The Yazoo City weekly Whig., 1854-08-11

in getting living sours their tempers.--
1heir homes likewise cannot be comforta-
bic, where wages are low and competition
forlabor so great, and the consequence of
all this is that the strong man wreaks his
irritated temper and excited passions on the
weak woman
lcALeoTE vs.. BUGKNER. STANTON
& Co.
We published some time since, an article
from the Flag Of the Union in regard to this
case. The statement it appears was incor-
rect: and in order to do full justice to the
parties concerned, we publish below an arti-
Gle which appeared in the Delta ofthe Goth
of last month;
Tazoo Democrat
"Itis our general rulenot to publish any
reports or notices Of civil suits that are
pending in courts. They are not proper
subjects for discussion in newspapers, and it
is Of an difficult to make statement Of them
which will not tend to discussion. Such
statements are often tortured and shaped
for private and interested objects, to create
an outside influence in a suit, or to promote
a personal feeling, and newspapers become
thus, unconsciously, the agents and means
of futhering such selfish ends and improper
purposes. These reasons for OR general
rule justify department flom it when the
nature of suit and of judgement not f.
nal in one Of the courts in the country, is
misstated so as to reflect seriously upon the
character and credit Of large mercantile
house ofthis city whose extensive connec-
lions in this and the adjoining States, give
almost public importance to everything
which relates to their adais.
Whilst we disclaim any intention to dis
cuss the merits of suit pending it is Ger
tainly proper if not a positive duty where
misrepresentation have been made to give
the facts of a suit correctly when they in
volye such effects as have been indicated -
One day last week we clipped from the Flag
of the Union, paper published in Jackson
Miss, report of q decision as rendered by
Acting chansellor Glsnn in ths case of Cal
cote Us. F. Stanton, and H. S. Buckner.-
Similar statements have appeared in other
papers. The complaint of some ofthe
friends and the defendants chat this report
did not present the case or the extent ofthe
decision correctly and the public Importance
of the suit have induced US to institute an
inquity into the facts which we find give a
very different complexion to the matter
They appear from an examination Of the
pleadings to be as follows;
In 1888, H. S. Buckner, Frederick Stan
ton, and NJ. B. Hamer formed copartner-
ship, establishing three houses, all equally
interested; one in New Orleans under the
style of Buckner. Stantan & Co., one in
Natchez under the style Of Stanton, Bnck-
eer q Co., and one in Yazoo City under the
style of NJ. B. Hamer d Co. The business
Of these houses was cotton factorage and
general commission. AS to the interest and
responsibilityth were identically The same.
Their transactions were large and apparent
y profitable In the spring Of I842, the
death Of Hamer dissolved the firm. InJu-
u following yielding to the general COM
mercIal pressure and arrangement, Buck
ner. for Buckner Stanton e Co., went into
bankruptcy. and fled schedule Of the as
sets and liabilities in the u. 8. District court
IN this city. =, Stanton pursued the same
course il Mississippi; and in due course
Of proceedings each received final ais
charge in bankruptcy. Assignees were ap.
pointed one il Louisiana and one in Mis-
sissippi Vt . took charge Of All the as
sets
Finally to close The bankruptcy the as
signee ii Louisiana obtained an order of
court to sell At public sale al the unsettled
bills receivable and open accounts on tic
books The schedule fled was & transcript
rom each SET of books 81 lhe three firms,
q which we're entered tie accounts keptl
ailheaoh of he other firms These &C.
counts showed taat The Mississippi houses
we're indebted y that ii New Orleans IL
lie sum of about 500 900 that IS that stan
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