The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-11-07

feNow Cifi@enS,
On the day of the late General Flee e
,on, hand-bill was published and circula- '
ted by Valentine Best, containing reflections t
nm nv conduct relative to the Congressional
eleelion founded Oh a letter from Mr.. NJ.
pparce. AS the charges werc entirely desu-
,ute of truth, thought proper TO address
,he following letter to Mr.. Pearce, and re-
teiged his reply. also obtained from Mr.
Jacob Evans, to whom Mr.. Pearce refers,
statement of the conversation that was held
be,ween them. The public will perceive
by the porusal OF these papers, that the
charges made against me, are entirely un'
founded and originated in mlsunderStand-
lar he,weer Mr.. Pearce and Mr. Evans,
aud now publish the whole with the sole
view of showing the "Tue state oil things
and not with any intention Of woundlng The
feelings of either Mr. Pearce OF Mr. Evans.
Had the SANDER rested on the authority
ol Bes! alone should have deemed this
notification unnecessary.
WIN. DONALDLON
Danvilie Oct. 81, 1910.
DANv1LLE Oct. 20, 1910.
Mr. ~ Pearce,
DEAR SIR | have seen hand-bll
published by Valentine Best,and circulated
an the dav of the last election, in which he
yiyes an extrac; from letter in the words
following:
Greenwood, Saturday Morning.
uS,p-I arrived here last evening. Don
aldson has been here, and made tho people
bslieye that Slurdevant is the true Demo
cratic candidate. According to the best IN
formation can obtain, lie has represented
Bidack as person gotten up IN oppo'
si,ion to the democratic party. Some good
man were amazed when gave them true
state of things. expect the same game is
being played in other places
rive YOU netice that the mischief may be
counleracted = | shall do all can
u =
NJ. PEARCE.
AS The statement in the letter, so far as
they concern me are untrue, will thank
YOU to state whether you wrote the leucr
and if so, from whom you obtained your IN
formation. My high estimation OF you
precludes my supPosing that the slande
originated with you.and your.high standing
in society-compels me 10 notice the mat
ter. Please send written answer by tn
bearer.
am very respectfully
Yours &c,
WIN. DONALDSON.
MCDowELLs MILLS, Oct. %, l94O'
Hon. HIM. Donaldson,
SlR-Yours Of the 10Th, would hav
been answered sooner had been at HON
and favored with better health.
With respect to the letter which makes
mart of the hand bill you alludo to, the 70
lowing is correct history of ii. On Il
Friday preceding the election, | had occa
ion to go 10 IreehWoou'dhu III coh'e's sa'0
with Mr., Jacob Evans, he stated thai yo
had been in the neighboThood some tin
before and that you had to some persons're
resented Mr.. S. as the democratic d Mr., BIZ
lack as the volunteer candidate, or words
,ha, effect. He seemed surprised when
assured him that Mr.. Bidack was the rl
democratic candidate and Ms. Sturdevs
the volunteer AS well knew Mr.. B.w
the regularly nominated candidate OF Il
Administration party ,and being my retdt't
and intimate friend thought it just al
proper for me 10 remove, as far as couI
the wrong impression by whomsoever
might be made, and accordingly wrote Il
mute in the hand-bi and sent ito Mr..
Best, 1t was, however, far from my q
sim. TO have such use made of it, and
cannot express the surprise and m"r'lhc
cation felt, when saw il. Neither NJ
Best, nor any other person, had auihorI
e,,.h nen Of II | Ca