Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-06-09

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| now suppose that those Of you who st
re intimate with this man, and who pat ty
onise him, and do him kind offices, are [
lformed that he keeps book in which he m
arefuIly notes down every thing you say; m
ii he can draw out of you concerning CT
7our neighbors and friends for the pur- q
,ose OF publishing the whole, with what K
,oloring and additions he may be pleased
10 make, whenever he shall deem it his in
terest to ruin you. That when alone in
his company. he puts on all that bland
of which lie appears to pos
sess such large quantity; and after draw j
ing out all that your unsuspectlng and |
con6ding heart may dictate, he slips off
and writes it down in his book, pat,ing
his tnge upon it. Would you admit
him into your families! Would you tell
him your secrets? Would you put your
children under his tuition1 Nayi rather
would YOU not flee from him as from a
pestience!
We'll, my friends, the wretch, does
this very deed. if he himself is to be be-
lieved- Having become faclnated with
the man, as you have been, and feel
ing a sincere desire to promote his m
terest, | brought him with me from st.
Louis. At great Inconvenience to my
self, | took him and his luggage into my
carroll. Nearly three weeks we were by
ourselves all day long. Every time we
stopped, this man took out book, and
wrote in it, then carefully locked 1t up.
Last evening received a letter from
him, but dated the 23d, at Rose Mount,
postmarked Goth. (Ah! there's prlckly
! thorn among these roses.) In that letter,
for the purpose of Frightening me into
his measures, he tells me he has "cop'ouS
, notes of all that took place and almost al
= that 1oas said during our Journey, ano
threatens to publish. You have doubt
i. less heard the fable of the viper and thf
. file. But if he do so by me, who wa
\ once his sincere friend, what assurance
- have YOU that he will not yet do 50 by yo
= or yours. And how easy for detecte
:. imDos,er, to put in his books clrcamstan
ces that never transpired, and words tha
never were uttered. His vile epIstle 20
'0' can read for yourselves by calling upo
IS me. Let me beseech you, ladies' partl'
u, uIarly to beware of that man. Some
Cd YOU in the honest simplicity and conI
- dence of your hearts, have made sta'
7r, men,s to this wretch, no doubt lnnoce
aa' in themselves, but which he has added
10 and colored, and stated to me and othe
'eu which ifhanGed back to Florence, woI
er' scatter fire-brands and death to the pea
% of YOUR community, and might rend
n.y.! Presbyterian church. Should | e'
eH- meet any Of those concerned alone, l
am convince them of the truth of my sta
1cH- ments. But my object is your pea
7o'y therefore to others | will neve wills
VOL them, and my duty cons'ralns me
i IN warn YOU of your danger--Rememt
II ne DIR. Wilson saws he disturbs churc
pc wherever he goes;this is his mode of
u IN Grafton; and DR.. w. but corroboratea
1ere- statement of my friend, stated IN the
l0' ter to Macaulay.
can This man tells you that dlsapPolntr
arm at the re suit of the debate has cause(
epoSI to vent my spleen upon Thin. Tha
equal suit was all that could have wished
"a 10 the Christian community OF Colun
Nho" nearly all whom the last time aoo
IL he ed them, were bathed III tears, ana
t'i- will tell you another tale. NO, TINS
y IN the cause of my opposition to nm
,uI'e 5E his coIoring and dealing out m
WIZ which were given him in conhden(
l MN YOUR town; his detractlons OF ms
tlauN friend at Florence, without whose
Irnlsh- once he conld Eever have gained
g you there; excited my suspicious; who
IN all manv circumstances became SUI
lely' a and stronpe~, and which on my
"a IN, me home from Columbus were turne
: ~. certainty. ..
W Mm The gentleman whose letter IS i
nlsters in This. knows something of the m;
lloert comparatively little, to what his d
onS o, tory developes. | expect shortly
special t oo;ye from South Hanover, sue
ments as viii cover him With shar
Ls41. know the sensational expect
before from Canada; as number OF Pre-
,o,,Io,. an ministers have been written tC
- hv = subject. And if he is in the cOu
n. who til a letter per steam packet ca
More Glasgow, and an answer be REIN
ohoroc. wiz vet hear of certain untoFtunat
, me 10 men, Marie and Watson, ond III
), invite father ofthe latter, pious clergy
desire to was brought with sorrow to the q
stitution: more Of this anon.
Ion.r,ad To the members of the Pre'
Church have to say, that SO ia'
uocaplov concerned; this is not persoui
20 nrc be1ween me and Macauay. 1
tvacff
Shortly man, then by him and myself 10
was there tor, and through their influence
w. ofb;, access TO the citizens of Floren
character never could have been done oy
,,;Jonce 70 not the fact that he was found IL
rnStee. At panv. been considered b. these
o~on9 IL a sufficient recommendation
hon, froo. kindness and courtesy nave peer
his resio- TO me by my clerical brethfe
70 Mad. church; as their pulpi;s have DC
mover. as to me throughout the length all'
astabl;eh the land. when upon my retu' II
,,ncuccess- lunbus, | became thoroughly
rdo NJ ST. the true character OF the man.
himself of titled. and determ I b;o III then to
anno;nted necessary testimony, Tor ti's
Lnoy not shaving those who supported
!, but sup. ence that ne Is un" noh;;cations
imprudent- nance nc ', ~ far. and
: own pull a publicity 70 'n ,.e1r,nnatelv
;ton Of my excitement ano s uaJ and wo
his char partlsans' respeo'aD III of VIII
as men OF your to"" ~, will talk
should have regret. l hoPo M Russ
ouisition to the matter. heF' nr