Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-08-24
TO THE PUBLIC.

TO THE PUBLIC.
/, nOcrious duty which I owe 10 n,
land friends, requires that I should
Ds 10 the pablic one OF ihe mos
iFks eonspSacies 20 destroy private
lion. Wish the annals ofcrine ever
med. Often and wantonly as | have
.wopIed, never have | Witnessed \
.snaicious aud black hearted at,emnt
i me Of my character than this pub.
..m will explain. That my enemies
Or years have waged a relentless
would continue to revile and ner-
me me, was 10 be expected; bot that
, dthem would resort to iriIfd and
,,gpl perjury to effect their unhallowed
noses was more than could have been
,,pa,ed under any clrcumstances.eyen
he most leyarish and uuforgiving times.
T. bow Of the eonspirators, however.has
en- struck, and it now devolves upon me
expose the means and object Of their
re anjm1lignunt attack.
npubI'c will recollect that during the
aaclJune several letters appeared in
ggmns ofthe Kicksburg Sentinel md
aaiJr, purporting to be written from
pace, and containing grave and Sc.
s:hrges against my private and pro.
sra reputation. When / saw these
aanicatiOns publicly PRONOUNCED the
snn,' they contained, so far rs they
ed 20 myself, wilful and malicious
ales, aud demanded the names OF
authors; a demand which Tho Editor
gsye, been pleased TO overlook, al
h moe than SIR icsekS have elapsed
nj was made. With what Justice
ames Of my libellers arc withheld,
their ISLANDERS are circulated
-i,i5ut the whole country, the reader
aore fully understand, after my vim
atom has been perused.
The ir,tletter that appeared IN tire SEN
q al Expositor allodged amongst
~hiugs that while I was President OF
y Columbus and Tombigby Transpora-
DO Company, I apWoPriat d TO my own
t6r the purpose of purchasing proper
. $4,000, in the notes of that Company,
.c others ofmy friends having taken the
tss AMOUNT.
0lhe 0rlh Of January ls4O, was
.cel President Of the Company, at
f5 lime Mr.. n. l.. Hampton was
7aer, oad sold out my stock and with
'gE from the same on the eleUsnih Of
hggS IN the same year while Mr.. Sam.
9 Hosner was acting as cashier, will
before offer their certificates to show
q tbs accusation is false.
Tbs is 10 certify, that was elected cashier
tls Columbus and Tombigay Transporta-
By Conpany, about the 10th Of September,
@ and continued to discharge the duties Of
a!oice until the 3Oth OF March. "A d. 1910;
"a during tnat period, the said company
nds every possible exertion to redeem their
trtaliog that no discounts or loans Of any
hi galttyer were made during that time;
I'd hat E. l.. Acee obtained no money o.
ny nHd whatever, from said company during
Ne whole period aforesaid, but on the contrary
a'alced on several occasions large amounts
H' Of bis private funds to enable the company
y meet aeir liabilities.
HENRY L. HAMPTON.
Oolnbaa July "a, 1871.
Ihssoeertify, that I was elected cashier
he Columbus and Tombigby Transporta'
'aa Company, on the Both Of March, 1910
" 'or,nued in the discharge Of the duties o
'doitce until the 18th of August, in the same
A nhen M. J. X. AlJridge, who had beer
''ad ca The l0ih Of that month, succeeded
I'm that Office. That when | entered OF
dites OF the aforesaid Office, the clrcula
4 sad Company according to their lssut
-'A winch | believe 10 have been correct
-'lled 10 about eleven thousand dollars
l.l vas reduced to about FIVE thousand dolls
,il Iell or the 18th Of August, $40, l'ha
! Aeee was not to my knowledge lndebt
y any way 10 said Company, aud did not
: That period, obtain any loan OF money
Alar accommodation whatever from them
ney were indebted TO him upwards OF one
-4afd dollars on the aforesaid 18th Of Al
~ a which time or the day previous he
-sd to be stakeholder, and that the saiC
l.lpany did not issue any notes during tn
''sald period Of time
SAMUEL HOSMER.
'0ambus Miss, August 4, lS4l.
.s . letter charges that in the mont