The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-17
a CA IL ID.
JACKSON, MIss,, I
January l0tl 1854. I

the Bird inst.
Mr.. Trice says: 81 pronounce tn,
charge that | intend to present as
plea fraud and ballot box stutTin,
at the town Of Fulton, false an,
untrue" That his notice of contes
contains no such charge, and in proc
OF it,refers to the written notice serve,
on me.
Let us see what the record says
| copy from the written notice serve,
on me and signed, James NJ. Trice
"Contestant (Trice) will show frau,
and ballot box stuIi'ing at tho election
precinct at Fulton, Itawamba County
Mississippi"
| stated that Mr.. Trice had charged
"fraud and ballot box stullinp at the
town Of Fulton" and when he says,
that the charge is false and untrue
the record condemns him and damns
him, He can only escape from the
dilemma in which his denial has
placed him either by tho acknowl-
edgment of his falseheod as shown
by the record and to which he appeals,
or that he did not know what the
record contained when he asserts that
he did have such knowledge, or that
he did not comprehend the plain Ian
guage which is used. In any con-
tingency, he is ignorant or infamous.
As to Mr.. Trice's parade that he is
no "politician or office seeker" |
have but little to say. That he is no
politician, | grant. That he has no
politics, the recent canvass demon
strates, and contradicts the assertion
that he is no ''ollice seeker"
The egotism of Mr.. Trico may con
vince him that he was elected Senator
at the late election, but the public, in
the face of the large majority which
received, will require other and
stronger proof than his assertion of
this as II fact. | am not to be held
responsible for his egotistical errors,
nor am | chargeable with his de-
lusions.
The latter part Of Mr.. Trice's letter
is somewhat obscure in its meaning,
If he means to say that 81 know
WAS not elected Senator at the last
election" he utters a falsehood. If
he means to say, that | was not the
choice Of the Democracy of the
Eleventh Senatorial District at the
last election, he is mistaken. If he
was elected and | was not, he is false
to every demand Of duty and honor
that he shall 'pormit" me to retain
the position.
Mr.. Trice says, "but if | can recon-
ciIe it to my feelings to occupy the
distinguished position (State Senator,)
all things considered, | shall be per-
mltted to do so, so far as he is con-
cerned." | scorn to accept his per-
mission to occupy aseat in the Senate
of the State of Mississippi. | could
not reconcile this to my feelings, and
] repeat that he is false to honor and
duty if he permits me to do it.
occupy a seat in the Mississippi
Senate by the voice of majority of
the voters of the Eleventh Senatorial
District, and ! mere denounce as
false any charge or intimation that
that election was not fair expression
of the peoples choice.
| have been forced to publish this
| have treated MIR.
Trlce with courtesy and kindness.
He, like the gutter snipe, has brought
up from the cesspool of his nature, the
slime of villifcation, and has endeav-
ored with his own filth to befoul me-
! have made this communication in
self defence, the only thing which
would justify the strong language
which | have employed, and | submit
my motives and my vindication to
the public.