Présentation de l'éditeur
Washington,O r-AV rsmsi. To the Editor :S ir: I thank you sincerely for t Leprivilege courteously accorded me of vindicating myself, through your columns, from certain scurrilous charges made in a repoj-ted interview, by Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior under President Buchanan sadministration, and which appeared in the I liiladelphia Press of the seventeenth ultimo, having been copied from the Mempliis A ppeal. It is with extreme reluctance that I venture to obtrude any private wrong I may liave sutlered on the notice of the public, well knowing that it cannot be reasonably expected to feel any special concern in my personal affairs; but while this is so, it is not to 1h forgotten that all honorable men love the truth, ow it ;i lidniage wiiicli they gladly pay, and, sympathize with its liaiupicuiship under all circumstances, as essentially the championship of their own cause and interests. It is tliis wliicli emboldens me to ask a dispassionate consideration of the statements which I am abiit to submit. It is clear that tliis interview, though ostensibly foi-another object, was really sought to give A fr. Thoinjison an oj). portunity of vomiting forth upon me fetid calumnies, long since buried out of the sight of honest men. His rage, pent up for some twenty-two years, seems almost insanely joyful in the cliance for slanderous vitui)erati()n at last aiforded him. For this assault he has liad no rovocation whatever. I was doing nothing, saving nothing that could give him the slightest annoyance or disturbance. The se uel will show how I incurred the hatred which has evidently been stinging his bosom much more than my own.
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books
Présentation de l'éditeur
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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