Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-08-12
TO THE PUBLIC.

Ae,usied By no other motive than q
80. ~ s.ored duty 10 aveneraled par,
AIT. and for the purpose solely OF defer-
d;ns M. reputation, sought an Interview
.:,s n, Hasan, the author Of gross
s.lnuny upon his character, with the
- az obtaining It's retraction or ex.
sIsn.,ion ; the interview terminated in a
.sonaI rencontre, which unexpectedly
.s.nltsd in the death Of that individual
Far this act am now arraigned, and am
houud 10 account, and at the proper time
w;Il fully account, to the laws Of my coun-
,,v In the mean tine, the usage Of the
ohristisnized world, the principles OF JUS
lice, and the feelings of humanity, re-
ouired that no attempt should be made to
prejudice or proposes the public mind
or feeling against me, or 10 injure my
chance OF Justice when brought to an
aver for that act before court and Jury
of the country. But, regardless OF the
high and holy principles Of justice, and
Of the feelings Of common charity and
humanity, many Of the newspapers, both
in and out Of the state, have published to
Tho world statements, as facts, relative to
INV conduct in the unpleasant affair be-
tween DR.. Hagan and myself, in direct
conflict with truth and the testimony ta-
ken upon the coroner's inquest. These
statements are calculated TO fix upon me,
in the minds If the people of this commu.
nifty and Of the world, not only high
crime against the laws OF the land, but
with the comments in some cases accom-.
panying them--the blacklist stain Of dis
honor. These statements Of pretended
facts, and all the remarks, imputations
and suspicious founded upon and accom-
panying them, as we'll as the sinister mo-
tivcs and influences to which my con.
duct on the occasion has been attributed,
are false, and mark the elevation Of char
acter oftheir authors.
lhave been compelled TO make this
declaration to the public in reply to the
unprecedented, unjust, unmerciful and in
human attempts that have been made TO
destroy character which is all possess,
in the world, and to prepare the public
mind and feelin gs to take from me life
which / shall always consider TO be Justly
forfeited to my calumniators or any hu.
man being, when shall assail their
reputation as falsely and murderously
as mine has been assailed by those to
whom have alluded.
Propriety forbids my stating at this
time, the facts and circumstances which
attended the rencontre between Dr.. Ha-
gan and myself, for the purpose Of Jus.
flying myself with the world, or OF pre-
possessing the public mind and feelings
in my favor, much less would | fabricate
ialsehoods to take away the life and hon
or Of my fellow-man. My only object in
addressing the public on the subject at
this time, is to ask of them the Justice
and the charity 10 discard from their
minds and feelings the foul falsehoods
and imprecations thai have been madc a.
gainst me, and TO suspend their opinions
and judgments on my case, until | shall
be confronted by my calumniators and
accusers, and tried by the laws and con
stituted tribunals Of my country.
have to request, as an act Of justice,
the publication Of this card into such
newspapers as have noticed this affair.
DANIEL w. ADAMS.
Jackson, 9th July, i643.