Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-11-05


faIschoods, as he has already done, without The
least shadow Of truthful evidence to sustain
him. If there remains il his dark anG rcmorse-
less bosom the least yestige OF honor, he can
not say that he wrote the following editorials
"Pause and Consider" "A Word to the De-
mocracy, '"A Fel!ow~feeling makes them Won
drous Kind. Hear him Rant" &c.
Mr.. Jennings has frequently boosted of the
sacrifices he has made for the Democratic party.
| will inform him, if it has escaned his memo
ry, that he has been literally rewarded tor all
the sacrifices he has ever made. He has all
the Parish Printing, which pays him well, and
which was being done for much less than he
does it; his paper at one time was SO crowded
with advertisements that he issued an extra;
and he boasts that he has q larger circulation
than any other paper ever published IN this pa
IRISH. Of his prosperity no better evidence can
be given; and any other man except Peter +.
Jennings would be satisfied and contented;
but no, with all this-with two-thirds Of the
public patronage, he still Graves and beg5 for
more and more, and is continually harplng up
on the patronage of the Sheriff. office, when
he knows or ought to know, that the, Sheriff
has now no patronage save that which comes
from the Jail, and which, from what | have
seen, does not average one hundred dollars per
per annum,
But referring to other matters. Tie author
of the communication signed "Justice," says
"Mr. Jos. II. Erwin says Mr.. Peter E. Jennings
did not at the Election OF l849 vote the DEM
ocratic ticket" Now, here is a positive false
hood, and shows the lie upon its very face
but possibly it is as near the truth as this pu-
silanimous correspondent ever GETS | said no
such thing. In lS42 | was not acquainted with
Peter T.. Jennings, had nothing to do with him,
knew nothing about him and cared less. But
| did say that Mr. Jennings voted for the pre-
sent Sheriff in l85l--in 1851, mark it, For
making that assertion | have M.:'Jennings' own
word. Previous to the election of 1851 Jen-
nings pledged his vote to the present Sheriff,
and some time after the election he acknow-
lodged that he had voted for him. This l can
and will prove to Mr.. Jennings face, by men
whose regulations for truth and ~veracity are
unimpeachabie.
Mr.. Jennings says that on the morning of
the 6th July, after having written the article
headed Dark Doings," be went out to look
for me. That is as false as his lying tongue
IS base and degraded. He knew where to find
me, but where did he go? He went to consult
and advise with one Of his lords and masters.
And on his return, as he was passing on the
| Eevee opposite the Court House, apparently in
haste, | hailed him and he came into the She
riffs Office. There and then, in the presence
Of two Witnesses, he gave hi, excuse for not
inserting tie announcement previously sent 10
him-stated that my friend had carried It away,
and told me to write another, which did IS
soon as he let the office. | then wrote the an
! nonncement as it appeared in my pamphIet-
and ] wrote it in the Sheriff office, and not in
he Gazette office, rs Mr.. Jennings falsely rs.
serts. Carried it to his office, and he wou'd
rot insert it, and the pubic has been Informed
Of the lie which be gave as his excuse.
in answer to the editorial relative TO "co,v-
hiding ard brow-bcating" Mr.. Jennings, | avail
myself Of this opportunity to inform him that
rs far as | am concerned he can rest ASSURED
that | have made no sGclrthreatS. with Truth
staring him in the face, and glaring Falsehood
pressing down upon his guilty conscience
and believing that ] have given such Il man as
he is too much notice aNeadv--l now take my
leave Of him, and | trust, forever.
And now a few words to Mr.. E.. w. Robert
son, and | will close this publication. already
too long. This gentleman, not satisfied by do
ing all he can verbally to defeat my election
has come out in a lengthy document in the
Gazette against me, because the illusions in my
pamphlet fitted him too close perhaps. He has
thus by doing SO, not only acknowledged the
justice of those aI!asioAs, hui he has degraded
his position as a candidate for the Legislature
and insulted the people. Among many other
things which ! shall pass over, he asserts posi-
lively that | affixed my signature to Il docu-
ment which | did not write. That | deny, not
wilhstanding his knowledge Of my exact :scali-
Der" 1t was translated into French, | assert to
him, before the editor of the Sentinel saw it
and | will tell him moreover, that Mr.. Bradburn
advised me not to have it published but if he
had not published it, | should have gotit print
ed elsewhere.
If any one has discovered in that pamphlet
anything applicable to himself, he eau take it
for what it is worth. | wish il to be distinctly
understood, that hold myself personally ress
pon>lb|e for its entire contents.
Letting then all that Mr.. Robertson has said
in his article to defeat my election, pass for
what it is worth, here | end, and | trust forev-
er, this unpleasant matter. If my fellow cj:i-
zens blame me for answering the foul illusions
upon my character, | can only answer, that |
have allowed myself to be swayed by the nat
ural impulse of an honorable man to defend
himself from the venom of SANDER aud perver-
sion; and equally ready as | have been 10 take
my own part, will | he to keep unsu'Iicd the
duties imposed upon ne should ! be honored
in being elected to the office Of Sheriff. If
not, the people will have found a worthier man,
and like Il true Democrat, | will bow submis-