The State guard., 1847-09-14
To the Public.

| some attention at my hands.
 First then briefly, and as concisely as possible to the facts of the case: IL appears from the books, that Mir. Weaver, on the 27lh day of October last, purchased at the Penilentiary wagon for ihe sum of $S0 understood by me to be for his brother or son, who was then about moving 10 some distant point in the west either in Texas or Louisiana, think. For the particulars of that purchase ] beg to refer 10 the saoorn statement of MI. James Elmer, who has the management of the Wagon and Car rage department, and gentleman whose character for truth, honor and integrity in this community needs no endorsement from me. It will there be seen thai the wagon was made under the State administration, and that the body only was made under mine; that the subject oi warranting ii acaS dis. cussed, and that il was expressly refused, on the ground, as has been iRrdriably my rule, becduse il aeas made by he State, that the body aoas expressly warranted, because it aoas our loork. From this rule, according now 10 my best recollection, We have never varied. Neither can the . ublicat,on" 10 which he alludes m the "Siate Guard" by the most lailtudinous construction, be made 10 include, in the guarantee there ven, work done by the State; buI on the contra. ". II there "nsisis, that the work hereto fore executed. under the S;ate aLministra- ton, shall not be the criterion, by which his wok shall be judged" The very words of that same publication.
 | But more. The wagon was sold for $50. floenty dollars less than have sold one of the same character and size 10 Wesley D. Hall, Esq. one of his neighbors, and one of the same character and size 10 Mir. Lit tleton Daniel, near Tallassee-and why this difference? Simply because the two last were made by me, and was therefore willing to warrant them, and because the other was made by the State, and which | never dreamed of warranting: the tapeniy d0lLdrs Jess, it seems 10 me, Is as much of d warranty as a reasonable man could have desired.
 But Mr. Weaver says that promised "to make il good" do not recollect of using those words. Bnt it is of small importance whether did or did not. l well recollect that did have a disposition to accommo- date Mir. w., and would have satisfied him in any thing reasonable with great deal of pleasure. taking H for granted at Mdt time, ttat the 1oagon pns of our mdke not recol leclIng that it was not, for it was several months alter the sale. Hence when he called again. had been reminded of the foregoing facts, aud under the crcumstan ces. il being most unreas enable demand. nnheSHatingly refused, as l would do again. Mr. Weaver then flew into a violent pas sun, and not being skilled (certainly not to he same extent that he is in the vocabu ary of abuse, ! Jeff him alone in his r0ge; ; and that was the ''contemp" of which he similar circum stances.
 But more still. Mir. Weaver says, land on trial, one wheel" &c Now, is the "public" prepared to believe that that lon trial" means journey of eight Hundred, perhaps more htan one ttousand miieS ?- Are ih y prepared to believe that after all this flourish, in the papers, that this ideuti- cal l0agon only broke down within fifteen miles of the destination of his brother !- that al that lime Mir N eaver was in Cousa county pe7hopS within 500 or 1000 miles of where il broke down!l and of course knew whether il was . light loud" or hot !! If course knew all the circumstances oi its breaking down-whethet the roads were good or not !!
 That same qualification" too, says, that "any deficiency shall Dc REPAIRED, free of charge"!i
 Repair it {! and it in Texas or Louisiana, or some where else in the mighty west - Why. il is both ridcu ous and absurd.
 Then, with a view 10 these acis, Is the ''publIc" prepared 10 say whether or nM, the demand 10 make it good" be at all within the range of reason: even ddmiting that there had been an express warranty, and that the wagon had been our work? Is that public" willing now 10 give him any credit for being its Self constituted guardian md protector? Do they think that Mr. Weaver was in earnest. when he says 'it due 10 the publlc," &c., especially when we take into consideration the fact that it is now just len nsonthS since this sale was made, aud Hat my "publicaton was made first in the Uhig nearly l2 months since, and posted in hand bills all over the country? What an amount of damage certainly must have been done 10 the public by this inexcusable and most unfortunate delay of Mir. Weaver!!
 But really now, and in all seriousness, has not the public come to inc conclusion before this, that this Card" has come out, not because Il was considered due to the pubic," but 10 take personal vengeance and to satisfy splenelic and mi.anlhropic disposition.
 have been astonisned and regretted 10 see this "Card." Astonished because il c mes out with such lame pIetence; regret it because il snaps asunder long standing friendship. But neither my as- tonishment or regret shall deter me from vindlcating myself from the insinuations of Mr. W.'s "Card." Self defence IS a pr,- mary law of Nature, and recognised alike by religion and the laws of our land. If William Weaver has been placed in an unpleasant attitude before he "public," he Ca blame no one but himself. I certainly have no pleasure n belng compelled thu, 10 come before the public. But thus much has been due to myself, to my family, and those numerous friends and acquainlances who have known me in tbi; vicinity for the last 2s years of ma life.
 In conclusion have only 10 say to MT. Weaver, that his shot has fallen far, very far short of his mark. now drop the subjeci, leaving him to extrlcate himself from his difficulty as he best may.
 JOHN G. GRAHAM.