The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-07-28
READ AMID IssIAIE ID OF
SAMUEL SURGEONS
A.NiMGgGSe,6F.


break down the democratic candidate!!!-
The old barbarian weapons of reckless fed
eralism, vanly welded against SIMON
SNYDER, FURNISHED anew, and now at
tempted to be used against DAVID r.
PORTER, in the present death struggle of
federal aristocracy!N!
The minds of our Office. holders, stimula-
ted by the certain prospect of signal defeat,
in the invention of talsehoods, really appear
TO be as exhaustless as the springs that sup
ply the ocean. To such towering height
of enormity had'they lately reached, that
we really thought they could possibly get no
further. But it seems ''the end is not yet''
The last two numbers of the ofiice-hol-
ders' Journal contain paper purporting to
be an a6csddVit, made by one Samuel Sfur-
geoa, before David Snare, Esq, deputy
Collector Of the port, and lately appointed
Justice of the Peace by Gov. Ritner,
which for bold and daring falsehood, puts
the climax on their mountain of lies.
This paper may be seen in the journal
under the displaying heading, g,--'OvER-
wHELMING EVIDENCED tits not, therefore,
necessary that we should copy it in order
TO make our comments upon it understood.
Nor will we stop to enquire whether Sam
nel Sturgeon ever actually made such an
affidavit. 1t is so certified by thegdeputy
collector, and one Of the GoUernor's jas
ficeS, which will, of course, be deemed suf-
ficient evidence Of authenticity by the friends
OF the governor. But, 10 thinking, honest
men oil all parties, we say, come, let us sit
down 81 reason together upon the contents
OF this strange production. Lay aside your
prejudices and prepossessions for Porter or
against Porter-give US, and give us only,
your serious attention as cadid men and
honest inquirers after truth.-and if, with
such feelings and motives, you accompany
us in brief examination of that paper, we
despair not of CONVINCING ALL, that it
BEARS UPON IT'S VERY FACE the certain marks
OF absurdity the most glaring-falsehood
the most bold and barefaced-perju1y (f
an oath acas taken) the most deliberate and
damning!!
Let US, then examine it. The first and
principal charge is, that Sturgeon lately
tceiu TO Porter's house to compromise a
sal ,ohich lie brought more than 30 years
ago against Patton and Porter; that Mr..
Porter, after bargaining, offered him
$50; tohich he agreed to. take
Ia the same paper in which this reputed
G0addU1 appears, appears also, in display,
long article called 'THE EvIDENcE!'-con-
sisting of professed extracts from the coun-
ty records, and certified by 'RoBERT CAMP
BELL, PRorHoNoTARY., This latter paper
shows that on the l6th day oflJune, 1873,
Samuel Sturgeon brought suit against Pat
ION and Porter; that on the l Ith of August
1912, (when an applicant for the benefit of
the insolvent laws,) he swoRE the amount
due him by Patton and Porter to be 'about.
seuen hundred doHarS.' This suit was
promptly plead to; if not determined, it still
may be; if the claim was honest and Just
interest from the time of suit brought, ii
would amount to $l540!! Yet Sturgeon
now s,Oears he was willing to take $l6O!!!
What candid reader, is the inference to
be drawn from these facts! One of two
things. Either that Samuel Sturgeon knows
in his own heart that his claim was anjuSt
from the beginning, and could neUer be
sustained IN laO or equity; or that ii has
been decided and settLed;--and the fact that
the suit has been suffered to sleep more than
30 years, is strong and powerful additional
evidence of the truth of one or the other
of these inferences. If the first be true,
what becomes of his former oath!H If
the other, where is his honesty and integ-
rity2! He is either peJured UiLain or a
1raudutent knave! Reader, let US ask you
in all candor, are we to avoid this conclu-
sion! We cannot This is the dilemma
in which he has involved himself! You,
honest reader, would not hang on either
horn for a world! Either pejured oil
lain or q fraudulent knave! What materi-
ais for A wITNEss!l This is the man that
now swears to the prejudice of an honored
citizen whom many of you have fovolably
known-known as an honest and upright
man-for 2G YEARS.! find SwearS TOO,
be IL remembered, in the hope of making
something out Of his old suit, raked up
out Of obLuiOn, and his attention directed
10 IL By the PRoTHoNoTARY and his conerade
bandits IN this cOuntylH This is the man
whose a6adaUitis is under consideration. Is
HE a competent l0itnesS? Is HE ,Oorthy of
ereda2 Can you BELIEVE him-CAN You!
No-you cahnot!!
But further 1t is well known to the
whole state the name of Sturgeon has been