Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-07-26

: mission" was the cause of the dstur
: bance it being the rule, apparently, tina
: all who oppose the one man power O
M'Nntt must be sacrificed. In the mds
OF this commotlon among "the Harmoni
: Gus" an attack was mad ION Walker from
another source, which furnished to hi
! enemies among his own party, additlona
, means for overhaullng the secretary
J which we're seized upon, as il appears t
Jus, in rather SLY and shrewd way, in or
der to doubly damn him. We are dispo
; sed to be cautious 10 giving publicity tc
all we heard and read on the subject, al
least until what seemed 10 US principally
snrmlseS, and mere assertions, should
. take some definite form and shape, and
facts, worthy of founding them upon
should he be brought forward. For this
we have received censure from The pres.
SEES Of both parties, as we have in some
other things, in which we reckon we Will
be found to be right.
Among other things, most serious
charge was brought against the secretary
by one of the most respectable VaIg pres
ses of Tennessee-the Columbia Observer
accusing him Of having sworn falsely,
to relieve himself Of debt, and even this
found its way, at least into ons press in
this State Of his own party, which, though
Ii was not endorsed by that press, indu-
ced us to examine it particularly. Our
impression was that the statement was,
on its face. palpably erroneous, and we
said so, IN the plainest and most unhes.
tating manner. For this, we have been
called by wing paper the "apologist"
and even the "eulogst" of Mr.. Walker.
Nevertheless, il now turns out that we
were right in our judgment that there
was error in the first statement Of the o.
server. That paper, however, has since
insisted, repeatedly, that it was right, in
The main, (thoughi. was wholly wrong in
particulars and promised to furnish pre-
else and definite facts, with names, &c. /;
and, slngularly enough, just as the SIDE
'mocracy" here, seem generally to have
discovered that there must be 'harmony,
&C." or that it will be unpopular to keep
up the game against the ex Senator, the
Observer redeoms its pledge and gives us
the subjoined "statement of the case"
Without pretending, at present. to give
any opinion upon tho alleged facts sell
forth in this statement, it will be seen,by
the last paragraph Of it that we are call
ed upon to pubhShit at all events; and as
the names given are those OF we'll known
individuals, the truth or falsity OF the
charge can be- very easily ascertained by
those who are disposed either to believe
Or doubt. We consider such stat emeni
a very different matter from the first and
entitled to more consideration than a
mere loose charge; and, in Justice to our
Tennessee cofemporary, give it place,
though we did not intend to DO under
stood as charging "calumny" upon the
Observer.
From the Colombia (Tenn) Observer, July 8. j
ROBT. J. WALKER-A STATEMENT
OF THE CASE.
A note was executed for The payment of l.
purchase from Maj. John Brown and
ohm l.. Smith of This county, by MNeiI,
Wilkinson 4 Co. and endorsed by Robert I
!. Walker, Thos. Bernard and S. Sprague, I
or So, $500, dated January /, 1886, and due T
nree years after date. I
This note was sent to Gen. Barrow,
hen member Of the Mississippi Bar,
low editor Of the Nashville Banner, and S
vas subsequently putt the hands OF an
cher lawyer for collection. The princi- g
ais having failed, suit was Instituted d
gainst R. J. Walker as endorser, who
mployed Mr.. Smedes, Of Vcksburg to
efend the case. From some informally
he suit was dismissed; but mark the
ote was then before the court, and 50 Mr. [
Walker put in no plea Of not having en- al
orsed it. CT
But afterwards the note was lost; Ger.
fed copy Of it was, in December, 1912, Il
ut in the hands OF Smedas g. natshall,
# Vicksburg, who had, in the meantime,
'rmed a Partnership and they were di
'cted by the plaintiffs TO file a bill in h
hancery. This was done. Now comes d.
e rub. Mr.. Walker, knowing that the hi
lie was lost, and that therefore his Ith
andwriting would not come up as evi ar
nee against him, comes in with his Bill
ID Answer, TO which, Of course ne had al
'orn, denying all the allegations of the TIC
alntiffs' bill and the endorsement Of the
te. A letter to the plaintiffs from their gu
unset is plain as to this point; and a
bsequent one, advising them that the col
glnal note had been found, is authority
saying that there is no doubt that the vel
dorsement is in Mr.. Walkers handwri- fri
g.
These facts are gathered from the TO
intifs themselves, and from their coun- ner
, and Mr.. Walker dare mol eny them.
has denied that he 'sswore Off his La
ty on the note The above facts show is i