Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-09-26
For the Democrat.
THE LATE HON. JOHN FOWLER.

MACON, MISS, sept, l4lhi lo4O.
Mess,s Eljtors-In the Pickeuswtc Register Of
the 18th August, find an extract from the Knox
vile Register, accredited to the louisville journal
which ISLANDERS the character, standing and veracity
OF the Hon. John Fowler, late OF Lexington, Ky.,
in the vlest manner, for daring to say in letter Of
ooh June $780, that VIM, II. Harrison wa. fed.
eraist was supporter Of John Adams, and wore
the black cocNadc, IN reply to the Hon. H. Daniels
letter Of the same date, making The enquiry o him.
As conceive it to be the duty OF every Republican
he memory Of an old Revolutionary soldier here.
with send you the extract together with the author.
ity for pronouncjng it a SANDER which you will
please give place in the Democrat that the public
may "see TO what contemplate shifts" and bare
faced mendaclty the wing papers are driven, which
are such good authority with certain genlanen who
are utterly horror struck at the idea Of believing
any thing published in the Extra Globe, and who
denounce at one broad sweep every democratic pa.
per as set OF liars not to be credited in any thing
they say Nou Will perceive that the extract re-
erred to originated with the Louisville Journal the
pet organ Of the wing party Of the South and West
and IS endorsed by two other whig papers and how
many others, don't know. Nov, in place orattack
ing and slandering the character Of an old Reyolu
tionary Patriot, who at that very moment was on
the brink Of the grave would suggest to those
models Of perfection more dt subject, whom they
would not be SO apt to SANDER, unless they said
he tnld the truth, certain Charles Ole ofexDendi
tare humbug notoricty, who someol the hing demo.
cratic papers say once wrote remuneration of Mason
r. and forged bis brother Alexander Ogle's name +,
T. orwhicb his brother published him liar. scoun
dre and not worthy Of belief, who afterwards prose-
cuied the editors Of the paper for libel, and the
TACT was proved on him in open court; and Charley,
endeaForng 10 gam his paint, swore that his bother
was fool, IN open court, upon The Hol, Eyancelists
pc same brother whom he had sued was a man TIM,
the people delighted to honor-who had he'd every
'Hir' in the gilt fthe people Of his county. Letus
NJ" see how the Journal treats an old soldier.
Here is the extract from the Louisville journal
copied in the Pckensylle paper:
odd John Fowler was formerly Postmaster
at Lexington, and in 1917, or 1878, he was
tu'"eu oat OF office Tor abstIacllng the funds Of
the department. His successor, Mr.. Pjcklin.
was then almost a stranger IN Lexington, but the
office was obtained for HIM by Fowler's secuuiies
with the understanding that he was to assume the
payment Of the sum for which they were respoasl.
bic on account Of Fowles's pecula6ons. FL.
amount OF Government money abstrac,.at
Ter we cannot state with pf---ls = o"'
consIde'obe' aud : g.as ab,tr,ced oI !, wa, was
~aen men Sas Called by It's proper noms-sr ,s
- ''''9fins Of public funds had come 10 be a
Subsequently to old Fowlet's Post office trans.
ao''oo, ne became a confirmed druakard and n
e ~ ,,n gambler Ia his gaming lie recasalz
co none q the maSlns Of honor thai ,o,..,
men oil That ealing. Ca one oe.,sl5, ,". SUM
", Y patmem Of money los, At card. h. nlsadaJ
' 'l'e sa'nO'ii5 act IN me General Court, wubnn,
~ Wv 'shtesi Circumstance in the world to paIia,e
iAe MANY Of 'he plea. Indeed We learn from