Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-01-11
ro THE PUBLIC.

,,,cINCLlNAIlOIN 10 op'ruue
A D' riyate affairs upon the notice
n ny and the consciousness IS, that
n' puy acted in bad faith to W. H.
bad new, "a that he could not prove any
nAon 'o '"s me preiadicial to my claim
Ans Sa'% b"oIjnc and honest intentions
coF''' ,, or,' induced me to pass his Sian
I .a5 obnso of me uanotlced; nor DO |
20 o nrs any thing in vlndlca'l|n o. r. my
's o1'' r AGAINST charges eman"'ing from
li''o '. - a. ". R. Bralton, as | num-
p, .. a. una, that am too well known in IL this
uu,' r. to be affected prelad'c'al'y Oy
|hlfs', ' v'"' to be under the necessity OF
"'' "', ~ nv character by calling
a'n FLY friends %r to testify for me, or to
Oh o, ~, ~ ,bc mean ariiiice of telling u dole
' , 10 about I'' t'r mi.forluoes and difficulties
,. a'' ' the symparhies of the public in
''l h,so ali, will therefore content
VI, I'" bv merely denying the charges
Sell SCI. , wy me in the publication of
r. R. Grafton r+n' IN the Union Of The s7 Z,
)" ',d ~ will %,'J proceed to the principle, OBJ
%'' mis- oublicotion; which is to show c,
T. ". R. Bratton in his notice TO :, me nc
y, w. h ~ asserted facts uns Supported by
,,b ana destitute Of the shadow or SEM
s' oco ' Of truth. and as he quoted the adage
that he that will lie will -" shall
,, 'pe' him biz ' to the enjoyment of all the
ooor which he can or may reap from IT.
.ben ,be Cacls are Understood as they ex-
!. md did exist at the time of his notice.
he certificate of the Probate Clerk that
l. deed of trust spoken Of by the commits
|oners. is, and was upon record at the
|ne of Bratton's publication, viii, pre-
|no be Sufficient 10 prove that MIR. Brat,
b did make wrong statement IN regard
BIZ. Now for Mr.. Bra,ton's adage, she
|,t will lie will y he is welcome to
/ honor, or the disgrace Of it, as he
! eases. | would also require the public
notice the Union of the 4;h inst. and
4 bc recantation of The charges which
B rcdoubtable and truthful young gen
! IMAM had made against the commission
h how is it possible that this veraclous
knIen7n can expect to obtain credence
BIZ an honest community, when his con
Jet ard assertions are brought 10 light
o week he charges the commissioners
M 6nd, corruption, coatrivance and
EMesry. The next, alarmed at what
mignancy had prompted him in an
|Nhnr TO say, he contradlcts the whole
/. aud in his compunction for the SIAN
bond falsehoods, which he had publish
acknowledges that they are what every
BIS else knows them 10 be, "honcst
Io"
Ham sorry to be compelled to notice the
Icondlct of any one in this public man
! and particularly n young man mst
|mmpncing his course in life, who ought
correct department, and by always
|o3Mg ruth on his side, to earn for him
Ii good name. As 10 the decoying
Be negro woman out of my possession
nd secleuug her and denying all know
'lge Of it I'LL the fact was proved upon
Pm, | will pass by without commenting
Ither than that if he can acqnit himself
his conscience, he is welcome; nor will
indulge in the abuse and invectives
(hch characterizcs his publications -
Mat have felt it necessary to say, has
Lea sad more in sorrow than in anger
| be note 10 the Union Bank, referred to
as publication, about which it was said
lie was told, would refer to the state
eNtol the commissioners below.
Mr.. w. Il. Brauon will attend to his
business and not endeavor to distrust
agIiate the public mind, by his fry
'sIoos, and dragging before the public
private affairs Of individuals, in which
F'ycan feel TO interest, he would be bet
employed; particularly when his as
oas are nothing more than the fabri
"oa OF heated and diseased imagina
WIN the foregoing remarks, | leave the
J'c' with the public, disclalming any
s"o'n to work harm or injury 10 any
H0l' merely to show facts as they are
'0mpaned by the proof.
ROBERT FISHER.
we, The UNDERSIGNED. commissioners Il