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To the Impartial World.HAVING fecn in the Herald, that the low infignificant fliowman, aflerted, that he had in his pofleffion a whip that belonged to me—alfo, that he did not come by the whip by chance, but by con-queft.—Thinking that perhaps, the public may make fome bad conftruions, I have thought proper to trouble the public with a fair ftatement of the fubjeCt :—On Friday laft, at the performance where the fliowman calls, himfelf Rannie —I went with an expectation to fee in particular the VENTRILOQUISM, as I had never feen before—as for the flight of hand and Shuffle-.Card-Tricks, 1 have fecn a great many.—When it came to the performance ofwhat he calls VENTRI-LOQJJISM, the man came with his infant, which he calls TOM, and made ap-pearantiy TOM fpcak by alking queftions, and TOM anfwered, 1 was fo near him, that I found that if fuch IS called VEN-TRILOQJJISM, it was to me very trifling thing—Having taken particular notice, that it was only an art of counterfeiting his voice, which I have feen that before.—I made mention to the gentlemen fitting by me, that I would not give a DAMN, for that part of the performance. The fliowman bting an impertinent fellow, and feeling himfelf glorious, in making money very fafl, by his tricks, and deception, took the liberty of afking the company who it was that (aid that he would not gjve a damn; I finding his imper-tinenry wasfo great, I replied that I was the perfon. He went along murmuring, and faying, that I knew nothing about, and a great many other very impertinent words on the fubjeCt. All the gentlemen around me, advifed me not to take any notice, that the perfon was beneath my notice, and at the fame time having in my prefence, a very rtfpeCtable company of Ladies and Gentlemen, and not wifliing to make any difturbance, and myfelf being the caufe of breaking the company, took the advice of my friends. On the next day, having fo many different advifers, fome of which was to give the fliowman a DAMN whipping, others, that I fhould challenge him, and others, which I thought was my beft friends, advifed me not to notice him, and in this confufion, I intended to take no notice.— Oil Sunday, before the Poft-Office door, a gentleman commenced to fpeak to me, refpeCting the fliowman’s language to me, and alked me if I did not intend to call on Mr. Rannie as a gentleman, I made anfwer, that as for the fliowman, he was beneath my notice, but if he would bim-felf take the damn rafcal’s part, I would be willing to anfwer to him, as I conceived him on a par with myfelf, but not the fliowman. The gentlemah then re plied, that Mr. Rannie, could thrafli me by god, and he would bet any thing —I anfwered the gentleman, that if he took the fliowman’s part, that he knew where I lived, and would give him any fatisfaCtion he pleafed. The .gentleman re-p!:ed, well you know where I live too, and with an intention to put it off as a laugh —by this time the fliowman, that was upon the balconie of Mr. D’s Hotel, put out his frizzled head and gave me fome infulting words, this took my attention to the fliowman, and ocealioned me to drop my converfation with the gentleman, and replied to the fliowman, that I would be immediately ready to anfwer him,, I went to my houfe, took my horfe-whip, and in four minutes returned, I then commenced to reprimand the gentleman for taking the part of the fliowman, the gentleman anfwered, that the man was a ftranger, and he knew no harm of him, and that he would fee him juftified—the fliowman then came out and faid, if it was not Sunday, he would do great things, although I did not intend to make any anfwer to ar.y thing the fliowman faid, only in fuch a manner, that I might horfe-whip him.—I have been obliged to reply, that if he would come down, I would then beat him, he anfwered, that he would come as foon as he could get his whip, he came down the flairs—I advanced towards him, and met him at the laft ftep— he then fpoke and faid what we was going to fight for ?—I advanced on him ra-her too near, and raifeJ my whip in fayine, becaufe you are a damn rafcal, he watched mv motion, and (looped down and engaged with me, and faved the ftroke of my whip —I was then obliged to let my whip fall and take hold of his hair, and in this tuf-ling, I came down on the ground, pulled him along by the hair, and fo kept him by pulling his hair as bard as I could, but could not. ftrike any other way—he afked me ftveral times, while in that pof-ture, to let him go, that if I would, upon his honor he would not ftrike me—(butme)—at laft be exprefleJ aloud to the by-ftanders, that upon his honor, if I Jet his hair go he would not ftrike me—I then let him go and got up—I then looked for, and enquired, what had became of my whip, but no perfon could inform me, I have heard fince, that Major Den-tignac faid to a gentleman in his houfe, that the fliowman’s lady had cut the whip all to malhes—that is the way which he fays he got my whip by conqueft.Thofe that was prefent in the Court-Houfe room, knows that the foregoing ftatement is right, as refpefting behaviour with me the night of the performance— and thofe that was prefent and feen our engagement, cannot fay otherways. J now leave the Impartial World, to judge by this exafl ftatement of the foregoing proceedings, whether I am right or wrong FERDINAND PHINIZY.N. B. I have thought it neceflary to inform the Impartial Wotldt that fince I had the hand bill of the above ftatement come out, 1 have found the Whip therein mentioned, to have been cut all to majles by the Jhvwman's lady—it was returned to me fince by a gentleman that lives at Mr, Dentignac’s, as good as ever it was before the engagement.' F. PHINIZY.WILL you forgive me fegnior, when I tell you plainly, that 1 (hall, without preamble or any reference to thofe rediculous publications, (evidently the bantling of fome egregious pedant) and, handed about town lafF week under your patronage and adoption proceed ; direCtly to fome con-fideratfon of that deleCtable mafs of mifT-fliapen nonfenfe and niifrcprelentatiun of faCt , which iflued under your own proper fignature on Thurfday laft—I give you full credit for it; his an equal honor to your head and heart and will immortalize you Major.. It is n valuable document, and I wifli it could find its way into the world thro’ the medium of a public pa per—your unreferved appeal “ to the impartial world,” in a. cafe, which it knows nothing of, which, ho way concerns, and, about which, it cares not three ftraws is, certainly reaching at once, the fummit of preemption and vain-glory ; you have palled examination ; you have received your diploma, and been admitted a fellow of the Temple of Folly : The acquifition made, you, doubtlefs potfefs an unalienable right in the enjoyment of its higheft honors.—Your ftruggle has been nobly maintained Major you did not cffeCt your purpofe by coup de main, but by fyftem and the well planned operations of a regular fiege—von have taken pofeflion— Hail !—I falute you, a venerable presets of a frivolous and flippant aflembly.—“ Spare the rod and fpoil the child”—Yes Sir, I fhall fpare the rod : My coercion is not to infliCt ftripes, or to maim the body—to rectify the errors of your head and heart is, my folj aim ; flagelation is rrquifite to reduce bears and dogs to fubjeCtion and order, I am afraid it has ever been too leniently dealt out to Major P....n. ..y.He is a turbulent and boorifli man, it happily furpafleth him to be a faCtious one—Ecod ! Major you amufe me much ; vou muft poflefs a fagacitv and depth of refearch, far beyond any perfon, that ever preceded you—your ftrength of optic muft be great indeed, “ I went with an expectation to see in particular the Ventriloquifm, as I had never feen before” pray Major do you fuppofe it poflible to set a found, which Ventriloquifm is ?—now do’nt you feel yourfelf—to be “ ........ a tool, .That Knaves do work with called a Fool.’I am forry for your own fake, that five and forty annual revolutions at leaft of the fun have parted over your head, and that at this moment your ideas of things in general are as crude and unconcoCted as thev were in your nonage.—Will neither baf-ting nor redicule reduce you to reafon.— Your behaviour in the court-houfe (the place of exhibition) on F'riday fe’ennight I muft fay was highly indecorous—If you felt diffinisfied at the performances of Mr. Rannie, you ought at leaft to have Imoth ered your difgnft and, in quiet, determined that he fliould never again “ feel glorious in making money very fad” at yourexpenfe. It is down right filly grim-mace for you tlt; quote any regard for the “ very refpeCtable company of Ladies and Gentlemen” then prefent. If you had the leaft pity for yourfelf or confederation for decency your profeflions and actions would not be, thus, forever at crofs pur-pofes with each other—what do you think of yourfelf Major—or what would you be at—we admit of no ariftocratical diftinCtions amongft our citizens, the fum
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Augusta Herald
Augusta, Georgia, US
Wed, May 04, 1803
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