The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-04-21
THE WRIT DE LUNATICO INQUI-
RENDO.

The last Joke. perperared by our facetious
Loco Foco fellow citizens proposed the issue
of the writ de iunattco because as was alleged.
General Harrison had turned over for a answer
to his friends in Cinrinnaii, letter nquiriUg his
opinions upon .4boiihon, purporting TO come
from one Miles Hotchkiss of Oswego, II preien.
del Corresponding Secretary of the Union asso
citation of Oswego. We have forborne making
any remarks upon this pretended Correspon.
ience even though we published il i'm full, he.
we were we'll convinced that there was
some fraud in the matter, which would soon
he cleared up.
1t now turns out, according to the Madisoni.
an, that this miles Hotchkiss is the keeper of a
nine pan boc'ing alley. and groggery for loafers
in Oswego. The Union Associa tion' is the H..
tles assumed Ivy the nonce. by band of
graceless infidels and Loco focos. who viii.
lotne were known as the Pennyless Aristocracy
and whose custom IT is to meet at the aforesaid
bowling alley,to revile religion by mock prayers
and assuming the titles of Reverend, rs we'll us
10 derite insult and slartier their better neigh.
borS. Their great apostle is Fanny Wright, and
the record of their proceedings, is tissue of
obsceniIy and profanity, intersperseG with de-
signs of the mos, beastly and disgusting charac-
ter.
Ii further turns out, according 10 the B,iffa-
10 Commercial Advertiser, which speaks 10y the
authority OF n gentleman cognizant TO the uiat
ter, that the letter purporting To have been writ
ten at Cincinnati Is FORGERY from beginning
to end No letter was ever addressed by the
Union Association, to General Harrison nor did
that Association ever receive reply from
General Harrison or his friends. Tho whole
scheme was concocted Ivy few Van Buren,
men in Oswego, among whom are several Off
holders, and the 'Assocalion'-w which is com
posed of the lowest, most disreluiable then in
the region--wHs selected as fit instrument for
carrying the infamous fraud into effect. An
OswegoiaiI, who hears n most unenviable char.
cfer had hef rpT tn in
c,nnati. lie was crony of many ofthe Asso-
citation, and to him the pretended reply Of Gen.
Harrison was sent, that he might copy il, ay.
pend TO il the names of some Gentlemen well
known in CINCINNATI and return it with that
c,,'s post mark. This clumsy fraud and for.
gerry was deliberately perpetrated. incredible as
it may seem, although conscious Of the absolute
certainty Of detection. But those Immediately
engaged in the affair well knew that they could
not suffer any loss of character by the transac.
ton; while those who secretly pulled the wires,
hoped to escape detection, and shat before the
matter WAS blown, the forgery would have
compsheG it's object.
The gentleman who gives US this information
knows all the parties and to any persons dis.
posed to doubt his statement, he authorizes us
to offer Il bet of one hundred dollars, and will
take upon himself the burthen of proof
The character Of this disreputable proceeding
intended to assail Gen. II. needs no comment
from us,-but it is worthy of remark, that il
Gen Harrison had in fact turned this cores
pon,ience over to n committee of his friends, he
woul,. only have been following an exa ample SET
nv Gen. Jackson, and yet the followers of Gen.
Jackson have been raising all this diseputable
hue and cry.
IL is again worthy of remark, That the more
he is rubbed the brighter he shines. Every at.
tack rec0ils upon his enemies. The ASSAULT
made upon his military services is relying for
him, en- masse, the obi soldiers OF the lndiun,
and the last wars.--.M Y. Erpress.
Figures ,oo.I ke.-A Farmer in the country
owed last year $500, which he could have
discharged with IFS bushels OF wheat--tiiis year
it takes 500, difference 322 bushels. Last year
he could have paid the same debt with 4oo
bushels OF oats this year it takes I40O--h,ffer'
ence l000--267 bushels of corn would have