Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-15

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4. a arriving at the depth Of 25 feet,
f,sroogIy impregna,ed salt water was
2i md from five or six small buckets full
.a, we're manufactured. This is per-
..,fut salt made in Wayne county; and
..,.eesentations made to us we have no
.,x - il may be found extensive enough
.,r;ness Of ITS manufacture.
For the Palladium.
i n answer turneth away wrath"
.cnnESs:-Viewing it a duty l owe
..<;tpsats and to myself, have thought i,
IA As,eh not fond Of newspaper litigation,
~ = article which recently appeared in
s.L.aad Palladium, bearing the signature Of
.radeohall; in which article he attempts
- 70 indicate himself from gross
tsIch was propn gated by one Of his OPP
..Ar;ap the late electIoneering canvass
1870, men may differ in opinion. If the
-.,,.n of truth by which the errors and vi
IN are exposed is to be regarded as SLAM
!. ~ have been slandered. l must say,
-. iscorn to say any thing TO the injury
4, issdenhali, from disposition to expose
~uGcles and foibles, feign would have
8. al over deeds which stain the char
! ~ opponent. Mr.. Mendenhall in at
10 u indicate himself from what he calls
knder, alludes alone to statement he
|. made by myself, to-wit: That he signed
- paying that the colored people might
y ieht Of suffrage.
ID On several occasions that there was
stition, though not that Mr.. MendenLall
u though il was general opinion among
je that he did sign such petition. jacob
- and others told me there was such
Al. "a that he seen Hiram Mendenhall have
ttoa in one hand and the pen in the other,
4,ia Mr. Mendenhall was asked whether he
ri IL above named petition, he said h.
.nnaember whether he signed it or not.
trdu night forget a circumstance that trans
aapske months ago, but it is not probable
], M Mget a principle we carry with US.
IN - M he has con jured with the late req
xsnanAk an deny the signing of it, and
I'm ~ IRE being such petition. thought
Srws6 legroes the right of suffrage was
~ ut Mcndenhall gloried in, (until nc told
sts coairary.) from various circumstances.
smsi black man who made political speech
ssM 10 his favor, but from the doctrine he
has forth would suppose he would lose the
nge Of the blacks, and be left hereafter to
his own political speeches. And again he
Ion tho 4th Of July at Winchester, that the
honght not to work roads unless they had a
tbyote. annex some Of the evidence had
Viewing that there was such petition as
|ssn spoken of.
The Undersigned hereby certify that some
feyious TO the late election, we heard ia
EASTMAN tell Miles Hunt that he seen Hi
endenhall have petition Ill the town u
hr, asking the Legislature to grant the
knopio the right of suffrage in this State.
IVA Hunt asked him fine was certain il was
|ASAIs petition, and If he was certain that
assigned il. lie replied he was not
1hin d regard to the petition, but he did no,
ysdsnhall sign it, but he had the pen in one
dm the petition in the other. Given under
taads.
4 ABRAHAM CLEVENGER
! BAZELEEL HUNT.
JOHN ii. DENTON.
PL Alb, 1888.
aeertify that have heard Jacob Christmau
lblhe amount of the bove certificate, to diff
persons.
RANDOLPH SMULLING.
thereby certify, tina, some time previous te
- election told Miles Hunt that there hao
Maly, asking the Legislature 10 grant thu
tie right of suffrage in this State; an'
hn was such petition | have no doubt
w general neighborhood talk.
JONATHAN FREER.
t4,h, 1898.
laf last court had an interview with Da
hey, the late Representative of Henri.
ag;he told me there was such "a petition can'
annapolis. Now, fellow-citizens, Mr.. Men
vi and his Co worker have learned, by som,
-, that the Chairman Of the Committee ha
mislaid said petition; they are disposed t
tnunder the character oft being ditferen
Of q petition, and at this late hour has jus
sered the unconst,tntionality of said petition
lays do not bear the slightest malice to
rs any opponent; the falsehood he has SO sue
euliy propogated has had the effect intended
i BY i be was elected. O! what a contradic
and what an apology for his own ill success
rs here state considerable number of tn
ae did get, was obtained by intrigue an
representation. But the facts are among tn
On my ffst acquaintance with Mr.. Men
ioes'eved HIM to be a respectable citizer
y. think him to be tolerabe good miller
Ae Knows how to TOLL Without turtle
will bid Friend Mendenhnll farewell
Mt all tears may he wiped from his eye:
may no longer grieve; leaving tn
sdge both of his ignorance and veracl
MILES HUNT.
q @dle, Randolph Co. la. Sept. 10, 1888.
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