Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-08-24
To GrN'L E. L. AcrE.


Could any mortal have made more
conflicting and inconsistent statements
about any matter than Mr.. Campbell has
about this money. About the Twentieth of
Norember 1910 while cashier,he informed
DR.. w. w. Humphnes that it was in the
vaults of the Institution DR.. HUMPHREYS
accented the office but could not find il.
Mr.. Campbell then told him that Z had
been forwarded to mobile; some sceeks af-
forwards, lie stated that, placed it in the
Institution. and afterwards withdrew it.
In April he goes before toe Grand Jury
and AYERS that Judge Vaughan deposited
the money and that ] Withdrew it;and then
in Man he comes out with his famous
"cord" in which he alledges that he pre-
emptorly refused to let me have it, but
delivered it to j. p. Waddell at the spe
cial instruction OF George Vaughan! And
vet the books Of the company sho@, IN
he handwriting Of Mr.. Campbell, that the
pockholders on the cue ofthe examination
said ltCeny three thousand dollars into the
Institution, and that few days afterwards
Mr.. Campbell paid thirteen thousand dol.
lars thereCfto Messrs Dunlap 4 Co and
took their receipt for the samel
Or Ii will be seen by q reference TO
the sffidsvits Of Messrs Hicks and
Vaughan that, Mr.. A. L. Campbell was
present when the proposition to obtain a
loan or deposite from me to enable the
company to redeem its circulation was
made; that Mr.. Campbell himself was
anxious to procure the same and with
MAI. Hicks agreed to allow me at the rate
} of 40 per cent upon the amount deposited
and that he (Campbel) actually received
from me and counted out in The pres
ence of Judge Vaughan and myself thu
sum SIG, 10000 which | had handed in
under that arrangement; and yet, Strange
/, to tel, this same honest gentleman asserts
in bis card and actually stcorc before th'
Grand Jury that he believed this yer.
money belonged to the company, ant
moreover that it was handed to him B
Judge vaughan.-60
p Not content with these iniquiious Q
: forts to injure me in the estimation of hon
1
/. orable men, my enemies have gon
: still further, and in the last publication
1 over the signature Of ga. L. Campbell
g which was replete with thevilest calumnie
have endeavored 10 excite an unjust preju
dice against me, by basely insinuating tina
: I had collected large amounts of mouo
i belonging to the Columbus & Tombigb,
Q Transportation Company AID had apprc
J priated them to my own use to the seriou
. injury ofthe honest creditors Of this com
: pany. With what justice this additions
$ libel has been uttered viii be seen by
u perusal ofthe following statements Of tw
:. respectable citizens.
: CoIumbis July, 18th 1641.
DEAR Sir: By your request have ez
: amined all the claims placed by the Co
lumbus and Tombigby Transportatio
: Company and their agents, in your hand
for cCIlection,and find that all the money
collected by you have been appropriate
to the liabilities Of said company. Upon til
balance ofthe claims. judgements hav
generally been rendered, but they are a
most universally against insolvent' person'
/ know Of no moneys that have come I
your hands BY sales under deeds ia trus
IS TO said company.
i Twill further odd that the lands trans
g fsred for the payment Of the iDdividul
Q liabilities Of the FIRST stockholders of sal
r company, with the exception Of Nv
Il tracts have been disposed Of for the q
% liabilities or sold under an execulio
" against said stockholders.
Ut make the above statement with Ii
more confidence as Mr. Jno. Overall and
:. bold your receipts for the claims allude
to above. ia conclusion,I deem it but q
j. act Of justice to you to say so far as m
!. knowledge extends that. instead Of you b
y lng a defaultcr in these matters that, w