Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-12-03

ueiofe " JUSTICE appeared III Inc opeC-
| tstor) 7vritten, and caused TO be printed
in the Inteiigencer. an attack upon me
over Communica ted," which contain
ed direct mis-stalemen OF my opinion;
and that Gov. Coles was The author had
the testimony of Mr.. lackwell, the Edi-
tor, before | requested him TO publish
the opinion. So much for this denial,
and the additional assertion of his, that |
had not "heard" of his intented attack
upon me, before ! directed the opinion
to be reprinted. Aud | expressly state
that but for the information | received,
tina, Gov. Coles was writing and prepar-
ing an attack against me for the newspa-
pers, as it seems be was not content with
his verbal abuse, should probably ne
yer have thought of having il reprinted.
When the piece I" Justice" appeared,
however, it was SO unprlncipled, that |
| must confess | had some difficulty in
believing Gov Coles to be the author.
was iorcibly struck with several state
ments in it, which the Governor knew
to be untrue; and will do him the JUS
tice to say, that was not then prepared
TO think him capable Of such foul mis-
representations. | however very soon
learned that Governor Coles was the au-
thor.
now dismiss this topic, and proceed
10 examine another, and which is among
The most extraordinary Of all.
Gov. Coles, in his letter, dwells upon
the fearful charge that | mi8quoted The
constitution lie made tins statement in
The iirs place TO make ne appear ridicu-
ious, and be should have been careful
how he adhered to it. will now ask at
| tenti,1,, Tor one moment, to the ne7v "a
| riafion oil his memory, 10 repeating this
charge, as disclosed IN his letter. He
| averied in his publication "Justice,"
Thar he well remenb ered, and that COM
meDls were madeupon il blythe by -stsnd-
ers, tba; , misquoted the constitution BY
. reading" as a quotation from II, the
| words I" The Executise shall have pow err,
| &c. 10 reieast fines aud fenaHieS," This
was specific charge, and had il been
| true no doubt he would have remember
ed II. Bot in writing his letter 10 Mr..
| ForqueD his memory failed him and he
actually forgot what his statement was
when he wrote Justice !" He there
lore leaves out the By ISLANDERS, and
members Of The bar, as having "com-
mentea" upon this miSqnotat,on; the
reason for which was, he had heard, in
stead OF their proving his statement true,
they had unanimously proved it untrue.
he then, in his leuer, confines the hear
ing OF this Interpretation 70 himself, and
aud deliberately asserts that lie well re-
collects | said" the constitution de-
ciares the Executive 10 have power, &c.
70 "release fines and forfeitnres !"
Most tenacious memory. lie first, N
his +" Justice" had it $ fines and henat-
sies." In bis letter to Mr.. Forquer, ~
has it, not penalties, bu, fines aud far
FIXTURES FIRST he bad it that read
! 1t from the constitution now he has il
tina, did not read it, but tina, merely
| said so!
What a pity that his Excel'ency, when
mis- stating his own fabric alions, by
changing what read 10 what said
and by turning Eenaities into Gvfttures,
and thai 100 Win solemn declaration
hat he we'll remembered il, should
! not also have wen remembered that he
was soiemny conIradicling bimself. In
ruth, " there is 20 want Of lofty mir
rors" in which to behold him; his own
productions furnish lar better ones lor
that purpose, than all the artists Of chris
tendon could devise. have bolh his
pieces before me, and | appeal to the
judgment OF my country that have Civ
en- his very words. See his f" Justice"
in the Spectator, and his letter TO Mr..
Forquer, in The IntelAgeacer.
Now, The names penalties and for
FIXTURES have no analogy. In sound they
are totally different. These Inconsistent,
statements, and the conlradic ion Of which
Gov. Coles convicts himself, occurred
only short time after his frs, charge.
How, let me ask, shall we understand
them Which Of the statements can we
believe! Or what shall we think OF the
memory that thus makes him contradict
himself, the second time he tells his
story
Gov. Coles having now furnished his
written word that his first slatemcn about
my misquoting the constitution, was a
creature Of his own imagination, having
no existence in reality, he cannot blame
m tor proving it SO !; and will also be.
lieve that his new lrumped up tale is pre-
cisely Of piece with it, See statements
c. d, E.