Lexington union., 1840-09-19
For the Lexington Union.
GlNGER-No 3.
~ 1NaG
GRENAnA. Stnt. z, III

IL will be recolected that in the cohsid-
GRAFTON Of some political questions, in my |
two former letters over the Signature OF
"Ginger," came in collision with the
H,dra.headed Tippecan'e club Of Grcn-
ada, by exposing 10 public view their s'n.
ister designs aud hidden Determines.
will enter into ecapilulalion OF The facts
that the real issue between us may be more
clearly comprehended.
lu giving ajescripiioa of the Wing tes
tiyal a, tho camp nround, esid in my fret
letter 10 Substance, that Mr.. ID. did ask
| The Ru'er of the UHirerse to tleSs and pros
perthe Wing ccuse.
This was prominent item in the pro.
ceedings, and in giving full accoun, OF
the I'D iues Of the day" il was necessari
| ly included and published by me as had
lawful right 10 du. The correctness OF
nv report has not been denied, although
| NY letter was the sutjecl of grave discus.
sons 10 the Club" and instead OF an
swenng my charges, or denying them, in
structed their purchased Iool-thcr polt
ical indas and hemisphere Of the {" Soulh
ern Reporter" james Monroe Newton,
man whom they had previously declarr'
could not be r. cngnizrd as gentleman
who was unanimously expelled rom ih'
volunteer corpse of this place Tar "nngen
J tlemanly conducl''- publicly adroca
ted smiadling, aud whom | had puticI!
! q 1agcd in Tie streets Of Grenada, 10 cal
me- licen,ious scoundrel," "i,npiou
living yillian" &c. Tor the purpose OF %
yerlng The attention of the public iron
!, The true questions in controversy tHhic
Q was whether my statements were true
= falsc) between NJ. Newton aud myself, I
$ rel;cpe themselves from the necessity
= meeting me upon the broad principles
y truth and The merits Of the main quesllo!
In nv second letter dated the lsl Sep
gave the reasons why could not az
y ,oould not meet the fdlse issne rendered b
s The " Club" through their purchased 20
ID James Monroe Newton, and proceeded
Ig discuss The true isSuP between us ~ ~
e. mild and argnmentaiive manner 80 cha
ID ac,eristic ot the great Democratic PR
to 10 which have the horror 70 heio''
as and whose immniable principles oi etern
insiice | have ever espoused and sustain
with ali the energies Of my mind. Assoc
A ibis reply 10 the attack made upon N
2S sell and the whole democratic party
u he Tippecnnoe Club of Grenada rea.
cd town, they Immediately got ,oseh
ne and screwed up The figure head q
on Reporter, this same diseraced and deg
III, ded James Monroe Neuton % another !
ali effort 10 rcl;epe them, hy repeating 70
nse form Of pld card the very la"g"a
tie. which had informed the club 'co
So not notice from him, & concluded " 4
be ,ng that 4 he might be found " ne s'r'
prepared in The common way !" a.
ne !. any satisfaction may take"
That publication will no d"nh. ans
I. hc purpose for which i was intended.
npcn which The TipPecanoe Club q ~
= ada NAV coniure up, upon the wing Y
lie N splendid victory ns their iert'le
biz ,inations will permit, but they cnrnnl
y. rect. by these foul and diFgrncstI IT,
p \ hepublic attention from lhs redt oc,ec
he controversy, and tho real parties ers'
asn tui,. .nd,
cs high 4 sensc Of the morals honos
y shivaify of ihe people cf this count
.UppOsG would be iustilisd W them -