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SOT VVom the appearance of a Hand-lull on the 3rd ins- I n! find it necessary as an apology to this article, to make reference to a Card which I issued on the 22d June last. Besides executing the obligation then in found; the appearance of the Hand-bill (purporting to he an answer to this Card) Jinposes on me the necessity of exposing thai article, as well a the character of its au thor, wit is in Greenville. In the. outset, where he attempts to shew the accusation in theCard of his falsehood ;'is a base calumny, and was the effect of chagrin," he changes the subject knowing I have it in my power to prove it on him; and, (as I suppose) for til.- bare pretext of retaliation, and to divert the, attention of the credulous; he finds it convenient to tax me with a similar charge; or (as he has pleaed to say) "others' which he calls "bare faced falsehoods, appended to a false accusation which was, at that time, in circulation against" 'himself "which truth did not bear" me "out in." Now, to prove whether or not this is the true pect fair and honorable; but, before I will submit 6 any tlnug else, I will lose the last drop of Wood in my veins. To this, Mr. McKay (in a lowered tone) appealed to Major Dockery to know whether or not this was their purpose? to winch he observed i was not: that they c dled on ,e as a gentleman, and did not expect any thing more of me than what was, in every res pect, strictly fair, and honorable. An explana tion followed for this rudenessMr. McKay spoke of the relation in which he stoid to Dr Dockery and Lady the injury such report was ca culated to inflict, and the excitement t was cal culated to produce, in such wav: whirl. t ... tisficliou, amounted to an anoloo-v: , .J not until then, I was brought to understand that, ! they only required a certificate based n the evi- j dcrrce of Dr. Gorham; which, I bad nohesitation ' m Riving, and which, indeed, I felt my honor! bind me to give. Some short time ater it had ; ueen executed, and I had taken a copv authen- nawn-of .he CHse it l have relracled anv .hi,.,. I Iw J lZ " ,ety a,ul J! ,,l, whether I acted .Wanllj, or not in giving, ,la, ,hev harl tppOWI ?or Tl ci- ,,., ,,c measeo to trive. mm tn.w m f ur i. .......... i.i.. m. ii extorted form rVi.o : i . i t 7 " ' answer that followed i an extorter! torm (the original to winch he tins w as, to my entire conviction, but a rendition 1 has reference -being-.,, my own hand writing) F of a,olK; biit, perhaps, in full a.7mC e" I shall be compelled to insert an instrument ofwri- ! pressive terms. Telling them 1 ftcTZul m., as a statement made by Doctor John ('.Gor- ar situation I had excused then" but it ("he liam.in relation to this -false accusation which tUm,t .;n . V ' U V.'. ' . . was at th:it limW.l i .... . . J . . 1 - -e.oi regret. luatllus; x . . , isumuuiii io ui statement is substantially correct J have no hesi rue) m circulation against" him. As a pre- tation in asserting hide to the statement alluded to folh.P,l I.h Tl. n,r. . lllP CPrlifiralM I liv, ....I ... .... . J " B,ve"i ,S3S lOliOWS. . ,,ir win hi Miy, lie was cnar- Greenville. jYo Ca. June G IR. From the superior evidence of I)r. Juo. C. ted of having acted highly imnroner and mi. gentlemanly with a vounr Utv U.r.n.r w.A bouse, who was placed diere as a school uirl, , por,,!l (' the case of Doct. II. Dockerv, joid a ! under a paternal roof. " l""y t this place,) now shown me bv Mr.D. L. i fTi . . - . . M..L'.....ii wv tie statement is a follows. Its being a ;rue ;,M IX1. :il,l Major j. UocKery; 1 take pleasurt copy of the one upon which I acted. 1 vnurh fnr 1,1 retractuig any remarks made bv me ffmm m. taking exception to the o imc !, I, :1i, ports whi h I ,;,d beards which mv it. ti.o "The f.,nnB I, the ul,anre of a ..1vl'a,io,, ' '!""? 1 f"'" i'' "''""i '""'y S ' -which took ol, if f fictv(.,.M ri i . "MIUI "lt'l,,"i as I have invent! fer nwl Mni-f f . I mill Hi-f 1 o.. i .. I f . . . f ; v "iium i reicr mem, to wit as follows. pi- ious r-iativc to tl.c c Iih, h- i, . ins' T1 i , . CS rontirmed tlie report which Li Mi. except thanv;" "hs" T rival; and - am! Doct. Dockery wt-rc st ttno- , tin- t.nrrh ,hat, I oln. Moses intended returning to riv,. fl,P an ; the Doctor ?aVe ht r s.unc uKlic.ne ;inc! u:a matter another iu estimation V, ll.ll NCS a m. I ll.lt hill- VVCIlt 111 aiul Dllt It IL-Crl' l4-v,rr.., , in Mime vinegar ami rttumcd. I lie Doctor Lkvd . JKSF RANDOLPH, Jr. her rf she hau pulverized it. She said no: and the 1 . A true CoP' f,0m tlie original in our posscs- TJoctor told her that it would not dissolve urdes, pul- Sion. D L McK Y ver-zed; and She went back and pulverized it, a.uNic j V ' ,nrLpv . -prred Irorn this that the Docto; obiect u... t,. J' DOLKLh l . " . li.tr..Min,,tl,..; M. m: ' ... ' I. Alo-1 u is easily to be discovered that, the exceptions ! 1 tiw l iLfin t 1.:. i ... ter and Divct. (Jorliam "Mis.s Moses told her father that she had nevci .... a; in si aiiCes calculated to excite her JCdl C u. better opportunity with Mi,s Mi' r t:.th.... i. V . V lv' "c 'overcu mat, the excentio se tald hv r.c had tor . taken to i , w .. ... . , . . believm? th. .""X niproptT conduct did occur wa, 1MlfK,r " . . ? ai,u ."ai 1 naU oU,crw,5e V!,,t Mns to.JJ'er. , understood (u, winch certificate, reference is li, Most;, stateo t( her father that the diflicul-! ina,,,?0 l'at, they were, in the whole matter, the ty between herelf and Jiss originated rti Mis. , "ot material points. That, so far as reference Sh jjajard's. Mis Moses sail.1 -'he told Miss that ; was made bv me an rnnflrL,! i i if she M n be wcful she woiJ tell on her and that i v:0t 11 ;' w as confi"ned, ;n not be de- hu,i hfn ti;..., r.n i ' eu a,ul lnal J'ict, no retraction was mnrlp. ttu. Mav..l o.-. Iw.-.i! ! thoULrll tllO SlinnrKl(l rmvonllir nn.. r.i- I ..ii.nnM.niiu ii vi I ail 11 1 OrtU uv liiii v vrrsailon Oil (-..v. ,,1,1.,,), nuiusui uic tcr ! the subject at my houie, nor do I think any of my fd- : tilicate which it has pleased the consummate au- ' ;ni! liad any 'cniivirTsarlou on the subiect witli Mis rlnrit v nt iWinr 1 10.., I,w.i -..irr 'a : Mo,, whiUt she was ther, that sh, rMirnrt m J 7 "J " WIW-; iniuiedutely after Cemg to my house and was awoke T nny au'nfrUy were used; lam free to admit : mi ..mi ru r r, im...u ;u , ..'r . .1 j.. ! that, miner iimihrfirciimcioni.nc I i... ..1.1 . i u y .i.... ""HIV nun i iv i i din vi vi y trariy ne At " v"-u"iomiiv.c5, i siiuuki liui m niintr Coin. Moses made no allusion of his intrn- . fear the censure nl'mivrinlico K t? .i.t.t:.. ' . , . . , r . "v.ulluWUV.LIJIIIIIIII,t ceiwd the kindest attention from Doct. DockeVy and ( "'' eflul va,tt t a retraction. That he (Doc Lady up to the time of the difficulty between herself lwr 'en,' Dockery) might make me look as ridi- and Mus culous, a he is contemptible, it did not please To have the mr.tter understood, I will apprize l,.,s Srovellm& sentiment to introduce the excep the enquirer that, the two ladies spoken of in this i t, M,S 1,1 ce'tificate. statement, were students of the Greenville Ke- !l. u e a,',lllttJ,l !' all, that honor, and cow inale Academy. ardke, are not synonymous terms that no two On the Gth June "last, I was called on bv Mr. ; w !" ,,S ' "n?,flict mc,n m meaninp, than the one does wiui tneninei ; and, l will prove to the public that the part which told by :hem it was a copy of the ori-iual v bicii ttM ms' as cr,,,tC(J. made in presence of two . . - . ' .rniitLni..!. ..1 tl.; . I... At.. T J I IT Was in tlie ourt-tiotise. It was handed io me fv "" P" e uy nir. im,. aicivay, fcv Mr. McKay who wisld me to examine it. M 'jor J l),rke,T in company, on the cven m hi. b I done. He then told me that, they had ; "' a,cr tl,e tert'fLC"tc u'as given them by me; and, been informed, I had made a different statement : f1' ti.1)S,,'Vt:'J lUvr, that ir I required a written of the flatter lo that evidence of Dr. Gorham, ! ir "u "l 1 e'aU no objection to ri .....J ..... :r ' i.,i5 i . i i i .1 , uive one: or. mat i anv n irn;pi; fnr iprmd mir n usivci me u i inn; i loni nim. tne renort 1 t' ' ' - vw - use of in the certificate were then unoleasant to ' . .... ken of it in a different waywhich was the com- ?,e' . Woi'ld Sllbsl,lutt l"crs with pleasure He asked me what was . " mauer, i iaKe tne privilege oi inserting a private note from these ritten as answer to one them to understand (before this communication was made me by P. L. McKay and Major J. Dockerv bJaring "Uh l,,(n,,,e' i a"U will prove to the public th.;s statement which thev called, andj which w a's 1 'CtC(l ho 'or"!f nml, in every respect, the considered the evidenced Dr. Gorbsjnbeiu a :'c t)ucbiug this matter w ..... f1 ......... .. .i i am:, askel me it i liadr I told him. the rennrt . . . . - . - ( . - . in circulation was vet '' ilijjrrent, and I had spo a . . Ken ot it in a ninerei mon report in town that report what it was I had said, or spoken M,nMI' K """"g a P of in the matter; and, what it was that conflicted ! ffem,emet w""" wf s n with that evidence of Dr. Gorham? I done so. , m ,ne ,,n w,,,cl1 1 ave He then asked me my authority for what conflic ted with this evidence; and, for what I had other wise said? After some short time in reflection (for tiie reports were so common, 1 for the mo ment, did not recollect who I had, or who I bad not heard speak of them as coming from Dr. Gorham) I gave some authority which was taken exception to, and other was given which was ac cepted. I had also spoken of a report as com ing from other authority, which he took excep tion to. He now demanded a certificate of une quivocal retraction of nil I had said in the matter that I had not given responsible authority for. To this demand,! emphatically told him, I should do no such thing. He then observed, he would make me responsible. I asked him in what way? To which he replied I will give you an honorable call, .Sir; -if yoU don't accept that, I will take it qui of your damned hide. 1 then observed, you can do as you please I suppose you have come Jhere (at my office) for the purpose of bullying me into matters! but, you will be mistaken.--! am willing to do any thing that is in every res- those gentlemen above spoken of) that, I bad heard from one of those crentlemen. Doctor Hen ry Dockery had been giving him a statement of tne matter wtnen, 1 considered, a misrepresenta tion: And, that they would do me the justice to call on this gentleman, before they left town, and give him their own statement. The note is as follows. Greenville Gth June, 1833. 7 o'c. P. M. 5 Sir: Your note of this day is received. We consider the affair as having been settled in a manner honorable to all parties. We have so expressed ourselves. Very respectfully, D. L. McKAY. J. DOCKERY. Taking the above into consideration, it would be the grossest absurdity to suppose that, I acted under a threat, (as charged in the Hand-bill;) and, at the same time :acted honorably; and, in every respect, the part of a gentleman!" In ta king leave of this part of the subject I will show to the public that (at least) one of those gentle men, (Mr. McKay,) became very sick of this in quiry "touching their fiieud's character;"' for he, (to use a vulgar phrase) began "to smell the rat" very soon after leaving me, that has so long pro ved an annoyance to our village. They now called on Goold Hoyt, Esq. The statement that follows was given me by this gen tleman on the day after this matter was canvass ed by them, whose authority 1 have the privilege ofusin" "Upon my telling McKay a part of the histo ry of Dockery's character since he lived in Greenville; he, (McKay) said that, he was not at all surprised at Dockery's having so many ene mies now: that before, it was unaccountable to him. That he was sick and tired of thp IiikIiipcc- and, should go no further with it, and was sorry' that he had ever undertaken it." I have it in my power to prove (in substance) from the most unquestionable sources that, ajhr xMr. McKay and Major Dockery had had their interview with Goold Hoyt, Esq.; that, in company with Doctor Henry Dockery and oth ers, after interrogation of the matter, Mr. McKay observed, I am sick of it. That he now addres sed himself to Doctor Henry Dockery saying, I now begin to find out why you are so unpopu lar here: and told him of several reports as com ing from Mr. Hoyt, to which he (Doctor Henry Dockery) observed they were lies. He then asked Mr. McKay if be "had heard any more? To this he observed yes: forty. And if true, I don't wonder at your having so many enemies. Now, so far as any reports can have the nnthpn." ticity of Goold Hoyt, Esqr. I pledge myself (if necessary) they shall be substantiated. That the nature of the Card alluded to maybe understood by those who may not have seen it; and, that the public may liave the opportunity of judging whether or not it has been answered; 1 will insert it, in which notwithstanding "the King's English has been so horribly murdered" by me, I must be somewhat excusable for this making no profession of infallibility; nor, do I consider this kind of murder the worst of crimes. A CARD. Having understood from unques tionable authority that Doctor Henry Dockery, of this place, has given origin to reports that have been circulated to my prejudice, from a late charge against himself (that has been prover bial here for the last three weeks;) that it has had currency given it by myself and others, from professional jealousy: I, unhesitatingly pro nounce them to be wilful, and base fabrications of bis own; of which, I have it in my power to prove to any unprejudiced gentleman, who may think it of sufficient importance to give me a call. From the liberty he has taken with my name, I should do him, and the public justice to expose him in the matter. But in doing this, 1 should be compelled to implicate the names of individ uals, (in which I have a delicacy of feeling;) which, however, I must submit to, if further Urg ed: hoping the public will take this, as an apo logy for the last resort to which I may be driven in justification to myself. .JESSE RANDOLPH, Jr. Greenville, N. C. June 22, 1633. It is notorious in Greenville, that I have been wantonly implicated in this matter; and urged to every measure 1 have taken: and consequently, to do Doctor Henry Dockery, and the public that justice which they require at my hands, I shall commence the exposure of the matter refer red to in the last paragraph of this Card. On the 30th May last, the Trustees of the Greenv ille Female Academy werecalled lo consi der a charge as coming from one of the Students (a young lady) implicating another one of the young ladies of the school, and Doctor Henry Dockery. In this consideration of the matter thev "were induced to believe that the report originated with one of the scholars, in a resentful moment, without Hie base design of casting a lasting stigma wpon the characters in question, or a consciousness of its evil tendency." A large majority of the citizens of this place (so far as opinion was expressed) were disposed to cen sure the proceedings of the Trustees in the inves tigation for having acted (as they supposed) ve ry indiscreetly, which they had the best of rea sons for believing; though, they were unwilling to tax them with an impure motive. The effect of this meeting was however, the expulsion of the young lady from the school, from whom, the charge seemed to have had currency given it; and, upon application, to give the certificate to Doctor Henry Dockery which follows. Greenville, (jY. C.) June ISth, 1S33. We, the Trustees, of the Greenville Female Academy, in obedience to the trust reposed in us, did on the 30th May, 1833, attend at the said Institution, for the purpose of enquiring into the report, and investigating the charges, alleged against Doctor Dockery and a young lady of the school. We availed ourselves of all the testimony with in our knowledge, and gave it an impartial hear ing: We wer induced to believe, that the re port originated with one of the scholars, in a re sentful moment, without the base design of cast ing a lasting stigma upon the characters in ques tion, or a consciousness of its evil tendency. We found no evidence, whatever, to substantiate tCio charge, and, therefore, anuouuee to the pub lic our tntire conviction of the innocence of the acevsed. WILLIAM CLARK, AUCHrD. PARKER, ? Trus PvEADlNG S. BLOUNT, (tees. JOHN . GORHAM, As it mvy be discovered from this certificate, the Trustees availed themselves of all the testimo ny within their knowledge, and gave it an impar tial hearing. This no one is disposed to doubt, nor, should any one be disposed to question their "conviction" fronvwrAer testimony, adduced on a second examination of this subject, w hich took place on Friday, the lGlh of August last. That no misconception of the nature of the report may be taken, I will here insert i?; of which, by the indi vidual consent of all of the Trustees who recon sidered it, I have been favored with a copy. Friday, 1 Gth August, 1 833. This day a meeting of the Trustees of ihc Greenville Female Academy Was called by their chairman, Genl. Win. Clark. The purpose of the meeting as stated by the chairman was, to consider a proposition submitted by Coin. A. F. Moses, of Wayne county, which was, that the Trustees rescind an order of expulsicn of Miss M ary Moses from said Academy as on a charge of slander adopted by them at a previous meet ing The Trustees agreed to consider tl pro position, and upon a strict examination o? the different witnesses upon oath, considered it their duty to revoke their former decision, and do hereby reinstate Miss Mary Moses in the said school. JNO. C. GORHAM, Sec. of the Board. Then let it be observed that, MissMarv Moses I was the young lady from whom this report (con cerning tlie charge against one of the other youig ladies of the school, and Doctor Henry I Dockery had currency given it; and, that she w as the one who was expelled from the school for tins charge on the 30th May last, called slander) when it was first considered; and that, notwith standing the object of the last meeting would seem to be (as in the report of the Trustees) but the consideration of a proposition from Coin A. F. Moses (the father of Miss Mary Moses,) for rescinding an order of expulsion adopted by them at a previous meeting; the fact, and truth of the matter is, this expulsion, as in the investigation of the 30th May last, was based on the consider ation of the charge (against the young lady of the school, and Doctor Henry Dockery) as above spoken of; and, that it was on the merits of this j charge, that the Trustees thought it of such im I portauce as to have "a strict examination of the j different witnesses upon oath" and "considered j it their duty to revoke their former decision," ! and did pass their order to "reinstate Miss Mary Moses in the school. It is due from me to say, that Doctor Henry Dockery was apprized of this meeting in a note from the chairman, to which, be only offered in- ! SUlt. lie alter tins m a srrnnti nntp frnm lh chairman was apprized on what hour, and at w hat plafce the Trustees would meet that he could attend or not. To this second notice no answer was returned; and the fact is, (for reasons perhaps best known to himself) be did not at tend; and that, so far as opinion has been ex pressed as to his guilt, or innocence, by those who were present (so far as I have heard it) it has been of his guilt; and not a few have formed this opinion from the depositions of the witnesses sworn, which are placed in the Court-house for public inspection. Taking the merits of the or der of the Trustees, it goes evidently, to express his guilt; and, though it was not their business to express themselves as to his guilt, or innocence of the charge; I hazard nothing in saying that, if it were necessary for them to do so, the voice of a majority (if not of the whole) who reconsidered the matter, would be against him, or expressive of his guilt. That he is guilty of the charge, is the prevailing opinion. - In conclusion, he has the character here of be ing a common liar a low, base, and contempti ble fellow; and, has been the common disturber of society ever since be has been known in Greenville. (As might be expected,) he has his votaries. Being long since (iu public opinion) driven from "the world," be "has taken the veil" where he "is basking in the sulphurious light of his hellish licentiousness."' He is in the Greenville New Light Baptist Church, where he is invulnerable to the censure of the rules of propriety, and "so cial order;" and where, the voice of humanity is not known! Thus, he is imposed on the society of Greenville, which he has rent asunder, and caused the most grievous imprecations to burst forth upon our otherwise quiel, and peaceful vir lage. He has caused the hand of friendship, to be exchanged for that of hatred, and revenge. He shall vent his spleen against me as much as he may choose; but, until he refutes these several charges herein made, 1 shall not again trouble myself, nor the public, w itli so perfidious a vil lain. Then, let our village invoke the licentious for pity; and the unknown pott for mercf. Jesse liandoljh, Jr. Greenville, N. C. lOSeptr. If 33.
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