The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1843-09-16
PoNroToc, Sept. 9TH 1913.
10 the Editor o(Me Ripicv Adrey,;se,

"c H"'."' y me R,picy ADVERTISER
DIR An eilnsion in Tho form Of \ lon.
signed &. A. Bradford, and addressed ~ n,
.h"s II. Williams, has been published !
me Southern Tribune Of The 23,J nh M
"'c"hen' confirms misrepresenia' ions
"h'ch rs the personal friend OF Cal. VIII
'a'ns, feel i my duty 70 pu. risht, and ask
inc use OF Your columns lor that purnosc
have n" disposition 10 engage in conro,
ve'sy with Mr. Bradford, aud would M,
interfere between the parties, hui far Tho
iac'. mat The position oi Col Williams before
me pubic, makes il announcement. II NJ, IN
proper, for him To no'lcs every sIacde, ~ +,
"'y De uttered against bun. II is not nv
"Jecf to review The Whole Of M. Bradfo,d,.
's''er, but only TO notice some Of ~ mos,
prominent features.
The litst issue between The parties AND
that which Is deemed Of most ,mnor,,noo
WV DC presented by scadm. from his Ieae,
!" Co'. Williams, the following extract.
"tou say VIC all reIleci the warmth Win
wh'ch you pressed Your claims, as a demo.
cfaiic Bond rnycr, for lie .fiicc or Disi,;c,I
\ ni'oraaay iva years agp' SC You ssir. rec
"'er' no such 'hins,s rho charge i untrue
ana v"n know Y, or had The means Of know
ing u" In relation 10 ibis mater, | h.ycj
no doubt but that there are hundreds within
the t'0h Jndicia! Disir:c,n who are ready
ia pronounce This dccaratin of Mr. Brai,
ford an impudent faI,ehond, uttered ia tho
face of y community tina, know better, andl
intended for effect al Il distance; however.
am MOI disposed 10 call it bv so harsh
name regard i as kind Of special plea.
dIhg. lie surely will not deny that he run
rs B,nd-payer. lie only means thai no : :
felt no "rarmtt' for tho interest, of The bond
payers, and that Cal Williams chad ,hel.c
means 81 knowing it. " What these mca,c
were, Mr.. Bradford does no, shy. Il may :
he Tint he had reference 10 The we'll knovn
TACT, which any man Of common obseryauon. :,
who had mott .cd his course for any consid> = :
erable time, might have seen with half an .
eye, that his public declarations do no, ais :
ways correspond with his private opinions. =
as 70 the case Of his preference for the I'm, -
Yea States Bank, which he has always pub = =
''c'y condemned; and hence, that.it would =
90 unsafe for others 10 believe man who !"
"'es not always believe himself; or indeed y
nc might have been willing to whisper 10 his y
trend N strict confidence, that at The mos ~ -
"'e"' when ne attended the indignation - =,
,neellng q the Court House, in January y
io4U, and supported the Resolutions con "a
'emG'ng tho doctrines Of the Message. and pa
aill'm'ng the liability ofthe Safe. he did 50 OK
IS ne now discloses, with a mental reseryo pa
'o", ana mat his opinion there formed iha, ~
no o'ate was no. liable, "crudc az il was \, ga
lad been gaining strength for nearly ia lIo
ears! But Col. w asked for =. conf u
eniaI disclosures. and !, u..l ~ .o"A fic
ne remained ignorant Of III. &C., Pc
nat MS friend felt no ",oarmta" excent GrIy
70 olilce. But if Mr.. Bradford means Il pr
eny mat no run as a Bond payer, ,heu
pPeai 70 the facts, and will arrav ,hem TO
efore the reader. ~ lin
Reference has already been made 4 ,he IN
oel'ng held sat the Court House Il II. 70
'nser q lo4O TO give public expression
verse 70 the doctrine Of Reputation "A. aid
! n ny Gov. McNu.t in his message J, %,
bradford admits that he attended M. and
'e''ns and approved its object. Ia MAKING for
''ncf reference 70 the meeting l shall MOI IT,
p 70 award 10 Mr.. Bradford The cred;, 49, ~ il
quo 70 the public func,iouary. f;Il;nr !
g space in the public eye, who approves
poel'c and solemn act, that which Il, \
!. .smon' condemns; but will proceed q
: 80 'e meeting referred 10 was held this
, .a'' = no.'ce previously given, and was Nou
' 'Daed oy Citizens Of the country as we'll Nth
sS ~ Ho toW0 Ian q