Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-10-20
Por ,hn Denoentie sLandard

Ma. PALxER. The editor Of the Ripley Tel
sgraPh in bis paper OF the Sd inst. he's published
an editorial paragraph, which contains base
SANDER upon me, and feel bound TO Tspel II aS
suen' The paragraph reads as follows;
"l1 It a fact, that the post-mastsrs at Cherry
fork d Scott Post Offices IN Adams eotInty have
bsen guilty Of destroying or sscrsting packages
Of whig papers aud spssehes ia Cengrsss ssnt to
ihstT ohhees! And is ita fact, that the 1. M
at Cherry Fork said, while opening the ma y q
week or two ago, thai the Department ought n u
TO allow the id whig papers 10 be carried in the
mail, and he would burn the ID trash ON. Wa
have il from very good aushOhty that ,ueb Is
the case. How is il gentlsmsnl''
Such iS the enquiry Of be editor; and answer
for myself, th,t it is not 50; bat ths insinuation
is utterly devoid Of ruth. oh icing this state
msnt, went to Ripley, and ia company with
two gentlemen of high respsetability of that
place, called on the Editor, and demanded his
authority for this statement. He answered,
when first called on, that NJ. James-somsbO-
dy-was his author, but he could not TeeOllect
his name in full He then invited US into his
room, and still insisted on having his author.
He than said his author was Mr.. Finly, who had
given him the information the day after the
Wing meeting in Ripley. l then requested a
written statement from him to this effect,--and
he agreed to answer me in half an hour, whether
he would give il or not. In a short time after
wards, he called on me and refused TO give the
statement. The gentlemen who went with me
10 see him, were Messrs. Josiah Stout and Eli
Collins, to whom any one can apply for further
particulars.
From the statements of Mr.. Edwards, il ap-
peared tn at Mr.. James .Finly was the person
referred to as his author; and then took Col
James Mcneil and Mr.. G. w. Parker with me,
and called on Mr.. james Finly, to know whether
he had given any such information to Mr.. Ed
wards. He positively denied, in the presence
of those gentlemen, having given any such inior-
nation TO the Editor.
The public can now judge Of the veracity oi
this Harrisonian Editor, who has turned out oi
his way to stab the reputation Of citizens ol
Adams county, merely because they are friend;
of the present Administration, and have consent
cd to discharge the duties of Post Masters in small
obscure post Offices, for the accommodation Of
their neighhors.
l have understood that another report has re-
Gently been circulated by some Of the same polit'
cal party. 1t is sal d, that Adam Kirkpatrick
of some kind, for David Finly; and that james
Finly has stated, that he called for them and did
not get them. These statements may have LED
some persons to suppose that documents wer'
destroyed or suppressed in my Ofice. That ther'
may have been documents in The Office for DaVic
D. Fny, and for various other persons, which
james Finly nevor got; and documents which
Adam Fitzpatrick and other individuals hav'
seen,-I would not deny. The presumption is
that the right OlOners got all such document
when they called for them. But do postiVsl.
deny, that any documents have ever been destroy
ed, or suppressed in the Office; or ever refused t
the proper oUner when demanded.
In conclusion, would advise all the Whig
who have been intermeddling with my affair
and arts mpting to impeach my character,
recoect the eleventh commandment and atten
to their own business. If they do so, they ma
find it more profitable and quite as honorable a
slandering their fellow citizens.
WILLIAM McVEY,
r. NJ. at Cherry-FOrk.
The EDITOR of the Ripley Telegraph is requsS
ed TO copy the above.