Washington telegraph., 1844-11-27
A NOBLE LETTER

| itsAihis-SE' pOstELt. ~ Dul inc reclfai oi the
tolls and triumphs Of many a po,r 10y who,
ike him has made his way despite Of all
I obstnc.cs, up Tire rugged path Of fame and
fortune. Let nete, lhercflre, despond.-
Let the young asp.ralt for honor keep his
3 eyes iixe1 uPe- afe high point, bis heart
true, and his integrity unsullicd, and sue
cess will come at ait. lie may have many
difficulties, many trials, TO overcome
shadows. clouds and darkness may ret
. upon him, but 1 be remain tuc 70 himself
/ the bright gueTdon will ultimately be won.
Tropic.
To Lhe Edi'o-s of Lhr LoHisriGc Jolrn1':
GENTLEMEs-Nill you allow me to oc-
cupy bricfsplce in your paper, in response
to the assault lately made Oh HE IN the
Louisville Denocrail There is lusi :TI;h
enough in IFS attack 10 enable a sllilfill artist
to build up vast supcrstr1fcturc IA IA isc-
hood. The caoring always makes n great
difference IN tie picture. In 1881 | came
TO the West, amarc youth. ia hopes ID Ob-
tain employment a teacher, and ioaul
my way To Columbia, Tennessee. reach
cd there without money and frirniless.-
Atcr remainirg there about three or four
weeks, and iini.ng NJ employment, | was
compelled despiiF.nEly io turn I'm face west
; ward again. lcli with my landlord, Mr.
Nels IN, TO whom owed about iweniy-eight
dollars. my ir,nk ami all NV cl1ihing cN-
. cept so much al could carry IN small
bundle. What lcf, was of more value, TO
me at least, than the amlun, which | owed
him. lcfi there in broad daylight. on the
afternoon Of The lth O: July, for thc purpose
of getting employment in some other par;
%: Tennessee, and reclining my riiEk and
clsihing. Onc gentleman Of Columbia
stood on the nvcr bank and wished me
God speed. | took n canoe. which hind
used before, intending y 20 il It 4 f,w miles
and then send il back. In il ] went some
eight or ten mics tn "A gcntlcmln's tnamrd
Josey, | believe, where stopped and ~.
mainci 4 week, and ici the c.inoc there 10
be sent back. Nhiic there. without ihe
most remote idea vi running ardy | went
FOdnI ne coaii'f! etcTi gay perfectly Mh-
ling that MIR. Nelson should prevent me
i,Um going Il he chose. Thence | went,
on foot, 10 Paducah. but still found no en-
ploymeni until reached ~. Louis, where,
rs "A last resort. lOinrl an expedition to
Santa Fc. In tie winicrof 1882 returned
{, tn Unitcd States and settle n Arkansas.
For some years ! continued poor, but in
1885 ! met a, Little Rock Gen. Thomas J.
Porter. who resided in Columbia when
was there, and with whom continued in-
timatcly acquainted until his death. lie
was about going to Columbia, and ] re-
qtIcsicd him to ninrm Mr.. Nelson whrrc !
was. and 90 tell him II the articles !ci
with him had not satisfied b : account, To
send il to me, or an order iur the amount.
AMI would pay il Immediately Ever sine
that time | have lived at Little Rock, be
come acquainted with many other gentle
men of Columbia, ami my name has been
somewhat widely known over the Union.
Not hearing lrom Mr. Nelson presumed be
was satisfied, until about wear since when
| received letter from tie Southern part
Of Arkansas rcquc sting payment d lhc ac-
count. | knew hc hal relatives living
there, and from tia. ilci and thc language
Of the lct,cr,I supposed he had removed there
himself and so calclln eh tO sec AMI settle
with him en- my first visit 10 that part ~ tlic
Stl:c.
Conscious of nothing that should prevent
my visiting Columbia, ! went there, ~
August last, to attend ihe Nhig convention
Certainly, If had ever committed crime
there il was the last pace should have visit
ed; nor would the Hon. .Gahal. who knew
m, when there before. have introduced me
t. the convention. During the whole
morning I was walking about Columbia.
II is totally untrue. a. thousands can testify,
that any one interrupted me- or that
.blushel. s'aTmcrcl closed my speech, or
left the ground closed my speech about
IL o'clock renlincl On lhc stand, listening
to Dir. Bcnis about half an hour, then went
to the other stand, and, sitting IN an open
carriage, listened iD MIR. Graves till dinner
dincd at ;he public table, AMI, afterwards,
in the same carrilge, listened TO hcssrs.
Graves and Jarnagin, until half pasi o'-
clock. aad then, although ! desired ~ re-
mlin longer. SCI cut on my return to Nash
vile. in consequence n having PROMISED nI.
Graves TO return with him ihlt night n
had had The most remote idea that MT.
Nelson was i'm Columbia, OF had not sup
posed him 10 he living in Arkansas, i should
have sought him out and paid him. short
distance from town a gentleman overlook
me, accosted me politely; and said Mr.
Nelson had requested him 20 present my
account 10 me and SIX me 10 pay Il. told
him was very glad Of il; that had wished
to pay ii for ycaFs, and would have sent i
to Mr. Nelson, il | had known where he
was; AMI paid him PFinciP.e aai in'cresi-
we shook hands and parted II D. Hol true
that | bcgge1 him not not expose me
There was noifIing 10 expose owed n
s,n,ll sum oflnoncy which had long wished
TO nav. and was glad 70 have an opportunity
of paying it. l'o amy eng who knows me-,
the idea that desired 10 avoid paying ihtriy
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