Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-10-24

rom a'o charge Of having .lanae,,a ~, ,sa
Methodist Church: sas
Judge "'at'erston a. p,.on
Editor Gazette and Comet
AS much az has been s,;a
speech nude by Judge Wattsr. .e1a';sE tos
mine, and many Inquiries ~ .o"'s a piaqHe,
,,, = n'Hs''g t'lI explanations. wb ssef from
VIII 'utty satisfy the public mimi sa'as
our fri nd,
W.. Il. cs.s,u.w
pear S.s--l have this moo.,.
5c'i esteemed favor Of the lst inst .seeiFet
!" account q d speech made by m, II. 81
Inetpihe III Inc parish Of Iberyi!lr, II ss'
nehs1' 's'e 'esisn Of the write, Of IL. "ssi'
81 10 disparage my abilities. bnS sFA-
ia'o clam to extraordinary canas;,. ieSe,
am Snfe that my intellec. an1 49, 'as
are not inferior, to those Of INV comna.as
and II the result IF the cont... II "p.t''oFs,
an no" engaged could be mad. to a.na msa
afraid 10 PEI sue il. Aot b.
~ ,annot De believed that the wate, >,
ieTIet to could be SO deliberately b.e. IT,
n'scnIe' as 10 mlsreprescnt nv dec,ar,, oa
sa'a .'lothlng IN nay speech d,si,n.s .
"iahe the impression which has been -.
ed 20 he contrary | wished 10 show H..
vas lt6efal IL my religious opinion. ti".
" . educated by Catholics, even II ~.
not a member OF the Roman Church H. sse
parents we've not afraid to trus! my ,ennIs, :,
tsltgenoe TO the guardianship Of The n,;...
40 q. anu mai enter = a profound ,..s.s,
ior the sincere observers Of the eb,;.iass
iatth, no matter what nigh. be their na.a
liar mode OF worship. It cannot be ,,,,aps ~,
that | could denounce in contemn,, aapigsea
guage those sects 10 which nv r[sl.,;aa. 'sa'
attached, ami | assert that the s.atement ~
that ELI ct Is incorrect. In speaking If NJ
Davidson, IN connection with the .abi.c. =
religious opinions, | may have employed !,
pressIons to Indicate his profession, in cont,
distinction to his conduct | may hay. ,lln.
aed TO h $ adhesion to Methodistism and ;,
bis alieeta'ion of the simple manner, Of II.
members OF that church for purposes nal II
together religious. may have referred IT,
to his active participation in the Worship :,
their meetings. az rertain periods, when no
Utica! capital might be derived from , devon.
department. But / Aeny; la. usea !. .;..l.
word that could be distorted into ~ .vaSa
sion OF contempt, deIision or aversion g.
any sect whatever.
write this for your perusal and th,. =,
such OF your friends as may feel a~gesieyed =.
the statement YOU have communicated IN -.
1t seems 10 me that it would be absurd IA
encounter all the erroneous rumors and cha,.
ges which are brought against me, by . nub.
iic rsintatieu. II is among the calamitie. If
public men TO be assailei at all points by the
ignorant and the vicious, have appe.rrd
as y candidate, and | must expect to Be IN.
daced. My friends should not be 20 sensitive
as TO take up every charge that i, made
asa'.St me as serious impeachment; they
are contendIns for great principles; they
have the power sou to establish them. and il
the American party is not successful in this
District, a. this election, they may attribute
the defeat to their own indifference Or ere.
Truly yours,
G. w. WA7rgasIos.
". II. CREssu,w. Ese,
1t The following card o. Mr.. Sam
gives the origin of the diff
'a!ty between him and Judge Water.
ACARD.
The card of Geo. ". Watterzton published
n the Louisiana Courier of the 18th instant
anne into ny hands on The eveins Of the
.th trst a,.i M Sat,,A,u uc.rt - .,.n
Ion Parish 10 see and ascertain from Mr.
Davidson whether he had made any stase-
nent to Judge Wsttersten or any body else
~ltierent from the Statement he had made to
vm j. Sharp. in reference to certain official
OF Judge Watter.ton, and he signed
he following instrument OF writing as con-
a true account of what occurred be.
Judge Wat.erston and him or the oc.
aston therein mentioned, as well q Of wlat
assed between Sharp and him.
LIVINGSTON PARISH. CD. 10Th. 1857.
At the time I presented Mr.. Matthews
econd petition to Geo. W. Watterston for an
junction in the business concerning Nc Mi
hacl's succession he made a remark TO me,
(ser stating that Matthews petition was
and defective 10 this efect-if you
ill get Henry Duncan, to write a petition
proper shape may grant this injunction.
J spea king Of this matter afterwards to DIR.
J. Sharp did use the language
oputed 10 me in the card Of Mr.. Matthews
lblished in the Piaquemine and Baton
ouge papers not thinking at the time that
could be interpreted differently from thu
'ove remark of Watterston.
test: F.. L. BREED. Jos. K. DAviDsoy.
Since the above qualification Of the Ian
'age used by Mr.. Davidson and reported to
e, it is but simple justice to Judge Waiter
for me to state that ] know Of no
ounds upon which to charge him with Of
lai misconduct.
SAMUEL MATTHEW'S
Baton Rouge, Oct, 10, 1857.
The following card from NJ.
CUR, shows what faith there IS to ts
J-l-~