Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-08-14

We extract the following comment.
upon the SANDER against Mr.. Faulkner
from the Richmond Wing. A clue i
given to the authorship of the calumnv
which, we trust. win be followed IN al
result in the detection OF the villain
Comment Friday was a far,
night, a report was brought TO this c;,v
from the city of Washington, by Col
John Nicholas, a gentleman known 10 Re
on familiar terms with ''the Governs =, y
that MIR. Faulkner had been arrest9u J.,
Berkeley, on charge of forging pension
papers, by which means ne and other
had perpetrated long series Of frauds On
the Government. Col. Nicholas. witbop,
naming bis authority, affirmed it 10 be An
officer or officers Of the Treasury Depart.
ment, and seeming himself TO repose con.
hdence IN the accuracy Of the rumor
Impressed many with the persuasion that
MIR. Faulkner had at least been arrested.
We never doubted that Col. Nicholas had
the authority for the rumos, to which he
referred but we did doubt, and took the
liberty of so telling him, the propTiety Of
circulating such charge against such a
man, occupying as high standing for
character and talent, as il is we'll possible
for man of his age TO do, without being
absolutely assured of its foundation in
fact. We will do the Colonel the Justice
10 say that he cds firmly convinced Of
the truth of what he reported at least
we have no doubt of it-and that he con-
= II,
slanderous scoundrels from whom he
caught the Tumor. We do not doubt
that his honorable nature has been
| shocked, since he has discovered its faIsi-
Ity, at the unintentional injustice he did
MIR. Faulkner. We mention his name.
because it is publicly known here that he
brought the report from Washington
that he averred officers Of the Government
to be his authority and 10 give Mr..
Faulkner a clue, if he thinks it worth
while TO avail himself ofsit, by which he
may trace the SANDER 10 its author, and
drag the wretch before The public.
Mr.. Faulkner's friends here. equally M
merous and true, received the rumor with
the most indignant incredibly and thew
were prepared for the contradiction which
speedily followed. 1t turns out TO he 4
ISLANDER, political calumny, undoubtedly
Tconcocted IN that hot bed of all infsmy
aud csgrption, Washington city, and by
| the undeflings " the public offices ever
ready to prefer themselves to power. by
The stabb'as of some fair reputation.--
We believe that 10 tongue can tall no
Inauguration paint, the iueIabla gileaess
OF the subordinate gang about W. sling
ton, that minister upon the Kitchen Cabi-
net. The bow string may be bus.er at
IConstantnop!e, aud the stiletto at Naples:
but The more formidable tongue Of def.
nation relgns with unrivalled SWAY at
Washington city. As MIR Faulkner, him
sell, writes one Of the editors, Washing
ton city is the central point, where the
ISLANDERS against public men. the oppo-
nents of the Hero, are all originally in
vented, and whence they radiate through
out the United States. Such pack of
lremorseless traducers, were never surely
bIi'eted upon any country.
The last humber of the Wing received here,
contains long letter from Col. Nicholas in reply
to the above article We will publish ii next
week a matter Of interest to the friends Ct Mr..
Faulkner, and in justice to Col n. He denies
that he ever believed the charge against Mr.. f.