Mobile register and journal. [volume] (Mobile, Ala.) 1841-1849, 1845-04-07
LETTER OF NAT. TERRY to the editor Of the

LETTER OF NAT. TERRY to the editor Of the
Huntsville Democrat:
Mr.. Wo0DsoN:-In tie last number of your pa
per. writer, over The signature Of A Democrat,
Who arpears to lie adept IN figures has volunteer
ed enghen the people in reference to my indebl-
edness TO the banks lie says the only authentic in.
formation is tue report Of n committee Of the last
legislature from which be quotes, and says II my Ii
abilities we're not correctly Published WAS on the
spot, and IL was duty To have had them corrected
SAW published liabilities Of mine whilst AT 'Tus-
cauosa, save my Indebtedness at Huntsville aud the
State Bank. To that dad object, hut did not go
beiore The committee 10 alieiCaie with them, IN
have been told that distinguished indiv had
ind uced the committee To add the bls which sold
to HE President II the State Bank, to ena-
BILE him TO pay the interest on the State Bonds; |
cou Id have sold III, bills to private gentleman, but
| my great anxiety 10 aid lay ever, means in my pow
er protecting the credit ofihe State, induced me
io sell them lu The President Of the State Bank, AS
did, Ia The amuunt Of FIVE Thousand dolars-accep.-
ed 10y Andre = & Bro'heis, N, Orleans; the means
10 meet which are in the hands Of Andrews Il Broth
ers, placed there nv myself W i'll any one Say that
was actuated by unworthy motives IN furnishing
$4,000 10 pay the interest ON our State Bonds The
whole Of the proceeds Of bills applied to the
payment Of cmtailments on my debts in Bank, and
| oil course not rhargeabe to me n second time. IL
YOUR correspondent had been solicious 10 do jus
iice as he was eager to create a popular prejudice
against me, he would have hunted up my liabilities
would have that then was reported owing
eihing upwards Of $27 900; but il appears that
| notwithstanding have since that time paid OyeI
five thousand dollars, according Ia the cyphering
your correspondent my liabilities have grown nearl,
| four Thousand dollars. Mr.. WoOdson, il A Demo
mocrai had no other object in view hut to tell the
truth, instead Of erdeavoring to connect solely
with The bank debto s, Why did he not examine the
journals Of the Senate, and tell The good people ri
Madison that, al the called session of June, 1887
| fnxU Ran
debtors, and against The issuance of 100000 o
| additional State Ronds, upon which SIS 600 ,nnO
more OF alabama bank paper WIS 10 be put IN cIrcu-
iaton, beiore the bonds could he disposed Of
notwithstanding he WAS a larger debtor then, by far
than he now, and that he has all the time a,lv0
Gated giving The nominating power Of bank directors
to the Governor.
| Bla this would have been telling the whole truth
A democrat could, fhe had been seeking TO tell the
truth, instead Of creating an undue prejudice, have
told the prope that Terry, in 1912, when Alabama
Ba NIX notes were III SIS per cent discount in New
| Orleans. paid the enormous amount Of upwards Of
$lO,OOO IN specie IN that city-bills that he sold
the Banks IN this State. Ii your correspondent, II
democrat, as he calls hmssb, will put himself to the
| trouble to enquire oi Maj. Penn, or Mr.. Ewing
whom lie seems to think it was great crime in me
TO vote against, theys i'll tell him that ! paid the
amount OF the bllls negotiated through The Branch
Bank at Huntsville N AZ, when every 800 Of MY
| specie in New Orleans would have bought $lo3 Of
they will tell him that Terry was almost the only
man who sold the Bank bill who met il in New
Orleans as the, contracted 10 do; but 10 tell the
whole truth would moi answer. "lfI do that it will
prevent me from creating prejudice against Ter
ny, which long To do, for he seems TO be greatly in
the way OF my friend for next Governor" Mr.
Woodson, can It be that any ,hap who may desire,
by merely singing hiInself A Democrat, when he
may be IL Federal Bankrupt, can create a prejudice
against ian individual who has been almost raised
ia M"dison county and who has been puncual in
all duties, both public and private? Can 1t he pos
sibe that my Indebtedness can make the State less
able to meet her liabilities, and will amy dare say
that my debt is not good? And II is not n little
strange that A Democrat, God save the mark"
should have become uneasy when my endoreers ex-
press none If your correspondent will call upon
me will show HIM letter from gentleman hold
ing Alabama short Bonds, who proposes to exchange
Aabama short Bonds, bearing six per cent interest
for my bond. Does this look like my credit was so
uncertain as TO be affected by an ANONYMOUS scrib
bier, who secretes himself behind screen. either