Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-01-30

Having Important business in buchanan
did not leave that place until Tuesday morn
Ing. Of course, 1t is physically impossible
that could have reached Kingsport, Tenn,
200 miles distant from Buchanan, on Thurs
day the 18th of August. | did not arrive
there until Monday the 10Th, as / most dis
tlnctly remember. This fact is of itself con-
elusive as to the forgery.
Nor Is this all. The letter even as publish
ed, bears upon It's front the brand of forgery.
IL makes me say, 81 am here (at Kingsport)
taoo-thards OF my way on my Journey. ''-how
Is 1t possible that, after TRAVELLING onlv 225
miles, could have written to Stofer that !
had accomplished ''taoo-thirds" of Journey
OF upwards of 700 miles =? Again, / am
made to say that, ifnothing happens, | will ar
rive at Columbus. Mis-. 500 miles distant. that
day week! AT this rate, / would have travel
led 700 miles, in one-horse barouch i'm elev
en- days ! Pretty good travelling certainly
for ''Iaey'' man
III any one Will examine the printed letter
with little care, he will see upon its face
marks OF violent disruption of the senten-
ces. lhere Is no conncXion between them.
Many links are plainly wanting. For in
stance-eXamine the following extract: s.Mv
object In writing this letter to YOU is to re-
quest you to send the old type in Tie Office off,
and exchange them for new. Don't neoIect
this matter Stoter. / hardly think ii necessa-
Gy 10 'ca'f-hoOerer, off with them the very
DAY you receive this Now, what con.
neNlon, pray to be informed, have the words
l have italicised with any thing which either
precedes or succeeds them2 As thew stand.
they are precious piece of isolated non.
sense. The truth is, that several most inn
Portant sentences are here suppressed, as
remember with the most perfect distinctness.
One further remark, passing over MANY i'm
Portant facts-and have done with the mes
ton of forgery. If Stofer always had this
letter In his possession, as he affirms he had.
alter he received it, how comes it that he did
not exhibit 1t to me or to some enc acquainted
win my handwriting, when | CHARGED him TO
his teeth, In Lexington, with wilfully mis-
representing Its contents and defied him tn
produce it Tho he remained in JexinUton
two weeks afterwards, never saw or heard
OF the letter! / ask again, why he did not
produce the letter, if he had il, as he now as
serts he had, and vindicate his character
from the foul stigma of falsehood which he
Knew had fixed upon ii? The answer is plain.
lie mad no such letter from me, and he was
well aware that his counterfeit would not
pass current among the people of Lexington.
In relation to Capt. Harper's endorsement
Vi 'otoleIs forgery, have only to say that
cy worthy friend was imposed upon by Ste
ier' ana that do not doubt that he will do
! me 'he justice to say so. And hereby ask
him' as an act of sheer justice to me, if he is
convinced of his mistake, as doubt not he
is, TO retract his endorsement of Stofer's IL |
oeiIous forgery, as publickIy as it was made.
ne question of forgery being settled, no |
enc VIII OF course attach the least credit to /
any thing which Stofcr may assert. will |
however y collect together some of the willful
iaiSehoods In his last budget Of lies and de-
i = them at blow. 1t is then utterly
t n mat wrote Mr.. Boyd's certificate or
sl,at had any thing more to do in the prepa-
i poI o. II than Stofer himself; that Mr..
IT,, G uo'alned possession of my letter by the
ielonlous means CHARGED bv St6fer. mr. nv anv
improper means; that the fifty quires of print
ing Prper In the Office twas wrapping .aper. ;,
IL was good printing paper, such as we had