Democratic banner., 1846-11-16

9TH the controversy with Mr.. En-
.I;.b. hut it seems the deeper he sinks HIM
ssif IN disgrace, the more desperate he is
n his eudeavors to drag my character down
80 the base level to which he has sunk inI
this controversy, which was commenced
professedIy on his part to discuss pui lie
questions, but really with the design. which
he now scarcely ~endeavO:s to conceal, Of
;n;uring my private character. 1t is not
because have any fears of his injuriEg me
with honest men, or that his 0rn pTCd4c-I
films have not sufficiently degraded Linn inI
the estimation of ali intelligent men, that II
have procured the statement below for pub
LEGATION, but to prove to the world, (ifproof
still be wanting the real character Of the
man, and the motives that have prompted
him and his abettors in this crusade against
private character. l have not assailed,
nor shall | now a~ssail, the private charac-
ter of Mr.. English, except so far as it has
been demonstrated in this controversy. 1t
is-because he has heretofore stood fair I'M
community, that l have thought proper
to notice so far as | have, his malicious as
sauIts on my own character, and if indeed
he is standing on his own bottom, lie must
also bear the stigma Of becoming j voiun-i
tary, self convicted, and proven slandcrer.
After being driven from every petition
which he assumed that was even pretended
to be founded on fact or argument, in lis
last production he Acknowledge Ike reason
he "was after old Grey only" was the infa-
nous lie which Mr.. McPike has nailed /"
the counter, and yet lie knew that Mr.. Nc
Pike had long since denounced it as SUCH.
/ ought indeed to feel highly iiattered at my
popularity al home, when, according to in
ferences from the statements OF MIR En-
glish, respectable gentlemen are ready to
perjure themselves merely to ''aggrant:ize"
me, and to act the ''sry" and lie for me
without any motive whatever. What mo-
tive could Nr. McPike have at that time
for defending me, or Low either, if he had
been guilty Of the low and contemplate
conduct ascribed 10 him? Would itnot have
been a good excuse to his worthy assail
ants if he had acknowledged that he was
put up 10 it2
As to the great ability Of Mr.. English I,
"cope" with me IN argument, | leave 1t 10
other people to Judge. But if his last pro-
duction does not satisfy the public On that
score, | think it will satisfy them that he
can SEQ oe" with any body in brazen faced
impudence and shameless falsehood. He
has frequently charged ME with %falsehood:
hut he has not yet established one On me,
while he has convicted himself Of mah,
besides what ] have proven on ham. II has
msmory is defective & he wishes them Chill
merated, he can signify itin his next "ride."
! Rave mad destinations. hut HIR Wit cut
the best oil reasons 'or oeI!evinS t:.em 20 De
true. lie takes great offence at my insinu-
alton that he was acting the part "t a to !
for another person. | am not insisting on
that still, but suppose it had been true,
(Which many persons still believe) does
any one suppose lie would acknowledge it,
From the very nature of the case / could
not take his word, which subsequent vents
have proved to De of so little consequence.
/ shall not give him my reason for suPposln%
he was the 0stenSiLk writer only, tut the
term "plain English" was but a quotation
from his 0acm language, and he took If to
himself. Iii not true that applied for his
name. No one viii say thatl did.
He denies having "come out" as a can
didate for Trustee might with the same
propricty deny having .'come cut" for
County Judge, for my friends brought ne
out. At any rate ! was out and got beat,
and so was MIR. English just i'll the manner
! stated. If he was not then interested, lie
was nevertheless run by the ant;-!icense
party, and he has been Interested during az
this C ontroversy, which is JUS: the gist OF the
charge. HIS defeat under all the circrm-
stances, directly applies to this case, but
what had my defeat to DO with it? Fer
haps more than meets the eye Of ToSt per-
sons. That little circumsl lncc ca"scG ME
but very little trouble of Mind, bat ! : moa-
ner of it even at tl.:s late day seems to
haunt the minds o. SINE of tine doggcry
keepers like the c!.ost i. line r ). -
not frank Mr.. Eagirsi: T;:i a certain lass
of respectable citizens, ''whn moved n"av"1
and earth to compass ny defeat, aid -'oicd
freely according to some Of their confess
si0ns, AYE, they spent msney freely on
that occaslOn) but if | could have had a
''spy'' to swatch the dram-slIops" for me
during that memorable contest, there is no
knowing what developments might be made.
1t miCit turn out flat he. E was at least