Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-08-01
Two THEPURLIC.-As Mr.. ,:onat1an

THO THE PUBLIC.-AsM Mr.. soaafhan
~ Bropn, alias Wildcat, of Niles, has seen
proper to caution the public against placing any
reliance on my official acts-I would state for
further information, that on the tenth day Of
March last, Jonathan Brown filed in my Office
Or record, mortgage executed by himself and
!. b. Brown to the Auditor General of the state
,.vf Michigan, which set forth interests belonging
10 them as members of the st. Joseph Canal and
4 Lockport Manufacturing Association, given as
security to the Berrien County Bank. He wish
: ed me after recording the mortgage, to certify
that the title was in them, and that there was no
{ incumbrance on The property. To this remon-
stratcd, exhibited the record of a mortgage from
ttlie Persons TO j. Valentine for $500 and in
terest, on 172 60-100 acres Of the land described
3 in his mortgage TO the Auditor General. Mr.. b.
4 informed mo that payments had been made, that
there was but about $500 back, that $3.50 would
be paid that day by way of land, and that Mr..
Pierson would pay the remaining $3.50 as soon as
he could get bank check discounted which he
then had. He stated that he must have the certi-
fcatc, that he would not go without it for fifty
dollars, then pledged his word gentleman,
his sacred honor, and his salvation, that things
were as he said. that he would not deceive me
for his right hand and that at all events if would
venture to give him the certificate, that tho in
cumbrance should be removed and released TO
; NV satisfaction before he would present said
Mortgage and my certificate TO the bank commits
toncr. Now, what are the facts. Mr.. B. informs
you that he need only add, that well satisfied is
fthe bank commissioner of the folly of my caution,
THAI he has received the security of the property
referred to bym me. can inform you, that the mort
) gage to Valentine has not yet been paid, but tho
property sold by virtue of said mortgage. My let
ter Of May TO- '39, to Mr.. T. Fitzgerald, does not
\ acknowledge Mr.. Browns construction of the
3 mortgage to be correct and mine wrong-that
variance of opinion was relative 10 another mort
gage, Browns to Sands, which has also been
sold. But if his construction was correct in
this particular it would not remedy the Valentine
I case.
q never promised any man, that would re-,
cant my caution of May 25th unless first being
convinced that it was incorrect, this knew could
not be done.
They continually urged that had been de-
ceived by Bucks and Sherman's false statements,
and by them influenced to publish my caution.
lSuch charges were made by thenl-the Browns
and Picrson not by me, but they now apply
them to mo. Yet as Mr.. Brown takes advantage
of his own wrong throughout the premises, and
charges that wrong to me, should not be sur.
prised to find him charging their own false as
sertions to me. The statements made by Buck
and Sherman to me, so far as have investigated
them, are substantially true
''Thc obtaining a certificate from under the
hand of register of deeds that a certain piece
of land recorded in his office Is FREQ from incum-
branco, when at the same time it is incumbared,
shows tho register to be either knave or u fool, -
Z or that some knavo or designing man, such as
Brown, Wildcat, has practicel fraud upon
: him by podging his word, his sacred honor, his
salvation, &C.. that such incumbrance shonld be
liomoycd within fivo days, or at all events before
The mortgage and certificate should be presented
to the bank commiss Toner.
Thus holding forth false prctonccs, promises,
and pledges to impose upon an officer, and
upon an honest and unsuspectng community.
q L. w COFFINBERRY