Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-05-31
TRUTH.
FOR THE SPECTATOR.

What fortunate people we Madiso-
mans are How happy we ought TO feel
that the high and mighty representa-, c
Of the Cloths and Vandas has conde-
scended to take US into his holy keeping d.
He has been graciously pleased 10 send
US large roll Of handbiils to let us
know what our oaVn will is, and to make
known TO us thai it is his mos gracious
will and pleasure, that we elect none OF
the members from this county who voted
against the convention. He says, "my
respect for the good sense and republi-
can integrity of the citizens of Madison,
forbids that | should for moment har-
Dor an opinion that you will long permit
yourselves to be represented by any
man who wouldnot strictly and tenacious-
" adhere to your will" What sage ad-
vice from such a profound statesman---
such splendid egislator-such dis
interested patriot-such consistent po-
litlcian as Mr.. Berry Surely we must
obey; or we shall lose his good opinion.
This great man has even d(isned to
become an qBfdavu maker, for The pur-
pose, no doubt, of helping us TO do right
and, " by laborsome petltion," he has
prevailed upon one man to say that he
believes his story to be true. Mr.. Ber-
ny Is also entitled to great credit for ano-
ther act. Ii is said, tina, in order 10 boil
ster up his own story, he wrote 10 Mr..
Mather OF Kaskaskia, for his testimony
respecting the conversation and circum-
stances out Of which our hero had con-
trived his famous Jackass story. 1t is
also said that Mr.. Mather furnished him
With statement; but that i, was Of such
nature, that, if published, it would
nave spoiled the whole story! Our qN-
davit-makcr, therefore, gerry hrAdeaiiy
suppresSes altogether the correspon-
dence between Mr.. Mather and himself
1t Is true that some ill-natured people
may cayi', and say that Mr.. Berry has,
In this case, acted like true Jerry
Saeak-and that he displayed a liltio
meanness in suppressing Mr.. Mather's
statement, after taking such pains 10
procure it. But hush 6 The end JUS.
iiGes the means :" and how could ,he
Gtt3aUit-maker expect to make the peo-
pie o. Madison believe his story, if he
published any testimony but that which
suited him!
l. mus be confessed, however, that
our hero's pruden was missing when
he inserted the affidavit of Nv. Charles
Slade. That document differs very
materially from a paper which the lead
er OF the slave parry in Madison county
has frequently read in public company,
and which purported to be an afiidavl
Of the same Mr.. Siade, relating to the
same circumstances, and dated at ,h,
same time. 1t also differs altogether
from the repeated statements of the lead
err OF the slave party in this county, and
his coadjutors. By publishing Mr..
SHADES affidavit, Mr.. Berry has render
ed it impossible for the slave party to
contend any longer that Mr.. Churchill
violated his promise, for j, will be seen
on examination that only small num-
Der OF those who signed instructions in
favor OF convention had voted at the
last election in Madison county. 1t is
believed that every body excep, Mr..
Berry and the editor of the Illinois Re-
publican, is able to perceive wide Diff
ference between 1904 voters," without
regard TO the counties or states in which
they reside, and 6" 3o4 Of the qualified
voters that voted at the last election in
the county of Madison"