Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-02

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Atrocious Folsehood, and its Refutstion.
Our attention was directed, in our last paper but
one, TO the ATROCIOUS FALSEHOOD, 1er-
baUy circulated by the calumnators of Dawn II.
PonrER, charging him with HABITS of IN.
TEMPERANCE. We then stated, so utterly
FALSE was the charge, tha, not single editor Of
a federal paper DARED to transfer the WICKED
lie to his columns, not even the Telegraph and
Chronicle, published in this place, two Of the most
reckless papers pinteA in Pennsylvania or else
where We, however, warned our Democratic
friends that we had got authority for sta ing that
Just the epe Of tic election, they might look out
for simultaneous publication of that, and other
JalsetOOds, and the result proves were well ad-
vised, und not mistaken. The paragraph below
copy from an Antinasonic paper published in
Washington county, of the most distan, coun.
ties in the Stale, and we do not regret that the cd
tor got ahead of his co-la5orers in FALSEHOOD,
inasmuch as we are enabled to present to the COM
muni,y a mos, TRIUMPHANT REPUTATION
of the UNIiALLOWED LIE.
The Reading respondent, said to be respon
siGh gentleman by the editor Of The, Washington
Reporter" ho'ds the following language
"PoRTEa has been travelling through Berks and
| SchuylkiIl electioncering. He como TO this place
! rReadingl on Friday night last so DRUNK that
! temperance friends of such a man What Il con
! trast to John Banks"
/ We ask ,'uh loving community to judge of the
responsibility and respeciaJiHty of the wretch VII
could thus wantony, and in cold blood, ssssil the
reputation of his fellow man, by the evidence We
produce and publish. The base mud contemplate
wretch who pcnned the sanderous lie, DARE
:, NOT attempt 10 impeach the reputation of tho sc
| his neighbors who have voluntarily rescued the
Governor from the rcpToach attempted to lie affixed
to his skirts. Nay, more. he DARE NOT AS.
| SUME THE RESPONSIBILITY of averring
over his 0,cn name, the truth of what he anony
mously palmed upon the public through the con-
,emptble INEBRIATE who edi's the Nv ashng
Reporter" II, however, we mistaken in thi.
opinion. he will certainly turn out to he some Bank
officer, 'cho has not yet absconded with the tund
Of The institution OF which he has charge. Read tn,
evidence, fellow citizens, and judge for yourselves
Here it is:
RgADiSe, Sept. 23d, ls4l.
To HENnr BuEHLEn, Esq.
Chairman Of the Dem. Central Committee
Srn-A letter, purpor,ing to be written from ,h
place, appeared in paper called the "Washingtor
Reporter of the lsth September, which said lei,
ter asserted positireiy that upon the occasion o
Gov. PORTERS recent Wit to Reading. H
GOV. PORTER) WAS so DRUNK THAT
HE HAD TO BE LED INTO THE TAV
ERN." Now, we the Undersigned, witnessed Gov
PonrER's arrival, and were with him the greater
part of the few hours he remained here. WE
therefore, feel ourselves called upon, not to suffer
so BASE A ISLANDER to 90 uncontradicted
We assert boldly, and withou, the least hesitation
or fear of contradiction, that the above charge il
7 TOTALLY AND UTTERLY FALSE, IN,
that there is not epsn the shu3or Of foundation
upon which it can rest Nor is this opinion baset
upon heresay but we know our assertion TO lie true
from what we personally saw and heard. We O.
gain repeat, tha, the charge is TOTALLY AM
UTTERLY FALSE.
We remain yours, &C.
HENRY A. NUHLENBERG,
JOHN GREEN,
ELIJAH DECHERT,
II. NJ. BARR
ANDREW NJ. SALLADE, jr.
WIN. BETZ,
VIM. WUNDER,
HENRY w. SMITH,
WILLIAM ARNOLD,
JOHN y. CUNNIUS.
STATE Capitol Gazette.