The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-14
SPECIAL NOTICES.

- 70 the Public-.By refcresce to tho
Riahmnnd Enqnirer Of the ioth inst. and the Rich-
mnnd Dispatch Of the 18th inst. t will be that
: card wss ub'ishsd ovsr the signature of Armis-
stead u. Neale, which contains very harsh assault
upon my character and standing have besa resi-
first time In my life have been called upon to notice
an attack, not only upon the kindness Of my dsposi-
tion bat upon the fairness and airscnsss Of my
In which THE attach couched nor imtsto the abu.
sive spirit In which 1t was written; do mean to
involve myself In Newspaper controversy with
any one. And, indeed. hope there are those who
have Known me long and we'll. who viii NOT permit
themselves to be impressed sgsinst me by the rude
and coarse language in which l have been brought
into public notice.
To such, however, a. may have conceived land 1
trust there none such) the slightest prejudice
against me, bsssuse Of any allegations contained In
say, that on the sssh dsy Of February 1852 an in
denture was signed by John T. Nesl, Armistead h
Neal and myself John r. Neal il the father Of
above alluded TO- This iudep tare recites thus: EAR
nstead Ne al po,untariiy and 1ith the approbaf'o"
of the said John 7. Neal his father, hath Put place
place and bind himself to be an apprentice with
him. the said John D. Quares end a. an appren;
,ioe with him the said Jno. d. Quariea, to dwell
till the said AImistesd r. Neal shall ettain
the age, Of twenty oas years, which viii De
on the lst day of January, 1852" The indenturs
then goes on to recite that the said Armistead X;
the said time and that will well and truly instruct
the said Armistead R. Nesl, lin the usual Language
employed in such instruments Of writing 1t 10 un.
necessary to set forth length, the inde nture a.
have it in my possession, and it will show for itself
The said Armistead lived with me up to the latter
part of December. 1885, During this period OF time.
never heard, from any eource, that did not Heae
him we'll, feed him sbundantly. and cothe him com
fortably did not therefore, imagine 1t posi- pie,
that he could ever say had treated MIN Win cIus,'
ty or eglect During the latter part of last Decem
Der. he left my service, contrary to the stpuiaIons
of the indenture without provocalon without even
any complaint of unkindness by me- and without my
consent 81.
Under these circumstances and in obedience to
custom which commonly prevails, ms srtec in tine
Dispa oh simple notice of the fact that ne nad
left nv service and oning the public against IN
EMPLOY ment of one whose services were lawfully
mine In the notice pubished IN the Dnpetcn,
what was true and what the contract, In my posses
sion establishes be true Indeed, 10 far 81 my ad-
yer,isement signified anything, it implied that he
was q capable journeyn an, and that his services
were valuable to me-
| Under these circumstances, for this, and for this
only the abusive card, above a,uded to, has been
| tensvely circulated through the country. What l
| have said above 10 literally true from which 1t ap-
ars hat the only basis OF this arrapted attack
upon me, is the notice which gave In the papers,
that he bad Left my service.
Now, have nothing to say Their than that |
have lived long in this community; have worked a
man and boy ouriog that time. industriousy; and
had hoped honestly and hope that can relv up n
the manner in which have deported myself, both .;
| a man and nee hanic, for q vfndicaton OF myself
against sucG sttat Ks made under such circumstance
and insgated by such deposition to operate 1DJu'
rousy to 1t is not my intention to carry this
farther to be provoked into any controvsr
sy through the newspapers as l have neither time
nor taste for such exercise.
~ JOHN D. QUARLEs,
RICHMOND, April 18th, 1857. apH-dltczt