Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-12-04
Fraternally yours,
w. l.. LIPSCOMB.
j AcKsoE, Nov. 9, 1852.
To D. WALKER, ESQ,
Editor of the Sentinel.

JAcKsoE Nov 9, 1852
To D. WALKER, ESQ,
= Editor of the Sentinel
Dear Sir II was deeply panied and mortified
at seeing communication in the last number of
your paper, written by some gentleman who is
either too modest too polite to give to the world
the name by which he is known and distinguished
from others of the human family, in which, under
the caption of ''GOg. Foote's new organ he has
presumed to insnuate, that l have entered into
some arrangement, either direct indirect for the
purpose of obtaining the political support Of the
Flag of the Union, in the approaching contest for
United States Senator. pronounce any such al
legation or suspicion, whether originating with one
who loves his country and its Institutions, or with
one who is hostileto both, to be wholly gratutous
and unfounded. u have no editorial organ in the
State of Mississippi and all the editorial support
which my claims as Senatorial candidate may
hereafter receive, will be necessarily purely vol
untary and. unsolicited on my part) This writer,
after much revilement of the Fkag of the Union,
concludes his ungenerous assault upon my public
character with the following sentence: 'If Gov
Foote is satisfied TO go before the people of Mis-
sissippi, backed by paper which has thus degra
ded itself by its calumnies against Gen. Pierce
and all who supported him, We feel assured that
he has not enemy in the State who will not be
satisfied also" | cannot doubt that the writer 0
this is as familiar as any other with the feel
ings which my enemies in this State entertain il
regard to my public acts; but beg leave to say
that l am thoroughly Indifferent to what such per-
sons, justly described as my enemes, choos,
to say either of my motives or plans OF the whis
editors of the country, without any application OF
my part, choose to prefer me to certain other gen
tlemen who understood to be willing to aceep
a seat in the United States Senate will any reason
abl IA 10 IL, T
in denouncing these editors for presuming to thnI
thus fayoraby of my pretensions The question
5 is too ridiculous for serious answer.
/ l regret to be compelled to say that canno
doubt from all the circumstances connected viii
the appearance of the communication which
have been noticing, thatQLis is only the first of
series of attacks upon. my character as a publ
: man, similar to those which l had to meet las
, year, on account of my jealous support of tn
Compromise measures; and | now wish to an
: nounce in Sdvance to this anonymous controvel
sialist, thatq am ready to meet such political ad
versaries as may have, one and ALL separately G
in combination, upon the arena of political dispu
: tation whenever, and wherever they may fin
Il themselves possessed of sufficient moral courao
r to face an honest and patriotic adversary, who,
inform them before hand, is perfectly confident
& his cause. All that have to ask, is, that ma
have gentlemen for my antagonst;-for hay
somehow or other an insuperabe aversion to blacl
guards of every grade and description; Odio PR
fdnum vuLguS, ct areeo.
Now, MIR. Walker, you and are but Slight
T. acquainted personally; but I have heard yo
spoken of most fayorably by several of my mo
valued friends. have an appeal to make to 70,
justice and magnanimity. You have admitted il
to your paper, | hope and believe inadvertently,
communication seriously eliminating me as den
ocrat, the obvious tendency of which is to awake
distrust and unfriendly feeling towards me as
Senatorial candidate. Now having no ediitori
organ in the world. and being unwilling to be con
PEELED to rely alone upon the whig press for SUI
port in the Senatorial struggle now plainly con
1t mencing; being in fact, as l have generally
n times past, compelled to rely upon my own exc
tons and the good sense and sound virtue of IL
=, people almost exclusively for political advanc
ment; will you insert, in the columns of the Sci
tinel. courteous fair, and strictly democratic e.
: position of the grounds upon which I desire Il
support of my fellow-citizens as Senatorial cal
didate If so I viii forward to you such doc,
> ment without delay
e Your friend and fellow citizen.
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