Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-12-06

TO mine and | would be answered by
reason; and that lalsehoods and uulus.
rldicule would not be used, nor any Dor
rowed names pu' TO the bottom Of any
answer to me. But in this reasonable
expectation | have been much disap.
pointed. A piece appeared in tn, Hi
nols Republican of the 9th OF October
last, over the signature of" Plain Truth, :"
that contains very little truth" in il.
1t begins ITO the yankee lawyer who
wrote the piece that appeared IN the Ed
wardsville Spectotor OF Sept. 6 Il, over
the signature OF ID mel S o3key" This
is false: no yankee lawyer ever wrote
that piece for me. 1t proceeds, " If Mr.
Stookey, plain dutchman who can nei-
Their read nor write" fthis also is false }
" LETT his name with you to have piece
written over ii" &c. This is also ia Ise,
| never left my name with any one in any
sense OF the word, to have a piece
written over it. | dare this plain
truth to prove these assertions oil his,
which, il he cannot do, he must stand
branded on the forehead by public con-
demnation as a vile defamer.
He says the design of my piece was
10 bring me into political notice (he can
not prove ihls) or to rec lain me from
OFT the back round where | had been
let by the people. This being left on
" back ground " may be understood by
many to mean, being sunk entirely in
public estimaion-and as he no douat
refers to your choice at the last election
where | was, amongst others, a candi-
date Tor the senate, and as he clearly by
that expression, and by his piece, tries
10 lessen me in your estimation and in
the estimation of all who may read the
K publican; hope II will give you no
Hence when | remind this man OF the
STATE of our polls at the last election, and
u the light in which you were kind
enough to view my humble pretensious j,
that you were pleased to leave me bur
eleUen votes behind the successful can
hIdate; and | was next on The lists.
still feel grateful for the very hauerins
animation you then gave the OF your es-
TEEN aud confidence, after twenty
years residence among you. ! would
always be my highest pride and ambi-
ton in any considerable degree to mari
your esteem and confidence. TINS wrl.
ter does MOI attempt to answer the rea-
sons have gwen in opposition TO a con-
vention but deals in ialsehood, unjust
rldlcule and broad and groundless asser-
tons. He. appears TO think hat he has
completely crushed that "hiain Dutch-
man as he is pleased to call NE, when
he charges piece of broken English
upon me. Any person thai knows nae
knows | do not pronounce as he has said,
He says called he author of my piece
"tam yank The word damn" never
polluted my lips; aud this plain lruth"
fellow is scoundrel and liar, ami has
not the spirit OF a man in him, neither to
pnt his own true name to his piec nor
10 face NE personally and say | ever
told any body to make me one soot
Hece. would seriously ,dgise this tel
low not to IMPOSE any more by his false.
hoods upon ne. And | hooe the edi-
tors Of The Republican viii publish no
more replies to this or any other piece
OF mine under borrowed names.
Cnder every form have been able 10
view the quesiiol. for thc introduction Of
slavery inlo this state, whether cons-
der II as regards the present generation,
or posterity, or the spirit and principles
OF republican government in lis purify,
n the wealth, number and harmony OF
the people OF this state, or its internal
Improvements and the general equal $
OF the citizen, | view it as a curse and
an inlolerabie and lyraonical evil. An
evil that tramples upon The laws Of first
nature, upon the moral laws, and upon
the principles of the divine Rcdeemer,
the Saviour and Judge Of the world.
Slavery TO the master, IN my opinion,
drags load OF curses after 4 in this life,
and lays up an awful treasure for the fu-
ture threeiold. | am opposed to SLAYER,
with all my heart, might and strength, in
every shape it can b. presented, as one
of The most INDUSTRIOUS and HORRIBLE oil
EVILS !!
DANIEL STOOKEY.
81 Clair Go. .Nov. "A, 1928.
N. b. Ii has been reported that
would vote for slavery except on account
OF my neighbors. That's another lie !
d S.
P. S. Daniel stookey presents his compli-
ments 10 the Editors Of the REPUBLICAN"
and req tests them ifthey are not too busy for