The State guard., 1847-09-21
To the Public.

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 First then briefly, and as concisely as possible to the facts of the case: II appears from the books, that Mir. Weaver, on the f27lh day ot October last, purchased at the Penilentiary wagon for the sum of $S0 understood by me to be for his brother or son, who was then about moving 10 some distant point in he west, either in Texas or Louisiana, think. For the particulars ofthat purchase beg to refer to the saeorn statement of Mi. James Elmer, who has the nagement of the Wagon and Car riage department. and gentleman whose character for truth, honor and integrity in this community needs no endorsement from me- It will there be seen that the wagon was made under the .S,qte administration, and that the body only was made under mine; that the subject ol warraDting it ands dis. cussed, and that il was expressly refused, on the ground, as has been inrdria6ly my rule, becduse it acaS made 6y Hie Stdte, that the body araS expressly warranted, because a acas our le0rk. From this rule, according now to my best recollection We have never varied. Neither can the qualification" 10 which he alludes in the State Guard" by the most laiitudinous construction, be made l 10 include, in the guarantee there gwen, work done by the State; but on the contra ", II there 'insisls, that the work hereto fore executed, under the State almnistra- ton, shall not be the criterion, by which his woIA shall be judged" The very words of that same publication.
 | But more. The wagon was sold for $50 tioenty dollars less than have sold one of the same character aud size 10 Wesley D. Hall, Esq.. one of his nelghbors, and one of the same character and size to Mir. Lt- l teton Daniel, near Tallassee-and why | this dilerence2 Simply because the two lasi were made by me, and was therefore willing to warrant them, and because the other was made by the State, and which never dreamed oi warfanting: the taoeRty dollIrs Jess, it seems 10 me, is as much of warranty as a reasonable man could have desired.
 | But Mir. Weaver says that promised Ito make il good,'' do not recolect of using those words. Bnl it is of small importance whether l did or did not. well recollecl that d;d have disposition to accommo- date Mir. w., and would have satisfied him in any thing reasonable with great deal of pleasure, tdhing H for grdnted at Mdt tin,e, Atat Ae aoogon aoas of our make, not recol lectIng that It vas not, for il was several months alter the sale. Herce when he called again. had been reminded of he foregoing facts, and under the crcumstan- ces il being a most unreasonable demand, | nahesHdtingLy refused, as would do again. Mir. Weaver then flew into a violent pas slun, aad not being skilled tcertainly not to he same extent that he is in the vocabu- lary of abuse, lef him alone in his r0ge; and that was the ''coniemptn of which he speaks snd iidt also, l would repeat under similar circum stances.
 But more still. Mir. Weaver says, land on lal, one wheel" Sc, Now, Is the public" prepared 10 believe that that lon trialn meaus a iourney of eight Hundred, perhaps n,ore MaR one housaRd miles ?- Are they prepared to believe that after all this flourish, in lhe papers, that this iaenh- cal aDagoR o1llg broke down within fifteen miles of the destination of his brother !-- that at that lime Nr. A eaver was in Coosa county perhups within 500 or 1000 miles of where il broke down and of course knew whether it was u ijghtt toatW or hol ]! of course knew all he circumstances ot it's breaking down-whetheI the roads were good or not 1! !!
 That same application" too says, that "any deficiency shall be REPAIRED, free Qt chorge"!!
 Repair it and it in Texas or Louisiana, or some where else in the mighty west l. Why, il is both ridicu ous and absurd. Then, with view 10 these lacls, is the ''publlc" prepared 10 say whether or moi, the demand to make it good" be at all within the range of reason: even admitting that there had been an express warranty, and that the wagon had been our work? Is that public" willing now to give him any credit for being its self constituted guardian ond protector? Do they think that Mir. Weaver was in earnest. when he says Sits due 10 the publlc,o &c., especially when we take into consideration the fact that it is now just len m3lHts since thls sale was made, aud Hat my republication was made first in the Dhig nearly l2 months since, and posted in hand bills all over the countrv2 What an amount of damage certainly must have been done to the public by his inexcusable and most unfortunate delay of Mir. Weayer!!
 But really now, and in all seriousness, has mol the public come to the conclusion bclofe this, ihat this Card" has come out, not because it was considered due to the public," but to take personal vengeance, and 10 satisfy a sPienelic and misanlhropic disposition.
 have been astonishe1 and regretted 10 see this "Card." Astonished because il c, mes out with such a lame pretence; regret it because il snaps asunder long standing friendship. But neither fny as- toniShment or regret shall deter me from vindlcating myself from ihe insinustions of | Mr. W's "Card." Self defence Is pri- mary law of Nature, aud recognised alike by religion and the laws Of our land. If William Weaver has been placed in an unpleasant attitude before ihe public" he Gan blame no one but himself. certainly have no pleasure m being compelled thu, to come before the public. But thus much has been due to myself, 10 my family, and those numerous friends and acquantances who have known me in tliii vicinity iorthe last 2S years of mg life.
 In conclusion 1 have only to say to MT. Weaver, that his shot has fallen far, very far short of his mark. now drop the subject, leaving him 10 exircate himself from his difficulty as he best may.
 JOHN c. GRAHAM.