Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
The n. B. Willis and Merchants
Lien Anw Question.

III gout last tluAl uAlly 1 notice
q communication which l suppose 4
intended for me, though the wriier has
accidentally or Intentionally added an
initial which has no place In my al
ready long coguomen. Following bis
example, how appropriately I could
prefix the initials "a. S. S." to his Il.
lustrious name, leave for the appreci.
alive public who have read his efusion,
TO judge. l will not, however, guided
by my ideas Of gallantrY and refine.
ment, prefix the same, as be has q large
grown.up family that claims respect
not (now) due to himself. Ny first
impression on reading his article was
that some one had escaped from the
Lunatic Asylum in Jun(e), and having
read my letter was thrown again into a
non compos condition by the signif-
cant addendum that distinguishes my
SELF On persistent inquiry, however,
| finally discovered several persons in
your pleasant little metropolis who
had heard Of the aforementioned Mr..
Willie, and was informed that he was
planter of this county who furnished
his tenants, and consequently one pro.
tected by the odlous ccStui que trust
on growing crops, 10 usury customary
to our kind hearted furnishers and
creditors. Hence his demoniac howl
when some "sane" or "insdne' person
advocates its abolition. AS 10 the
sanity Of the project, l will state | rep.
resent the opinions of thinking men
planters of this and Hinds county, who
are sufferers by the cruel Hydra which
coils around the great mass Of the pee.
pie, sapping the life.blood from every
branch Of industry, Whether l shall
have the hydrophobia from being
Snarled At b. Mr. Willie, remains
10 be seen hope, however, will not
be infected, being q philanthropist at
heart and not wishing TO harm anyone.
Mr.. Willis has seen ft 10 infer that |
was defending seed cotton buyers. |
advise him in the future 10 get some
sane gentleman 10 read and explain
TO him the next article he cannot un.
derstand, before he disgraces tho press
Of Mississippi in 80 distinguished a
journal as the HERALD by such un-
called. for, malignant, aud "bull.dozing'
articles, or that be do as he did on a
former occasion, get some "Sane' gen.
tleman TO write his articles for him-for
instance, the celebrated Nestor OF the
Press.
To Mr.. Willis | state | am not inlim.
idated by his threats, aud that have a
faint idea who the men are | am "deal-
ing with AS he has not the "honor
of my Acquaintance" inform him |
live twtlve miles south Of VicEsburg,
eight miles from Warrenton, on the
Halls Ferry and Warrenton road.
To the public, state | never kept a
grocery, nor bought lock OF seed
cotton In my life, and any person who
insinuAtes or asserts the same, Is SIAN
derer, aud | can provei It,
Now, Mr.. Editor, Il you will permit
me, / will give some reasons why
The cestui que trust law should be abol.
ished. In the first place, il upholds
usury and fraud, and consequently de.
moralizes humanity, leading TO and in.
culcating theft, ss In selling seed cotton.
In the second, il renders the farmers
slaves TO the furnishers, and conse-
quenlIy confines their productions TO
cotton. lu the third, the laud.holders
by II are robbed OF all control or guild
ance Of labor, and their lands, conse-
quently, are yearly impoverished By the
sale OF "2eed cotton" aud cotton seed.
They are also unable 10 make any i'm.
provements by fencing aud clearing,
for the negroes will not hire for reason
able wages, when they can get fur.
nish, AID not making enough 10
pay the merchant, can sell their seed
cotton to buyers who cannot be consli.
tuIioually prohibited or prevented,
In the fourth, II will tend to the
distribution OF money and to the keep.
ing of 1t In this country since farmers
will be obliged (not being iurnished)
10 produce the necessarics of life. In
stead ct the iurnishing.men being the
only money making men, the dry
good and clothing, or ail.cash dealers
manufacturers, mechanics. and medi.
cal men will share IN the natural pro.
ducliveness OF our fertile co9ury.
For eight or ten years we have fried
this law. and the finances OF our beau
iiful, chivalrous, and once prosperous
and happy country, have grown since
the war from bad TO worse condi-
ton. Our negroes are barefoot ,en-
anlr,. Many Of our Young men are
rowing IN the wild West, enduring an
arducus frontier lile amoug 'avagcs far
from their beloved nativity Tbosc
who remain are poyerty.s'rlrktH gen.
erally. and look with anxious eyes 10
the irlure, but find 10 beacon star to
cheer with the kindly rays Of hope the
gloom that oppressc. lhci, .oul.. and
max. hem desperate. IL conclusion,
| ash rgt uIc PhiisEllnogisls-l Sc.
secch ;Aem-tarmers aud workingmcu
TO ferret oui and execute some plan
for your redemption from the dcspotic
hand. of expressing monopolies.
JAS, NJ. GlBSON, JR.
Warren CoUlty, Oct, $, 1871.
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