Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-07-25

nave treated WIN sc0fn ana contempt, nao
IT been properly understood.
After the proceedings, Gen. B., made
very feeling and eloquent speech, and if
his enemies lad been present, and heard
how some of the best acts of man can
be misrepresened, they would have blush
ed. Take, for example, this
One Of the several rumors reported to
the Committee, from Boston, was that Gen.
g. arrived in this country, as a " Leech
Pedar," and that afterwards, he assumed
the tile OF Count Now for the facts,
which are susceptible of proof, which, by
ascertaining aud publishing, the Salem pa
peis, will confer favor on an innocent
and nigh-minded, but unfortunate stran-
ger, The Gen. being a passenger on
board the ship Statesman" of Salem, Ma
thaniel Mansfield, master, and the fact that
the Steward and Mate, had entered large-
| " into the purchase Of Leeches, on spec
ulation, by which they were likely to make
a great loss, in consequence of the Leech-
es dying off, coming to the knowledge of
Gen B he very generously gave them
the fail amount Of their purchase, and a
liberal Interest. On arriving at Boston,
the Gen. caused the few that were saved,
to be sold and gave the proceeds to dis
ahled Sailor! Comment upon such SANDER
is unnecessary.
His having been imprisoned for " steal
ing" in Canada, as published in the Bur-
lington Sentinel and kindred prints, was
proved as completely false, as the "leech"
story. If any robbery was meditated. it
must have been to extract gem from Vic
torias crown, and even this charge, would
be very doubtful.
We now confidently hope, that this
AMERICAN Tin Peddler, Gas one of the
Boston Editors was pleased to report the
General to be- vii! be permitted to peddle
his intelligence to advantages and that
Americans will be more crcuInspect than
to judge him by rumors and SANDER. E.
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taken with the greatest difidence, wheL it
is known, as now questonably it is, to
our entire satisfaction, that foreign powers
through their Agents, make it a point to
crush and ruin him.
One other rumor, and that too, which
was generally believed in our large Cities,
was that he lived in grand style, and never
paid his bills. Now, whether he always
paid all his bills. it would have been hard
for the Committee to ascertain. But they
did ascertain that such amounts were paid,
as would certainly preclude the necessity
Of the Generals lecturing now, and would
make any reasonable man pretty comforta-
! bic.
We understand that Gen. 3. is on the
point of leaving our shores, for short
time, if SO. wherever he goes, he will car-
ry the best wishes of our community.
We are requested to state, that Mr. Ma
goun, Of the Committee, was necessarily
absent at New Y ork, on business. k
John Bratish, clsas Eliovicb, alias Frat
ellin, as given by some prints, means
nothing more than John Bratish, Eliovich
the son Of Elias, Baron of Fratel!in.
The official report OF the proceeding as
furnished US by the Secretary of the meet
ing as follows: s
AT meeting of the citizens held in the
Town Hall, Jolly C, 1889. at o'clock P.
NJ, Judge Clap being called 10 the Clair, it
was moved by Gen. Bralsh, and carried
unanimously, that Committee be appoint-
ed TO investigate the truth Of some charges
published in slip from the. Burlington,
Sentinel aud sent down from Augusta, and
further to ascertain the correctness Of some
minors and statements detrimental to tile.
character of Cen B. The following gem
temen we've appointed by the Char a
Committee of investigation: D. G, AZ
eouN, w. D. SEwALL, Israel PUTNAM.
aud afterwards were added JOSHUA PAGE
HENRY Masters.
At an adjourned meeting held in the
Town Hall, July l9, 1899, at 8 O'Clock P.
/ NJ, Judge Clap in the Chair, the Com
mttes Of investigation presented the fol-
lowing report, after reading the papers and
evidences upon which they had predicated