Squatter sovereign., 1855-06-12

struction of the Parkville Luminary, is unqual-
ifiedly false, and without any foundation what
ever JESSE SUMMERS.
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this first day of June, 1855.
Wa. n. SUMMERS, ]. p.
There are some men, Sir. who write, |
talk and think so much about virtue and
morality that they cannot take time to prac-
tice it. Thus is it with you. Bad men
and hypocrites endeavor to take stand in
society by shoao of virtue. Your wealth
being accumulated by dishonest, and dis
honorable means; you by preaching NOR
atty, and temperance, now and then con-
tributing to some charity, seek to obliter-
ate from the minds of the people the dark,
and damning days gone by. But, sir, it
cannot be done; your past life and charac-
ter are too well known for the people to
have any confidence in you for the future.
Whatever steps you may take; whatever
course you may pursue; whatever path You
may tread; though your wealth may bring
some to bow before the golden calf and
lick the dust from your feet; you will ever
find that the great mass of the people are
honest, and being such, will despise You as
they do the serpent; and as the serpent
they will hurl you from their pathway
should you ever dare cross it.
Your appeal to the business men and
merchants of Parkville is ill-timed; 'you
ask them to look upon their books and they
will find that you have been of much bene-
fit to them; that your trade was worth more
to them than all the s'mob put together.
This is making use of such an argu.
ment as one knowing your character would
suppose you capable of; you consider the
almighty dollar as your God; you worship
it as such; principle when brought in con-
tact with it is thrown aside. as unworthy OF
thought; but unfortunately for you, Sir,
made of entirely different material; they
are men of principle; they know well the
considerations which ever have, and ever
will continue to influence your actions; they
do not believe that you stole the negroes
for the purpose of 'restoring them to free-
DOM but for gain, that you might add to
your Ill gotten wealth. They believe that
the first consideration with knave Is low
to help himself, and the second how TO e.
feet it with a senabldnce of helping others;
they know that the most arrant hypocrite
often acts by virtue, but never without; 1t IS
for his own advancement. To people
who are so well acquainted with your past
life as this community, such arguments as
you advance in your letters are worse than
useless, to use your own language; "all
good citizens turn from them with loathing
and disgust" You, Sir, once occupied a
position in the Church of Christ, which
should have induced you to have conducted
yourself more becoming that station; but
you have disgraced, and cast opprobrlum
upon the fair fame of that Society oil
Christians; you have insulted the God
whom you protsssed to worship; you have
used his protecting arm as cloak Tor your
villainy; in word you have sunken so low
morally, politically, and religiously, that
years Of repentance would not suffice to
render you worthy the association OF honest
men.
now, Sir for the present, at least, take
) my leave of you, having l think, accom-.
plished, to the satisfaction of all unpreju-
diced minds, the object with which l SCI
out; that was to prove by your own words
; liar, slanderer, and only fit to associate
| with the lowest, and most degraded of the
; human family. have deemed it my PRIV
ilege to do this, you having, as l before
stated been pleased to bring my name In.
: to the public print. Had your ISLANDERS
l been circulated only in those communities
where your character is known, and duly
appreciated, should have been relieved
) from the task which have Just now &C
; complished, but it is for the benefit of those
abroad that this is written; that they may
, learn how low, being moulded in the i'm
age of his maker can sink, and still beal
r the semblance of a man. But Sir an
5 not done with you yet, I have other devel
: opments to make which substantiated az
: they are, and will be by proof clear as holy
: writ, will cause any people who have due
respect for themselves to thrust you from
D their midst as one who would enevitably
E bring disgrace upon community of hon
est men.
VIM. II. MILLER.
. Parkville, June LIST. 1855.
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