Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-06-22
To the Public.


Democrat containinga card over the .,
signature of A. l.. Campbell, in which Al
am charged with having Withdrawn t.
from the Transportation Company a U
large amount of money, upon the faith i
Of which a favorable examination of Il
its affairs had been made. Iimmedi- +
ately denounced the charge an infa /
nous SANDER, and the author of it
base and INSCRIPTIONS liar, and took '
an early opportunity to chastise him s
for so unprovoked and unjusti6able an
attack upon my character. II
With this was willing to let him
rest, and take no further notice ofhim
or his SANDER, believing then as l do
now, that this whole community re-
garded him as beneath contempt, and
wholly destitute Of veracity, integrity,
or any one Of the qualities that make
I'D the character of an honorable man,
l felt conscious that no suchpetty mis-
, sile hurled by so vile miscreant,
/ could lessen me in community,
where had lived so long with whom
e l have had so many dealings both in
. private and public capacity, and
amongst whom feltconscious of hav-
! ing done my duty in every relation
with uprightness and fidelity. But
1t this fellow who might have received
If the pity instead of the scorn, and con-
tempt of the community, had he been
= content with one exposure of his men
~ dacity and villany has thought proper
!. to come out in a second article; reiter-
~ ~ ating the charge against me, and will
e. now proceed to prove him both a liar
and a scoundrel.
/ cannot apprehend that the calum
'ir ny Of such a man can do me inIur.
here, but this thing seems to have a
many heads as "Hydra, and as man
"a lives as a cat" and instead OF BEN
: y permitted to remain for the decision
as this community who must be the onl
competent judge between US as we
ad. as the only persons interested. Ii III
been sent to newspapers abroad an
heralded to the world, through Il
means of anonymous and unPrlnclpl'
e q! letter writers. By the way dete
bled as | do a secret assassin the mlser
neS' Bile craven wretch who will write
anonymous letter assailing his neig
bors character and then conceal hi
self behind the shield of secrecy.
The man who does it, has all
vices without one of the redeeml
qualities OF the highwayman, .
ng. would plumber upon the road if he
rams ans courage to weld the impleme
was wherewith to extort the purse
was the traveller. | loath the reptile
IN the crawls in concealment and plunges
buds. fangs into its victim unseen.
atten- No one l presume can be expet
,stern 10 perform the impossibility ofpro'
rough he did not do particular act by P
Inc, me tive and direct proof.
J aoo But will show by gentlemen O
,oI;c;t first standing in this or any other c
" the munity that Campbell either on
1rrent oath before the grand jury swore Il
4 unu- ", and in his statement to ms
beau. cessor in the Cashiership q to j.
scented Vaughan or in his 'Card'he has s
mere wilful and deliberate lle'
snow Let him take either horn OF tn
t aien Oo lena and he stands convicted OF
,aogers hood, to such degree as to re
ion; but him totally unworthy OF the SIN
not see credit or confidence.
e stood Below will be seen the staten
mt and Col. Nimrod Davis, Mr.. Neal b
IN WITH with; Capt. w. w. Watts Or YIN
too we Humphries, and Judge Vaughn
resloen' three former members of the
i :nO nv ;urv at the late term ofour court
U'o 49, statement of Capt. Watts, ant
, mted left left Humphries, i have taken from a
lie was cation recently made by Cen
at the in answer to the same card OF !
bell. This man was swornto t.
yard the "Ihc truth, the sOkole tr~th ana
lily other mo but the truth" before the
q her e., Jury, and yet these grand Juro
o.In tg ZIP up positively that he swore beior
ION , the that Gen. Acee deposited the mon
d droDDed took 1t n,Ooy, and that my mai
/. and the not mentioned and Gen. Acee
tn the re. publication confirms this staten
the door pond doubt for he asserts eq
nositiye. That he placed the
It waters there and that he took 1t G,Oay
It from the 7 ask the question then, serlo'
the delay the public, If am to be succ
sofas a .ha traduced by a man who has thu
'9r ,O q ' tne himself destitute of every n
NJ :, 'l Of the the truth or principle OF honor
a farewell an honest man u 'niS ~.
There was who will state that he kn
his time any act of mine in my private
ed with a lie capacity, which was not II
} ola duty apce with the strictest rules o.
and honesty? Have | not {
ssed down rightly with all men; and if |
buildings to be effected by the
a., an0 t hrppad charges of this unprinclpled
;slds. as if In conclusion | have to STATE
led in bless that lie in ambush, and use
like her. when and how they please.
.alled up the will throw off their covering
y the ram forth his owners we can settle