The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-01-19

on molten, adjourned. a
Coz J. DAvIs's LErrER-The letter from
Davis published This morning, was read re-
Gently at a public meeting in Jackson, by
John NJ. Chiffon, Esq of is city. This call
ed forth the note from Mr.. Joseph Z, Davis by
which the letter is accompanied, and that
brought out a card from Mr., Chiffon the ma
%terial portions Of which we subjoin: j
at will be sufficient TO state, that the letter
was addressed by Col, ]. Dtvis TO Mr.. G. J..
Searles, and by Mr.. Searles was enclosed in a
letter to R. X. Arthur, Esq, with an express
request that he fArthur) would show it to
otheis. After Mr.. Poindexter's speach, in
which he had expressed his belief that Presi-
dent Taylor would sanction The "Wilmot
PrOvso"-and just as the meeting had begun
to disperse-Mr. Arthur remarked to me,
that the had in his possession a letter from
Col. jeff. Davis, received to-day, which stated
thatthe President would veto the Wilnot Provi
SO or to that effect IEhen asked him ifhe would
let me read it to the meeting. He said he
would, and handed me the letter, and immedi-
ately, with the view ofarrestihg the attention
Of the crowd, I proclai, ned that there was
letter from Col. Davis, stating in substance
that If the Wilmot Proviso passed, Gen. Tay-
Tor would veto it. l had not then read the
letter, and when called upon to read, | read
atfthe request Of Mr.. Arthur, only that part
which related to the subject Of Mr.. Poindex-
ter's speech.'
Some one then inquired to whom the letter
was written. and Mr.. Chiltoa, i%nferring from
the intimacy between ,Col. Davis and Mr..
Arthur, that it was addressed to the latter,
SO stated in reply. In conclusion, Mr.. C. adds
by way of r%efuting the report that the letter
was read in order to iniure Col. Davis-that
there is no man, out Of the Wing ranks, whom
he would rather see occupying the station
which the Colonel now fills sswith SO much
honor to himself and advantage to his State.
Before writing his card Mr. Chiffon had an
interview with Mr.. J, E. Davis, which re
suited in the delivery to him Of the following
letter.
JACKSON, Jan, II, 1850
Sir:-In making the staten ent | published
in the Mississippian Of to-day, that cit was not
true" that the letter of Jefferson Davis, read
at the public meeting the other evening, was
addressed to a member ofthe Legislature, /
merely intended to negative the fact that il
was SO addressed, and did not intend to i'm
pute falseh1od to you. As l am satisfied that
at The time you made the statement, and from
the manner in which the letter was handed to
you by Mr.. Arthur, you believed the letter
was written to him Your most OBJ; humble
servant,
]. E. DAVIS
To JNo. M. Chiffon, Esq, present.
1t may be proper to explain that the %lavora-
Bile opinion Of Gen. Taylor which is expressed
in Col. Davis's letter, and the announcement
that it was written to a wing member oil the
Legislature, were most probably the gro unds
upon which il was supposed that the public
reading was designed to injure the Colonel.
1t was no doubt thought by Mr.. J. E. Davis
that these circumstances. would be seized upon
by some Of thesejwho are sectlOnally opposed
to..he reelection Of Col. DAVIS, to make a sus-
Plcion that the latter was eIectioneering
among the Wing members Of the Legislature.
The letter was not written, however, to a Whig
member Of the Legislature, but to. a decided
Democrat in this city, who, as we learn from
MI. Chilton's card, sent the letter to Mr..
Arthur, and requested him to show il "be-
cause ne thought It's contents would crafty all
southern men. )" VirL Wb;c