Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-05-10
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|ssssj Mn@E @EDiroR--In theg advertiser Of the f2th
.Eult. i find communication over the signature
of George Spires ,sYendingla deal foEyiuPc.
roris slang, that i as little care: for asI regard
the anlhor; and were las well known by all that
may chance TO read such n production as, !, am
in my native p lace. would treat with me
contempt if so well deserves, and also IIreply
!, for: the purpose of setting DR. Spires IN his
trueligbtg before the public. that others may
not be deceived byhim as:Ihaye hecn...a ~
!, Itseems that,he bnrlhep Of! his complain Is,
that,a letter was exposed 10 the public view al
the last Edgefeld Court, in which be wes char
ged with having entered the bed chamber OF q
youns Lady at late hour of the might win
la avile@intentons DC. lShave male, and DO
make such charges :;and 1as the most base and
desraded have 10 beP1oped guilty b.fore con.
demned Il shall, after the testimony ofaf wit
/ ness or Two in his case, and will hold hinito
the standard of that well founded principle n
law and public sentiment, mentioned in bis
communication. that all persons are consid:
cred innocent until velgniliy."> That is
ahe .Law--new 10 the testimony Mr.. E.
Hnrman. quite a.respectable maii, testifes as
follows r-.,,,-, =. - z;sa,I.y-.S 81, 81
>, do certify. that DIR. George Spires. did en-,
Ter the bed room Of young lady at my l,oI,se,
at ii O'clock ut night. Iheard tile door 0ftIle
! the rooiif open, or shut easily-I wen, TO-. and
fonnd'ihe door closed-1 opened it and went
inin.Iess than ten minutes after / heard the
noise at the door, found Spires in the room oil
bis bands and knres, at the beIsside of the.
Young Iadys when | opened aihesdoor he
spraug ! %, his feet--l demanded to;k know. who
he was; he whiSered /" lush, hush, come here, ;:
come here !" fle began to excuse himself,
when asked asked What he was doing on his;
hands aud knees, nj the bed side-said wien
the door openeh he was afraid dnd tried 10
hide himselE--he wished the matter dropped.
right there and said no more about-begged
Hike a;negro in the most piteolis tones---otfer.
ed TO get on his knees. and said he would give
his horse and buggy il, the thing had never.
happened. :, = E. HARMON.
Lincoln County, Ga. April 29th, lS4s. -.
Comment on such testimony is unnecessary.
yet will ask llle reader IT DR.. Spires was on.
an honest errand, as he states, why did he wish
to hide himself, an,l why fasten the door after.
him' Ilcsve persons to judge whether any
other ,lian the guilty offender would slartIe at
every sound, dodge at every imnge, and Try to
hide on every approach2z ~ 5af3 ala So
TO shuw with what andacionst effroatery
DR.. Spires can state thing 10 be fact, when
he is well aware It is false, viii give the GER,
tifica,e df F.F. Fleming Esq a respectable
Merchant aud Postmaster at Lincolnton, in re:
gard to his statement of his putting himself in:
in the way ofiiobert Henderson Lincolnton,
and Henderson evading him., and sneakin8
ahont the streets, tEc.; as follows: s (
I do certify, that having been called on by
Robert Henderson Esq. the previous evening,
o'remain III home 10 witness what might pas;
between him and Dr. Spires. placed my:
selma favorable position FOR that purpose. I
saw Henderson wben,he came in the village
DR.. Spires saw him alsoa am pretty ,certain;8
soon lhereafier,Dr. Spires Disappeared. and
was mot seen blythe public eye until Hender;
op.leItthe pillage.s The charge of Henders
son sneaking, on That occasion is not irue-in
fact, il is not The character of The man. -. ~,
ts Y = !. FLEMING
bEincolntoa, April 25th; lS4S.
StBe eychnrgcs others viii lliWfiishe is guilty him
self-skulkinsan and. .sneakfug tsfs1ss q "
Nov, it is preslmptire evidence, that if Saf
.seto
oiies siling, he win eiil anUlher;
public fiiat l:oaaid f1aaaca Ger.
tihGltes oEahe highest character TO prove eyes
g EN pintS lnsnS messaSeifalsesllSSy -
deemed itinece essary Gthe people, Of Edges
field AMI elsewhere anreceiye DR. spires INTO
their fnmilies, with The proof before them, they5
are northe nateriaI | suppose them 70 be. q
know he is contemptible man--has nothing.
toslosc for he cal make home in Mexico Gf !
the Indian Nation aseasy as in Edgefeld or
Lincoln, and like the malicious adder. canvend l
his, poison in the plain. and retire TO his moun-
tain cell. i am now done with Dr.. Spires,
and shall not honor him ssi,h any further, no..
lice; Know him 10 be a guilty man, his cons
science bearing Witness TO the fact; and pray
God that it may haunt him through every lane
ofhis lfe until he shall be brought to an evan.
gelical repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ and that though the Blood of htone-
ment. he may be ablepto reform his life and
change his course, that he may have Heaven in
theend and escape He'll the place he so rchs
ly and Justly merits. HUGH HENDERSON,.
Lincolnton. Ga, April 29lh, lS48.