Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-03-29

! 4 Nh I'LL III HI T. E@UDAuC.
| " To THE PUBLLsHER THE SIOUX CRY REs,srrR
DEAR Sin Being a subscriber to yopr paper for
some three years, and to numerous other journals
! 90 far as my means would allow and further 7
have sustained the press Of all parties by subscrib
ing anu also by paying, claim the right and
tine privilege through the columns of your paper 10
undicate myself against those black and falls,
oharges and base and vii 'anous lies that is nov
aiiedged against me by false and designing men n,
this place. have no other means to redress thc..
! wrongs that has been charged upon mvs.,f md
friends except through the medium of the press A.
man, owe it to myself; as a citizen owe I, to
my iriehds and as friend to law and Justice 7 ou.
1t t" my country, that this unholy aud foul consri
ricy should be unmaskei and its base PERTURBATION,
brought tefore the public view and time, the grant
truth-teller, which is not hasty nor unjust. will
judge them and pass its sentence
Some four years ago opened small trading r.
at Ponca, IN the fair and pleasant valley of Aowav
Creek. My means at thar time were much limited
by being out of business some two Years looking nm
a location consequently. when came here I1b.t
very little money, no credit, and a stranger All
the trade and travel at that time was In the hands
! Of ID. T. Bramble and u A. Fuller. Br,mhie Lo.n.
| ing store and Fuller keeping hotel ! hired an "a
| log building with Que room, and went in opposition
to all. At that II me this a free country. After
! had been here four months | bad scrured . grsa,
portion OF the travel IT, A. Fuller did not rear his
head so high as usual, he quite SO friendly
In the spring following l purchased the building
that Brainbe had his store n aud om,nc need seli
ing goods and keeping hotel. Also at that tim.
! Fuller kept nothing but his house Travel hayins
entirely ceased Stopping with him he became very
Ditter 'oWards me They next C. trat ed IN ono
| DAVIS. lhcy were bound to beat me ont If tb.v
could but Davis met with the same fate as his t,r
. '' n ihey next concentrated one Free
man. out he begged out" BY keenipg n f.y~
deacons and the loss of numerous chickens he omen
Gu ni LIS mouse win all the pomposity of foreign
~ NOSE were all fair means and said moth.
ing. This STRIFE was two years ayo and th.y h..
kept 1t up until they have Matched on, This f,r, r.
against me, and all ask Of the public is carefuI
investigation and yigiant eve of tho "a hn,. -,
Ject' 10 thelh make most sacred. solemn snneal
by Tending strictly to my business secured the
whole trade and travel all through the northern
c"uhties-ani FOR the last two year, my recent.
have amounted to some eight tLousand aoIIsrrs..
year and this money has all heen paid out in sioux
City, M"ssrs. Farmer d Broge receiving the lar
| gest share. They rendered aud offered mo croft,
! and accepted ever met my dc alands nn,c,u,i
| ~, and they never wrot" a dunn ing letter nor
com" 70 see Inc fot money since commenced trade
| with thein--ani II Mr. Farmer would ,uo,, ma ~
publish s"nl. Of his lrtters TO me after as,l ~
| several thousand ,"ars-and there has been due to
pini rem IN" dohble the amount before this that he
! now ciaiins-and he based his opinions unon thr.~
years dss', ~n,' large amount OF credit uhirh w,.
always met nltninily hy M and if he will allow
ne TO tiiish one "i those lie ters can show to the
community high and exalted ouiuj n Of INV c,ajI
tors aud hav" done anythin. 10 tetray that en-
| idrnce? No, newer ~ VA
Now to explain this uuholy crusade against B ~.
rev: liner" arc certain parties here in Ponea that
wants to secu e his trading point, and they have
tried all fan means 10 ruin ucand ut he last ac
non one oi these Ih"nied gods, in bowling over his
defeat. s""re thar Barrett should leave if il cost
| him five hundred dollars His i'll success with IN.
! people he charges on Barrett lie now wants to put
/ IN a >i"reand tavern in ponca n. ere not usdsr
trke 1t ell far and manly terms, an he is w u.s.
| lug his money and time ia acfamfng INV char
| acter' The, are the ones that have brought these
! false charges, against which am doing all can ia
| II, TO has bean shn 1i.b
Horses have been rode night and day to carry out
! tins black aud foul infamy. | have been arrested
| III my own house by pretended shcrifs and mobs--
my property sezed-nt house inr;,dci, ransackcd.
AMI searched-my stor, < oods taken, and no bond,
gwen nor no inventory left OF what they h, taken
| goods damaged and left here and III re- and some
! OF them might be as safe in the streets as where
| lney are and all this is donr by mob law and in a
| Christian land. Myself a prisoner, under brutal
| force, and dragged over p,snn and other counti.,
| .! tins mob Ia" and for what ? Was it for crime
Ne. it was to defame and dcsecrate my character
| thst one Leand-t Davis might build himself uron
the fallen ruins OF Barrett " il! such men b.. sps-
/ tanned in land oi iateuigencoH VIII .uch men
with til, ir gold i've allowed to detsD,c and consprs
against the innocent in a hand where law cannot
/ reach them. PUBLIC opinion will reach thsm-t /.
more severe than the law. Citizens Of Sioux civ
DAKOTA and Nebraska. appeal =, you as n man :. I
/ spi"ai TO you as lovers Of law and jus ice and
appeal to you in the name OF humanity--and INV
further and last appeal to Is the name Of vour
VIE and chi!ayea, Mo e most sacred ties that God
| gave 7" man. II you are willing such foul infamy
! SHOULD De pracised on a citizen, in = Christ ian,
sand without no proof Of crime whatever | have
Always understood that laws were male for the
punishment # lime and for the protection Of the
/ lhhorcn, but in this Of mna IL las punished
/ lhf lnn"rn', and the real criminals are now a,
."'he: IN "ther to carry ont their hellish designs
this conspiracy they brought in the name of al,
innocent girl that has been working at nv house
/ Whose character aud honor is far above reproach
nnd with these base lies their lips they wen. TO
Sinrx CIV. reported in the strongest terms to ly
CREDITORS that sacribcsi AVID sold every thing and
That lett the country - defraui them. All this
! time WAS AT home waiting on my customers, and
| knew nothing OF those base charges The first
knowledge had of it | was arrested at home bv
| mob law.
Citizens If NEBRASKA Dakota and Sioux City,
never thought Of leaving Ponrn. | have o,,
home here--l could find better. 1t has
never been my intention to wrong any man ont of a
dollar. have been Subjected 10 a great deal Of
damage aud cost ia the seizure of my property and
stopping my trade. and dragging myself a prisoner
over the county by NIB Law, exposed to the taunts
and ers Of enemies and thr anNirties Of my friends
Tor my safety. To Mrssrs. Farmer aud Io ge | " ouli
say, never intended to wrong you out Of dollar
JAMES BARRETT.
roNC. \. I March 2lth 1862