Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-07-21
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To-day, we partially redeem pEC ~ ~.
made some weeks ago. We aliuoe ~ u Hc
s.,r,,oSo;sed exposition Of the TRANSACTIONS OF
81 Richard M. Johnson and his brother with
~. p~yIr ~ 81 louis, We publish long
L.. .,,c gentleman of the highest reSpec
ssI:I:.-, 1,,hn was stockhOlder in that Bank
- Iegter. In which our readers will find the
,,roro;neut facts of the case in question set
forth clearly, candidly and dispassionately.
The author has no feelings of personal en-
nifty, or political antipathy to crafty he
dealsin no denunciations and uses no harsh
OF violent epithets he merely gives, in a style
and manner BETTING his elevated character
and standing, an account Of occurrences
what fell under his own personal observation
and which concerned him, as well as many
others, too nearly to be forgotten.
Our st. Louis friend has placed in our pos
session the copy of letter from X. M. John
son to John r. N. Smith, Cashier Of the St
Louis Bank, dated Washington, 2lst OF De-
cember, 1877" and letter from James Jonn nm.
son to the said Smith, bearing no daIe' az Db'
post marked "Great Crossings January . G
1875" These letters prove every t III tse We.
our correspondent alleges, reIatVe ~. ~ IL Tohn.
Nv extraordinarv transactions OF the 1onn-
sone and Smith We have also. In gu, PgS-
session. COPY of the award OF H 1Ts4 - NJ
S 30. Thoroas n. Benton, and Mattmas NC
80. - octed as arbitrator between the
g. To,,;s Rank OF, the one part, and the john
sons IN The other. These arbitrators, none
~ whom were prejudiced against the john
sons, and one Of whom was strongly pre)u-
diced against the Bank, decided unanimously
that the Johnsons certainly owed the Bank
the sum of $55,27O 81 l-2, and In the contin-
gency, which was almost sure to hapPen' tne
sum Of $lSO,27O 81 10. The Bank ana tne
Johnsons previously to the meeting u n snI a.
bitrators, that is to say on the 2lst OF octopei,
+he Other. in a heavy sum, for the faltnfui
and r;oid performance Of the award yet, at
ter thai award was announced, the JohnsoAs
refused to abide by it or to pay the Bank |
single dollar.
The Bank proceeded to prosecute ITS CLAIMS
with the utmost Arigor of the law; but its Will
full foes succeeded in procuring the procras-
tination of Justice from time to time, until at
length their pretended insolvency and the
transfer of their property into hands where 1t
could not be reached by legal process, de-
stroved the last hope of the stockholders and
enabled the plunderers to laugh at the dupes
of their articles and to riot at will upon their
nj. gotten wealth. IF our friends wish to see
a copy of the Judgment of the arbitrators, we
shall be pleased to furnish them with it !; and
sure we are, that they will find in it "confir-
nation strong as Holy Writ" of all that has
been alledged against the moral honesty Of
Col. Johnson.
ALI that Col. J. ever owed the Bank of st.
Louis he owes her still. He has never paid
her or been willing to pay her farthing.--4
Many of her stockholders were widows and
orphans, who have found and still find it hard
a. - &ln< nf1 Tn
swindling the Bank, Col. Johnson swindled
these widows and orphans; and, in refusing
to make restitution to the Bank, he refuses to
make restitution to them. He holds the pro-
perty, which is theirs of right. No-not pre-
cisely he does not hold the whole, but has
given large portion of it to others. His
neighbors know we'll what disposition he has
made of that nnftinn. We have comics of
deeds, under his signature and seal, transfer
ring two plantations Of immense value to
couple of white black guards in consideration
eff their consenting to become the husbands
of pair of his negro daughters. Thus is
squandered his almost boundless wealth-the
avails of fraud-the accursed proceeds of the
pillage and robbery of the poor The berea.
we'd woman and the fatherless child have
been swindled and are still kept out of their
pittance, in order that Col. Johnson's negres-
Ses may repose in the arms Of wealthy va
hoos and loll beneath crimson curtains and
upon costly sofas. We ask the high minded
citizens Of Kentucky to think as dispassion-
ately as possible of these things, and then to
ask themselves whether Col. Johnson is an
honest man-whether he merits the conf
dence Of the community-whether he is fit
tor the Vice Presidency Of the U. 81
THE RIVERS EAMTIY
Eeank M L EI.u..l. NJ q