Of this city, prosecute with libel On tho pre-
sent occasinn knowupon good uutl, rity that If
dav has been make against us; tina. The only party who
could possibly feel aggreved remarks
to ms t,uting the suit, and informed moi only
dsapproves of the step Tux by Mr. Hunt, but has
ex pressed his disp,easure al it.
We nos appeal to the public Of New Orleans nnl Of
the state, to know why we for mere quzzicai aud
harmless report be dragged beo,e the Criminal
Court for lel whilst i'll we'll know 10 that public
and to the District Attorney that nearly every paper in
Til, city has been guilty Of real lit1es against many Of
our most respectable citzenr7 Shall enunerate
some ,hen7 Wewill, asking PARDON Of ,los. papers
name; for our oj"c', in naming them is not insid-
ous, but simply to prove the truth of our charge ofpar
TALLY and persecution against Mr.. Hunt. To bsgi,:
II is but few weeks since Mr. Hunt mus, have read
in the columns of the Lousianian, several repeated
attacks nude upon William H. Robertson and likewise
against Mr. Peters and Others. How long is it since he
read in tho P.cayune, libel against Judge Morgan
Did he read lbe! in the Louisiana Advertiser
The editor of,te Native American could point some
him, whilst the Advertiser might he employed in
cprocans the favor The Sun has shed it's light npn,
the citizens Of New Orleans but short time, yet a
already uttered several libcls We believe that ever
a libel might occasionally be found in the gooc
natnred Times, the quiet Bulletin, the courteous
| Bee, o. the generally cautious Counter. As to the
| Anti Humbug it IL filled with them; look the at
tacks Nlcssrs Schmidt y Hamilton Caldwell, Oak
ey & Prl:hard; Mr. Christy, the Native American Mr.
Davis &c. 81. These all libels ngreeahly to Mr.
| Hunts for what matters il that all those papers have
| spoke nothing but The truth. Is The greater the TruN
The greater The LibY by the way, the Anti tlumbue
iheled the District Attorney few days ago. for he &C
cused him of neglecting his Duty in prosecuting the
lottery folks; and yesterday, if memory us
The same paper said something abont gamblers, none
of them being prosecuted but those rho able pa,
their fines the District Attorney, does he not consider
this gross libel
We repent the q"eslion-wiIl the people Of this lhe,
raj community submit quietly to Of their fellow
citizens continually prosecuted for other II
this world, than because he has too much spirit te
knucke to men in power, and has the courage sIeal
the truth, what though, little roughly at tines?
We unjusty and illegally deprived If an
office, Which was the support of family, for nj
fault bur because, not that insnlted un norab
Committee Of the Council, but because had ye
much independence to he the tool of certain cique.-
Why did not the D trict Attorney, ndic Henry Lock-
and Duv, John Rogers, for the ihelIos report thu,
made against 10 the Council that occus;on! NJ
We may be libelled, waylaid and sass,a,ed, and NJ
notice is taken Of it, but il should ns u on
precision persecution, must be dragged up bsfor
the Criminal Court! Why not all those who =
frequently libel U.S. with gross lies we'll as abuse in
dicted! Tho District Attorney has spite agnin
them he has against them, no mnlevoent feelings
crafty.
| An evident nAempt has for time been making
put down paper, md among the y ire workers, W
have discovered, some Of the leading Of our ow
patty; men who call themselves Wigs. but who n,
seriously nju'ng the cause, and disgusting some 1t
m,st sinceTe and influential Of the party; but we t.
them emphaticaNy be ware!