Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-03
4 "a RD.

| Forced against my will TO become party -
the discussion If which this shall form 1T, |
| mad hoped and believed that my card ot tIe - h
| ultimo would END the controversy, 80 lar n |
was concerned bu! us Mr Joseph Pa'!gcl:, il!
his card OF the 3l>t uitimo, with cnHt fatal tell
| dency for attacking innocent parties, winch
| seems peculsr t. himself, has again underworld
| to cast reproHch upon one who Is NJ gulltca> .!
the charges row preferred against elm "a | WAS
| OF those made against me st the beginning q!
| this controversy, fee! Gale upon 10 say IN Il
the gentleman 10 whom he al|udc: rs being the
writ r of my card of the 29tn uNtim1 has had
| nothing whatever to do with it, and has tnhra
| no part whatever, either directly or indlrr, !,
| in the matter now pening between Mr.. FAD -,
| and myself
| beyond al duuut th:,t this gentleman had Be-"
| engaged by me rs AmanucnSs, or II any -; q"
Capacity, in tho produc ion of tina, card. >tI.. :!
| should not even in the case supposed, ha n.
forded him the =lig hest prcteX- or this ne"' nj
| tack; for that c-rd WAS, TO ali ntcnts anI i"'-
poses, made mine by the slgnstur affixed there
| TO- Ii he had any ground for doing 50, thr!. =
| b. consistent ne should have abused tic corr
positor VINO arranged the types, mrrHi'S"! ="
| proprIetors Of the p .rcr II which 1t WAS 'uh'i~''
| ed and held the u. :. Government - a@rr@"i
| for allowing it to b. distributed through 4,
mgils-in n word, he should have made, genera.
onslaught upon al the persons and ase.c,> IN
| ployed to put i: in The shape IN when IL hA"..F
| appeared and 10 distribute Ii among the pee IL
where it finally made it, way.
Mr.. Padgatt nlakes frequent reference = d,
| cd age. 1T should lie h source OF regret ...>
friends that he has not yet re ,chei u" Year -.
discretion At any rate he has lived long rf..@-,A
| to have learned before this inst IN" t....rr
| appendod to u written imstrumen. c>..bI>,". i
authorship ana fixes the responsibility. "!'"
| that is not enough, and lest 1t Shn!'1 aot Hr -
| obvious the comprehension OF Mr. P..@'t !
| ,I., urI . .%.H
with al. the force Of language NJ my comH'""i,
| that am thc author, not emily -: tn" card No."
being written, but s.so of all other pUh:I-n"! !"
the Alexandria Gazette over my name, ~" INA:
| l. and | alone, am responsible for ever ""''
| therein pcnned and every thought therein e.
| pressed
Mr. Padgett tenders his offices o! !ll"ni,1in
| for which | make my nckIow ed sM"!.,-, 4.t
must BE- allowed tn say that THINK II "o".'
| have been we'll for him hsd his friendly i""..S
for me b en- allowed TO exercise c"',r':";t
| power when lie cSSaycd to write his "A'd -. ''1
| 2lst of August 1874.
Mr. Padgctt says he has no quartet wi" me-
| certainly desire none with hun. But r"'l'*'-
| fully submit that he has sgnaly failed 10 H"'.
| the real issues involved IN this controversy az
cannot divert attention from that chvl,". 'H.-
| bc going of upon side questions wncn have 1877
bearing in the cu,c, aud ,nak;ng reference: .'1T-
ties Who hsvc had nothing in the world 10 10
with it.
He was in duty and honor bound, on tAr@''
hand either to make good tn" charges him: '
| to publish, AS demanded Of him, ;E" nam ri III"
parties from won he protested !" haT" rrc'''"'
certain information, or csc. or the other i''.'
to make some PREPARATION Tor the injury d'i' Nv
by manfully coming forward and ack""".r.i-
ing his error. He has utterly tailed t" ni"'. .n'
two first named requirements, All, ts" '''"'.'.
ant time ali opportunity was "ccor'!e@ - '..'..
as to the propricty Of adopting I'll" !"l.". '',@''
native, it is for him - judge.
Mr.. Padgctt also says that on u" n'f'.'"2
the I'D 81 last month he referred me t. ."' 2'..
tlrmeu, ard that | Immediately c%'1"i "i,"
them. Sucn is indeed the 'isct, but nay ''-
Trained from making any alluslons t. t",;" ~
to the results of that Interview, bc"au " 49,
not wish to Introduce any outsd" patti '''..'
they had been properly brought into ~" ,'.
and because they seemed To think they "''
connection with it. They were Mr. p"'.,'..,
witnesses, not mine; but as he has '''.." '',.,
that interview il is my privllcg: @'.l l".! 49,.
to say that each one OF these gcntIe'tc'' e.
ly and emphatcAly denied hsy!L8 '".' I
Pudgelt any one of the things wh'c" h' ,'..
! liz his card Of the 2lst ultmo hnd b""h ~, ~.
| him on that day with reference to ny" ,
is my first newspaper controver,yri rI,r
| may be the last. III > / '''"