The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-23
Inc oase OF William Strife klann. tine BosAC
selAcr OF MoxAle.

SELLER OF mOxn1le.
From the Mobile Nercurv Frb I6l
r" One of the COMMITTEE" Who sSossrs tbs msroax n
49, ressnon Of the statements contained In
last week, has omitted to mention the nscs OF the eeuo
men who composed the meeting and of the Committee q
tally forgotten supply viii BE- sesu nay h, n sSsy
gentlemen who stand too high in the Community 70 sdms
o. e ssn'es suspicion they could do Mr. Strickland any
had one or two personal enemies among them Ina mac
Of them incapable Of doing him wrong hey knew
IT. and there be doubt the controlling anius ~
the body was 70 mets out 70 him even handed iusce
The foswings list OF the gentlemen who composed ia
meeting-Dr. ]. G. Mott, Hon John Bragg, Rev x Hsv.
thorn, DR.. J. Il. woodoock, Dr. H. 8. Levert, VIM r.
Cleveland, A. Brooks, Jos. Sewa Hon. A. p Basby A G.
oo@Ss Dr. Mas.iu Horn Is.s:us Dr. eVS k.sch aa
VIM Boyes, Esq., J. n. Daughdrill, John Soott yaosS
Mcgee, Dr. F. A Ross, JOS E MureI, R. G. Macy, Hon
F. Dargsn, VIM Harris, John Hall, GODDARD Bailey. 8.
The Examining Committee was composed q Hon. J. "
vert, Or. J. q. woodcock, J. 8. secor
~ The committee who were appointed 10 wait on Nss1s.
Strickland Co. were DR.. G. Nost, Dr.. b. Lsvert,
These the names of the gentlemen who paroipst.
cd Strckiand's first expulsion, and ID dicuh 10 be-
could by mistake even, have done Strickland wrong
While upon the subject Of Strickland and his troubles
card $50 his Friends and the Pubic, and IN the sct q
doing 80 refute one Of the charges contains against Ne
press here, which before reuted in the same way b.
fore we knew he had made IT,
pressed my visit 70 Mobile and desre4 .
en 10. s me
IN be form nuh ns facts and
ship would prevent them they disposed frc
T sere and the '
The sun due
duces 81 me 70 do all in my power 70 place The facts
Ing OF he dons my
ss ss were my
30 far from being under servile censorship (of puls
opinion we suppose he means) published al the ear
Doy Wisconsin calls ga narrative OF exciting events e.
tendant upon h recent visit 10 Mobile whence was
PEELED oy ruan mob Of regulators and fiery zeAots,
from his own pen and for ourselves disposed e4
pass without comment.
A REPLY TO WIN. sTRICKLAND's LETTER TO The NEW
YORK HERALD.
The communication of VIM Strickland published in the
Ekw York HERALD, would not be noticed but for the
reason that unacquanted with his character
the character OF the Mobile Committee might be deceived
BY the tissue of falsehoods he has together h
letter Az one Of the committee propose TO give very
brief and matter of fact statement Of Mr. Strckands M
csty, viz. some eighteen or twenty months ago was
rumored in the community Of Mobile that Strickland Co.
were selling incendiary abolition books. The books
were produced, and a committee OF citizens called TO-
geher at the Battle House, and Mr. s. sent for To defeal
himself: When charged by the chairman, he asked
denying that he ever ordered or offered for sale any
such books as exhibited, but tried possible, TO lay tho
was mentioned which he declared had been throwing
about the store for three years. and had been Offer
ed for sale and that had been sent to him 10 lot of
books without his knowledge, when, on examination u
found that the book had only been published about
four months committee then appointed to ex-
anime the stock books &C., of s. Co., TO give him
any chance explain Said committee called a. the store
next day. and got hold OF his letter book invoices no.
and soon found that all Of the ncendary books Of which
self, and In the midst of that examination Mr.. 8
walked into the store and finding the committee 10
certain not only OF ordering AMI selling incendiary
books, but Of perjury the man who now boasts OF his
bravery Immediately left the store hired a saboat 10
cross the bay and then took hs horse and buggy and
the stage between stockton and Montgomery made
gated his books invoices and ORDERS they reported 10
general meeting which being satisfied OF the guilt Of g.
voted to give hum three days to appoint agent settle
bis affairs and leave the city. The brave gentleman had
however, left before the action OF the committee will
here state that the m mbers OF the committee wse
blamed generally by the citizens for their leniency
In the face Of his guilt he had the impotence to return
~ Mobile few weeks since and publish a card stating
that he would remain TO settle up his affairs The com.
mttee were called on at every corner 70 know II he
would be suffered to remain, and feeling II to be thor
duty they called s. the Battle House. and requested
the committee handed his answer over 10 the oiti.
zens, who believe determined TO make him leave He
10 risk the consequences He was Afterwards traced -
the Garner House, where be waited upon and told
by one CT the gentlemen that he must leave thai he
wished TO befriend but that he did wish what
never had been seen in Moble-a mob The brave rem.
leman then begged on his wfes account that he might
be permitted 10 stay until the New Orleans left the
next day. He disappeared and nothing was heard
from him until note to one OF the nmttee wss re.
ceived from him, dated Mobile, the same day that Il
was mailed IN New Orleans, and. appears by his de-
the West;
To up- will be seen and can be proven IN every
particular,
LIST That he guilty Of bringing and circulating In
cendiary abolition books.
ID That he was guilty Of cowardice and a breach of
friendship in trying otirow the blame on bis partner
who had only been In tue firm few MONTHS wheu he
had himself either bought person ordered in bis own
hand writing the abominabe books complained OF.
g. That he was guilty OF cowardice In making 10 hAy
retreat before the committee got through with their in
vestgsiou thereby showing guilt and being covadiy
10 face the community.
4 That he guilty OF the most consumma,e impr.
deree in returning Mobile (bringng wife 20, pro
econ) under the plea that be TO settle up his bus
ness.
That he sSulkcd FIRST up the railroad and then 10 New
Orleans, In disguise
Q. That he Is braggadoclo, q coward and a general
humbus, and now writing and lying 10 try 10 make cas
tai With the Northern fanstcs.
T. That he ought 10 be drumrned Of every Southern
State which he may enter
N Bile talks about meeting the committee aud his
accusers He has met them In the streets OF New York
but dared not scoost them. ONE or THE COMMITTEE