The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-25
Halted Was Felt
BY Him for Some

The negroes were placed In the pos
session OF General Watson as before
remarked: we claimed nothing for a
tract of land as valuable as any in the
country at that time: we asked moth
ing for the hire of some valuable me-
groes for twenty years. But still there
was hatred entertained towards me
by some who never had cause to owe
me Ill win. Watson was getting on
in the world too fast-becomins lit
tie too popular through Federalist
ana Clark man; and In fact have of
ten thought that party in its purity
was as good, II not better than the
opposition, though ! was not brought
up in early life to think so. You have
doubtless thought of Judas who be-
trayed his Master for q trifiing sum of
money. I have often thought that
some more favorable allowance should
have been made 70 Judas by the
Christian world, when we take Into
consideration with whom he was raised
and how he was brought up. I have
known some men and had to do with
them, who would have betrayed the
Savior in less time and for less than
half that the poor ignorant Jew re-
ceived.
We were sued or attempted to be
sued--much .harassej and run to much
expenses Out We n6AQ 10 lnS pfVRcEhJ.
BY the time the matter was ended /
had gambled or froiicked on my por-
ton Of 1t; or at least the amount OF
It. sold my interest to Watson; he
paid me more than II was worth. be-
sides doing me many favors.
Now sir. why have written this
long letter which Will be found Of
little. interest, is. that Watson and
myself have often been accused Of
having swinJled half brother and a
sister of mine out OF property which
was Justly theirs. and It has also been
said that after we had swindled these
children. he had swindled me. There
Is not a word of truth In the whole of
ii. and those who have made these
charges against either OF us, have ig-
norantly erred or wilfuliy lied.
General Watson was the person I
alluded to in the first part of this
letter, and to whose memory wished
to do justice. He died in 1S4S and was
possessed OF a handsome estate. IT
has been plundered ami partly by
those who in his life time received
many favors OF him. know enough
OF these sychophantic, hypocritical
scamps. who used to crouch and re-
ceive favors at his hands, that have
aided in reducing his only daughter
almost to poverty and they console
themselves in their villainy by saying
that he had defrauded orphans. These
men and a mismanaging husband could
ruin the fortune OF any child. All I
have to say to such Is to keep a copy
OF this on hand and when 1t comes
to their turn to leave for place where
they will most assuredl9 dreaA, say
to their children should they have any
to leave that honesty is the best
policy
In my next which win be In a day or
so. will give my aEe>vat least what
think 1t is--a short sketch of my
family on both sides--the wars which
have been engaged in--the fights 1
have witnessed which have been light
what the s in my name stands for
my shipping on board the Epervier--
my discharge from her by settlement
in Alabama and Arkansas. and all that
you have requested to know; and I
think you will find 1t much more in
teresting than this will be.
Yours truly
II. s. w.