South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-01-30
A CARD.

10 THE FUBLIOs " a,
,he Undersigned has been recently CALI
"a 10 Publication 10 "The Country
n.nn newspaper published 10
Clark.burg, Virgins, over the sigma
, ture of"A Republican," Astounding 10
charges, either expressly preferred, or
strongly insiouated, rejecting not only
mon his competency and fidelity as, q
public officer, bu. also upon his m oral
yect;tuda "a man and member oil SO
ciety.
~ whom this attack has been made,
ai,honoh subscriber to "The- Coun-
,rvman,, did not receive the number
containing il, aud therefore was for
some time ignorant Of its existence.
AS soon however, as friend "a resi-
dent Of ciarksburg, then on visit
here) called his attention TO t'ne subject
BY intimating TO him the character Of
the publication 10 questj on, he called
on the editor Of the Winchester Virgin
ian, who it was und erstood by him
exchanged regular with the editor Of
AsThe Countrymar !" and enQuired If
abe number Of itult paper containing
this article had F.esn received by him I
who stated n reply that it had not.
out he had 10 his possession No. Of
the South Branch Intelligencer, into
which this publication had been copi.
ed, and forthwith produced the last
mentioned paper.
Immediately thereafter, the under
signed addressed communication TO
i-the editor Of "The Countryman" re-
ques,ing the name of.he author Of this
piece. The reply Of that individual
is herewith published, by reference to
which ii will be seen that he refused to
comply with the request ofthe under
signed, which he deemed perfectly
reasonable, otherwise il would no, have
been made. Ii is not the intention of
sthe subscriber to arraign the editor Of
sssThe County before the public
for this refusal--nor would he have
referred 10 il al all, except to show
that so soon as circumstances admitted
'of his doing SO, he sought an opportu.
nifty Of being confronted with his as
saiant before the public, but was de-
fea.ed in that object by the course
pursued by the Editor OF "The Coun-
stryman," who himself must have been
somewhat dubious of its proprieiy,
judging from the length of time he
took to furnish an answer. The result
Of this application has left the sabscri-
Der no alternative which he can pursue,
consistently with what he deems due
TO himself except to pronounce the
Publication above referred to, tissue
ofstatements either utterly false, or so
perverted as 10 afford inferences Who'll
ly untrue, and to announce his readi-
mess, whenever arraigned, either before
the public or the constituted authori-
aies ofthe land, by any responsible
individual whose name shall be fur
nished to him, to justify, in the opinion
ofevery impartial and honorable man,
any aud every act of his, connected
, with the discharge Of the official duties
referred 10 in the publication over the
signature Of "a Republican,"
The undersigned will remark in
conclusion, that he presumes that no
honorable man would expect him to
enter into formal refu,alion Of gratu-
itous charges, no matter how grave
their character, preferred against him
by an anonymous newspaper scribbls',
whose name could not be obtained,
except upon pledge to institute a
suit for libel. He hesitates not, how
ever, to pronounce the charges false g.
malicious, and TO defy his assailant to
prefer them over his proper signature;
which event, il that individual is moi
one the infamy Of whose character
would preclude the propriety Of noti-
cling his illusions, TO furnish such a
relutaton as will not fail to satisfy ev.
cry honorable and candid man.
The undersigned, from circumstan.
ces known TO him, or Of which he has
been informed, is strongly impressed
with the belief that the osTENslBLE
author Of this base & malicious LIBEL,
is an individual who was recently ar
raigned before the United States Dis
trict court Holden at Clarksburg, upon
a criminal charge. Who the real
author or authors are, it may hereaf-
Ter be ia his power TO inform the Pub
lie, together with the motives by
which they have Been actuated.
w. G. SINGLETON.
Winchester, Jan. 8, 1886.
4 Copy Of The letter referred to.
"Clarksburg, Dec. "a, 1885.