Washington telegraph., 1850-05-01
For fbe TsIorroab

For the Telegraph.
Mr.. EDITOR: have before me the Democrat
of March S, 1850, purportng to give the substance
ol the late unfortunate disturbance at Montyom-
cry, Qormery Mt. Ida postoffice,) the county seat
OF the county of the same name. The editor OF
this paper may rest assured that there is a very
great "mstake" to the proceedings of the
regulators, and the tenor and effect of Judge
Qulins speech on that occasion. This mistake
is in the garbled report Of the speech, tearing
words from their context, leaving them to stand
alone unexplained, or associating them with other
words used in proper sense, but thereby giving
them reprehensible meaning in connexion in
which they were not used by the speaker. Gross
anachronisms are also used, to the acts of the
regulators. BY mutiiation, little false daubng,
and very unskilfu transpostion Of the true lights
and shades, the picture is made wear an un.
faithful and gloomy aspect. All this fully be-
leve was unintentional, and only to be attributed
to fevered imagination. Then
LIST. l assert from best information and
personal observation, that the regulators are gem
orally peaceable, orderly, law. abiding men; that
they hold themselves amenable to The laws, and
intend to submit to their sanctions Cor any and all
their actions touching any unfortunate adventures
that may happen in their service regulators
and all others.
2ndIy. That they acted OH the defensive, on
the day the disturbance referred to took place,
aud had been rcaceabe all day previous to the
difficulty; and that this difficulty as brought Oh
by Polk, through his bravo Hughes; and that the
regulators had de cned and avoided it all day, and
until forced upon them.
3dly. Iha, l never heard any thing about
Pools dream though he might have stated he
had one, the regulators did not deem il of sufficient
consequence TO think about, much less to speak of
4thiy. That Poiater was not shot de ad, but
died the day after; nor was he shot on that day.
but about two weeks before; | heard OF his death
long before court i'll that county.
5th. That person was whipped on that day,
but two very atrOcOus men were reported TO have
been whipped about two weeks previously.
6thly. That no person had to Interfere to keep
the regulators from in jurng Polk after he was
wounded. and Came out and barred his breast to
them; but some person might have induced him
to retire account of his feeble state.
7thIy That did hear the rumor rife before
and al court, that Hughes intended to assassnate
some of the principal rcgulators--had threatened
to do Folks account &c.
Sthly. That Judge Quns speech, on that
occasion, was just what the occ dslon required aud
from the proper source, whatever squeamiSh minds
Hay think OF it. In this speech he acted the part
Of cOnservator Of the peace, and an advocate Tor
the supremacy of the laws, which a state
fdnctorary he was sworn and employed AMI paid
to do; and he discharged the duty not only with
dignity, proprieiy and success but as if with the
hand OF a master.
9thly. That the Judges expressions in that
SPEECH, ga man must be more than tiesh and
blood," &c, and ''be sure that you right and
then 90 ahead,' merely used by him as
rhetorical fgures-the former to conciate the
favor and draw the undivided attention Of his
audience-and the latter, to inspire them with
caution, prudence and circumsrection, that in
endeavorlDg to do good, they NIGH not do harm-
inJure innocent men, while their purpose
only to reach such cases as the arm vi the law
had hitherto proven too short to get hold on, aud
too weak to maintain in its grasp. The first was
not needed, the regulators were alive to counsel
and instruction from WI Fatever qGarter-seemtd
to feel profoundly the high AMI fearful response
bies they had assumed; and the second was re
ceived with the most cordial appreciation. They
then voted, without dissent, that court pe Opened
and proceed with all its business as usual; aud
positively de med, that They individually or co!iec
lively ever wished dreamed of any thing to the
contrary. This on being questioned after the
conclusion of the Judges speech; for false rumor
had gone abroad that they did aot ntend that
court should be opened, or proceed with lis bus-
ness.
This is only very general outlne--rather
statement of inference, than relation of facts;
but should the latter ever become necessary 1t
will be attended TO in due time, though It is dith-
cult to perceive how the public could fee! much
interested in it.
DO not impugn the motives of the Democrats
infurmants in their erroneous deductions of this
transaction, in the least; there were afioat hun
dreds of false runiors and nearly every indifferent
spectator either much agtated or excited;
not with personal fear, but sentiments of SYM
patby
SPECTATOR.