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Should jay hint nothing. - Thiatdspotfenfc
-voulJ have warranted the hid Harker, ac,
cording to Dr. Guion' directions, btot on ex
amining the account minutely hefounjj, to hi$;
itter attonifltrnent, the name of Bifil Smith',
the fubferibing Juftice, in the hand Writing of
.Dr. Guion. He therefore chofe to have no
thing further to do with Harker' on this buu ?
nefs. This deponent further declares that in
the month of September tytf, he was in New
btrn, attending to his fuit againd Dr. Onion
as aforefaid, and that he, in . company jwith
Capt. jofeph Wade, called on Bafil Smith,
Efq j nnd, after having (hewn him the account'
before , mentioned, this deponent aflced him if
He had written his; name thereto ? To which
he an fweved be had not; that be haA never feen
or beard of the acco
he bad ever kaouJn any tb'ing of itf and'exjreff-,
ed great furprifi that (itch a thing Jhould have
been done 'without his knovjkdge'or confent. Tht ;
day following the above conversion thit de?
poncni met Mr. Shepard in the ftreet and in
formed him of the above circumftances,t he
then requefted this deponent to give him the
paper, and he would call on Col. Smitli, ' and
be fully fatisfied of the facl, and theTaii She-;
pard Ihortly after told this deponent he had
feen Col. Smith, Who had denied the writing,
as is before dated. And this deponent lurr
th;r declares thit on the aid day of September,-1789
he received ajctter from Dr. Guion
in the following words, to wit -, " - -
Mr. DVidWard, . j t
Sir; . Newbern, Stpt, idi 7 .
I. VOU received a proyed account from
'me agaihft James Harkeri which you promif
ed to recover and give me credit for. In (lead
of which, fbme time laft week, William. Sh9
pard wjiS endeavouring t make it appear that
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" the probate ot it was illegal 1 but to his ve
TO THE PU
iTtTHEN a man, by practiung the
V V defpicablc arts of diffinmlatiori,
tid by defceiiding' .from .a?fancitfds
miitori to a level with, themeancftjofj
unkind, endcayours .'to gain ian elec-
ion to an olncc, the duties of which
has neither ability; nr integrity to
jrfbrmi he very juftly merits the
orn ani contempt of all thbfe whofe
Jiisfortune it is to be called by the:
ime of his fellowrcittiens.
J The public attention has been af-
efted for feveral days paft by a printed
and bill , ligned Jfaac Gutori, wherein
e has charged me with havingcalum-
iated his charadef ;-td prove w'hich
e has favoured the public with a long
ring of aflertionsy calculated more to
atterhimfelf andabufe the fubferiber,
man tothew his innocence of the for-
cry he complains 'of being charged
Vith. It will not be neceflary for me
) follow the gentleman through all
is fcurrility ;( I would, therefore, fo
cit the attention of my fellow.ctl
ens to the following affidavits of Da.
Id IVardiiW High-Sheri(F of Car
iret 'county, and Frari:ots.Xt Martin,
Xq ; of this town, the originals of
rhich are in my poffbflion. Thcy will
uw the foundation I (land on, which
Dr. Guion has, with much confidence, I ry great difappointment and fliame, he and e
MhzsunQabli
..- w .w.. ..... I for your reputation, I wouiaaavileou
UTE of NORTH-CAROLINA, 7 l iiom fuch wicked doings, as on the contrary
" C.ntifr(t County S " I 1 .yill put the utmoft vigor of the law in force j
ViERSQNALLYappeireA before me, tohn I and requclt you would give. Capt. Wadeart4
r Fulfotd, one of the Jufticesof the county I ceint lor thai f urn. I am your mod I. G.
VnrC;.1 nir'ir Wanl. F.fn t wKa k.inr ,tn I TnvrKicVi. thii deDanent wrote Dr. fin inn
VI VlIM f a V ' " y " 1 -vvw " j f ;
rwornonthcHolyEvangeliltsof Almigh- I the following anlweri
Ood. deDofeth and faith, That on the ad I Dr. Guion,
f January, 1785, a public vendue was held I Sir," September tidt 17S9.
ueauiort, ot tne eitite or nis accciicJ ta.
r lCe Omn tf MmVtfrn At A nnrK.
It at the faid fale a fchoonei- called the Ty-
WW
id Ifaac Guion gave hii bond payable to the
lltniniftratora of faid cftate at fit monthi,-
I WAS very much furprifed at the
contents of your letter of the oth in 11. receiv
ed bv Capt Wade. In anfwerto which lean
f and feveral hogffi;ads of rum, amounting I only inform you, that Mr. Harker pofitivelv
1 the fum of 948I. 10 4. for which fuWttu I refuted paying any part of your account, aU
ledging thAtthe charges were trauuuient. At
to the threat you are pleifed to make again ft
Mr. Shepard and myfclf, I ean alTure you I
and x gned with hit name, and being aflced
whethey the fighature on t it was really Mr
Smitht, he anfwered it naai not, neither allt
look any nvayt like i That afterwards tho
fame queftion was put by Mr. Shepard to Mr
Smith, who hid' joined thtm in the' mean
while, to which he replied it was not
keitb'er did it kndw anything ef it, or words Ml
that effect. . " "
:rr-i ; F. 3C MARTIN.
Svwm to heon me this t$tb ofOtfober, 1791
F.LOWTHORPi J. P.
It is difficult to determine, whether
the affected chara&er of purity and
public Virtue which Du Guion aiTumes .
mould excite our indignation or laugh
ter. : Strangers, unacquaintedi with nis . -conduct,
may be deceived by his pro-,
felfions ; but, he is too well known in
this country to jmpofe on the moft Ihort
lighted m it. r or my own part I know
of nothing for which he ftands d iftin
guilhed in fociety but the badnefs of
his character ; and with regard to his
pofTeflmg the public favour, the event
of. the lalt eledion fully demonftrate.
It is not true that I maderayfelfbu
fy with, the paper alluded to" at the laft
election, as the contrary js the fact. I -had
been informed tint Dr. Guion hadr
told Mr. William Gibbs that he had cal
led on me arid fettled to iriy fatisfac-
dpa,"wli!c!f I made, it myuliiiefi. to"
contradict to Mr. Gibbs ; and Mr. 0-,
b-t Graham bi this town called on me
juft before the election to be informed.'
r n 11 .1 .ill.. . r -
1 inewea nim tae paper, toia mm wnat
Mr. Smith' had faid, and left him at
liberty to form his . own opinion
I was frequently folicited to profe
cute Dr. Guion, or td give the paper
to fome one elfe who would do it ; both'
which I 'declinedy in tender confidcra
tion of his family, for whom I always '
entertained the highelt refpect. .
The Dodlior has faid he has no re-
fentmcnt ; he well knows, if he had, I
would treat it with contempt; and has
therefore chofen to entertain none
WILLIAM SHEPARD
November 3 . ' " -
Via deponent further declares that, after the
id bond became due, Dr. ; Guion wu re-
iteJly cllei upon and prcfod for pay-
.nt without efxeet that vviiiiam bhepaid,
ho, at the earned rcqueft of this deponent,
kame gnar'dian lothe younger children of
rliid deceated, advited tnatluiu mould De
roueht airainlt all delinquents without d:lav.
11 confeQuence of which this deponent caufed
(uitto be cjnmcacel aguriit llaac uuioo,
I the county court of Cruvtn For the recove
of laid bond. This deponent further de-
ircs, that fome time in the month of Ozio4
t. 17S8. he receive! fiom the Mid lit.
Jion' an accodntrpurponln2 to be hisac
runt againd James Harker, fwom to before
fel myfelf perfectly at eafe on that head, and
I am authorifed by him to fay that your af
f;rtion of his being very much difappointed
and amamed is fali'e, and further that he can
Juftify whatever he has faid on thefubject,
andadvifes you, ifyoa bave anyrerardfor
your own repu:auont to ccp yuuricu mem
bout the mattef, Uit umigm lurn ouiraorc
to vour difadvantagt than you ate aware of.
j am your raoft obedient &c. D. V.;
And further this deponent fayeth not. ,
' DAVID WARD.
Sworn U btfqrt mi, this xitb OZtobtr, 1791 .
tfortbzCarofiid,
fil Smith, Efq 1 ; which faid account Dri 1 Craven County ' f , '
luion red jeftedrthis deponent to coUei and rat ANCOlSOC. MAK 1 iw rpaKttncatn
ifi to his credit on the bond .aforefaid 1 in V that in- September 17. during thr Ot-
ient called 00 I ting ot the county court 01 craven, mr, vvii.
faid James Hukeranddej. nedpayment IliamShepard aecd mm oapcr purporung
ichhe, the faid Harker, UjU.ly'refufeJ.al. .to be an account of Dr. Guion, PPring to
:FR E S H GO 0 D S.
Juft imported, and opening lor fale at
ISAAC TAYIiUK s Cheap Store,
In MIDDLE-STREET,
between Mr. JOSEPH OLIVER and
. the CHURCH; ,
A GENERAL aflbrtment of DRY
GOODS, Hard ware and Cut
lery; ALSO Wine, Rum, Genera ,
MolaflTcs j Pepper, Ailfoicc, Ginger,
Salt, Iron, Painti kh'4 oil, 7 br o and
I by 10 window gUfi, 1 BlacklniiUiii
anvils and ticet, and a ntat aflbrt
ment of CROCKERY and STONE
WARE. . All whieU,Till bo fold Vc
xr cheap ht , Cafll'cr Couuitry Pro
ducc, - ;
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n2hi owedthefaidOuwuthiig,anJ have bcea ldrn to b:ton iwui 3m.w,
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