Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-07-19

for the Office. On the contrary. ! :
fiattered BY a goodly number Of fan.
citizens, from different parts of ibs a..
~, to permit my name TO be presep,ad ,
the people OF Amte county, as an ami
cant for their suffrage-to elevate N. ,
the post above referred 10; and, beIisv,
myself to be adequate 10 perform III. \.
ties OF the office TO which | asuired
yielded to their solicitations, and auuon,
ced my name accordingly, without oDO
rejecting what effect it would have .,
The prospects Of any other person WI,
might become a candidate for The sam,
office. run for the Office, not 70, 4.
purpose Of defeating the election Of an,
particular candidate, but with a y;ev j
sccur ing my own election But con,nr
to my expectation, the Adrocats contain
ing the announcement of my name had
scarcely been distributed TO the tow,sk
scribers ere report, or rather The Ip
and cry, was raised, that plan had ts,
concocted for the purpose of defeating 4,
election Of Mr.. E. S. Russell. WINS
name appeared at the same time wiihlha
OF my own and Mr.. S. R. Davis, for Tho
same Office, (myself and Mr.. Russell b.
ing whig candida,es) would divide tho
vote Of our party and thus secure the eec
ton OF Mr.. Davis, the democratic candid
ate for that office, who would retain me a.
his deputy in the event of his being cleo
ted. That report | pronounce a baa /
falschood, and SANDER upon myself al
well as upon Mr.. Davis, and it must have
been the production Of dwarhsh int
Iect, altogethe. incapable Of OriginalyE
any thing calculated to build up the rer
tatioH Of the aMhor's friend, or il vouG
not have been resorted TO. | expectaa
have run upon my Olon merits and not M
on the demerits Of my opponents, andaR
posed tina, was running against honoa
Bile men, who would pursue smi
course through the canvass towards "
self. How for my expectation has @
realized in that respect, the people
draw their own deduction from the PHI
ises, and from the celeri;y with Whf
tina! report was circulated 70 my pve!1
ced. MIR. Davis never knew anything
my intending TO run for the office
clerk until the day previous TO my
nouncing my name as a candidate NJ
went to Mr.. Davis and Informed hmlf
| had been solicited to run, and that
determined to do so;--tha! | was
ready to leave his employ as dePulyr1
liz it was his wish for me to do So
with the magnanimily charac terS'e'
high minded gentleman, he told @
continue in his office--that he enlef'a
no unfriendIy feelings towards neon
account, and tina, il was his wish lN
to do SO. Having TO labor for some %
thought would as soon continue
business in which | had been engages
the last two years, as to change ny
cupation, Accordingly, | rena'uSa
his office. In becoming Candidate
ly exercised that privilege guarantees
every citizen of the county II d"
said to The prejudice OF Gen + u
bert by some one, knew not BY WI
that, he had solicited me TO become
didate, for the purpose Of securing
election of Mr.. Davis, and that a"'
wing succeeded in getting me ou'' '''
then withdrew his supper: from "''
gave it 10 Mr.. Davis. Cen Ia'O'
solicit me to become candidate up'D
tain contingencies, which coming
had failed prior TO my becoming q ca
ale. and considered his solicitation
drawn from that time, and Wa'
that he would not support mo OSiO'
camo a candidate be fore the people,
charge is therefore without 'O'
truth. In Withdrawing my n'
candidate from before you, permit
tend er 10 my friends and So'N"
grateful acknowledgement - I'd
manifestations of your kind r's%
me, and believe me to feel '' IA
veish,y obligation. as i your SUD-
had been cast for your fellow CUR, saIrs
800 bartlett W SIli
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