The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-04
nIIscIIIEvuUs numo,,s.
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That thcro should be uccessjtv hor tbo s,,,o,v-
card of Mr.. WILLIAMS. cspno, but I'M hun,,t.t-
ing TO tho community. It is unfortunately ono of
tho foibiea OF poor human nature to ond n willing
ear 10 gossip, and in repeating rumor, to add
httio on TO 1t. A msnnthropic Ficnchman once
remarked that no are not lisploased 10 hear of
'ho htsiortunes OF oven our beat friends and
oce PeoPle begin TO talk Of suspensions and fail.
ures' NJ time OF commercial pressure no houao
~ saio from tho aspersion. 1t is useless TO eay
that this Ia wrong that TO repent su I'll rumor ia
to DO guilty Of sander, and nblo to an action for
libol TOR oil this is well known and roatlily ac-
knowledgcd by ovcry ono. lot our pooplo tloro.
lore DO moro guarded in their expressions, and
as MIR. w. suggests, mind thoir own business, and
much will be gained every way. Mr.. WILLIAMS
10 our opinion, has taken tho most sensible course
IN "aFng oil falso dolicacy and fairly ami square
y boarding his slandercrs nnd dctractcrs; and has
mus nrevor put an end to all such hbollous ru-
mors.
10 the EDITOR OF THE CHARLESTON DAILY
sk"s' IL is with deep rogrot that fool il duo to
concern that L havo been momber Of for moro
than twonty-fve years. to roiuto tho malicious re-
ports which have boon so industriously circulotod
in tco strcets Of Charleston for tho past ton daye
did not deem it necessary to notice tho report as
no gentleman in Onsrloston beloved that tho
house OF GEO. ". WILLIAMS & Co. was not as
solvent as any concern in tho United States; but,
ior the Tact TINT these fase and malicious roport
hhVo found their way among our friends in the
country, IN shape calculated TO do us and our
city O serious injury, would treat them with tho
contempt thoy deserve.
The house OF GEO. W. WILLIAMS & Co. have am
Plo moans OF their own with which to carry on
their business. Thoy aro not indebted dollar to
Bank in tho world, and havo O largo cash bal
ance to their credit in the Now York aud Charles
ton Banks; and further, tho firm has not note or
acceptance due or running to maturity. Neither
aro they endorsed on dollars worth Of domestic
exchange, and havo but ono sterling bill of n
thousand pounds running to maturity.
Perhaps it might DO comforting Intelligence 10
tho friends ~ who hayo boon 80 actively engaged
IN circulating faso reports to our injury, to loarn
that OF tho many millions Of dollars OF FOREIGN aud
domostic exchange purchased by GEO. W. VIII
LlA,fs Co. during tho past twenty -five years thoy
have noyor lost o dollar.
IL tho people OF Charleston would devote half
tho attention to thoir own businoss TINT thoy do
70 mat OF others, We should hoar Of fewor failures
ana moro prosperity. II may be great amusoment
70 some people to stand on tho street corners and
talk about respectable houses "auspcnding. but
to ono whose credit and reputation is as doar to
him as tho purity Of virgin ia TO hor, it is sori-
GUS matter, aud not to DO lrifled with.
dislike 10 appear before tho public in this card
but duty to myself and tho firm that represent
and also TO tho city ut largo compes mo to do 30.
= : GEO. W. WILLIAMS III