Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-11-19

Judges Young and Sawyer were mol
"she only hersoas ne ever spoke 10 IN
relation to his decision before II was
made
As proof ina, his opinion could not
have been known, Judge M'RoberIs as
serts, that "only the day before he de-
clded it the plaintiffs proposed to me,
through Capt. Duckmasler, that 1t l
would pay the costs and what they were
bound 10 pay their attorney, they would
dismiss me suit--and Ihs refused to do.
This feet Capt. b. communicated 10 him
when ne was lately in Edwardsvllie'"
positively deny that Capt. Buckmas-
ter ever made any such proposition to
me. And moreover Capt. u. has With
in the last few days declared that he had
uoi been authorized by The county com
H,ssioners To make any such PROPOSE
lion 10 me nor did he even tell me that
they were willing 10 dismiss the suit on
my paying costs and their attorneys tee
TO this strong proof that Judge M'Ro'
ber,s has an unfortunate memory, must
add two others equally extraordinary
Isl. He says he had his " opnion" re-
printed for the purpose OF reiu'mg the
ISLANDERS upon which my written publica-
ton was intended to distribute, Nor
was it Che oplnon) published in any
other paper than the one at EdwardsViiie'
till after my +" Justice" had taken lis
flight upon the wings of the Spectator.
Judge M'Roberts' opinion" was
printed in the Edwardsviile Spectator
April IL; my comments upon 1t over
the signature of Justice, were published
in the same paper April %. The ed
tor OF the Kaskaskia Republican states,
that gentleman handed him the Ed
wardsville Spectator about ten days At
ter il was Printed, containing the "opi-
Mon" OF Judge MRoberls," " the err
rors of which were marked with hen,"
and requested him IN The name OF the
Judge, to republish it. Again, Judge
M Roberts wrote letter from Carlyle,
dated .Ahrii Is, to the editor of the Hill
nois Intelligencer, and requested him to
republish his " opinion" during the sit
ting of he circuit court Of Fayeue, which
met on the Alb Monday of April, (25th
day. and it is believed adjourned on We'd
nesday following (April 27th,) Here it
is positively proven tina, he requested his
opinion" to be reprinted in the Repub-
lican four or FIVE days, sud in the Gazette
II days before the piece signed Justice
was printed and that, as he was in Van
dalla, he must have requested it to be re-
printed in the Intellgencer before be had
seen or heard OF the piece signed jus
.ice. And ye, this man ventures to as
sert that he had his opinion reprinted
".for the PURPOSE Of refuting the slam
ders upon which my zpritfen Publication
was intended to distribute. Nor was II
published in any other paper than the
one at Edwardsville till after my Jus
sice" had taken its flight UPON the wings
ofthe SPECTATOR" Not being able TO
ascertain what representations were
made 10 him by his friends, cannot dis
prove his assertion as TO the motives
which led him TO publish his opinion in
the Spectator but | have no doubt he
is as much in error in one case as he has
been proven to have been in the other.
oooNiNot IN
does 6" not write anonymously for news
papers," and that in this common report
has much belied him. l well remem-
Der tha, some OF the most violent anony-
nous pieces which were published in
favor Of the Convention were said to be
from the pen OF M'Roberts. But since
he denies it, will not content myself
with merely referring to common report,
but will state that Mr.. M'Guire, the late
Editor of the Illinois Republican, has
said tina, I'M Roberts wrote for the Re-
publican several pieces with fictitious
names"
There are other things perhaps in
Judge M Roberts letter which ought to
be noticed; but am tired of pointing
out the many and extraordinary errors
into which he has fallen, and of COM
men,ing upon communication couched
in such offensive and disgusting terms
and moreover am now in great haste,
being just on the eve of my departure
from this place.
am very respectfully yours,
EDWARD COLES.
GEoRGE FoRauER, Esq. Vandalia.