Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-02-06

up against him in his absence
thrusts at his well earned reputation, made
in true Spanish style, behind his Back
was inserted in the last Wing. We had not
then an opportunity to notice IT. Our rea-
ders have, doubtless, all perused 1T carefully
before this time, and made up their minds
upon it; and the candid portion OF them can
not, we think, but esteem it clear and tall
refutation of the needless and unfoundedI
charges under which his enemies may nave
hope5 to see him suffer. 1t exhibits some
feeling, il is true, and perhaps hestows more
|attentinn upon certain gentlemen man was
necessary for this feature, however, no a
zoology is needful. No man OF senslbllity
OF Of any sense of character, can witness,
without feeling, such attempts at vlllfying
his reputation before the public, as have
been practised against Mr.. Duncan, or at
tempt reply without exhibiting some traces
lof emotion.
One of the principal charges against Mr..
d. amounts TO what certain gentlemen are
pleased to cali "duplcity upon the bank
question"--seeklng executive favor by at
tempting 10 create the impression on the mind
OF the president, that he was with him in
This hostility to the bank, and at the same
time sgnifying to his constituents, thai, as
their representative he should sustain the
bank. What Gen. DIS sentiments were up
Oh the bank question, was we'll understood
|at home; that they were understood to be
the same at Washington, he brings sufficient
proof he has never concealed his sentl-
ments, and his votes in congress II the pres
ent session show that they have undergone
no change The authority which Gen. ID
|sddlces on this subject, may not be deem
ed very valid with fsthe two editors at jack
yet we are of opinion it will be
quite as generally believed throughout the
state, as the naked assertions of either or
Doth those gentlemen. We quote from The
letter, on this point. In answer to the as
serion that he had told the president she
was with him on the bank question:" Gen.
u. saws:
In addition to my own clear knowled re
that il is false, called on the president few
days since, and asked him in presence of
zen. John Carr, member of Congress from
udiana, how he had always understood my
'pinions to be On the question of re-char
tering the U. States Bank-.-to which he re-
piled, that so far as known to him they had
ALWAYS been in favor of re-chartering it, and
|saId tho 1gh we had differed, he always re
garded it as an honest difference Of opinion,
SC. Now ifany person has made this state
ment, let him come out under his own name.
let him also tell who these persons are, who,
it is said were present, and l venture to say,
his own witnesses will condemn him.
Another charge, though not directly
made, YET intimated with sufficient clear
ness to be easily understood, is, partially
Welding 10 an attempt of the Patriotic
Bank at Washington TO bride him to OPP
pose re-charter of the U. S. Bank. This
!'base insinuation'' is sufficiently refuted
by the fact that both President and diret-
tors of that bank are in favor Of re-char-
ter. Other charges might be noticed, but
if is not necessary. On the whole it will
be gratifying to Gen. Duncan's friends
tn perceive the malicious charges and in
Of his enemies, so fully cleared
Up. The same impression which the de.
fence will undoubtedly produce wherever
it is read, was beginning TO prevail quite
extensively; for the origipators of the at
tack, though repeatedly called on for
proof, have not been able to adducc al
syllable beyond mere assertion, andit is
an admitted maxim, which Lawyer Jones
will find in his books, that, in the way OF
evidence. what cannot be produced, will
be presumed not TO exist.
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Our neighbor boasts that he has been
selected to print the laws of Congress. at
This place. We will state the facts about
This selection. The selection Of printer
for the Cd district was given to Gov. Ca
sey. He Immediately determined on the
Wing. But about the time the name of
the paper selected was to be given in to
the Secretary ofState, paragraph, duly
marked and branded, appeared
in the Shawneetown Journal.-af paper
now no more y published awhile bya sim
gulai species Of animal, possessing the
power to imure without the faculty or
the will to do good, and incapable of dis
kicks from carresses,-say
ing, on authority, that the Wing was dis
and would not again be pub
ished. The mischievous statement be-
ing taken for truth, Gov. Casey was left
with only Hobson's choice, the Advocate.
4sb From the SaDgamon Journal.