{"character_count": 4664, "word_count": 813, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9003000259399414], "ccnet_perplexity": [2158.5], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
src,s6oil son Aantour request, will you transmit
l cos ast&1bn AZ your urgont occupations Will
Z q NM n sAes. respect, we remsia ys.r'sss.
,I.E L. G. BASsoRE,


,S,rfs n sI,SSS3 JAMES B. SIMPSON.
y asHH asN J. J. BEAN.


aI.HsIk .THOS. J. POLLARD,
CHAS. BOTSFORD,


k1yf3t| S. SUTTON.


f1k ~ Fayetteville, 9Th September, 1913.
Nf,t dIEn EN-In obedience to your request, |
+ kve Ros.ry written my reply to Col. Sewers
LI:tsIuoeciI il was delivered with no other prepara
= TN tlk /, asty examination Of the report evi
Rensn bId btters of the Senator. Therefore,
~ IA kolsi only to furnish you an imperfect
3-1uxcIsf-oni memory, which is herewith inclosed
|TA lad null, your obedient servant,
ti'r D. WALKER. Z
s I'LL Bessys.L +. G. Rnssore, James B. Simpson
5S y, 3n, Thos. J. Pollard, Chas. Botsford, s.
Es3<h4f-w Sewer had concluded his remarks
ZY - Aker arose and said:


4 Nj ltizens Most willingly do avail
M lie invitation given by the President
ky. 10 respond to the address of the high.
-sstif66usjhed Senator, Col. Sovier. am sen.
kSeihls tfkt n thus obeying the dictates of my
fesinjt4 II lay, to some extent, disarrange and
,ri1s tEx xo.e ir and ceremonies Of the day, but
&Rnnsf e-aep an occasion SO appropriate, to disa.
b1se II NJ lic mind, and. especially, my consti.
srens, inre gard TO my private character and pub.
Sic conducs, from the aspersions and imputatons
Sass =. ~l,h, by the Honorable Senator, not alone
an ttis day. but for months previous, through the
s1iaiic Psss,~,s of the country. am not uncon-
scious of tho disadvantages that surround me.
m ast expect to combat high character and &C.
know edged talent, which may give to assertion
the bfce Of argument, and to empty defamation
the selI and sanctty Of truth-to combat the aid
and influence of distinguished gentlemen. frater.
s-,. q. H. honors and emoluments Of office, and
eapued and confederated to retain the power and
patronage Of the government in their own hands,
dispensing their bounties and favors with the ar
rogance of despotism. Under all these disadvan-
tagcs, and, agalns. such fearful odds, humble as
? my pretcnsions may be, | most willingly and
cheerfully accept :he invitation, and here in the
the presence of this respectable assembly of Ia.
dies and gentlemen, assert that the facts set forth
in the report Of the committee, are true, and the
s.a's-ap- 'rawn from those facts, are Just and
"se1s MaSf>aave in my possession, all the
-Srcunien'> ..scessary to prove and establish the


f,hese assertions Before progress.


Il wish to take the sense O.; the as


her they will favor me with u hear


te hour, or would prefer adjourning


her day, (seyeral voices cried Out


parts of the crowd, proceed, proceed,


bar you now.) will then enter ut


discussion, and, although | may


be cheered and animated by the


smiles of the ladies, until the con.


remarks, on account of the late.


nr, yet, trust shall receive their


palhles, IN contest against such


to which the attention of the com.
s1 'ticularly directed, by the resoIu-
use of Representatives were these


he commissioners employed to sell


the Secretary TO the Treasury,
~ - the Smithsonian Legacy! Wha,
sh were received by the commission.
" y, as the amount of bonds sold How


sioners dispose Of the funds ?.and
M consequences that resulted to the
conduct, &c. These, believe


pal points the committee were re.
M hgate and report to the House.


ng 10 exculpate himself from the
leo IN the report, the Honorable
M .aa,r,oa Is 10 disprove the correctness o
|U iA aacking the private characters o
I'll a. me committee who made the ma
on N'isS no ascribing to them motives which
4 put y ssnb aence the conduct and actions o
EI Cpslio7bs a most degraded political partisans
K be y and motives as one of that much
wo,1 s1" '9 ICE shall first engage my attention
cie, c0i5 ., sette of the 22d March last, will
El .llw !. lmunlcatlon, to which is appended
SKs1 Dur distinguished Senator, wherein
81 10 notice your humble servant, af
f.a a." About the worst thing eve,


nlformly political adversary, ishi,


ne sect Of Odd Fellows, and hi,


the journals of our legislature, il


remore, friend of mine, by which


was defeated in his election. nne


Petitor, and my old personal a nd No


uot was elected in his place. This nm
co . the one case, and fraud in n,
oe susceptible Of satisfactory ernln
@ oe Sc explanations am willing to hen
pssssee -citizens. Won w;l, a.. ~. ~,


sts,ma. . volunteered h,s services to writ
9aiisniss. w1nori, however, extending to m,
.. sommon among literary men. o


IN y, proof-sheet for examinatior


nnouid the /" life and cha racter .
Isq' BY Distinguished Bond