Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-10-28

Mr.. VIM. P. Bradburn:
Sir: Please give the following cards an inser-
ton in your paper, and oblige,
Yours, &C.,
J. w. AUSTIN.
From the Iberville Gazette.l
J.. W. AUSTIN, Esq: agfm
In you card ofthe 18th inst. published in
the / berrile Gazette, in answer to mine of the
9Th in the same paper, you play the indignant
to admiration. You assume the character
of injured Innocence, which you personate badly
before the public on paper, as | think l will
show conclusively, when l bring you on the
stand as a witness against yourself. in your
card, had you simply given my statement a
denial, l would have proved by a gentleman
of integrity, on oath if necessary. that you
admitted having circulated the report com.
planned of-giving as an excuse that you al.
ways gave your authority; but it is useless to
embroil other men in this matter, as you fur.
nish me with the necessary proof in youricard.
1t does seem strange, indeed, that a gentle.
man Of your literary taste and attainments,
after having criticised my poor card SO unmer-
cifully, should ''over your own signature" have
furnished me with such abundant proof to con-
vict you. Ma
In the frat paragraph in. that modsl card,
gou say:
u do, sir, most positively deny
having ever reported that you or any one else
armed the Irish for the purpose of making an at
tack on the Know Nothings Of this town."
Well, that is certainly a most positive
denial. Your most ardent admirers could
expect nothing stronger than that; but
why in the name of common sense did you
not stop there! Having first, as . matter
Of course, treated me to that low person
al abuse, with which your card abounds. aud
which passes me as the idle winds, and which
let me tell you, who talk SO hippantly about
the courtesy one gentleman owes to another,
is anything but becoming. and augurs poorly
for the cause Of the person having recourse to
it.
But to resume, you deny most positively
10 the first paragraph as above quoted, the
charge preferred against you, Of having circu-
lated q slanderous report concerning me, Is
there set forth. Yet strange 10 say. you admit
in the seventh paragraph, what you deny in
the first For / bold that there is not 1 shades
difference in the report you deny having cir.
culated in the 6rst paragraph, and the one You
admityou have circulated in the seventh. How
is this, All! the matter is very plain. You
were fully aware that if You AMPLY denied the
charge, that it would b proved against you,
and in this dilemma, you admit the circulation
Of thsj charge somewhat modified, though no
less criminal and base than that charged upon
you. and then ~impudentIy assume the character
ofan injured man and appeal 10 pahlic sym-
patty. Now, eli, il order 70 make the matter
very plain ! will place the first aud seventh
paragraphs y j~uztaposition.
FIRST. sxyEHfa.
@&@sI do, III, most posi- aYou have been chary-
lively deny having ever ed, sir, with having
reported that you or any made representations to
one else armed the If Irishmen concerning
n, for the uurpose Of he ma riots n Nav
making an attack en- tho Orleans, That were cal
NOV No'h'nss o. thls eul:isd 70 excite them Mn
z sa tSinn.w -
Thar. .;,. i. n. a.r;.l ana Ina .am;.s;o.
aide by. .ide. d ,ou. tbinl n. report Won de.
nv h.vIps ai,.pl.sed .o,in.t M. and the one
you admit you have circulated, 10 one whit
mora edm;n.l tb., n. othe,s Ithink moi. and
III NEST ,.hars.ble ;,ta,o,.t.t;op that e,nI n
sivep to than Il. that the ora charge, ths overt
ct ST having armed. and The esher Il, i,,.ea-
,ion onlv Of exciting to .rms. Nov 10 per-
son of my Door Judgment thi, ssema 70 be- .
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