Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-01-10
A CARD.
NEAR Foar GInsoS, 3lst

To MARcELLus DuvAL,
As il has pleased you to address "the PuLlc",h,u
the columns OF a newspaper. though upon uh, !
irct. cxccp, yirulcnt abuse, il would be dif6en, y
fine, | shall avail myself Of the same medium
trust the reading public will pardon me ,h, y
sion on their time and patience, for am con6deul
by many, reply may be deemed unnecessary to, }
duc,on so destitute Of every, or any single redeem
quality.
Omega re.read il. Icarefully folded the psr,,
laid it by for some though, and reflection upon ism
sblo bearing and import. II came up for third
inc. Yes, strange 10 say, il had three readinp
is now returned TO you with my objections
1t is possible that my perccPtivc faculties m,y
been somewhat dimmed, by the mary labyrinth Il
some Isrgon, through which they passed during d
several readings; but upon the life Of me. have
disco cred the slightest impress, much les, th.
6de "stamp" Of ..bascncss and ialsehood, that vu
be fixed leg,ima,oly where ii belonged" uuls +
fall upon yourself.
In your letter to Col. Mason, sir, of the hb "
Is45, after some apo l,ges for so long delay, y@
no tho object and pnrPort Of your intentions 4
| words; "io fix the stamp Of falseheod and Las,
where it cgitimatcly belongs" And what have
| aecomp plshCd! ! see nothing but those very ",aa
,nurndoss," that so disturbed. and so excited yours
tai energies. Not one evidence oral Or docsnu
have you introduced, except your oxn sweeps
sertions, that such and snch persons We're "gs
| verters of truth" as "trcachcrous IN memOrI
principle base" "ihc suppliun, and ready, thOu!t
! ruined tool, c! 4 base MASTER" thnt ynn csah
evidence il required to show that many ''hara
unfec ling acts" had long time since been coma
by one II tho subjects OF your dcnunciatiomtt
| Not one intn of evidence sustains these assclz
\ on must consider yourself Of high repute indrs4
the ips. Dirt nj one man should sway the pabls
to a conviction. without one ray OF e'ldtnee'
or colntcTnk = ~
Bu, | care not to defend Col. Mason. tlHN'
that Of a ready writer in his ewn defence
plain matt, offact business, brough, home to
| nacity and common understanding Of "he wha
| can read" that produces the huttering and sgh
amongst the "sreHs.'
| DO YOU consider your present position, sir, 80
ed. that you arc al liberty 10 declare as worthy n
as yoursalf, though they move in humber aud !
secluded sphere OF life, Us certifying toa gro" f
| 10, or ,...,L l''-nLi" -" h"-s I"'',', aud no
evidence j. wanted Of the Lase principles tha: ac
your every feeling and motive, IN making whit !
| call defence before the public Now Now slams
| case? The witnesses who are thus denounced \
originally int odueed by Gov. Butler, Together Wild
rdcncc "iurth-r derived" from ynursrii 10 ,u-isi
in his annual repmt 10 the Department in ISL (
Gov. Butlcr's letter 10 Col. Mason dated IIlh Y
| iSii.) Row these same witnesses have been in!s
gated by Col. Mason. and because they testify ar1
the party who originally introduced them, ford
they are denounced as stating "a gross rsfvens
| truth"
! By what principle of law the testimony ofavh
shall he invalidated by the party introducing him
though he should testify agaiDst that party, ts@
you in your wisdom to cxpound. Such proceed
would stamp fraud at once on every purpose and ID
ton of the party int reducing the witness.
As regards myself your pity comn'sSerata
should at all times and under all circums,anea1 !
spisc. | am ignorart that you possess the 'hsl
sympathy for frlene or foe, and
'Wherc igrorance is bliss,
lis folly 10 be WISE"
That have been ready and surplianl ''tooI"ps|
man. is fatc and cowardly declaration, aad yadi'j
it when yen Pcnned it. 1t i. with snch base and pe
allegations tina: your whole piece abounds, in 's /
fort to tx the stamp Of basencss and falschood v
il lcgi-mately belongs" And he Of the coinma
understanding who reads can comprehend
Your own honer stands impugned TO remafia
dgrce in the published pamphlet OF Col. Mason
Ien you shall satisfactorily have cleared yodi
4 this foul stain, you may prate of the tainted
bf others, and swell yourself to the full standa
honorable men.
AZ you have awarded thanks &, Col. Masoa Nn +
oft-repeated phrase in his pamphlet Of "his uncs
Gov" take this occasion to thank you for The }
spicuous use Of the word "fam,iy" attached .
name through your various communicat ions, ana j
you are so eoasisieut as to condemn in Others wha'
practice yourself, allow me to make use ofyou'J
language, and say it is "another Of those base Has
fempti6ie insinnatons, in which you clothe the "
nifty Of your insiduous and unprincipied ndtWf'
you desire to do an injury"
think the people have been surfcitcd win ~
ple,s. Cards. communications, addresses 10 the
&C., in the controversy that has taken place w'n
'everal parties whose names are 10 be found IN Y
ettcr; and are ready to excIaim with the Roman"
or. "Quousqus tandem, abutere patientia no'td.
A few more words and my addios. You have"
tudiously careful. in emphatic italics to decaF!s.
eif malignant and bitter foe of mine. take 'ns
'ortunity Of subscribing myself
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