Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-05
TR. PHILIP IA. rABB. s.. A,. !, ..,m,

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w ,houshi it important, or rather, been acom'
PEELED" by necessity" 20 submit TO the public an
elaborate statement by which, he would make n
appear, that there is nothing connected with nj,
laving recently taken the oath Of insolvency. moi
deserving commentator. while my conduct. as soun.
SCI IN the ense, Is such as 10 compel the public 10
discredit and condemn me. Sustained by tbe con.
,eiorsneSs Of having done nothing in this case which
: not consistent with my duty and with propriely. /
'ha.l not trouble the public with any sympa,L.tic and
spologeiic appea's-no nor should l again thus appear
before the public TO point out, in reference TO hi,
statement that Otherwise might escape notice. and
ye' "nat 1 deem essential 10 a proper understand.
ing OF all the circumstances Of the cnse, did I not
believe I; TO be a duly demanded by the rights and
interests OF others i propose merely, briefly 10
ADVERT To some Of the. most prominent features Of
sr. Iabb's statement, and to direct attention to a
ie" facts SO subsienta.ed as 10 admit, net of dis
PROOF, however vehemently denied. Thi, done. the
puonc may deduce their own conclusions. do
not mink II 3ecessary, as it would seem Mr.. Tabb
ooes, to resort TO such rguments (epithe,s) as
false" utterly false" by way OF more cettainIv
proving what would have the public believe.
Mr.. Tabb says he transferred lilo "egeney bust.
ness 10 his son ut the commencement Of tie wear
lo4o' Yves this dove with tire knowledge and
consent OF those for whom Mi. Tabb ncted1 Ger
tain II IS, that there are gentlemen for whom Mr.
Iabb has long acted as Agent, and Tor whom he has
done a large business on commission, who knew
nothing Of this alleged transfer Of hts agency, and
who regarded him as their agent until recent dev.I-
opments. Now, Mr.. Tnbb very well knows. and
knew rom the first, that the only difficulty between
us hsd exclusive reference TO the validity Of this as
signment: As soon as informed Of the assisnmen,
by Mi. Tabb, | felt convinced that as it had Jeen
made confessedly in secre, and TO his son, without
any consideration, as I Understood from him. other
man such services os his son might render. and in an
teipanon Of Efforts on the part OF his creditors to SUBJ
Ject MS commissions 10 the discharge of his liahiI;.
ues, u could rot be sustSined; and il was solely
win me view OF testing this question, that I asked
the memorandum to he given up; and not getting
y, inc notice was put in the paper To prevent a pay
nent OF those commissions until The ou.s.ion coulo
he tested. That Mr.. Tabb knew tbis IN n. INV
only object from the first, Is, | think, clearly infer
able from his own statement; but fortunately or un-
fortunately as II may be, this is not left TO mere in
ierenee.-Mr. Tabb applied 10 Mr.. Jones 10 fur.
nlsh hIm a statement; of the particulars, in which his
recollection accorded with the fcs IS given by me.
MI Jones accordingly furnished a statement to MIR.
Iabb, which he has, il seems, not thought adyisa.
BILE TO submit along with his statement ITO the iudg-
ment oil n community by which he hopes his char
actet IS appreciated" and whose "sympsthyn he
feels gratefully assured" mas been elected by his
"misiortunes" DeemIng it the best evidence the
case admits OF, have procured a copy Of this state
ment, maoe by MIR Jones at Mr. Tabb's solicitation.
and annex il, that il may be seen whether nv for.
mer stateme mt is ga fancy sketch, or ga startling
picture"
Perhaps IT may be thought unreasonable TO conn
PLAIN, that Mr.. Tabb, while presenting the public
with the facts Of the case, did not state that the
Clerk OF the Circuit Superior Court does not agree
with him IN his statement of what occurred in court.
and therefore refused 10 give him n statement 10
That effect, although requested by MIR. Tahb 10 do
SO; and that he also applied to the Deputy Clerk for
a statement, and was informed that he could not
give one materially variant from the one | had given
and therefore none was got from him. These re-
ierences 10 the clerk and deputy arc made with
their knowledge and consent
MIR Tabb says in his first piece TO the public, that
he was Mt a loss TO know the design Of the anony-
nous notice, &c.-lnhis last, he says MIR Jones did
deliver my message, which was previous TO anv
publiraton, and that message was, | conceive. an
explicit lntimation Of "the design"
Mr. Tabb. seems 10 think It impossible for me 10
satisfy the Public that ! did not have notice of his
sons attack upon me- Suppose, Tor MIR Tabb's
consolation, that | had notice, OF he mos, exnlici,
kind, days prior TO the attack-does il chance the
character oft e attack MIR Tabb is, I think. sim
gular IN his opinion thus implied, that a man can de-
lend himself from an attack made by a person who
approaches his victim unseen, knocks him down
with a cudgel, und while on the ground, stunned
and rendered partially insensible by the blow, still
continues striking him until by the interference
OF others, he is forcibly arrested in his purpose.
In conclusion, | would say, that MIR Tabb's de-
sire that this whole subject should be submitted to
the Impartial umpirage of the law" will probably
be %srathed. The circumstances attending the al.
tack on me by his son, have already, without any
agency of mine, been made the subject of judicial
cognlzance. and the validity of his alleged transfer
Will be tested by future action. IL is thus, that |
expect 10 accomplish the only object | have had
from the first, 10 discharge my duty to my client,
ana which, IN my opinion, can be done only by re-
sorting TO every measure, legal and equitable, for
the recovery OF his demand.
G. w. GOODE-