Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-10-10
debts or not, if they stood by and saw
the property sacrificed
THOMAS MONTAGUE.
September is, 1914.


dressed to HE In your Sentinel Of the Goth ult.
lhy DIR. Harrison Holt Of Mount Jackson. pur-
! porting 10 be copies Of those sent to Inc last
August by the same gentleman. have the
original letters in possession, and find OH com
pairing them with those published, that there
Is great discrepancy. The alterations, in
some instances, are uniinportant, in others
they are. There is scarcely one paragraph
that there is not some addition Of new matter.
CT the phraseology changed, conveying in some
instances, an idea different from what The orr
gnal language meant. If the gentleman had
the original letters, WHY not publish true copy
CT them; if he had not why net state that he
had lost, OF mislaid them, and that the two
Letters he published, contained the facts stated
IN the letters sent to HE, as near as his memo
~ could serve him? But this, too, would
have placed him in a dilemma; for except
Where the alterations and additions are made,
the letters published read verbatim ct literatiln
| as the original ones There are few or no al
Fteratlons to &c found i'll the last letter; it is in
the first they SO much abouad. And it is Very
remarkable, that after he says Iaey read as
fol!oacs," that the first paragraph, with the ex-
ceptlon q about one line, (and the paragraph
has nine) has scarcely one word III, like the or
lginal. But this circumstance, will be found
in perfect unison with his letters. In his in
PRODUCTION, he states, he has secured to me the
use of the columns Of the Sentinel for reply
! This appears to me to be singular movement.
Why the poor insignificant being-does he
/ think that MIR. Gatewood would refuse me the
use OF his columns? What a piece of presump-
ton and Impertenance, and how different from
any thing that has claims to that Of a gentle
man. will now turn my attention to his first
letter. In the first paragraph OF the original
letter addressed to me, he states that there is
- report which has been in circulation for
some time, that you called to see two of my
patients, and criticised and condemned my
treatment and Pathological views" again
i he states: 81 am slow 10 believe that a phv-
stefan OF your age and standing, would be gull
! ty OF such violation Of professional Etiquette
as to call In atnasked by a'ty proper authoritg''
Thus 1t will be seen that the report that has
been In circulation for some time, accuses me
with calling IN to see two Of his patients,
without being asked by any proper authority
have obtained the certificate Of the Rev Hen
ry Jennings, herounto appended, who is gen
! themen OF good character, which proves the
charge to be false and unfounded. Doctor
Holt came to MIR. Mumaw's immediately after
| left, and was duly informed how came to
visit his patients, as the certificate will show
The report contains two charges; first, that
called to visit his patients unsolicited, and
secondly, that differed with him and con-
demned his treatment and Pathological view
of the disease. Now would ask, who was
likely to be Injured by the report the most him,
or myself! having called in to see his pa
tents unasked, which is considered unprotes-
slonal, low, and mean; on him, because hap
pened to differ with him in opinion with re-
gard to the disease Of his patients and the
treatment? Why he suffers none, while | am
slandered. But | would ask, who originated
this SANDER. Mr.. Jennings says it was not
him, as his certificate will show, and it is not
even probable, that it could be Mr. Muma WIS
family, for they had just los. their children and
was as yet much distressed, and besides, they
had no revenge to crafty. Then it is fixed
on Doctor Holt; he is the author of the lie and
SANDER; 1t was him that linked it with the
other part OF the report. This COMFORTS with
the character his letters and what they show
him to be. But he calls upon me to send him
Il deniM A denial Of what2 Not that had
visited his patients su,asked, for that part of
the report was calculated to injure me. not
him.--What them WHY that had differed
with him in the Pathology and treatment of
his two patients. This is what he wants.
And IN order to obtain this he has coupled the
SANDER with the last part of the report. BELLE
wing he could the better succeed. Mark the
method he has taken to get my denial And
flrst, he doubts the correctness of his informa-
ton to wit: that given by Mr. Jennings and
Mr. Mumaw's family. Next, he believes.
that he has been imposed upon in his inforna-
ton, and states ssthe following among others
are my reasons for entertaining such doubts
He then arranges his arguments under five
heads, and debates them at length under all
the heads. He either doubts his authority. or
says that he has been imposed upon by his in
tormants. | will quote part under his fifth
head, which closes his letter, as curious spe-
cimen Of his ingenuity. He says ..na,.u of
your ,carmest friends with whom have had
conversation upon the subject, say that it is
impossible that you should have SO far violated
the rules Of gentlemanly conduct. They have
advised me to obtain your denial of these char
ges, and thea confront your accusers. You will
relieve my mind from an unpleasant burden
and confer facor on your friends by sending
such DENIAL" What vile, base hypocrite! At |
ter affecting to doubt and misbelieye his infor-
mant-. Mr.. JenDiny IS and Mumaw's family. and
fearful that he could not succeed, he feigns !
warm friends opinion, and puts arguments in
to their mouths for the purpose of decoying me
into denial. Surprising had sent him de-
NAL. Why he would have used it in his own
defence with regard to the Pathology and treat
ment of the disease of his two patients Besides,
my denial would have been libel, to all intents
and purposes, for my opinion of the disease had
been given to Dir Jennings, Mr.. Mumaw's
family, and to some others who knew had
visited the boys and who enquired of me what
the disease was. All this the gentleman well
knew. | think he will see that the consruc /
tlon have given the letters, is the only pos
slble one that can be given. would ask how
stands the gentlenasr now! Where is that
honor, truth, candor, and benevolence for which
he IS 80 great an advocate and to which he holds
such good clailns2 In him all, all have sunk
INTO Their negatives will now dismiss this i
PAT Of The subject, ana approach the point in
controversy that is the disease of the two boys
and the treatment. The Doctor saws, Il nro,
n9unced it Congested Bilious Fever. You In I
Illumination Of the Bowels" | am told, and bv