, 1843-05-06
rFor the Radical

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myself impcra,ively demands that l
should not suffer TO pass unno'lced a
communication Which appeared IN your
paper of the 22d ult., containing n"mer-
Gus structures upon publication of mine
of a previous date. In reading the pro-
duciion of this worthy gentleman, who
has evinced SO great an inclination TO
figure in the columns of a newspaper,
your readers have not failed TO discover q
manifest inclination 10 divert public at
'~,cntion from the matter at issue, to sub
iects entirely irrelevant to every point IN
controversy. His entire communication
brealhes a spirit Of malice, and teeming
with imputations unjust and unprovok-
ed, he has cndeavoured to assign 10 me
motives BY which have never been in
fuenced, and to cast upon my name both
odium and reproach. If however my
conicctures are correct as 10 The identity
of the author, and u certain individual
who for the last several years las strain
cd every energy Of his little mind TO
write himself into notice, and who has
sought with an carneStness peculiar to
one OF his vanity and presumption TO en-
broil himself into newspaper warfare,
regardless of circumstances, his penrile
illusions in this instance at least will fail
either 10 mortify my feelings, or 10 be
regarded by me in any other light than
as emanating from one reckless Of the
reputation and character of others while
absorbed with the vain hope Of elevating
limsclc.-The author of the commurica-
ton alluded to, with great zeal disclaiins
any disposition 10 revive the long agc,at-
ed question of the removal ot.lhe county
seat, but still presents himself before the
public in the attetude Of defender Of
those who have been but recently en-
gagged in circulating reports, and in using
every effort 10 start airesh the excite
ment which once existed among US. So
far | was pleased with lis co,nmunica-
ton, though subsequent portions Of Lis
production evidently show that he him
self was not entirely ignorant Of the
movements oftEosc petitioners whose ul-
innate design was The long sought FOR re-
moval Of Tie county seat. What else
could have been their object? Have not
even those 10 have been most %solici-
tous for the charge Of location admitted
Tie prorrieiy Ct erecting new public
lui,dii gs? a moments reflection will
convince US then that under tie hue and
cry ofhard times, icy indulged the hope
that delay would he granted them uIiil
tie same STERN that two years ago ragged
with such violence among US could again
be Irewed. Justice then places him
self in rather an unpleasant position as
lie tacctly sanctions the course of the Pc
t~ilinners.
The gentleman among other things
prefers a charge agains, me Of p~rejudg-
ing a case which was to have been pre-
scented TO the County Court, and cites an
instance between which deny that there
is the slightest analogy. ask however,
ifthis petition did not in itself contain an
implied condemnation of the course of the
County Court in regard to the erection
of public buildings. In reply then 10 the
charge Of arrogance in thus coming be-
fore the public as l did, l will say, with
all Difference 10 the better opinion of
Justice that | consider it a right TO de-
fend myself in any act which | may per-
formi my official capacity. 4 false rep
reseniation of facts was circulating
through tie country, Which if believed
would have served TO destroy public con-
iidence III the Court. Where then was
the arrogance in coming forward and de-
Tending the course which as Il member
of the Court had taken? Many of our
most respectable citizens were moreover
in doubt as TO the real condition of our
Treasury, and we're DESTROYS of bccom-
ing acquainted with our means of defray-
ing the expenses of erecting a Court
House. In what consisted the impro-
prieiy of my publishing TO those inter
csted, the real state 81 orr finance. and
OF showing tha praciicabiliiy of prose-
cn'lng Inc work without imposing an
extra burden MON the p~eoDle. Tho