The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-08-20
.Fon rnt eI1ARIorrr IouRNAL.


Ma. Horror: II appears. that il il scarcely
possible that Democrat can become candidate
in tins County without having his pr,vs,e char
acter assailed though the columns OF yonr paper.
[ sec in yonr naper of the 18th inst J.,ter
from Mr.. Powell OF Cheraw. publisbed with pre.
face by Mr.. ! Patterson. cbarpipg me with MIA.
ting Co,ton-tbe preface saws that Thomas linn.
ter, viii prove ii. Mr.. Hunter will prove that
sold 10 Mr. Porel len bales of Cotton thai he
thought 10 be of very fine onalitv. wbi.b fac, has
never been denied Mr. poveps latter IA P,iier.
son and also the annexed letter written Ia me.
speaks of letter written 10 me last suring ON the
subject, which letter never received. That let.
ter was sent to John Walker Of Nallard Creek.
who had sold Cotton 10 Mr.. Powell short time
before 4 did, making IN The issue with HIM, and
never knew tt,at there was a comnlaint AGAINST
my Cotton until heard il at Cant, St,tt's Mus.
ter on the 25th ult II had there sweIled 10 a
heavy charge. | on that occasion assailud no
man but denied that h,d ever Mated Cotton IN
nv life or sold any such knowing il 10 be So
immediately wrote 10 Mr.. Powell STATING 10 him
The character Of tho reporl that was rnmor,d
through the country and requested him 10 write me
the whole fact. of The case as il was all imnortant
10 me. if there was any complaint. that | sbonIJ
know all abopt IL and he role me the anncrcd
letter IN which he gives the number of bales pur
chased a fine and tbe comnanv that was yah
me. which circumstances identifies his complaint
with NV Cotton. and he further states that tbe
whole facts of tho case is this: when the ten
bales of Cotton went TO Charleston one bale sold
at a reduced price, in consequence of both sides
not being alike The published letter saws Five
Dollars was the loss NV opinion has been that
plating Cotton consisted in putting GOOD Cotton
all around the outside and eoneeaIing had Cotton
in the heart of the bale. which would show an in.
territorial fraud.
Mr.. Powell further acknooleJgea that under
The circumstances of the case he MAYER s,snected
fraud on nv nart. that Is The testimony against
me. Nov the f,ot, known ia ma. relative "a that
lot OF otton is this last fan The weather was very
DIV md Gre Ear estberin, ana when tho rain
came on and stained and dirtied the Cotton IN
the Id. NV oyersaer and myself agreed TO rin
out aud pack what Cotton We had gathered and
make rood lot Of Cottop. Lnowirrthat we wonld
no, have any more as good thai season. and il
made The Ten bales that Mr.. Powell got. Iwould
here state that in hacking mn Tho last hale il is
possible that the good Cotton might have run
short of finishing the bale and some of the second
quality might have been pu, in to make it out
which would have made bale with one side bet
ter than the other, but that that was the case
have no knowledge or recollection. Now for
further information | would refer to Mr. John
Watts who super intended my gin and farm last
wear and who / believe to Be a man of undoub.ed
character az to honesty and veracity Now an.
peal to every Farmer and particularly to those
who keep public gins. if this is the state o:things
that We have cone to. that whenever you run
short Of one quality of Cotton and put in some of
an other quality on the other side to finish il out
or Whenever d merchant says that when your
Cotton went to Charleston one OF the bales sam.
pied better on one side than the other that vour
character must be assailed and held up il Mr..
Holton's paper TO the scorn Of the pubic. Don't
we farmers stand on slippery ground Why was
this publication made on the morning before my
election and sent into the county and used tor po-
litic.I efnct leave the sns,rar for n innarf