True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1845-09-24
For The True Dsm0crat
pAuLprNe. MIS-. Sent. is, lS45.


Hon. SIR:-On the 10th inst, address
sed you the original letter, which here
with publish, for the public judgment, as
il COMFORTS with yonr view of propriety,
and sense of justice, to turn deai-ear, to
my complaints. What will be the result
! of public opinion, when all the facts, taken
4 in connection with that reasonable, and re-
spect(ul letter, are submitted to the public
eye time will develope. asked nothing
unreasonable, and iftheir is word, Of dis
respect 10 you, in that letter, ii has defied
. the scrutiny Of myself aud others, TO dis
earn such feature in it. though it has I'M
derwent my best reflection.
] discovered the course Of some OF your
friends, at an early period, aud suspectlng
they had your sanction, could not have
resorted to a more respectful or approprl-
ate mode, toremove, or confirm, my suspl'
cion, than TO assume your ignorance OF
their conduct, disclose the pointof injury,
and solicit your kindly interposition. Was
there anything improper, or dlsrespeciiul
in this? Nothing! ! did not request you
TO "instruct you .fiepds hon. TO act to-
7cords me-" only assumed that You
qcould nat "heSitdte for mOnteHt,' to ad-
npoHiSh Item, that was, request them, TO
"ceoSe their SIande'." To have done so,
would have been nothing more than an
act ofjuStice, might have hoped 10 have
received, at the hands of some, who are
open, in their malice and envy against me!
Then why should you refuse so reasonable
n thing. Our population, nearly or quite,
doubled, since was first assailed, and to
have the facts prevented, and miSrepresent-
ed, to those who have came into our Dist.
since 1910, is species Of injury, | was
not prepared TO expect, would receive your
countenance, Disappointed in this rea-
sonahe conclusion, am utterly at a loss
to conceive the motive which dictated the
denial Iii was 10 drive me INTO a yuGiea-
ton Of myself hoping, thereby, to gain an
advantage over me, intvour Of yoursetof
man, will take this occasion, TO Inform
YOU, that any advantage YOU may gain, III
that way, shall be too small to subserve
your purposes. assumed in my letter
below, Of Tie 10Th inst, that, Il have not
the least doubt, you have, long since, been
satisfied, that was uajRsty charged
qefoHgJu}}ySHspaHde8: and consequently
thereby Hrcparqbiy ajTed," aud that the
"factS are iarmllarly Known 10 YOU
Now, as the facts are not known 10 all,
though they are, 70 yo't, and few Others,
Won must allow ne to do for ~ ySoIt " nat
ono word, in kindness from you, wonld
have done. You must allow re, on tie
18th dav oC October next, (Which is the
earliest day pOisiblv can do so, owing to
the absence Of Witnesses 10 lay before the
public, such statement Of my, Injuries,
supported " precise inconiroVerliblo, as
fully TO establish all the assumptions Of
that mild leUor, which you have declined
answering.
Will Won and vour friends rai.e the cry
ofpcrsccution viii you say | have post
poned my vin2icaiion, uut a'pe'od so
late. that Won have not time left 10 consul
mute my ruinl Then let me say TO you
now, that have given y0n one private, aud
now n public Glance 10 do justice, which.
ifvou refuse, or evadp, yous CRY shall come
when thor, shall be no car 10 hear, or eye
to pity seek not The downfall Of any,
nor will |. silently suffer you or any other
man u rise or even stand on my runs.
The matter Los been, and yet Is, within
vour own, not nv control ] make this
publication that tho people may read my
FeaSonable letter and thereby be enabled 10
nudge rirlteouslv hereafter and act MS they
slal think will best comPort with the pub
lie interest. With proper respect &c.
JOHN STEELE.