Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-03-07


. Duru1 my residence az The capitol ,la past
au,sb had occasion 10 speak of H., above
a1msd gentleman IN such iouas rs | thought the
case required, relative to ,hr course be pursued
on lhe Bank reform question, and hts uncalied lur
attack upon the hula Spartan band IN tue Legs
la,urc, known as The State Rights party. When
ever have spoken Of h's course, i, has been
Wt,h the utmost feelings Of regret, and never
have | Intentionally done INJURY to HIM a. a man.
Il i. true that unpugbej hts motives on one oc-
cn.,on, and at the time OF doing 50 ! had The
strongest possible reason believing ,ha, ho had
fallen into the snare which those monied wire
workers had set, aud ia which many well mean
ing men have been eausht, making Mr. Puts
maxim tue. f." that all mea have Their price"
was assured BY tic editor OF the Mississippi.
an that he had "a hll possession n schedule bear
luZ the names OF the borrowers Of money lIom
that institution; amongs! others was the name
Of L. NJ. Tucker, iof tho sum Of $4,000, and
which had been sent HIM Che editor by Mr /.
gave credcnce to the assertion, ard made It
public in my correspondence. The letter refer
red to was published IN The Democrat Of the sth
Feb'y., aud vas received al the capitol on the
9h--on the ION, Mr. TUCKER called on me,
and stated upou tho honor of gentleman, that
the report was untrue; | At once promised Mr.
L. that | would, N my next letter make oll ne
cessary reparahon for the INJURY done. Tbs
did. My letters being always malled on the eve
ring Of Sunday, would arrive on Tuesday IN CO.
unibus, giving the compostors time 10 get them
ready for tho papcf which IS generally stricken of
on Fnday evening. Had written 10 the senior
editor. and mailed the letter on Wednesday eve
ming, it could not have reached this point before
the publication Of tao Democrat, aud consequent
Iy could not have appeared day tarIisr than It
did, state these facts sinply 10 show that
did not persist in black nor "Ptsm6ddaod
lalsehood." after my beng satisfied that we had
! done Injustice to the honorable Senator ex.
lract tho remarks Of the editor Of the Mississippi.
an, which exculpnte4 mo from acng hastily IN
!
| the matter
"A late number Of the Columbus Democrat CON
| nins letter which inslnuAtfs that the ieason MI
| Tucker did not make report on The affairs OF The
! Union Bank during the past year, was, that Mr. l.
received loan OF g 900 from the bank as wnicr,
! We are among those who gave credence at one
time TO the report thai Mr. /. had borrowed the
sum named from the bank, aud stated TO the author
of the letter 10 question: that we had heard the laci
| and believed that We had N possession Inst ol the
names borrowers from the bank OF the members o
the last Legislature, which would prove II"
Now, think. have exp lained the subject so
that none but prcjodiced man can attach any
odjum to my condoct
Mr. Tucker has hoogh, proper 70 publish me
IN handbd wherein ho says, he bsiierss, that
persisted IN iaI5rhood after having the evidences
before ms 10 tho contrary, Had Mr. /. called
ON me after the succeeding number Of the Demo.
cra,, IN ,rheh coald hare sad noihmt Of The
matter rriatirr 10 The $1,000 rumor, should
have been able 10 have saved him the expense of
handbiIllng me, by an explanation which would
have been satisfactory.
In Justice 10 myself, respectfully say 10 Mr.
Tucker, after tho explanation that have made
on the subject, that expect from him card. ox-
honora,lng inc from the charge Of "black or
premedaed lasehood."
WIN, d. CHAPMAN.