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the trustees were satisfiel with his n
tioas. an t would require n>» reeo-nm a -‘
rr h the Secretory of the Bonnl of com
missioners, us one of his «es.un ; m.a sa,to ,
qualifications, far. Knowto?'!^ < < • «'»[«
was a man of character. ’ availe.l h. nse f o
this letter, to impose upon 'he'''- a 1 . jV
then. uiMtn the community, w an li< K
,h,t Col. Wales had w. irie.i It. und-r the cir-_
know
him then, h c scpnn to know him very well
mw, for he snv% “from what I have heard
an 1 seen ofliitn I should consider him
a very improper person as n teacher to the*
mind and morals ofonr children.” hv did
you practice this deception uj*on the u< ighbor*
h iods Mr. H did you not know that honesty
the best policy ? And, it you had acted
with candor, you would have saved yourself
the mortification of having this little trick of
yours exposed; but nature cannot ad above
it If, and vour lying propensities being con
stitutional, I suppose that you are, in aom#
decree, excusable, on itin» account. 1 will
now lake Mr. fl.iiptotheCurrahc" M eintain,
and see what 1 ran make of him there: and
the lirst and only piece of testimony I ahull
pro luce, to show in what light his character
wis viewed there, will bn ;i certifi-■ u'e from
Thomas R Wi 'linns who is a gentleman « >1
rliar.icier; airl willi wiiiisi II übbard l> tard'-d,
during his stay in that neighborhood; which
is as fill low,:
fSo hereby certify, that S. V. Hubbard
live 1 ,n niv h i.ise, a\ Currnliee Mmiiiiiiiti,
lln'i-r.h'iin county, n- n boarder, about si l !
in > ||lh, ii I <'|J nr mid, from person and
obtervaiimi, can stale, that Ido nil consider
it I'.iii ir 1 a man of vrteitv, but is prodigimi—
lv deceitful an I hypocritical, in hi. preten
li iihlo religion nod in entity.
THOM \S K. WILLIAMS.
;\ Igtlsl -till, I 835.
1 have aorne ntilhenlic information, 100,
fr.iui Gainesville,but il is 00l now in a aiuia
lion for pnblicaiion, bui let ii aufTiec to ,ay.
thin it left lh.it sanv “ Bliioslreak” behind,
that ha, no annoyed him every where else.
Yiliens is the next place where I shall make
Mr. 11. fiiure ;to do which, I shall commence
with him in the church conference, where the
poor creature ha I * n • favors shewn,’ bul was
“called up nt a called roiili renee, nl a | ii, in
meeting, vrilhout a moment's warning, as
the last chance allot lei him to exculpate
himself from the charges which was made a
gainst him.” II >w many p-ojile it: Wilke,
coanly has he told this story to—has he not
10l I it to every member of live Baptist church,
with whom lie has ha I nnv correspondence
or communication, whatever? How often has
he said, that Mr. Shannon became prejudi
ced against him. because lie would iiuj tell
him which one of the students it was that cut
off his horse’s cars ■ and h id him turned out
of the church, without any provocation, what
ever; and, oti other occasion*, he has said,
that they had turned him out, because he
was 14 proud, mid would not submit to some
of the little firm tlities of the church.” In
other instances lie ha . said, that Mr. Shan
non, nod not the church, had turned him out.
Indeed, lie Iris (.riven the cu-e every possible
version, hut the true one. And, now, to as
certain what was the cause of his expulsion,
let us examine the ceitilicatc of Junius llill
yer, Ksq . clerk, dtc.nnd, if he has ever been
guilty of similar conduct, since he came into
our region:
Atiikxs, fitli August, 18.15.
I rertifv, that I was clerk <d the Baptist
church, in the time 8. V. Ilnbbard was ex
c 1 it-lull. Tltal the meeting of the church, in
which lie was excluded, was a full one, and
was called, to attend to that mailer, at his
(Hubbard's) request, find lor his special ac
commodation, as he expected to leave Athens
in a few davs. I farther certify, that, from
hi> humble and peculiar m inner of talking,
lie induced me to believe, that Mr. Shannon,
the I’oslor of tin* church, had become preju
diced against him, and that, in mnscqiience
of his zeal and warmth, he was led to perse
cute an 1 oppicss him ; and, uKo, that I Imd
determined, in consequence, to strain every
nerve to support Hubbard in the trial; ihut
this determination continued, until a short
time preceding the trial, when 1 began to
have some doubts, us to his innocence, that, in
the course of the trial, he was found guilty, (bv
the most satisfactory evidence.) nl n number
of wilful lies, an I that, I was the member
who made the motion for hisexchision. wliii h
was carried, without a dissenting voice, t
farther erriifv, that Mr. Shannon took no
cither part in the transnnion, than what i»
usual in tin* President ufn deliberative body.
I have no hesitation in testifying, that it is
nr, opinion, that Mr. H ibbard was indebted
to Mr. Shannon, directly or indirectly, for the
greater part of the -support and education he
weiveil, while in Aihens, and that Mr. Shan -
mm never abandoned hint, till he became
fully satisfied that he was unworthy of his
farther patronage.
(Signed) JUNITS HIUAT.iI.
It will be recollected, that Hubbard, in liis
celebrated essay, of the 3thh nit., said, that
one of the charges that had been made, was,
that lie was not a man of vera> ity, and ihe
charge being a general one, he could only
make a general replication. He certainly
had forgot ill ai he had ever been arraigned lie
fire the Baptist church, at \then . for lyi g.
on specific charge*, lie certainly had forgot :
that I had ever ha I him before the commix- j
sinners of th \eadeniy, si Mallorvsvilie, for
lying, on specific charges—or. lie meant,
perhaps, that common rejmrt had only chnrg- t
ed him with lying, in a general way. Ah'
I did not think of that. Mr. Hubbard—lndeed,
it was the first time that I ever heard of com- j
mmi reports charging an individual with lv- [
ing. in any oilier wav than generally. Hub
bard, also, stated, in the former part of his!
production, that ”he would, in aa brief a man- !
ner as possible, stale the circumstances which j
gave rise to those reports, Ac." This state
ment is in exact character with all the rest ~f
his statements, a part and point of Ir.s decep
tive system—for. if he has given a single cir
cumstance, in his whole piece, which gave
44 rise to these report*," it was done hi such
a 44 brief manner," that it is impossible for
anv liviug man to lav his finger on it. Hoes
it not appear, most evident, to the most su
perficial observer, that, if there were such re
jects in circulation, that they tnti«t have origi
nated in something else, than the ••circum
stances" alleged ? H its it not nppea' , most
obvious, that the “eircuitistan'es" detailed,
had nothing more to do with the origin if
“these repons.” than the north pole has io do
with Cape Horn? But. does it not appear
evident to all who are disposed to investigate
the tenor of this notable production, that he
had no more idea, when he commenced pen
ning tlir article in question, of referring to the
causes which gave 44 rise to these reports.”
than he had of flying in the air without wings.
For. whai other 44 circumstances’ 1 could have
given “rise to these reports," but the aiiual
causes, to wit: That he did runaway from
Carne-ville—that lie vat expel! til from he
Baptist (lojrcli, for lying—tl at he bad been
gt.iltv of the vice of lying, every w here he
'nail been, and that, consequently, it wouii
have been strange, ir any ihiua ' Ke had been
said of him, than that he w:i» “not * n V ,n
vcracitv.” Nor, is it strange, that Hubbard
; -houid have avoided giving " correct detail nl
1 die "circumstances,” as it isadmiiiiu, in i ie
»■ io >o lesm v'liyntHt hTTTTXfTT 1 : Tfnrrrrr'itfVft
fi> he thru Mr. Hnbtcmi »«1 going
so he an <li*inieros!Cil, a* fog»v« such a tlrrfail
<>f “circurnsranrin this matter, »> would
have saved me the trouble of th * tedious iu
»estimation. For, I will assure the public, if
he had have clone what he promised, and
vave all the circumstance* which £ave“ri«e
to these reports,” that, instead of being enjra
i»e«l now iu writing this communication, I
Ijcjve been on my way to New York,
as I anticipated ten days ago. But, it i.s not
to be presumed, that he is gninjr to “confine
himself to truthwhen it would wave those
fie calls his ** persecuter*,” much trouble;
besides, it wan much more congenial to hi*
feelings, to Hr*" bcli»re the public, an inciden
tal circumstance, that he iui"ht have an op
portunity of glutting his malic**, and to gor
mandise upon the fceling» of an ntniabb fe
male, who had, for a time, been deceived, by
the plausible conduct of this vile hy|>ocriio —
hut, immediately upon receiving correct iti
forruation of his c!»ara<;ter, spurned him from
her presence) and hanidicd him from her af
fVctions. This circumstance is the true ratine
of tiis false detail of *'« iri. tirristance*,
: i vr ri** follicle reports.” I ndei this view
* f the on e, i< nnv man prepared to that
fie doe* not deserve to have his tongue rot out
l»v the roots, and a mark put upon his fore
head, itint all who behold him, might scorn
the wretch, who would attempt to inflict an
injury upon the feelings of one, he lias pre
tended to regard with so much * steern ? l>o» •
not every one perceive plainly, that the cir
ctiinsfanrcs of his courtship had nothing to
do with the giving “rhe to the *e reports
and that hn has lugged it into the newspapers,
for no other purpose, tfinti to provoke and
fiarrass a respectable family ? I *av, docs
not every one sec, at lirst glance, thit his en
gagement had nothing to do with the origin
of the reports? Well, now, if this be true,
that it is altogether incidental, what benefit
could Hubbard expect to derive, from this
“detail of facts/* (alia-, lies?) Does not ev
ery aspect of the aflair prove, rnor-t conclu
sively, that, in the invc ligation of his char
acter, the lugging in «.f this story, could he no
possible advantage to him? Does not evor
one, at once, discover, that it was nothing
more nor less, than a wanton outrage upon
the feelings of society, and one that should he
resented and detested by every individual,
who has any regard to decency f But, to re
turn to the subject— What kind of an offset t
does lie make, to the charges of lying shout
others, which the public will see, is proven,
beyond question—whv he pro luces a certifi
cate, signed by some thirty respectable gen
tlemen—gentlemen, too, of undoubted clinr
n* ter. whi « word would not only he taken in
\ihens.hut would he taken any where in(«Yur
"ia,or any where« I»e, where they an- known?
Well, it will be admitted that this is mighty
proof; but, before we quite give up the ease,
let us see what those gentlemen testify to.—
Why, they testify, that, “in their intercourse
with iiiin, they found him to be n young mnn
of sobriety, honesty, and integrity;” but you
will nk. Where U the other thing—there is
still-one tiling wanting vet, to make a perfect
character, to wit: “Veracity ?” Now, whv
should the gentleman hove introduced this
certificate, when the proof upon the main
matter in wane, i* wanting? lint this is only
another instance ‘his man’s disposition to
deceive. Can Hubbard tell why it was that
these gentlemen were not only disposed, but
letcrmined, to confine their testimony exclu
sively to their own knowledge ol hiseondiict ?
If hr wished to prove any tltMig by these
gentlemen, that would do him any g°°d, in
this “general replication” to this “general
charge,” why did he not go to them, ami u' ll
them that “it had been said, that I tun not a
m m of veracity,” and ask their opinion, can
didly, as to hi * character; hut, upon this issue,
I presume, he knew ho would not fair so
well; that, if he got them to sny nnv thing
(hr him. the * simony w ere io lean for him,
would have to be confined to their own per
sonal knowledge; he v.tni'd lie by them, a»
he was by Mr. Harrison, of (arneßville,
“ Hearsay is no testimony.” To show that
! have reason for assuming this position, i
will here give the public, tin explanatory cer
tificate, fin;n right of the gent leiucu who cer
tified for llubbard :
Athens, Angust —, 1935.
Wc, the undersigned, who gave n certificate
of goo.! character, to Mr. S. V. Hubbard, hav
ing been requested to explain how far we in
ten led if to be regarded as a vindication of
his character, dei m it but mi act of justice, to
mv, that we only intended to certify to Mr.
Hubbard** se-hrinv, honesty, and integrity,so
far n* w c had intercourae w ith him.
F.RENt /ru Nkwton, Joun T. iJaANT,
t lUmth r, iiKOHiiv. Di nt,
MYi. \. ('atk, Ashi’ky Hi i.l,
S. J. M%tn, Knw. R. Wakk.
There is *adl not one word said about veraci
ty, and these gentlemen do not pretend to
siv, tliat his character, for veracity, is good.
I have another one of the same purport, from
William !\. (*tinntngham and N. Holbrook,
which, it is deemed unnecessary to publish,
as it all amounts to tfie warn*'. So you sp,-,
that tt i' gentleman’s cry about his Athens
certificate, is all humbug. I deem it advisa
ble to publish an extract from the letter of
Junius 11 il Iyer, which is enclosed above, to
to show* that there was no difficulty in getting
those gentlemen to si;»n the abo\e explanato
ry certificate:
“Athens, August9th. 1835.
I received yours, and w ith plea«urr com
mence tN>mplying with your icqucst, but the
Y. nera of Hubbard’s cct t fieate, w ere so scat
tered that, during the day I could not see
more than one, or two, or thre*. of them, so
that I could not semi the counter certificate,
by Friday’s mail; l have, however, now
>«cnt enough ofihctn to answer vour purpose,
a td < ould no doubt have procured a counter
certificate from .ill the others, if I could have
aeen them, for but one of tho*e whom I did
.-ee refusctl to sign the enclosed.”
The next piece of testimony, which Mr.
llubbard offers us, is the certificate of eight
of his daymans, who certify negatively to
; his character; but as 1 have one explanatory,
] from two of the students, I deem it unnecessa
ry to add any thing farther on the subject,
and simply give the subjoined certificate:
Athm«. August 6th, 1835.
We, the undersigned, having seen a use
1 made of our name*. «n the Washington News,
| in a certificate to Mr. S. \ . Hubbard, such
; .as we never intended ; feel it our duty to
I make the following explanation: Mr. 11.
on hi* lata visit to Athens, requested our
g>'jt3S 317.
wives and llic others who a;>pear on th'
,atiic certificate, to levity, that we oohever
him to by a m in of the priciest veracity.--
Thu UXU wtcmimmiily refused, bj ua.
ihen gaxea cerlificaie, merely l« lie intent,
that so far a* our (lersorial koo-v.leoge et-
I tended of his conduct towards us, we knew
! „f nothing jirejudieial to his character : wot*.
• her, however, evidence has been lurtu-if ft
,„)to ..(UJo-ori-f- US. that lie has been 5
iy <-T
fir;4f instance, have giver?hirn even iheceri
cate we did, hud we beloved, he would have
oh# il it as he ban hi nee tried to «Jo, to the pre
judice of the reputation ofany worifiv citizen.
JOHN JONKB,
I>\VH> FINDLEY.
Will not the reader, after glancing over the
above certificate, be able, at once, to account
for the ab-*tfnce of the word “ veracity,” in
the other Certificate from Atheist? Will it
not be discovered, that, though hi«classmates
| had not. a» the time, detected him in any
lies arid yet, they did not believe Urn to be a
man of “truth,” and. consequently, thev
unanimously refu-ed to give him a ate
to that which they did not believe to he true;
though, of their personal knowledge, thev
knew nothing prejudicial to his eh.racier?
Doe 4 it not shew, in a clear light, flat the
degraded Mr. Hubbard is an adept at imposi
tion. Now, for the purpose of giving v» the
public, a faint view of the conduct of Hub
bard, while in Athens, at the very time that
he was getting sigriiJiure.stoihe.secertifies'**,
and nt the same time, to prove that I was v•’»
oiornKen in my remarks, in regard to bis
jeet f<#r writing 001. Billups his celebrated
letter, of the 3d of July, ult. I will give the
certificates of some persons in Athens, whi< fi
demonat rates, to u pun* til jo. the truth of the
position, that fie will lie. on the “ most trivial
occasions.” The certificates arc as follows:
Athens, July 23, 1835.
I certify, that one day last week Mr. Hub
bard came to ray house, and, in the course of
(onvernation, stated, that he was « ngaged to
a lady iu \\ilk<a,aud that, at his request',
t He lather of tin* young lady (001. Willis)
had written to .Mr. Shannon, relative to his
(It's.) character, and the answer of Mr. K.
had broken oil’the marriage. 1 asked him,
il lie had not heard of the letters 001. Willi-,
received from Carnesville. lie said, if Col.
W illis had received them Air. S. was more
excusable, and he would w rite to him (Col.
VV.) again. He, however, alfected entire ig
norance of tlie knowledge ofany such letters,
acknowledging, however, that a few days be
fore the marriage was o» take place. Miss V
had intormed him of some accounts her fa
ther hud received, that were unfavorable. I
asked him particularly, (before suggesting
about these letters from Carnesville) if he
wrn» sure rHut Col. VV iliis had no information
relative to his (IDs.) character, only what was
received from Mr. Shannon. He replied,
“ not as he knew.” lie, also, stated that he
had requested of Col. VVi!!is», a copy of Mr.
Shanuon’s letter, and that Col. VV . had refu
sed to give it; stating that Mr. S. had reques
ted that no public use should be made of it.
I understood 11. (o convey this sentiment’,
that Mr. S. had written something that he
was afraid to meet, and had made this re
quest, to avoid exposure. He farther stated,
that he had written Mr. S. a very polite let
ter (post-paid) requesting a copy of Col. VV il
lis* letter—a copy of Mr. Shannon’s letter to
Col. V\. —and, a! >, a copy of the Hainan <of
the church, in relation to his (ll’a.) eXctflfttbfT
—arid that Mr. Shannon nail never answer
< and it. 1 -said, perhaps Mr. Shannon did not
receive vour letter. He replied, ho had no
and( übt but he had received it—l told him, that
if he could se*» Mr. .Shannon, I had no doubt
but lie could give him some good reason tor
not answciing it, ami that 1 would ask him
(.Mr. S.) so soon a* I saw him, why Ho had
not answered it. He said he wished I would
do go; I have binvr read the litter of Mr. li.
to Mr. S. above referred t<>, and see, by the
back, tlm it was not post paid
(Signed) M ARTHA JONES.
1 also, testify to the alxive facts.
ELIZA DANIEL.
j Now, let b* examine the statements of
I llubbard, as disposed in the above certifi
m c. ami see ifi vety S'npl* word tlial In- ut
term!, was not fal.se. I* >.T sey», 44 nt liis
(lhilibard'») request, (fid. \> jllis wrote to
Mr. Sliannoii li>r liis character." To jiri!V e
this stall-merit to he totally destitute oflhun
lation, 1 will refer the public to the Hev.
Wyche Jackson, before whom llubli.iid ac
kuowledpid, dining the Supeiior Court in
this county, (and wliose cettificalo I intend
ed to Imvo published, but have not had an
opportunity to see him) that he never had
referred Col. Willis to Mr. 8., and «nid lar
iht r, tnat James VV. Harris, who had written
to Col. Willis, making ihe same statement
which Mrs. Joues and Mrs. Daniel makes, in
rruntd hi Hubbard's reference to Mr. S., was
“mistaken” that Mr. Harris 44 misunderstood
him." &;c. &c. This is the wav, however,
that this mfamoug liar tries to shift out of all
liis fabrications, and he will now sa». no
doubt, that Mr. Jackson “was mistaken."
” I. lie says, lhai Mr. Shannon's letter broke
ofl ihe marriage. Toshow this io he a base
ltd ricstii n, it is only necessary to refer to
the date of Mr. tMi.-ouion'* letter in a former
part of this coroniunicaiton. !' will he seen."
that U was dated 8 h of June, was sent bv 1
mail, and not received until two davs alter,
say the JOlhof June, and Hubbard's mart
was to have taken place on the Bth. Nerd
any farther proof of the falsity of this state
ment, be adduced, if there is, it is at hasd;
and 1 jciv • a statement of the fuels, which are
■is follows: l Oi. Willis received, on the ?th,
the letter of Dr. Freeman and Mr. Morris.
iuvru detail of his escape from Carnes’ ilie.
110 lii I, also, investigated his (HV.) conduct,
in this viciniy ; and had become fully satis
fied upon the subject, and the eneagement
was 44 nullified," before Mr. Shannon's letter
was written, not fix C.d. Willis, however,
but by the young lady herself, who immedi
ately upon being convinced of the baseness
i Hubbard's character, give him his w alking
papers; and llubbard now has written irsii
mony of this fact, in hi» (sissession, in a letter
she wrote him, dated tfic IHh of June; and
all this was done before Mr. J?lmntiou*s letter
was received; yet he has the impudence to
say. that Mr. Biianoou's letter broke otV tfie
marriage, dd, fie denies having any know l
edgeot anv K‘;tc - Col. \V. had received from
Carnesville. Now. what are die fact-- in
this case? Co’. \V. real “these same letters,"
to him. on the Bth of June, nt liis own house
• r le: llubbard read diem for himself. On the
‘dl«h of June, these same letters were pla
> ed. by me, in the hands of the commission
er*, w ho turned him out of the Academy, and
these “same letters" cvmtainej a parr'of die
Testimony ii|>on w hich he was turned out.
Farther, iu his address, of the 30ih ult., he
says, these “same letters" were read, bv
Tbos. 1.. Wootten, publicly in Washi-igtno.
But. with all these cirenmsianees siaring liim
in the face, he says, about the 15th of Julx,
that if Col. Willie had any information rela-
live so his character, rr.ftTC *.*an wljot lind
bc*!i re -elvcd from Mr. Shannon, it was
rncrc than lu* knew.
If# jjav«, he requested of Col. A\ i;li» a copy
of Mr. hnii ijoq’s letter, and Col. Willis re
fused to give him one; and that Col. \\ r illH
stated, that Mr. Shannon requested no pub
lic use should be made of il, to avoid expo
■ i t him have a copy, or not, let the following
;'■ertificat* testify:
GEOR ( ifA, Hillers County:
1 do hvreby certify, that 3. A. Hubbard
wrote a few lines to Mr. R. J- AV iliis, some
time in Juae last, requesting said Willis to
give him (Hubbard) a copy of all the letters
he (VV.) had received relative to him; and
that, V\ illis replied, that he considered him
self under no obligation to put himself 10 the
trouble of copying the letters referred to, for
I!., nor should he do it, but that he (llub
bard) might have the perusal ot the originals,
whenever he wanted to; or he might take
them and ropy them himself, or have it done,
so that he would return the originals.
(Signed) J* M. REEVES.
This 1 presume, is quite sufficient to cap
size 90 much of liis statement, as relates to
Hoi. VV’g. refusal to give Hiin a copy of Mr.
S’*, letter; and ns to Mr. Shannon’s request,
ihat no public use should be made of it, 1 re
fer the reader to the letter itself. sth, ll**
said he had written to Mr. S. and had paid
the postage of the letter. To prove that he lied,
even in ihe little matter of 10 cents postage,
(■i *t> tV,. el'i-iii- » Imt-s (»1 ill, furcpiinji:
j certificate, which soys, “1 have since rea l
, ihe letter of Mr. 11., to Mr. S. referred to
■ above, and see from the back, that it was not
j post paid. So much for this 10 cents lie.
iM;, He said, that in this same “post paiu*
j letter, that he requested Mr. Shannon to send
j him copies of letters, minutes, &e., and this
I letter Mr. Shannon had not answered. Now,
j what is the proof in this ease—why, let the
; following certificate speak :
| certify that 1 heard Mr. Hubbard ac
knowledge to Mr. Shannon that he bad re
' ceivcil Mr. S’s. letter, relative to the minutes.
A. C. DANIEL.
It will now be seen, that I have convicted
, Hubbard of six wanton falsehoods, in this
-hurl conversation, w ith Mrs. Jones and Mrs.
Daniel, of perhaps not more than five min
utes length; arid I venture to say, Dial he did
noi tell the truth, ins single instunee, while
lie remained at Mrs. Jones’; or, indeed scarce
ly while he remained iu Athens, except it
was w hen he acknowledged to Mr. Shannon
mm .l he ha i received Ins letter, respecting the
minutes. Now, does not this course of con
duct prove to the satisfaction of every body,
that what l have suggested in a former part
ol'lhis communication, in regard to his object,
in writing to Col. Billups, his notable letter
of the 3d of July was true, to the very letter,
what a fine feast he expected to have, off the
sympathies of the people of Athens ; and
the prejudices, too, which he would be able
to produce, against Mr. Shannon. By this
mode of operation, he makes his living. By
this inode, he has been able to sponge on his
friends, at least ever since he lie* been in
(leorgia, and, by this mode of operation, lie
expects to get his meat and drink the bal
ance of his d.ivs. I will now give a few
more certificates, review the testimony brief
ly, and tiring this address to a close.
The following is a copy of Col. Se.mss’
«. rtiJuune. =
Washington, August 1 kh, 1835.
Col. S. A. Jol.neon:
Dearßiu:—ln answer to your*, of this
morning, I state the substance of a conversa
tion I had with Mr. S. V. llubbard, in regard
|to your enquiries: Some weeks since, ! had
e bail writ issued, at the instance of Jiiuei
Morris, against said llubbard, upon a note of
fifty dollars. The morning he was brought
n this place, by the Sheriff he asked me if
1 was w illing to mlease him, provided h*
satisfied mi that he had sctliod the above
note? I replied in the affirmative. He then
stated, that, some time previous, he had sent
i note of SSO upon a responsible man, to
Thomas Morris, iu full satisfaction of hisown
note to James Morris, who then held the first
mentioned note, and that lie hud Thomas
Morris' receipt for the same; and, as evidence
of lhe fact, read a letter from Thomas Morris,
vli'tinow-lodging the receipt of a note from
llubbard, but did not state the amount of it,
apd, if my recollection scries me, to what
purpose ' l was to be applied. 1 stated to Sir.
Hubbard, that I had just seen a letter from
Thomas Morfi.i*. authorizing a credit of but
-f) to be given on uA {Hubbard s) note, and
and which stated, that, before Hub
hard had sent him a nine of that .amount, ($5)
mid for which, he had receipted, i 4138
thesarnereceipt.no doubt, which HubbafJ
read to me. I think he made no rcplx’, but j
left mv office immediately. On the morning I
of the 4th of July, iu another conversation ii
had with Hubbard. 1 asked him if he had uot
said that Col. \\ illis was the cause of his he-
: tig arrested ? He replied, he never had, for
that lie belieted Col. Willis had uo agency,
whatever, in the matter.
1 am youre, respectfully,
A. U. SEMMES.
! do hereby certify, that, about the 10th or
of Jtioe last, i csll.'ft on S. V. Hubbard.
.» Acad-my, in thisple.ee, with a view to
cri him to settle an account of Cain & Cos.,
in which 1 was iutere-ted, wliii h he refused
to do, saving, that it wa not due until ehrist
mss. I offered to take oil'the in'erest, but he
stiil refused. I told him mv object for want
ing him to setile it, was. that we had heard
'lint he wa* in debt tit Carnesville, and we
wished to make it safe, lie still persisted in
his refusal, not to s, tile it. nod positively de
nied owing a dollar in Carnesville; ami sta
ted tl.nl he had just paid a little debt, w hich
he did not owe. to keep from being troubled:
that the plaintiff in the ease, he had just paid,
owed him more than the amount. I replied
to him. that he most be mistaken, that John
son then had a note ot) him, from Carnesville,
tor SSO. He then acknowledged that, per
haps, lie diJ owe a small balance on (ha' note.
WM. HI'DSPETH.
15ih August. 1 b.'s).
MxLt. eTsvii.tr. August 14, 1835.
T hereby certify, that a Ca. Sa. from s
ceuri. iu F-auklin county, was pla- I
( •pi iff n v hands, lor collection. ; n favor of |
Tl os. F. Stribling vs. 8. V Hubba ; and
wh n I'called on Mr. Hubbard, he stated to
me, that it was the only debt he had left nn- 1
paid, when lie left Carnesville : rn 1 the r<n -i
son w hv he had not settled the Ca. Sa.. w as, i
that he had an account of .*!!>. or thereabouts,
against the plaintiff. (Stribling.) and shewed :
me the items, among w hich was a saddle em
braced in the account, which account w»s
charged in a memorandum book, for “school
polioses." This conversation took place be- '
tween ns. about the It'th or l“h of Jure 'a>t.
(Signed) RICHARD JONES.
Having been informed, that Stephen V. :
Hubba id. has b- er. exhibiiiug an account •
against me for sl3. or thereabouts, Ido here-
by certify, that if lie has shewn such a one,
that it is false, and it carries falsehood on the
very face of it. For I had sued Mr. Hub
bard, and obtained judgment against him,
before he made liis escape from this place,
and had had him arrested on aCa. Sa. (which
is the one referred to in the general certificate
from this place.) On the trial of my suit
against him, he brought in as an offset to my
account, an account which was a false one;
and the Court required him lo swear to it;
he 44 backed out" and I recovered against him.
THOMAS F. STRIBLING.
Carnesville, Cth August, 1835.
Tins closes the certificate respecting the
character of the Ex-llev. Sir. and now ail 1
ask of the public is, not to suffer its length to
deter them from an attentive perusal; and
1 am willing that the most favorable con
struction be put upon every circumstance,
connected with this man's character, tor, it
1 know myself, 1 am not disposed to injure
him wantonly ; uor would 1 have given my
self any trouble about him, whatever my
opinion concerning him might have been,
had he not provoked me to do so. This he
lias done ; I commenced the work with some
zeal, w ith what effect, is left with the public
to judge.
In order to arrive at a correct conclusion in
the matter, it will only be necessary to con
sider the manner in which it was introduced
to the public by Hubbard, and the alleged
object he had in view, to disprove —Ist, that
he runaway from Carnesville—*2d, that he j
was a liar—3d, that he was insane; and the
object I had in view, to prove the two first
charges; as respects the last, if he was not
insane, his conduct very strongly indicated
insanity; but on this charge, I have adduced
no positive testimony, although 1 have it :n
b.ui k and white, that Hubbard acknowledged
he has been once insane. But as he is going
to have that matter settled 44 by the proper
tribunal,” 1 hold it best to reserve that testi
mony fur the trial of his suit.
W ell, now, 1 have proved that he did tuna
way from Carnesville; this I think, is, conclu
sively shewn ; 1 have proved, that he is not
a man of veracity ; this charge I conceive is
amply sustained; but 1 will again refer the
public to the testimony. Havel not proved,
ihat he was excluded from the church fbt ly
ing? Have 1 not proved, that while last in
Athens, he made it his business to tell lies ?
Have I not proved, ihat ihe letter to Col.
Billups, was one of the grossest fabrications,
tliut could ever have been originated by sat an
himself? Have I uot shewn that his denial
of indebtedness in Carnesville, was a base lit ?
Have 1 uot proved, that the statement mads
lo Col. Seinmes, relative to Denman’s note
was false—that instead of the Hole being SSO,
it was only for $5, (see James Morris’ certi
ficate.) Have 1 not proved, that the state
ment he made to Mrs. Terrell, wheuiu Carues
ville last, respecting the payment of the debt
of Col. Terrell, was a lie ? Have 1 not prov
ed, that he denied to Maj. Davis, ha\ ing made
such a stalcmcut, thereby convicting himself
of another lie ? Havel not clearly shown,
Dial the retnaik he made to Frederick Free
man, asserting that his brother's name would
have been to his certificate, &c. was a lie ?
Have I not shown, that the statement he
made on his return from Carnesville. respect
ing Frederick Freeman's tegtet on account
of Dr. K’a. course towards him (IL) was a
lie? (See If. F’s. certificate.) Havel not
shown, that be (II.) acknowledged to Col.
Setnmes, oa the 4th July, that he did not
believe, that Col. Willis had any agency in
having him bailed, his letter to Col. Billups
of the 3d, to the contrary notwithstanding,
thereby convicting himself of diroct falsehood,
out of his own mouth ? Have l not shewn,
that he has been guilty of gross deception, in
placing Col. Wales’ letter before theTtustees
of Mallorysville Academy ? Have 1 not
shewn, that all hisown certifiers, whom I
saw at Carnesville, believed him to be a liar?
Have I not shewn, that while at that place,
i • "was most indubitably given to lying?”
(lave i not shewn, that he told Mr. Jones, a
most abominable falsehood about a debt a
g.rinst ritribling at Carnesville ? Yes, 1 think
it is shewn, that ha lied even about $3, for
that was the amount of the Ca. Sa. liuxe
I not shewn, that he has been guilty of an
attempt at vile deception, when in his ad
dress, he said, he was going to give the cir
cumstances which gave rise to the reports
prejudicial to his chaiacter? Have 1 cot
shewn, that his sole object has been, to excite
sympathy by his lies? Have 1 not shewn,
cliat this is his uniform practice, in every in
stance. when he gets into difficulty ? Have
I not shew n, that in heading his certificate
Carnesville, that he did so with a design to
deceive tl 3 public ? Have I not shewn, that
he cannot get u certificate of good character,
from a single person in Carnesville, without
r eS or,;'ig to falsehood and deception? Have
1 uot shewii wft.ile at Carnesville last,
he beguiled' Mr. ,'Jiuto the signing of a
certificate, respecting his departure from
Carnesville, for the purpose oi iirj'osmg on
the public ? (See 11. \\ . D’s. certmCd??-')
Have I not shewn, that he made an effort to
swindle Mis. Terrell, out of the pitiful sum
of $lO, when he was last in that village ?
Have 1 not shewn, that lie w ,11 even lie about
the postage of a letter? I now have ia pos
session, a ccrmicate, from the Post-Ma-ter, at
Athens, which shows this to be his old trade.
With all these facts adduced, and establish
ed by testimony, which puts refutation out
of tlie question, how can this fellow, longer
expect I'm countenance of any respectable
man? I cannot imagine how any can be so
incredulous, as not at once to be convinced of
'ha baseness of his character. But should I
be mistaken, and should he still have advo
cate-, I can readily aecouutforit in no other
way than a verification of the old adage.
•• birds of a feather will dock together.” But
1 cannot bring mv mind lo the conclusion,
that any can say, after this, that H. lias “ been
badly treated.” that he has been “slandered,”
that he has been “ persecuted.”
STEPHEN A. JOHNSON.
August 17th, 1835.
For Sale,
t TRACT of Wood Land, lying on the
. wateis of Beaverdam Creek, adjoining
Peicet, Cofer and others. The tract contains
k 37 acres, and is of fine quality for corn and
cotton. Anv person vv iohing to purchase said
Land, can have an opportunity, by calling on
the subscriber. SAM'L. M. SMYTH.
June 30 43 ts
For Sale or To Rent.
THE sub-cribler offers for sale ortorent.
her TRACT OF LAND, lying in
Wilkes county, on the waters of Fishingcreek,
cotitaininu 410 acres—lso of which is wood
land, ou which i- a two s:orv frame build iffS
with other necessary out-buildings—nnd on j
the road l< : ling from Elberlon to Augusta. |
The STOCK on the said premises are for j
sale. HANNAH COOKSEY.
July 21 4*5 ts 1
t T/O.v.
FIJI HE Copartnership heretofore existing,
3 0I Evans, Shackelford & Cos. istlii*
dav dissolved, by mutual consent. Those
indebted to said firm, are requested to make
payment, without delay, to A. R. Wright,
Esq. or Whv. B. Ellington, who are our
dulv authorized agents. Those having de
mands against the firm, w ill present them to
•\. R. W right, of Crawtbrdville.
J. M. EVANS,
T. J. SHACKELFORD.
A. RICHARDSON.
Crawfordville. July 27. IrCio. 48 2m
HI \J. IJABRD
T AKES this method of informing hia
friends and the public generally, that
he continues the
iiviifE- uorsE
AND
COTOIISSIOiK BUSINESS,
in Augusta, and has taken the Fire-Proof
Him-House, on the corner of Campbell and
Revnold-streets, formerly occupied by Messrs.
Slaughter &: Labuzan, and recently-by R.
Malone. Esq. Advances will be made, if re
quired, on Cotton in store, and orders for Gcxkls
attended to with particular care and attention.
Rates of charges those that are customary,
except that all country Cotton icill be insurtd
against fire, free of charge.
Augusta. July “'N 1835. 47 lOt
ufi w'ESjla cosen,
bISE? 1 -**-*' sons indebted to him for sub
“ scriptious to, or work done ai the
I Cherokee Intelligencer establishment, that
1 he will receive Bills of any denomination on
any of the solvent Banks of this State in the
discharge of their demands, and to put tho
j idea of a violation of the law out of the ques
tion, he will receive all Bills under five dol
lars, as the Agent of the person paving, and
in no case authorised to consider it a pay
ment until he shall have presented the Bill
at the Bank and received specie for it.
He also renews the request that persons in
debted to him would adjust their dues iu this
way without delay.
i lliiahvvah, Cherokee C. 11. Mav 17—24-tt
Administrator’s Sale.
j On the first Tuesday in November next,
| be sold, at the Court-House, in
! * * Wilkes couuty, between the usual
I hours of sale,
A Tract of Land, containing 360 acres,
more or loss, on the waters of .h.rk.y Creek,
Wilkes county; belonging to the Estate of
James Gresham, dec.
Terms made known on the day of sale.
\\ M. GRESHAM, Adrn'r.
July 11 45 w2m
Administrator’s Sale.
On the first Tuesday in November next,
V\r!LL be soid, at the Court-Horn- 4 , ia
* * Wiikes couuty, within the usual hoars
of sale,
One Lot of Land, containing 191 J acres,
lying on tho waters of Rocky Creek, V%ilkes
countys belonging to the Estate of Benjamin
Gresham, dec.
Terms make known on the day of sale.
V, JI. &JU2SHAM, Adm’r.
July 14 45 wifi a
Administrator's ale.
On the Ist Tutsd.m r-zi, ’ ""
WILL be sold, ai the Court-House, in
Wilkes county, between the usual
hours of sale,
Oaa Negro Woman, ELIZA; belonging
to the l .stale of James Gresham, tier.
Terms made known on the day of gale.
WaM. GRESHAM, Adrn’r.
July 23 47 w2m
Administrator’s Cals.
On the first Tuesday in October next,
TdFILL be gold ct the Court-House of
’ * Tlicuias county, agreeably to an order
of the Inferior Court of VV ilkes ttiuuty while
sitting for ordinary purposes.
One Lot of laud No. 365, ia the ISth, Dis
trict of originally Early, now Thomas coun
ty, as the property of Gilbert May dee. To
be cold for the benefit ofthe heirs.
Terms mudo known oa the dav of sale.
JOHN W. IIAY, Adni’r.
July 3 45 tds
Administrator’s Sale.
On the first Tuesday in January next,
AGREEABLY to an order ofthe llon
oiable tho Inferior Coart of Wilkes
county, when sitting for ordinary purposes,
will bo sold, at the Court-House door, iu
Wilkes county,
One negro, ELIZA, belonging to the Es
tate of Ella Ann Thornton, dcc'd.
Terms made known on the day of sale.
HARRISON L. THORNTON, Adm’r-
July 7 44 2tn
Administrator’s Sale.
On the first Tuesday in September next,
W'k L be sold, at the Court-House of
s * Crawford county, agreeably to an or
dt-r ofthe to ‘ -1r feiirt of Wiikes county,
sitting for ordinary pitfpOfiCS,
Ox: j Lot of Land, No. HLin ’he 2d District, ._
originally Houston, now t’rawforff ccuofy
as the property of William Walker, der’d.—
Ear the benefit of the heirs and creditors.—
Terms on the dav of sale.
THOMAS WOOTTEN, Adra’r.
August 4 48 tds
GEORGIA, WILKES COUNTY.
Richard jones, ofthe i67ihDbt.
/ (i. M., tolls before me, a Gray Mare,
about 10 or 11 years old, 4 feet Bor 10 inch
es high, branded or cut on the right shoulder,
and a knot on one of her sides; appraised by
F. C. Harmon and Mathew F. Mosley, at
Thirty-five Dollars. June Bth, 1835.
CHARLES R. GREEN, j. v-
Tnie extract from the Minutes.
Given under mv hand, this 27th of June
1835. ALFRED L. BOREN.c.t.c.
June 30 43
G EORGIA, WILKES COUNTY.
JOEL B. SUTTON, of the 167th Dis
trict. G. M.. tolls belbre me. one Dark
Bay Mule. 5 or 6 years old, rommnn sii*. no
part under brands or marks; appraised by
James Matthews and Martin Andrews, at Six
ty Dollars—ibis 25th Nov., 1834.
CHARLES R. GREEN, j. P .
True extract from the Minutes.
Given under mv hand. thi*23.l day of July
1835. ALFRED L. BOREN, c. i.c.
July 28 47
GEORGIA, WILKES COUNTY.
TOLLED before ;ne, one Sorrel Mare,
supposed to be 15 or 20 years old; ap
praised at Ten Dollars, by Thomas Faver
and Jacob Hubbard—this 15 r h April. 1835.
JOHN 11. NOR M AN. j. p.
True extract from the MlmPes.
Given under m\- hand, this JDrii of June.
1835. ALFRED L. BOREN, r. I. c .
Jor.e 24 -42