Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-08-04

Of the handbilI, we are credibly informs
ed is General James NJ. Duncan, CASH
Ter OF the State Bank, and clerk of the
Supreme Court, and--brother to Gene
raj Joseph Duncan, who is a candidate
for Congress. Both oil these BROTH
er Generals have supported Mr..
Cook since the vote to which so much
objection is now raised-and since the
subject has been fully Investigated, with
even more noise and more misrepresen-
tation, if possible, than at present. Let
the sincerity of their present complaints
on that score be duly appreciated.
The attachment Of the Great Seal is q
pretty cunning trick to catch the unwa-
/ ry; but what we have said will show
that it is mere trick.
Since the above was written we have re-
ceived hand-bill from Mr.. Cook confirming
this information.
Floods of anonymous hand-bilIs are,
as we expected, poured in on the public
just on the eve Of the election, when ID
must be impossible, is necessary, TO
meet and answer them. We apprehend
no danger to the cause of truth from
these fatherless productions. The peo-
pie OF Illinois have seen too many at
Temps to gull them in this way, and
have too often answered them with suita-
Bile contempt, to be deceived by them
now. Al we have asked is, fair in
vestigation, and we know the people TOO
well to doubt that it will be given. One
thing is worthy of observation These
hand-bills without acknow lodged fathers,
have been carefully kept as much as
possible out of the way of the editors of
this paper, until they have been widely
circulated elsewhere. Are their name.
less writer's afraid of detection 7
FORGERY AND MISREPRESENTATION.
A most despicable trick is attempted
to be played off by certain characters,
for the purpose of deceiving the good
people OF Illinois, with regard to the
purposes and motives CT the Rev. Mr..
Thompson. We deem i, due alike to
that gentleman, to the public, and to
justice, to expose it. Many of our read
ers will recollect letter which was pub
lished during the Convention struggle,
purporting to be from a Methodist
preacher to "A Sugar Greek Patriot,''
and pretending to reveal certain inien-
tons OF that respectable body of chris.
tians which letter was then known to
be base fabrication, and treated with
the contempt it merited. A similar fab
rication is now circulating with the same
Infamous purpose. No man of candor
and common sense will think it genuine,
tor it bsars the stamp Of forgery on its
face. Its object appears to be to in
duce the voters TO think for little while
until after the election merely-thas
the Methodist society have certain am
bilious views which are not more n-
compatible with the public good than
with their owD wel-being. And it is as
absurd and ridiculous as it is false Eve
ry man of information knows that an
union of church and state is rendered
impossible By the Cons tifunon. How
contemplate must he be, who would
resort to such means to injure worthy
man, and stigmatize so excellent body
as the Methodist connection. The thing
is marked with such folly as well as
wickedness, that, it is said, it could not
have been done by master workman
at intrigue, but must be one of the frss
clumsy efforts of an idle, bunging, prem
tce.
We find another effort to injure Mr..
Thompson-we feel very indifferent as
to the attack on ourselves-in commu..
nil 10 81 T..