Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-01


forbear TO speak of the circumstances
the ASSAULT" because fosooih! legal
MEASURES" have been adopted, and il wogiarbe |
81 improper 10 say any Thing in regard 10 INK psftl
Of the statement. With this Wow, be has treated
the public TO a L. cy sketch. lie paints me as a
fraudulent bankrupt-himself as employing, as
JOINT counsel, all the the lao aLloics but
at the same time, in the good Sam ,ritan spirit,
keeping within the strict line OF professional duty,
and tempering its rgor, (even TO an unworthy Oh
Ject,) with all mdness and forbearance-and my
son, as guilty OF an attack upon him. so wanton in
motive, SO unchivalrous in manner, as to place him
without the pale OF gentlemen, and within the de-
graded rank OF criminal offenders, to whom " ie-
gal measures" must be adopted | were wanting
TO myself, did permit this counterfeit pre-
10 pass for truth. Let me briefly point to some Of
the traits Of this veracous picture:
Firs,-as to my insolvency. The circumstance,
attending IL are known TO many. Previous 10 the
year eighteen hundred and eighteen, and during
that year, was extensively engaged IN house.
building in this city-had invested capital in real
estate 10 a considerable amount-and considered
myself IN prosperous circumstances. The explo-
sion IN money affiirs, which about that time over
whelmed many of our most substantial citizens en-
gulphed ma. Many Of my creditors treated me
with great iorbearaneo and generosity: others were
more rigorous towards me. Justice TO the former
required thet should transfer my property for the
benefit OF ailfy creditors Invested my self OF M
all and IL was thought by my friends that after
dischargins all my debts, something would remain
to me: but prices reached yet lower point Of de-
ptsssion--ny propesiy went for nothing-and was
len Psnnyless, with growing family; which IL
now very numerous. This community has wines.
ed my struggles fer The. last twenty years. under
circumstances Of bitter adversely. sas That period
hars never contracted debt Nor acquired anv GRO.
perry vhafsrer- lbave applied the small earnings
oil my daily labour underline force of natural obi
CATION, afss, % the supply of The very simplest
wants Of ny wife aud children and then 10 NV Old
debts, many or which have dsehat ged and r. n Of
which, verify believe, | might long ngo have paid.
had been allowed, by my creditors, to devote
my unirammelled energies and industry 10 the
aequireYent OF property for the purpose Bot
they ave kept me PROSTATE: some of them
by 4 WED efforts 10 wiring from the sympathy of
me- lends, in the eXtremities to which they had
REQ ICED rae. what they knew did not possess.
These generous friends have offered frequently To
| relieve me, by paying the claims which were thus
prosecuted by ''aH The meanS The iais allotos" Bat
have refused their aid, because could not disco
yer, IN the gloomy future, hope that Icould ever
| repay them More recently within the last three
years) several persons have bought up these old
claims against me, and pressed them in variety Of
ways, calculated not only TO embarrass me- but 10
I inJure my employers. To avoid the latter evil. |
was advised, upon consultation with my friends Ia
| transfer the Agency Business, which [ had pre-
yIously conducted, tony son p. NJ. Tabb Jr, who.
| indeed, without other remuneration than a mere
support has, for the last four years transacted the
active and laborious pirt Of the business This
transfer was made at the CONNIE ncemcnt of the wear
iS4O, and before Carriers Judgment was obtained
which is for a deb, of more than twentv.,vvo v-ors
standing, and recently purchased by him IL was
| made IN the confidence that my former emplovers
would not suffer by It, las the business would he
conducted under my superintendent and that my
son would apply the proceeds OF his labor where
hilal and iraernal piety directed /, will lie per-
eeiVed that transferred no property 10 nv son-for
had none. The business of the wear 1870 va
over. had, at the time Of my arrest at the suit OF
W M "A. Garter, not cent IN the world. The mere
good Will OF my employers, for the year Is4O had
been transferred TO my son. By that transfer. he
merely acquired the permission 10 labor in their
service by hiring out their negroes and COLLECTING
their debIs-and TO suppose that any thing passed
by that agreement to which an Execution eouId at
tach rs TO suppose that the nsovent law is not in
tended as measure of indulgence to a debtor. bur
contemplaes an absurd and impossible tyrannv-
that not not only passes all his property for The
use Oh s e'ea btv'rg ge' n. i've 81 mr. ,,ny-
Poe. pToSpectIvely, even his future right 10 labor
and all the good will or favor which the rest of man
KIND may entertain towards HMM a word. /, de.
grades him beneath tha slaye. The facts abov,
stated are we'll Known freely trust them TO The
luus heht OF community, by which / hope my
character, humble though II be, is appreciated. os
feel gratefully assured my misortunes are NOT win
out its sympathy.
Secondly-As to Mr. Goodies own swings ont
doings IN this matter, show ing forth his own ee
mercy ana my undesetving--he details n converse.
fOllOIVgs
| hoped he would not compel me to 20 TO i,il.p ,r
which he replied, Certainly Motive hone how.
ever, you can make arrangement To sitisfv tb;.
Judgment" that said, "no, | have no means Of
paying u, and shall be compelled TO take the oah;r
mat lac then remarked to me, sit was Sunnosed
would be IN receipt of a large amount of commits
SONS Tor tins year sI0) and that il took the oath
they should expect TO give up these commission,
| 10 the amount OF the Judgment" that | remarked
had anticipated This thing" and had transfcrret
business % NM L., a..
III had made any transfer Of commissions or in,s
rests oil any sort since the judgment and execntiop
IN this case, 1t would be question of law bstwssn
Inc assignee and the judgment CREDITOR, and sue.
seseu, tnst u wonld give upa memorandum OF
negroes hired out by me, they would waive notice
IN the case and remove all obstacles TO NV t,king
the oath at once" He snya farther "tbnt did no,
OBJECT 10 tins arrangement but said had no n,srno.
randum about me-; that ! would have TO make ont
one, and II would take me so LONG. thai the c.,
would be adjourned and feared would bav. ~ -,
to Ja that he expressed his regrets "but insis,sd
was lls duty, as Cousel, 10 demand the surrender
! OF the memorandum"
now the only drawback 20 this picture of solicit
uaeon ~ my part and mingled hrmness and tlemen-
cy on lbs, Is the little Circumstance that there s No,
paruc' OF truth IN the statement. The innres.
SION souiht TO bo conveyed is that had adri,i, ~
nm thatthe transfer had been made 10 n, , con
" Nu ACQUIRED some interest in the commissions for
| 1910, anoaer Carters judgment had been ob,,io'
ed agnins,me. and with view TO defeat n, 'rh;s =
utterly unrue. Mr. GoOde did insist in the bsg;n-
nlng uPonmy surrendering tho memorandum. ne n
condition his waving notice. explained 10 Mr.
Soode thddct OF this transfer, aud moreover stated
TO MN, thu even II the business had not been trnns
lerred the commissions for hiring negroes. superin-
tendence oithem, and collection, were not s.rnod
Wv the hire were actually received-and ns tbev
had not beetfeceiyed, and were not then dine. If
course ms EXECUTION could not faseb then, srt;.
was M replNo his insisting upon my delivering the
memorandum After some farther conversation he a..
tween as, ihlSSich he said that part of the com
missions haobeS earned, and should be apportion.
ed to the eteunSp, TO which / oblectedJ il was
agreed between uStNAhe would wave the notice.
and that void gubmNlhe question Of commissions
TO the Judge. never oJ dcknowledge env into
rest in the COMMISSIONS, IN performed nv e1g,,c.
ment by carrying my son'sSs 81 TO The Coy,, I7osso
Tor the purpose Of submtlinghe question.
o. Mr. Goo1e states IN substau\ that ,f,s,I 90, o.,
the Court House, made II kniy Inv mo ,6,,. y,
that desired 10 take the oathy'- NJ rnv scbs,,,ia
wns handed TO him, and nOthin( Wa,urrsnd.r.d|
that he asked me for the mend lnduU and soid
~" Imblevo II up Il the Court " = sbNli - so
that had forfeited the promise Z oy lNn TO show
winch he falsely imputcs to nt sufender the list
~ suict accordance with what h&N a'h'm u Is
lB'eed on. The Court, NJ the NNn previously
COUNSEL, decided that lis Office wsNkNsuon OF my
E'ai-that II had no power 10 detAgy ministo-
property, or 10 enforce intcrroootoS uesuons of
q ,l ,oolo proposedto put 10 meD AID IA whloh Nc
49,, " ., not submitted. Then succeeA}k lues