Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-09-05

returned 10 Jackson, we had some CONVEX.
sation on The subject, and he kindly offer.
ed his Influence, provided my relative
would nccept plnce. wrote TO James
Gooch then IN Washington City, 10 know
| y he would take situation in the Bank
Alter scme reflection, and after a col.eer-
salion with Mr.. Moore, friend Of his,
and Member Of Congress, fom New
iork, he wrote me early in the summer,
maj ne had always been opposed 10 the
principle Of banking as conducted IL This
county, and did not think lie could con.
sisentl.v go into Bank with these views,
ind said ne could not accept, il a situation
was rendered him. This determination he
communicates 10 Judge Tro,er, then
SeRaior, and in Washington CITY, who
has mentioned the circumstance TO me
within three months, and vii! state il again
on request In August Of The same wear.
went North and saw Mr.. ]. Gooch in
Washington City, about The last Of Sep,
TENDER, who repeated his determination to
me, not to 60 into any Bank, and with his
reasons for it. In the month Of The fol.
lowing October, dined with Mr.. Moore
in the city Of New York, who spoke of Mr..
| Gooch's refusal and knows that | distinctly
knew and said that he would moi accent.
shall procure his statement as soon as |
can write aud get reply. In the month
OF November returned to Jackson
tunnels was then absent, but met Col.
}. ,. Gooch, who stated to me that they
would soon want some more clerks in the
Bank, and that if | would speak 10 Run
nels, he hosght situation could be pro-
cured tor my connection. then stated
to him the determination of Mr.. James
Gooch not 10 take situation ia the Bank
4 rendered, and the reasons for IT, la the
following December Mr.. Gooch came 10
jackson on visit to his daughter, and re-
Peated to Col S Gooch the fac, that he
dld not desire sitnalion in The Bank.
These facts Col. Gooch must recolleci,
and | have sufficient confidence in his
mngnanmlly to believe lhal he will state
them when he returns from Arkansas
where understand he now is.
have already stated that Runnels was
absent from jackson when arrived home
IN November Of 1888; after bis return e
Jackson, met him ia the street he re
quesied me to take a walk, we did do so
lie thea stated to me tina, Hogan and Be.
sancon had abused the cours ) Of the bank
thai they were id rascas, and that he
had denounced them, &c J; and requested
that would decn.I die bank when saw
charges against it. | then told him frank
| " that disarr roved of the policy Of the
bank thai thot' it ought not to have issu-
cd any paper until the general resumption
OF specie payments, and then oaly demand
pnper .h"t, "huvv ait, disopProyed OF
the cotton circular, which was then just
issued. lie admitted that the policy Of
The bank was wrong on general princ.
pies, but said that he would have a long
talk with me at another time, and thought
| that he could satisfy me that in the then
condition Of the country the policy Of the
bank was right and ought to be sustained.
| He never gave me that tall, and from thai
time, from the greatest graciousness, he
! became distant and formal, aud there was
but little intercourse betW cen Us afterwards
never any discussion Of the policy 0!
| the Bank.
| Runnes states that my assault on his
virtue was made 10 the winter months Of
| 1888 Or 1889, and further says, that "to
this corrupt overture for Office ] made no
IrepIy found myself and the bank as
/ sailed most bitterly in the Missssippian
Fin a few DAYS thereafter" His statement
implies that, previous 10 the period 10 which
Ihe refers, nothing had appeared in the
/ Mississippan censuring him or the bank.
\ When the bark went into operation and
Indicated its policy, was absent on a
visit attbe North, The first discussion
which made Of is policy was in the pa
per ofthe 2Sh ofDecembcr, 1888. This,
then, is precisely the period 10 which
| Runnels refers Butpreyious 10 this time,
land at that time, Mr.. Gooch, my rela-
ton, was in jackson, and had declared to
one Of the directors that he did not desire
4 situation in the Bank. Il is said thai
when d man attempts 10 peipetuate yillai-
hay, Saian leaves him just in the middle d
| his infamy % gel out Of trouble by bis
|own wits No one viii suppose that Run
[neIs could have had the blind fully and
knayery torefer to evidence in support Of
his charge, and upon which its credibiity
mist resi-, when that very evidence il
\ precisely contrary to what be alleges II
10 be, and whose whole bearlng disproyes
| his assertion. Yet such is the fact. The
arIcIe.of tie 2Sth Of December, 1898
was the first one written by me in rela
lion 10 The policy Of the bank after my
return from lhe North, and il evidently
lthe one 10 which Runnels seeks 10 refer
| II commanced "a follows: