Holly Springs gazette., 1846-02-28
HOLLY sPRINGs.=FEBaUARY %, 1916 :

The favors of several correspon dents
ave been unavoidably crowded out. The
weather has been SO extremely cold for two
or three days, together with Sickness in
our family, that We have not been able to
dev&s t,ha, care to our paper this week
that we should like. to have done.
As II appears that we have published an
article from The pen Of our correspondent
"LowNDss," which has created much dis
satisfaction in certain quarters, we. with
pleasure. copy the following article f om
the Southron, which places the gentlemen
aii1ded TO- ia their true positions. We
must state. however. as an act of sheer jus
lice to our CORES s2ondent, that those who
have known him as long as we have.
know him TO be too honorable and high
snlnded a gentleman. to believe for an ins mi
that he would wilfully misrepresent any
man. As for our own part we believe that
1he Sou,hron has observed our course OF
conduct too long. to think that we would
permit an innocent man 10 receive an i'm
t.asionai injury through the medium OF
our columns. Ii is true that we have bat
lied TO the extent Of our humble ability for
the advancement of those principles which
we believe best calculated to promote the
prosperity ofour common country but we
can state. fearless Of successful contradic
tion. that in the advocacy of those princi
pies, we have never intentionally injured
any man. If we ever misrepresented an
individual. and were convinced tina, we
had done him injustice. no man took great.
or pleasure in rendering the amende honor
abe, through the same channel that the
irjury had been received.
"L0scndes." the correspondent of the
Holly Springs Gazette. was mistaken in
stating that MIR. Cushman made a speech
on the lost commission question. So he
was as to The course of Mr.. Fontaine of
pontotoc, and Gen. Lemley on the clerks
bill. The friends of these gentlemen feel
nggrieved at the wings mlsrepresenting
them We have no doubt, from the char.
meter of the Gaze,,e tina, IL would copn.e-
nance no correspondents who would wilful,
FULLY misrepresent. and therefore set il
down for a mistake While on this sub
Ject, we feel il proper 10 give publicity TO
The general opinion here as 10 the course OF
Ar. Fontaine. Itis. that he has conducted
himself In manner eminenty worthy of
rePresentative-has observed a liberal.
manly and magnanimous course, that has
"cn for him general respect and confidence
lJackson Southyon
Below we also, publish note written to
the Daily Mississippian by our corfespon.
deH Lowndes. correcting the mistake made
IN the letter published in the Gazette. In
all deiberalive bodies mistakes OF a similar
character, must uhavoidably occur. as il is
"a muiter OF utter impossibili:y for any indi-
siduat except. perhaps an experienced
Reporter, 10 recollect correctly all that
transpires. II is usual, however, when a
member is incorrectly reported 10 address
nete 10 the paper requesting The editor to
make :he necessary correction. which eve>
ry honorable editor will take pleasure in
Immediately doing.
The correspondent oil the Holly Springs
Gazette notices with pleasure correction
IN The last Southron. in regard TO the posi-
tlon 10 which he has unIntentinDalfy placed
Mr.. Fontaine. OF Pontotoc. and Cen Lem.
Iy upon the clerks fee question:, as debated
In the house some time since; as alse. he
stands corIected In the sla,emect to the ef>
fect that Mr.. G;ushman spoke upon the SUBJ
Ject OF the celebrated lost commission. All
OF which ne intended TO have corrected in
the Gaz-ue LOWNDES
Feb Is, 1916 t1 e'i-