Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-25
nv knowledge, and challenge his threatened proofs


note Tor him, while | was in conversation with DR.
VIM A. Mcdowell Of Louisville, Kentucky, which
declared 10 Lc counterfeit, and he dempsey then
handed Il IL the Doctor saying that he had received u
or him The Doctor requested hnn I" hand il 10 Mr..
Cay,hon from whom llc had received ii. which MIR.
D.,nps.v refused II do. The Doctor then requested
Mr. Dempsey 10 walk with HIM to Mr. Cn@iEon
Office, where they found Mr.. Cawthon, who took
the note from: them, renariing that he had received
il nj Mcssrs Wiley : Cal!mghan's Store, where
he ;mmcdfGisiy took il ard procured good note
for it. Mr. Dempsey, after he found that the note
had been returned 10 Mcssrs Wiley y Caaghans
store related some circumstances 10 me that he thought
rccui-cd some explanations from Mr.. Gala CHAN, and
may. proaahIy have related these circumstances I"
some one else Mr. Dempsey and myself agree III our
rccocctions of the whole matter, and willing 10 90
into lis merits whenever Mr. Caaghan's prosecutor
wl produc" his respectable witnesses as to my state
mcnts III due 10 Mr. Callaghan To say, that since
The certificates OF Mcssrs. la?nc, Lcw,ch and Cav
tbon hav.. been published that Mr. Dempsey frankly
admits that their explanation leaves room for doubt
or cavil about Mr. Callaghans innocence in Tin, mat
Ter and that he thinks more highly of Mr. Gala
CHAN than he had previously done. This is the only
note ever passed from Mr. Caaghan store or bv him
Scf that related any circumstances about, ami
nv information of received from Mr. DEMPSEY
Gwen under nv hand this 10Th dav Of DcccmbCi
! 1899 JAMES MoDOWElL.
| have read the above certificate from Mr. Mcdowell
and take pleasure in confirming the truth Of It's state
ments, so far as they require confirmation from me
Given under my hand, this 10th day OF December I-'
\. &. DEMPSEY.
The notable letter, he is pleased TO call it. Of Il
Of his constituents setting forth his pledges TO resign
and askn" him to redeem them. cores him to hr g"'rE
He cannu, get Of those pledges by his qubblng
they are proven bcyond all controversy b. the oath-
and certificates of 20 witnesses, las respectable Is
in Botctourt County, whose testimony is unmpeachcG
and unmpeachablc.
stated as my belief that the certificates he bullIed
Madison and Jno. G,vcns out Of, and on which ne re.
lied 10 prove fraud and forgery me, obtained
! bv fraud and mIsrcprescntatlUn-ln this Ind was
not nisakcn.-I have since seen Mr. Madison Givcns
and had conversation with hun on the subject in the
presence Of Doctor Carper and his certificate of thai
conversation is conclusive that Madison Givcnss certl-
4 fcatc was procured BY Misrepresentation.
certify that was this day called on 10 be present t.
/ hear a conversation between Oliver Callaghan and
Madison Owens, in relation 10 the certificate which
sad Gvcns gave John I. Anderson, dated 10Th ol
August, l-39, and published in sad Anderson com
muncaon against Mcssrs Mcdowell and Ca!laghan,
in the Fncasc Democrat of the 9Th Of Nov last Mr.
Caliaghan Showed Mr. Gvens one of the original let
addressed 10 Anderson by Il OF his constituents
and the Democrat OF the 30th of August last IN whlc
said letter was published, compared the pledges made
bv Anderson. rs set forth IN sad letter, and they
were found 10 arrre precisely Mr. Givens said he dc
contend, pretend 10 say The letters did not con
tam the same words that If he heard one letter reaC
and then heard the a. he could not tell the Florence
10 a word Mr.. G. ,ea Showed MIR. Owens his cert.
had done Callaghan injustice, BY stating in said
Gca,e .tIat the statements contained IA letter direct
ed L. Andrrson 10 which my Owens 81 n1mc Is al
fixed, does contain the charges charge winch
&C vcns3 tod 10 be charged against him, (saIC
& anderson J under ,gnaturc And again, 1.-THE let
ter shown rna by Anderson IS not which signed
nor did ever the letter un II was shown uIe By
Mr. Anderson &c. GlycnS then stated that A had
used ms certificate for the purposes he a told hm hc
wanted II for; 5u; used j, to eliminate Mr. Callaghan
anItI IN bpI
accountable for the improper Anderson had made oI
the certificate Mr. Gala chan then asked Gvcns If hr
had used any p"rsnaslnns other unfair means TO oh
tain his signature 10 winch Mr.. Ovens distinctly
stated that he (Cullaghan) did not that they had on
few minutes conversation IN the subject, and Gircns
SAID he told Callaghan that Anderson ourh; to resign
and Ca!aghln then left Owens. CAIlaghan then asked
Givens 70 do him the justice 10 give h:n statement
Y Of these things, 10 place hun fairly before the
public; that II Givcns choose to relieve Anderson - dc
50. but moi to do il by msrcprrsentlEg Caagham as he
had done in the certificate. Ovens then stated that
when Anderson applied 10: the certificate he re-
4 fused to give H. and Anderson said he would have
u answer sad letter by certain day. and stayed
\ with him hall day insisting for the certificate,
and wrote two or three and pressed HIM TO sign
/ Of them, so he (Antsrsonj might answer sad let
Ter the people. Givcns then refused - give any
written statement Of he above facts 10 Ca!lghln and
assigned as II for not dong SO, that Andc
won! make something OF il, ana try TO expose hun
as he had done McClvcr and Bcckner ard have The
people laughing INN. Callaghan then asked Glvcms
f he would object TO my giving the substance OF the
conversation and his Owens s) verbal acknowledge
nents Of having done Caaahan injustice, unlntrn
ionay, IN the sentences above quoted, and Mr.
Owens consented that might give the above
saton and statements. Gwen under my hand tins lO;h
day Of Dee, lc3J JOHN C. CARTER
This places him in the contemplate attitude of de-
ceving his confdlng constituents by procuring es
nonv from them. BIZ misrepresentation, 10 dsprovc
El,SH that h,t
pleased cal iranG ana forgery me too dis
reputable for any public servant TO engage in and for
whch he deserves the eternal Reproduction Of every ho
nest in his District. Yet III the breath III
winch he charges with forgery. he DOES not scruplc
:, to commit 1t himself In giving the extract OF his own
letter me, he the word "reqncSt Gta!Icsed 10
give it farce) instead Of the word ''rcq"irc quoted
by me, and he makes the false quotation 10 try to qub
Bile hiscl:or, o! the pledge gwen ne in said lr,icr
My former reply and his own letter will prove tile al
\ tcration upon hIm.
I. As to the letter Of McClucr and Brckncr demand
ing their certificates, winch am charged with having
Matched up in my countng-room, II Is untrue that
had any agency IN, or knowledge of II. | was not IN
lioctourt County the lh Of Nov last, the day their
letter demanding their certificates was written.
went to Allegheny County the 9th Of Nov. re-
mai ned in CnvIng,on until the 9Th, and LETT Covngton
in the evening Of that day: proof which refer t. the
certificate al Doctor PAYNE and Others dated on The
9th, and of John l.. Boswell. Esq, dated on the Sth of
Nov, and published in my former defence, teslyng 10
my fair character where was born raised and lived
until was II years of age Messr Alctlucra and Beck
her were raised IN this county, and have always sustain
ed the reputation Of men o.! truth and integrity, and
cannot believe, does the community, who know
"in, now believe, that those gentlemen are capable OF
doing myself or a. injustice had they not been imposed
on III the first instance by HIS misrepresentation, as
they have both TO- and their oaths corro5oaicd
by the oath of John Burger, ION whom he attempted 4
Ike mposton,l and the certificate of Doctor Carpcr
showing how he obtained Madison Givens certificate
MeSsrs. Bcckncr and McCluer by demanding their GER
titicates when they found that they about to be
pnblIshed have completely cyoncIaed themselves from
! all blame in the matter, and placed HIM where he
should be- BY publishing his refusal Ia give them up
but this modest puritan has the cronlcry to advise
my Allegheny friends III dicatorla manner, 'o
examine the Records in their Clerks Office before
they gave any such certificates If The trans
actions Of lie Clerks Office 10 which he al!udcs
not familiar 10 then under whose eyes they
rcd they to himself, hi, d"nIas Of such know
ledge of those prosecutions 10 the contrary nowiih.
standing. ! charged lilm in my former defence Of
knowing all about those pr"secntons-Gf having al
pi2rI mo m tho i1st