The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-01-31

for we have heard little else talked about within
the last three months but weddings.
Foremost as we are in population, We fling
out our banner to the breeze, and will strive TO
make Tippah foremos, also in the c'use Of
Democracy.
THE FRANKLIN (ALA.) DEMOCRAT
AND THE M'CANNON PAMPHLET.
In the Franklin (Ala.) Democrat, Of the 22d
instant, the Editor is out in reply to our re.
cent article 10 relation to the M'Cannon pam.
phlet, which calls for some remarks from us.-
At the outset he says:
"Now, we know that the narrative is not as
given by M'Cannon,' for it is embellished in q
style and language Of which M'Cannon was 10.
capable"
That is mere bubble to which man ma.
king any pretensions 10 common sense, much
less the conductor Of . public journal, should
not lhave stopped. We presume every man
who has read the pamphlet was aware, whilst
ne VAS perusng il, that it did not, n all instan.
ces, pretend to give the erac, Oords which NJ.
Cannon uttered, nor to adhere to the prec Isl
form Of language in which that individuals sto.
~ fell from his lips. That species Of exactnesa
was not at all necessary. Il would have added
nothing to the perspicuity Of the narrative,
whilst il would have required an extra expen.
diture of time and labor on the part Of the wri.
ter; for most persons are aware Of the useless
proiusion Of words with which an illiterate man
usually tells his story, so that to follow him
through every syllable uttered would often re-
quire the writing Of dozen lires, where nal
the number would express the idea in the mos
accurate manner possible, ~ well ~ again an
again compel the repetition Of the same thing
Such minute exac,ness is not adhered to
giving second .handed version Of any transae
sion. Il 10 not even strictly carried out in tai
ing down an individual's testimony in whie
case, of all Others, it 10 most important 70 &
a. ueas q possible The deponents exact wor'
All that Il necessary in preparing an ord'ns
narration Of incidents detailed by another p
con, is 10 express distincsly what the party ga
using his own words or such as will meet 4
condition. This done, the narrative becou
to all intents and purposes, as much the nal
tors own as though il had been taken dow
his precise language. Hence, We re.sfirm
previous assertion. that the narrative Is :
given By M'Cannon." And if by the =
"embsnished," employed IN the paragraph
ted. % well a. 10 another part Of the article
Editor means to say that sught has been t.
from OF added TO the substance Of the nara
BY the writer Of il, or that it, sense has
altered (and such 10 the ordinary meanin
the term when spilled to written or 70
sistemsnss.) We say distinctly that such Is
the fact; and, when we say 90. we know
we assert.
Again, the Editor thinks that Mr.. Falkr
culpabiity, in publishing the narrative, ct
thus go M'Cannon originates libelous .
der upon Mr.. Henry Williams. but has no m
of uttering Il, when Mr.. Falkner steps ina
amsnssnsis. complies biz SANDER 10 pamp
publishes it, and circulstes il through the G
try" He further suggests that the DIST
bssween Ripley and Tuscumbis was no.
great, but that NJ. F. might have sbta
the truth in.rsgard 10 M Cannon's staten
ofhis fsats'' q the latter place; and that ha
used the proper discretion = 10 giving publ
70 statsments rejecting iniuriously upon Q
nen's regulations, he would have msde sac
qeiries a. would have put him in Possefsie
The facts."
The Democrat 10 greatly mistaken 10 81
sing that M'Cannon "hadno means Of uttsr
his ststemenis.sas through the agency q
F. Long before that gentleman prccuse
parra,i-e, hupd'ets q individuals had
the criminal and conveSssa with him 10 r