Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-08-29
- From the Cincinnati Daily Globe :: !.
LETTER FROM u. NJ BARRETT
81 TO HIS FATHER.
SpAsrANBuRe, S: c., July:222

NV Dear Father: You have been but
tno correctly informed By tho newspapers.
| / arn indeed in prison and would have in.
formed you sooner, hut how could lIpain
your kind heart by the sad news? Oh!
with father'slenderncs you reared me
and have loved me. and in your old days |
have brought sorrow and aitlcion upon
you. II pains me. my father. ilpajns me
10 nv hearts core. You saysin your le!.
ter to The Clerk here, that left you with a
character un,arnished. My father you
will believe ue you will love me, lei the
world say what they will Of mel have
committed 20 crime, been guilty Of no deed
that ought 10 bring reproach or censure
upon any one.
No. I. for whom you feel so much so.
licitude. although am in prison and may
never see YOU again in this world. have
mol stained Your name with infamy by the
commission of any crime. am charged
here with having circulated abolition docu.
nunts. Now my father you will believe
me. | have circulated no documents OF any
kind in the Stale Of South Carolina, nor
violated any law Of the State, so far,us
know Bear il in mind that IeIi you so,
and although death may close my eyes in
eternal sleep bofore see you again, whom
you shall hear Ihat appearances are against
me, and see my name aspersed in the pub:
lie prints, remember what told you, and
treasure in your heart Iha, nm innocent
that I am the victim Of the schemes, mis-
conduct, and iatatuation Of Others, and Ihal
npw suffer for what others have done,
and for which they oughtto he responsible,
My story is simply this; j came here as
an agen, of T.. Harwood & Co. Of Cincin-
mali, 10 procure materials for publishing
gazette, came here in the early part Of
the season intending 10 so North as The
weather grew warmer, and finally around
to our old home in Virginia-lhence 10
Cincinnati and to Dublin. / found docu-
ments ahoar in.lhe State which were OBJ
noxious TO Ihe people, and which gave me
some trouble, as people suspected me for
having some cnnuexion with Them. But
knowing myself clear Of their circulation, ]
felt no fears and proceeded with my Iabors.
| came tn this place will an anxious heart.
for had written 10 Sarah aud expected
an answer at this place from one whom /
lendcry love-my dear sister.
As soon as / had taken lodgings at a
hotel. the people came upon me with TWO
letters, one from Dublin, which I was
much pleased TO see, but on opening it, oh
Sarah ! it panied me, it was not from you.
Why did you not ms dear sister. write
me simple letter as requested? Then
perhaps might have escaped this prison.
Bul don't blame you in the leasl-nor do
| blame Mr.. Johnson. for know he in.
Tended no harm, but his 'e'ter injured me.
The other letter was anonymous. and con-
,ained few Nos. Of This same obnoxious
document, which The wriier requested me
10 circulate. II was enoush-,he people
t-v-~-SsiiA.l--nnd-ih no.u--Ino-into- prison
ins;anlly-where have since remained.
(This was the 9Th Jnne.)
Since then other documents have been
sent me, making The same request. The
documents were all closely cnveloped od.
dressed 10 persons in The Stale, and / was
requested to drop them in'o pnst offices
along my way. Thus | was made TO cir
cuale them without knowing what they
were. But did not circulate any ofthem.
The first hat came TO me was a, This place.
aud there is perhaps nothing in The law
against me, al least he attorneys | have
employed. say so. and my judgment is, thai
there is lille or nn chance Of convicting
me. 1 can prove by my employers whn'
| came here for, and if ! could find the
man who sent me the documents, which |
may yel DO. that they were sent TO ME
without my knowledge or consent. And
this onehl ccrlainl 10 SET me clear--espe-
cially since they can have nothing agains,
me hui vague circumstances. The people
are excited however, and it vii be hard
for me 10 have fair hearing.
Tie pcnnllyis one thousand dollars fine
and one years imprisonment in the coun-
ty prison. ! can be bailed out al one
thousand dollars, aud this must be cash
deposited here,
AFFAIRS IN observation-disclosures TO
AMFRicANs.-Bv the arrival Of the brig