The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-08-14

sence from the State. I am still OF the
! opinion that Mr. Mobley took advantage of
: Mr.. Beattr'S nbserrp ~ h. was not here to
! reply ana only ouu side wuuli he heard
which is II rery great ddrdntaee when there
are two sides. Does Mr.. Mobley intend,
| when he denies that his statement was gar
oled, TO leave the impression that the entire
| conversation was given just rs il occurred,
tairly and impariially q? Of course if any
| part OF The conversation WIS Omitted in the
card, tie statement was garbed and any
one Who will refer To sal card ill discoy
er that ONLY part Of tie conversation WIS
gwen, and that not altogether in the Ian
guage of Mr.. Beatuc Is it no, the fact.
That the hr-t remark during the conversa
ton that attracted Mr. MoGIey's attention
Is iefi out of the card If so. for what pur.
pose was IL lett out The answers to these
questions Will clearly show that the card
contained Il CARRIED statement and NAV
~'u" Tor villa purpose II was uari,d
IL Is evIdrIi the card Was published fur
the purpose ot creating II popular prejudice
against MIR Beattie, else, why were matters
introduced in this card foreign to the con
troversy The ouly part of the alleged con
ver'ation they charged Mr. Beatte ith de-
nvIng, IN in reference TO the word dessert y
this conversation and insert ia their card
And why do they leave out other p,rtiuns
that they do not in>eil, and Ih"r as if they
thought the selected sentences were no,
sufficient to prejudice the public mind even
speak OF the earnest manner in which the
words " ere spoken. and add certificate of
something they did not hear him ST,
The pfcteXt Tor publishing thl, card ~
that they nave charged Mr. Beatiic with
saying "that Capt Wylic's company were
deserving, and Mr.. BeaItic denies having
said so" Is it not strange Iuat rDc prb-
lshers OF this card would be present and
listen IN silence To conversations when
this very silence would seem to indicni.
they did not object, aud might be Construed
int" an approval of what WAS said could
they listen IN silence tu an assault upon the
int.grty OF our brave volunteers, VINO al a
moments warning and at the Sacrifice of
Their personal interest, marched Ia Inar.
lesion /" rCpri III" base, invaders wro dared
1" con,amiuatc the pure atmos pheIr of lib
crty with their polluted breath aud tread
the soil OF ir"emcn in a hostile manner w..h
their mrrcim"ry step Ihis world pia,r
iu"Ir patriotism III a lower -c.,.,. ,u..m | am
willing any South Caroualnn >.pri,i ,,..
be placed. They certainly did not think
that Mr.. Beaitie intended to cast odium nn
our brave volunteers. Suppose in the heat
Of debate he used the word desert" instead
OF "dlsband," ~Ns il II friendly act to pub.
llsh the words without the cxplanlion-
This was calculated TO create popular pre-
Judlcr aud seize on the excited state of pub-
lie fcelIug 10 crafty personal ma,ippi.y
MIR. Noble, says, Il .m sure NJ. MayiIl
knew 10 whom the remarks OF J. VI. Beat
tie were addressed. lie came TO INV store
to make enquiry in reference To ,g.c matter
! and ] told him who Beattie was cunvrrsiun
with" Was this card ever named To me by
| you either before or nince its publication
! II the conversation alluded & ia YOUR card
! vas the same one Referred 10 ia a pr,yni,
! con- crnatr"n al YOUR SiOr. SUu ,f.i vN,.,.-,.
me i"r Mt recognizing IL ~ IL Il, v dr",,
aS II appeared ~ The ledger. | am t OF
| the opinion the card does not make kroAn
| The person or persons VINO wcrc cVmycf,in.r
! with Mr.. Bcatte. Mr.. Moblcv SAYS W..
! d:h noI publish The card in grHt!fy personal
| WalIgnlly Ina, should he best kuu,u
each individual VINO siguc'. tmr carr 1! The
cara WAS pnO.ish,d 10 gratiit pcrouuaI ma
! ilgniiy. perhaps tney would no. like to
make puOhc av0wa, "i tneIr purposes "A.
Il might defeat their designs hope Mr..
Moblrv has nGl been ncruatru by -u. feel
'hgs, 1t - NcrN unfortunate aud .rr.ul. t.
De regretted, THAI men wil, ~gI.rr !u.!r p,.s.
sion 20 dethrouc trcir reason ANA ui.rr then
IL II false position bciosc their lIowu.r.
| avn -,Ir, To say | cannot account for in.
publication "i the nrst card, a. tue time, h.
the parties, in the mannrr and under tr.
circumstances, on any other ground than
personal maIignity Whether Tie siGn.rs
of The card all shared in this feeling, is bes,
know: I" thcmse,Ne, A. | DO not intend
." dI~"">~ ;he merit, "t ,n' cas-. bet, cen
Tie s'gncr> "i inI> card aui dr B,.lue,
vii say no more.
JAS. X. MAGu.i.