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

BuCkmas'er's own mouth, and was more
over an offer which Gov. Coles himself
had told several persons here, was made
to him, and that he had refused 10 &C
cept n.--From these facts, such pal
pabe denlai, as he has now made, as
wholly beyond my coDtemp lation. But
as his Excelienoy now says he hositivety
denies il, you will please publish the
written evidence herewith transmitted,
by which it will be seen that Captain
Buckmaser, mentioned the fact to me,
as stated IN my letter.
This, then, is hoSitive kroof, nor is
there room for any equiv vocation.
And yet the worthy Governor, even
before the rejection of this offer had got
cold from bis lips, cen turn round and
declare that Capt. Buckmaster never
eVen told him that the Commissioners
were willing to dismiss the suit, upon
his paying the costs and attorneys fee !. !.
How is this to be rcconcied with plain
dealing Or what is the word OF man
worth, who will make such denial
But l forbear comment-there can be
but one conclusion drawn from positive
proof.
lnaddiiion TO this, Gov. Coles person.
ally informed DR.. TODD. that the above
Offer had been made to him, ard that he
mad refused Ii. Of his fact have DR..
foods written sla;ement.--Thus much
tor this hositfue denial OF Gov. Coles,
and Tor this part oil his letter to Mr. For
|quer. See Capt. Buckmaster's letter
marked A.
Cd Gov. Coles says am not correct
when | say the opinion delivered 10 his
cause "was moi published in any othei
paper than the one al Edwardsvilie, un-
il after HIS Justice had taken lis flight
upon the wings OF the Spectator.
Let me examine this. / will take tie
dates furnished by himself, and it will
then be seen il am not correct.
That opinion was published in the
Spectator 90 The ! 2ih OF April, and al a
me Nhrn ! had been absen, from Ed
wsrdssIie Tor some wecks--his ceiehrst-
ed jesicc" was published on the 26th
april, fourteen days afterwards. ne
opinion sas reprinted in tie Intelligent
cer The 18Th IjirR, and il the kass ask ia
paper IN May. lsaid TO be the l4th.)
These are Me only papers in which |
have seen it Published; If 1t WIS pub
iished III the GaZctle it was stall iater.
Here are the faces. II does then seem
Gov. Coles deBlal to the con,rsry not
anhsann'hg) mar the 22M Of .4hrtl, and
l4th Of MAY, when The opinirn was pub
iisbed, we're after The 26tA Of Ahrii,
| y hen hls Justice" was pubish<d. |
confess il appears TO me SO. Who then
ii mistaken, and who is incorrcc. -
| There can be but one answer. ,f
| .hetclure re-ailin, what | said in
10y letter, that The upHion qpas NOT
published in an otner paper t,lan the
one al EdwardsvIiie, Until aiter his . Jus
ace had taken lis flight upon the wings
/, u the Spectator" SO much tor tllis &c
tia vi Gov. Coles.
But Coy. Co.es say requested The
opinion TO be re- priptstf, Uelore hau
seen OF heard OF MS attack upon the
| tnerelole, ne says, l AMI tot correct when
say cine Opinion Was puoi'shcd il
Other papers Tor the purpose ui reiuuug
| he written SANDERS upon me, witch his
publication was INTENDED 10 distribute"
Mas,sriy conclusion isut MS premises
are wrong. The worthy Governor Is
| reckoning without his host IN say ing
| mad nor Aeard of his attack, before l d..
rected lhe opinion 10 be reprinted
That was the very reason why l did so.
His n.en,ory probably had been treache
| fous again: or ne would not have forgot
ten what he himself had made public.
l wllInow state, and / will give proof,
that il was well known to other persons,
Ad TO myself, that he was writing and
preparing an attack upon me, Tor the
newspapers many days before his "Jus-
ilcc" was puoished.
Mr.. Yves. sent me Information of the
fact as early as the 18th Of April, which
was eleren days before his famous piece
appeared. AS This is an issue Of fact,
which is den,ed by Gov. Coles, the pub
lie shall not have my word alone to es-
tabllSh II; l will give them proof. See
Mr. VESTS letter marked b.
Another gentleman gave me the same
information, and said it would be such
production as ! had never seen, on such
a preteuce; and ] had so repeatedly
heard the atoms he was ver-
bally hesping upon me, | did not doubt
that it would be such production as l
had never seen. l, therefore, soon after
the reception OF this inform alton, (proba-