The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-06-07


Yr. ob't Serve,
CHAS. II. NOISE.
SUMTER, S. c. June 1st, 1871.
Nr. chas. II. 1foise, Snmter, S. C.
DEAR SIR:-I will no: affect surprise at your
communication of this d..te handed me By your
friend Mr.. 7. NJ. DELolME, because was fore
warned oft BY the calling Of the Editor of the
Wa'chman upon me, yesterday, to make knoan
to me your demand for the author of the COM
munication signed "a LOCKER 0u," unpleasant as
it was to him to make, and to ne to attend to it
at that time.
The communication IN the Wcsehman of the
3lst ulti. signed "a LOCKER On" was written in
reply to an anonymous article signed "a Tax
Payer" and in dcfcuse ofa personal friend occa.
pyins the position If Intendant, to which Office
had publicly nominated him and assisted 70
elect him. 1t was not written against you or any
one else, or intended to be so construed.
The dsfencs of one friend il not, and should
not be, the crimination Of another, or Of any one
else nor does it egitimately follow that because
we praise one for his many good qualities, that
we assert that others are deficient in these quail
ties. Had you simply requested me to disclaim
any allusiOn to yourself or brother, should have
written the preceding and no moro.
But as you have seen At to specify at length
the points in which you .feel yourself agrieved,
and because would not have you or your friends
to suppose an unwilling to be a. explicit and
full in my disclaimer es you have been in max
ing the "demg.ds," field to what seems to be
your wish.
Waving the question as to whether you have
the right to make any demands upon me, under
the circumstances, answer frankly:
Firs;.-That did construe the articles of
"a Tax Payer" as implying charge of dis
honesty or unfatbfulness in the use of public
funds inirusted to the Intendant, but am glad
to learn that it is admitted that the 'jaets" Of
the case do not warrant such charge, and that
I wronscd you in such e construction Of your
article. therefore acknowledge this error.
Seeo"d.-I disclairn any 'in;ention Of imply
ing directly, or indirectly, that your bankruptcy
was other than honest and honorable in all
respects" Ia truth, have never heard o whis.
per that would imply anything else, and know
nothing about it myself. Except from rumor,
until you informed me, was not cognizans Of
! the fact Of your having taken the Act. could
mt and did not intend to refer to you as
SETTLING at Is cents in the dollar" (nor did l
refer to any one ekcl, because do not know
and have never beard to this writing, whether
ycu paid dollar for dollar, or how much you paid.
I could not and did not intend to censure you or
any one, for taking the act, because have ad-
vised many to do so, and should certainly not
have so advised did not think it right and
proper under Certain circumstances TO do so.-
Soae Of my nearest and best friends have been
compelled to take It, and they did it upon my
advice. Bd: while say this, do think it is
the greatest Of recommendations to . business
man to have been able, under oil the financial
. troubles and misfortunes 10 which our people
have been since the war, to keep bis head above
water-and asserted it in defence Of my friend,
and as showing how we'll qualified be is to ell
the Office he had so long held, and TO which ho
had just been reelected.
7hird-I "disclaim charging you, directly or
indirectly, with appropriating the money ofother
persons" for the purchase of your h,use or for
any other purpose In fact, until the receipt of
your communication, had supposed the house
in which you live belonged to your brother.
Fourth.-I "dsclairn any intention to charge,
directly or indirectly. your brother, Mr. E. ".
NOISE, with purchasing % dre house, '6ne
carriages and hns bugsies, or anything else, With
'o:hcr peoples funds." may add, never
dreamed of such thing, and am taken BY sur
prise at any such inference. As !cu remark, /
myself have built G house, which you are pleased
to style 6ue one, and suppose the inference
could bs applied as well to myself as to your
brother-so have many others made themselves
6nc houses. do no: think any such inference
as you draw is fairly dciucible-at any rate I
again disclaim it.
was defending an officer Who had public
funds in.rusted TO his keeping. I do no. knos Of,
and have never heard of, any such funds being
in either your or your brothers hands.
Hoping that this reply is rs full and complete
as you desire, have bat TO suggest that, ss the
article you complain Of was published in The
Watehmaa, you will let your connunicatioc,
and this reply. take the sane course, and thus let
the rcparation and disclaimer bo as complete -
the supposed injury.
will add, sir, that had you become the Intsu.
dant Of the Town, under the same Circumstances
in relation to myself in which the present Inten-
dant fills that ofdce. should have done no less
for you than have tried to do for him.
| Very Respectfully
/ Us. RICHARDSON.
By hands Of INA. 7. u. DeLoaxs.
sUxrsR, lst June. 1871.
J. s. Riekdrdso1, Jr., E.q, Samter. S @.
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