Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-29
THE FORGERY

gave MN credit nj the time. No one "a, a., We
indeed, who sees wha, little regard ia maid s'. II,
decency, even by men 10 high places. ,na Or
shshi sensation is created in the public mind
exposure OF The most fragrant crimes. IT,. pe
OF Inc history oil the past is much belied wb.q'
discovery oil an act like that recently fastened
i've members OF Congress, I've mean Jobo ! ppm
OF Missouri Lynn Boyd Of Kentucky. lev.
rod Of Virginia, Hopkins L. Turuey of PEE, 9'sea-
and Jesse A. Bynum of North Carol,,.
have excluded them from the pale of honorabls..D
Getty even II had notsubjecled them to the
est'egai penalties. But now, such reveIao,,
over us like summer cloud, exciting p.,l. fa''
momenlary wonder, but not lacking both ,,,,,'l
and defenders We alluded, in our Iast il
paragraph TO the transaction TO which
We now proceed TO more full exposure n .se'i
graceful affair.
The Globe, some time ago. declared tina, NJ y
VIM b. Calhoun member Of Congres,t,o,n \,
sachusets, had written letter TO some Abo,;,.,
at home, stating, on the authority Of a ler,e,
by Gen. Harrison himself to Mr.. Evans IF N
that he lGeb. Ii J had always been an AbeI,,,1'9
and was still Identified with the alol,onis,.;
ing and sentiment. Mr.. Calhoun, on the ;n.,,',
/ leFfa.-
10 pei"lse IN every particular; offering, at the an
llme, TO submit the letter which he had wri,,a,
The inspection oi-such gentlemen as might des,,.
peruse it. Among those who called 10 read ;,
the five members of Congress above n,maa ~
course, all who read il were under an imniod a.,
Of honor not to publish it, if they could n,o.
a copy, without the consent of Mr. Calbon,
/ gentleman had himself declined 10 publish il ,a,
what he conceived TO be a like obligation of h..
not In do Men who have violated the eon6do.. 4
thus reposed in them are rendered dishono,,hla /.
tina, act and even their most solemn decla,,,,of,
should be dlscreded in count Of ins,iee a.
what shall be said OF their unapproachabe lnfamv
"herit appears that, IN addition TO violating III.
pledge of honor which they impedly gave ybe,
under Mr.. Calhoun's invitation, they read hi, en.,
they have absolutely given false version of ,b,,
letter not BY simple change of language butby Tia
| Interpolation Of words which give it meao;o,
entirely different irom the original What sb,
be said of their honesty, when they char.
Gen. HARRISON with being an Abunonist pns,
the strength Of letter, which gives not TN.
slightest foundation for sucha charge eseent !,
the words which they have themselves forced and
Interpreted What shall be. said of their ".
racty, when they soIemny affirm that The leu,,
which they publish ''daes not varq materially for
the form and language" OF the letter which tl.,
read when in pon, Of fact they do make in it sue
"material" alteration as 10 give TO it a meanip,
precisely the reverse Of that which il legitimate
bears We leave ii for the public 10 say. L,n4
guage is too feeble to expressa Just abhouence
this compound crime, of falsehood sustained b,
forgery. and pfoper scorn Tor It's infamous PERM
traitors.
We have said thus much by way OF explaining
our readers the circumstances attending transa
ton. relative to which. before the pubIca,
top of the five members" we had heard macy Oh
scure but pregnant hints of forthcoming derelop
meats. Fo, the better understanding of the subj-c
we extract the letter published by "thc five mem
bers,' as Mr.. Caikouns:
"WAsHISeToS, Feb. a. 1870.
Sir: observed in the doings Of the An-saEt
Convention at Springfield. a resolution denouncla
General Harrison. think this premature, ton
The least OF it. ! have seen aleer from the Gsnd
raj, in which he pronounces the story circulating
the press West mot certain which,) that N
while Governor of Indiana for ten years, did eve
thing in his power TO spread slavery. lei
SANDER and speaks of it with Indignation, and SIS
{
the kind, either privately publicly, Tor the rev
sou. he saws, that while only eighteen wears oil az
in Virginia. he joined an Abolition Society, and I"
the other members of the same, pledged hmseI
do every thing in his power to effect the enanclp
ton Of sayes-that he was 10 inherit large prop
~ IN slaves, and subsequently, not only emanfPd
his own, but purchased Others for the purpose
emaGc ipaling them. This is wha' the General III
self says. write you this for such use as you III
think proper except putting 1t M the nemspSp17Fe,
WM. B. CALHOUN
Hon. Judge Morris"
This letter is nmented upon by the i've M
bers in such terms mig hit be expected from men
had first violated an implied pledge of honor. a1o
resorted to falsehood and forgery to susiRf (
vile ISLANDERS. The mask is stripped from !, y l
their baseness effectualIy exposed by the oIof
reply from Mr.. Calhoun:
WAsHISsToS June 90, 1872
Messis. GALES & SEAToN ] must ask PEI
sion add a few words what have already
in your columns upon the subject 10 when
been compelled TO invite the attention Of Inc
lie reply the Globe. That paper
organ of The Administration, and its EDITORS al
Of the House ofRepresentatives. His pere
and misrepresentation, therefore, cannot DC
ed 10 pass unheeded. Besides. he has now g
to his aid five members of Congress, who M,
letter Of mine the subject Of an address to Tue"
stituents.
have already declared the charges pnolIsn'
the Globe upon the supposed authority oil 'H''
ter TO be false.
Under the new light which has ofoee"
the editor ofihe Globe, through The meo .a h,
address oil the five members OF Congress Al
claims, in his paper OF last evening, VIVA,