Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-21
From the y. Y. Tribune.

letter from Ison. .!acuS Thompson.
When Lcs;ili:ies between the Northern and
Southern States broke out, and especially
prior to that time, entertained, confess,
deep and strong prejudices against you and
your paper, or account OF your violent attacks
1Don Southern Interests and institutions. But
, since that time / haye really sought the,irio
. me to learn the truth. Thereis frank and
. manly directncss III your columns which
admire. and therefore now make IN appeal
TO your generosity to admit this cnmmuTca-
ton into the columns o: the Tribune. Sure
y there can no longer pc any eX's'ins reason
Why Northern papers should desire TO stain
aud stab the regulations oi Southern men;
and suppose Tie press will be mnZz ed no
longer, and difference OF opinion DO longer
be regarded as treason.
The search OF good man is for truth. 10
set this before the people OF the United States
is the work OF which l ask your assistance,
and that Of ali who hate unjust persecution.
Ihave been attacked often in Northern
journals within the last four years, but here
tofore have attempted no reply. TO defer
longer, however If the avenues to the public
car are open to me, would argue contempt
for public sentiment on my part, which do
not feel, and silence, might be construed INTO
an admission OF the justDess of the attacks.
Last summer, when my name was unneces-
saril7 drawn into correspondence between
Yourself and some Of my friends at Niagara
Falls, tho New York Times began a regular
charge uooa me for thicving," while Secre-
tlry Of the Interior, using the epithet :" Mr..
Buchanan's thievng Secretary" and others
of the same purport The Herald afterward
INDUCED in the same kind Of expressions
But what was. the transaction Icy which these
expressions are sought to be jusified?'
Here 4ollows an explanation that it was
rot Thompson, but one of his clerks, who
stole those Indian bonds.
An editorial appeared in the New York
Herald, evidently suggested by General Dix.
in which the impression is sought tc be made
that was in some way connected with the
hotel burning in New York. This seems TO
be an inference from the fact that Mr.. Nc
Donald was arrested and held in dread of his
lie for some time, because of his supposed
participation in this attempt at ncendiariSm.
The detectives find ont that this Mcdonald
has abrother in Toronto, c. W., who is great
ly devoted to him, to whom they make an
appeal TO saye his brothers life, and point out
TO him how it NAV be done. and that was 10
appeal to the generosity and n,&gnanmity OF
those who we're engaged IN it, to exonerate
the prisoner, as they had no doubt it was true
he had taken no part in the affair. The
brother, under the guidance OF his feelings,
bit at the bait, and hunted up, and induced
the Young men with whom his brother was
charged to have been associated, to state his
entire innocence Of all connection with them.
The Young ncn, ,Saring the strength OF w.
L. NicDona!d's feelings might induce him to
act unwisely with their statement, and having
full confidence in nv discretion and iriendli
ness, directed lin 20 place it in my hand. to
be used when might deem it necessary to
save the priSoncr's life. did not gee the
young men on the subject. Afterwards the
detectives induced the different female mem
bers Of the family to make the most pitcous
appeals tome for the paper. | never believed
its production necessary to save the prisoner
life, because each messenger reported that
General Dixd not believe the prisoner
guilty. but refused To release him until be
could obtain this negative testimony, !hus
playing upon tie feelings of thls most est
1nable family. When | saw the game TINT
was piaycd, wrote a letter to Mr.. Melon
aid in prison, saving was wiling to certify
that had paper signed by some of the par
ties engaged in the burning. by which he was
entirely exonera;ed from all participation i'll
it. But this dii pot satisfy tie Gu aorifies.
Finding they could rot move me, they turned
upon poor Ga:.,i:: Kennedy. then under sen
tence of death, and induced HIN, iundcY
what circuus anceS know not, but pre-
sume when he vas inoXicatcd,) To GER
tify to statement rs a true copy OF The pa
Der held, but Which was no coiy, and whic!.
contained what i have since sscerSaiacd to
be absolute falsehoods. They stimulated and