Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-19

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itSous and isr%ented liquors. 1 xne.
corqials e@HIoceties. dry goods, hardware, nedi-
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Akeeyers of hackney Carriages and omnbuses. billiard
Ssxfnr fs and Dealers oS ycu aPS .St
SoIger, &c. VII sxPire o. Monday, the I'd day Of
newsd at this once within ten days after that
Ssis- d.Noy2 <wM. MORGAN. Register. >
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issue of the Union newspaper Of the 18th instant the
snd Bank of
Smithson, q Co. has passed away like the mlsts oil
m massnns, ,n,nIns some running Others falling
There were number of other banks named inthis
tice and untruth of this assertion so FAR il relates
70 the ate ham Of Sta.ham. Smthson. C9 and
nor ruined othe NOR or9 sss IN aag sis
those who held such promises s osms 2o@,stiy BY
them. the undersigned promptly called on the editor
great injustice to the late firm of Statham, Smith
son, Co., who discaiming any intention hstever
of said firm. or either of them reauestsd me to sd
dresshm letter IN refutation of Its injurious and
Of s n DID deny
and my letter appeared in the .Union" OF the 10th
and i3meaisteS adGressed COZ Hairs The edsor
in reply to which he said that he had learned that
there were notes OF that bank to some considerable
and see Col John F. Carter, at the Union office. who
would. no doubt, be glad to show them 70 me; l
me ssis Of said notes, which | rseosnissd as The
aSentie%t "Stes Which had been PLACED in the hands
n n hands 1d
GIllett by said Mann. asked Col. Carter if those
notes belonged to him. and he said not but thatthey
were placed In his hands for a certain purpose.
hsn asked By whom they Placed N bis
proper for HIM to answer that question, as il
somewhat of 3 confidential matter. then told him
! should again call on Col. Harris and demsnd to
tions respecting the firm question, in his article
which sPpea5ed in the Union Of the 9th inst; / con
me the name of Colonel Carter as his Informant.
Whereupon, addressed Col. Carter note, desiring
70 know by what authority and upon whose informa-
ton he preferred such charges upon the late firm of
S sisI smItfs9n' Go; In reply alter various
an assistant editor of the Union) in which says:
fyou will refer to the article In the Union OF the
5tn instant, oil which you compla you viii observe,
hrst the entire absence of any personal malicious
motives; and second, that the allegations Of unre-
with other banks, and not with the LIST of hanks in
winch the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Stat
ham. Smithson d Co. rs included"
Not being altogether satisfied with this letter. as
1t did not contain the name of the individual upon
the firm. and who placed the notes above referred to
IN HE hands, addressed another letter To Colonel
70 Know the nams Of hs ndRSdns xd Sas e
these notes with him, &c /; and succeeded in OBJ
taihing from him statement writing from which
The following is an extract: :. The notes of your
bank were placed IN my hands TO verify, as you
STATE, TINS fact had been previously stated to
by Colonel Carter in conversation had with him
On the SUBJECT an Article which appeared in the
oCw,dsty aeknoyiedsed Tespectabiiify and infss-
rity."- q oP.ne that there are but few who would
say as much Tor him, " who never had any dealings
with your bank. For reasons that will naturally sug
est Themselves to you and others, he desired that
Now, as no satisfactory reasons suggest them
selves to my mind, either "natuTsy Or otherwise,
edged his responsibility and lntegry-one too, who
Ms tl =, mad any evs,sess ptth our bdnk;-should
conceal the shame and baseness of his assault. |
take this method of dragging the culprlt into me
low, unworthy motive of ms attack. The following
statement of facts will do the work very eectuay:
A suit is now pending in the Circuit Court of this
course of eight or ten days. In this suit the firm of
W. Mann Of buffalo, New York. is the defendant.
Inc suit is brought 70 recover the amount of csoSn
indebtedness OF said Mann, for issues bank notes
Of the late Farmers and Merchants Bank of Statham
Co which Re he'd and put into circulation as agent,
funds as agreed upon, based upon the strongest as
ssa s but used for his own purposes This suit
tha a our money wh,eh ne nseS ras not property.
Having In his possession the sum of SSl3 in orr
notes, the restdnHn of larger amount he had re-
celyed, as our property, to be returned to us IN
KIND, or IN New York funds-in which latter event
he was to be paid commission OF one per cent.-he
had the duddoity, through his counsel, Ransom I'll.
1lett, to present the notes for the above amount,
and demand of payment I'm gold for our own money
though, he says IN his plea, IL is not money-our
own property. This of course. was tndignanfIp re
fused Now il so happens that these rery Hot,s,
thus wrongfully and illegally withheld from us, are
our only notes not redeemed, or rather not in our
possession, far as known TO and certainly the
only issues OF ours which we ever refused or failed
to redeem.
low does It happen, then, that they are placed in
their Injurious statements? Who thus placed them,
nj their disposal: Let the gentleman of widely
acknowledged responsibility and integrity" speak
said Ransom II. Gillet, then confess myself mis-
taken, and make the dHeads honorable. lf il be
Ransom H. GIlet, IN what position does he stand
before the pubic .-before his peers the honorable
counselOrs OF the bar! He will stand confessed as
the guilty agent IN base attempt holster up the
totteuns cause Of his client foresttl the dec-
sion, and wIfuy to instead the Judgment of the
legal tribunals an unwOr ny effort to Influence the
Impartial sdmnist a, ion OF Justice not by Legitimate
contempt of both.
IL is probably the first time in the annals of the
washington lar that one of its members (Oicia
he Isl has descended TO the low game of attacking
his opponents on the docket, 10y forging or iucifns
newspaper ISLANDERS to operate court and il ries
who may try their causes. Even If such he not IN
motives land who will doubt 1t = of the assault of
which have thus been made the Object, il is equal
~ mnJustiEahe, mean and repreheuslble for as am
stlli IN business and cherish far name and cred
u as the very foundation of my claims the conf
dence OF my fellow citizens, he is both unworthy
anu uisuonofeo WHO Wahtonly and causelessy as
sails either my Willingness my ability to di char &c
my honest Obligations.
II will he horne IN mind that Glet is perfectly ia
notes were extracted from me, and of the amount
that his client Is Indebted t. me. -
The itaiicising is mine II
orMEDICAL DEPARTMENT GEORGE