, 1840-10-10

EVANSVILLE, Oept. "a, io4o.
Mr.. Editor:--I saw a publication in the
Journal of the 18th Sept. with the signature
Of James Wells, which | suppose is in an
swer to a card which | caused to be placed
in that paper. There was an error in il as
to cheating hin out of fifty dollars which
has ueen corrected. I must say that | am
glad my hair and eyebrows come so close
together if it is indicative of honesty. But
let US see from the gentIeman's acts what Pc
culiar bumps there are on his head. In the
first place, he says there was an order given
by L. w. Pellington for some pork which
he says shipped. Of there was,l can safely
say | never received it) requesting me to
send the pork to Mr.. P%ellington. | have
seen a memorandum addressed to Mr.. Booth
from that gentleman for 90 barrels Of pork
which was contracted by Richard Kerr. i
now wish TO give the public a full account Of
the transaction of the pork business that
Wells left with me. Mr.. Wells placed 95
barrels Of pork in my warehouse, and re-
quested me to sell the pork at seventeen dol
lars per barrel; l asked him if | got more
would he give me the overplus for my irou-
Bile; he said he would. | sold the pork for
$40 per brl.-Mr. Wells comes over SOM
time afterwards, and | paid him the money
at SIT, and took his receipt. | then asked
him if he was satisfied with the sale; he said
he was perfectly satisfied, and offered to lend
me the money. | will now tell you says L,
what | received for the pork: | got SI9 per
tarrel for it; and in a short time he left the
store, and not long afterwards, he tells you
that he directs Richard Kerr to say to me
that ] ought to refund the whole amount Of
money received for his pork. 1t will be ca
silly seen how this note came to be addressed
to me. He says that Mr.. Kerr contracted
and sold it for $40, and that he had got but
Sl7; then this dissatisfaction took place.
As to the brands on the barrels, | cannot tell
what was put there after they lett me.
As it respects sending the overplus money
required, | just concluded that if he was that
sort of creature that would say one thing
and do another, | would send The money and
address him n few lines in answers; which
he failed to tell the public when he was CIV
ing his communication. Oh, no! that would
not look quite so well. Well, l will give the
substance Of the note sent him.
'Sir:-I see from your note that you are
disposed to eat your words in relation to the
bargain between US, therefore | send you the
amount required; and now, sir, | wish you to
clearly understand, that in future, ! wish never
TO have any further transactions with YOU"
]. OWSLEY.
! could have retained the amount to all
%intents and purposes by law and contract
but where | find a man Of that description,
| generally cease ever having any more to do
with him. The influence that some person
might have had over this man after his return
home, might have caused him to act thus
which will be seen by the foregoing note.
This truth-loving and fair acting creature
is very well known in this region of country,
particularly in contracts for beef with one Of
our respectable citizens. l merely cite this
case for a sample of this fair acting creature,
which will be understood by those who are
acquainted with the circumstance. In con-
%clusion, | am willing to have this whole trans.
action in relation to the pork fully set before
the public, and shall be willing to let the pub
lie Judge between us who is right and who is
wrong. ]. OWSLEY.
October lO-lt.