Democratic banner., 1846-09-07

me that mis- land we'd le sCtd On tie next
or second day of tie Court. He wished
me TO do something fer him if could; t.
remarked to him that | had no money at
that time, and where 10 get 1t did not
know. Notwithstanding, said 10 him, Il
would 90 to Bowling Green on the next
day, and try to do something for HIM Ac-
cordingIy | did 90. went to 5. W. FIN
ley and told him | wanted to bidior George
Readings land; and asked him to wait until
the next Monday for the money, in case II
Ibecame the purchaser. He said he would
see James McPike; l told him thas had
nothing to do with AicPike. We then
parted; I went to try if could get the mo-
ney, I could find none; l saw Finley when
II came back; He told me the money must
he paid down when the land was sod, orr
knocked off, was his reply. l went the
second time, | saw Horace IL. jerks, lie
told me he could have the money by the
next Monday for me. l then saw ROBERT
Allison, he %cnquired how much wanted.
II informed him. He said he had the money!
along with him, and if McPike did not
VI ant it l could get it; said |, when Will
YOU know. He said some time to-day; A
said Unjust have it to-day, before the land
lis sold. Allison made some enquiry con-
Icerninr it when | related the affair. tie
then said l could get the money by riding
to his house. told him the sale would
come on before | could get there, or hall
there. Said he, they will not be so
hard as all that. replied that had Soou
reason or evidence of it. next went to
James w. Campbell. and related the affair
to him. He told me he had the money, but
that the house his goods were III, was to be
sold that same day, and if he did not buy
lit, I then could have the money. My BROTH
ler's land we discovered would be sold first;
II then asked Nj. jerks fine would try Tor
me, he said lie tried l. PcttIbone, and
could get None. Then went to Finley, III
formed him ofmy prospects; and again ask
led him to wait till tomorrow, or three days
at farthcst, and told him il security wouiiI
satisfy him he should be satisfied; said he,,
as soon as the land is sold the money must
ibs paid. | said it was hard the land must
be SACRIFICED; Finley says go to McPike;
IL said | ask the favor of You, | want notll-
IIinc to do with Mcpikc in this affair; and you
,tha, il in Your power 20 grant tic favor /
,iask, or let it alone. think | told one or
1.-TWO. whom | took to be my friends at that
.itime tie reasons | had for not letting Me
,lPike know my design at that time; my rca-
,lsons were that | intended to buy it for my
> brotlcr, or make it pay the debt as near as
| could.
will Just suppose a case; if McPikr has!
r seen fit to have given iivc years credit, or
ten; or half the debt, is Finley entitled to
the credit the? Isay McPike is entitled
to the ere dit for all or any of Tie acts Of
kindness he may have offered since the day
of sale. SO upon the other han!, if Finley
had granted tiic lcnity asked, he, and not
. | AIcPikr would haze deserved the credit
Now for Tie tale told ly \. McPike: | know
!, nothing about save What is in the Banner Of
18th ull; | am posi'i,rI have not cxchang-
ed words with \. McPikc in reference to
the land, or none, before, or Since the
sale.
| think there wcr, 100 or 10 acrcs OF
land, which sold for 10 dollars. which was
!; james McPikc'S first and last biG; ny rca-
sons for not bidding, were these: II tie land
had been knocked off to me. and TIC money
not paid DOWN. | believed Finley cO;id
; have set ii IN til" second time the same
) dav, aud sold it, costs aud damages at my
t,cxrcnSc. Let every IMAM inquire how many
tdays the sheriff had, bctnr" MrPikc could
have movsd against hin, and teen Judge
whether tlr rignr Of the law, has not been
dealt out in this case. ThisiS the sam and
substance that | havcsaid, whenever have
! spoken upon the subject.
In conclusion, if Finley denies refusing
to wait for the money, and of saying the
! money must be paid down, as soon as the
, land was sold, let him say so in til" Banner,
= WM. READING.
We concur in affirming that the above
statements arc the same made to us by Nm
: Reading concerning s. w. Finley and the
: sale of George Readings land.
u W {. DOWNING,
JONES.
j J.. S. JONES.
+. NJ. BARTLETT.
The use that Mr.. Reading has made Of
II my name in the above statement is fully
correct; and the facts such as lie mention
$ ed to me on the day of sale.
II. ii. jerks.