True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-12-02
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I Its well known 10 the citizens Of this coun
" that Simeon Il Adams anl myself have
been engaged in various law suits for the last
four OF Eve years The latest AMI most i'm.
porlanl was tried at the las. April term Of the
Jasper county Count have been waiting,
most patiently waiting, Cor a report Of that
case ia the columns Of che Eastern Cllrion,--
bu.lOl n,ither the case, nor the Court, nor
its judge, nor The nfFicers Of The Court have
been noticed il his paper Why i Ihis1 II
there had been equity On his side. truth or pub.
lie favor on his side, the facts ELECTED during
the tedious progress Of that rial would, long
ago, have appeared in his paper BuI Simeon
r. Adams is mute--nol writtsn syllable 6.
capes him abont that trial What then, is his
press for--what use is there Cor newspaper
in East Mississippi that exposes the private
faults Of others, -evtnto the drinking Off glass
ofliquOr or the playing Of game Of cards,
--bul, when ITS editor is gully Of fraud--of
an unblushing attempt to blast and ruin the
character Of a fellow.citizen, Is silent as the
grave. Men Of Eas. Mississippi you who
are honorable you who are honest you who
prefer bold independence TO sly and guilty
cunning I'll appeal to sou, aud ask sou il
such CONDUCT s TO be tolerated, II slich man,
with his aids aud assistants, is qualified 10 pirate
about Democracy week after week, or 10 oc.
cupy one oflhe most honorable and response.
bic Offices in your gif9 Eu. this man dots
not spare my character, so faras hisown cunning
abuse in private is able to injure il, and must
spare him, and suffer his secret calumni.s to
pass unobservod, when justice and the popular
voice have condemned him? Among those
who did not witness that trial, and the devel.
opponents of,hat trial, Adams sill proclaims
those receipts 10 have been iorgeries, nolwilh.
standing the impartial verdict oftwelve respec.
table men, who were received BY his lawyers,
and who challenged until their privilege Of
challenging was exhausted to It's limit, when
the jury was accepted both by counsel for
plaintiff and defendant No objection, then,
which is founded even upon plausible grounds,
can be made to the jury. Il was The accepted
jury of,he defendant, and upon it was not
single man who felt any interest in the case 4
which could prejudice his verdict, or lead him
TO do injustice TO ole party or the Other. s.
r. Adams also declares, in one OF his very re.
markable speeches, that the fact Of my finding
the missing receipts was false us hrll-falsc
as the heart that it emanaled from" II false
il had brrn guilty. ofiOrgery, why not give
the evidence ofmy crininalhy VIII, my oPpo.
nent had the immense advantage Of press Of
his command, and The unlimited priv iege Of
editorial comment
Bat, let as examine more Of s. r. Adams
boasts Of innocence lie reqpeseJ to ci
tizens, when ! published handful some
time ago, giving, in my own plain way, the
history ofmy difficulties with him, TO suspend
Ih' r opinion until the final decision was made
known" Why not make that d, csion known
HOU! BIT, perhaps he might feel iuclined to
deny this, aud call it g one Of oil Josh's lies"
50 | will cut the paragraph from his own pa.
per. Here is:
Our usry Obliging friend, Col JOSH. Ter.
RAJ, has favored the public tins week with a
handbill, giving what be calls u history Of his
Intercourse with US since we became ciliz, q
OF this county. The gentleman is incorrect in
most Of his statements, but as lhe subject mat
ter about which he discoursrs so elOqnently,is
now in process Of Ingaiion in the CouHs Of
the county, we lorbeur from courtesy TO the
public, from going into an investigation Of his
charges ul this time, and trust the community
uI largn will suspend their opinion until the
Dual decisibn is made known
What pOmpOus notice from this little big
man who, avaiIing himself Ofthe advantage OF
his pre.s, has hesp'd upon me his low and
black guard abuse thank those Of my fel-
low citizens who did suspend their opinion
until the fnal decision was made known" and
who gave no credit TO the assertion Of s. r.
Adams TIA, mos, Of my statements were ineOr.
rect b., lei Us look into The law case.
% Friday morning Of Court week the
ease was called The lawyers on my side
siIs mOvrd The COuu Tia, 5 r. Adams pro.
duee his books Cor The purpose Of eO,aparing
The liens ia the reeeipied accounts with them,
and Of subniaioe the same to the inspection
of The Count Hshwyeas s.ronply OBJECTED. n