The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-12-30
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For the Ohio Democrat.

For the Ohio Democrat
SloSsrs. Editors: in tie ruscarawas Advocate of the
2N' inst, hlvs noticed m article, in which am
placed in r.'se position before the public This att,
Gle appears under the olt0aia head Of the Advocate
but It's real author is Peter Williams Of this town and it
is to him that shall direct my ronia rks The Article it,
self purports to give particulars and fct in relation to
certain note Of hand, which Williams boungt against
myself. Now sir how did the editor of tio \ lyo.
cate become possessed of all the minute details of pri.
VaIe conversation between you aud mo in relation to
this note, Who authorised him to say that IL begged
pity on the ground of poverty" who authorized him
to say 'that begged Iioo to pay til dement, Who
told him TO charge that that indulgence was given? Up
on whose veraciy did the editor of the Advocate dc.
pend when he basey nsnuaes that pocketcd the pro-
ceeds OF fat Office and refused to pay my debts. Sir
those private conversations never rerched the editor
through any other person than YOURSELF 1t is prepos-
ferrous to suppose that other person could heve COM
municaed it tn him, and would be still more absurd
to say that lie guessed at Sir you are the true author
OF this abusefuI and libelous publication. You have
dragged me before the public, without using my name
it true, but in such manner as made it unnecessary
10 do soi for no man read the article without know.
under the wing Of the editor. Sir it is you shall
nod responsible for all the bareaced faseheod that
that article contains together with all the canmnious in.
situations with which it abounds; you will therefore
indulge me while unmask you and present you to the
pnbllcjust as as you ure.
The note above referred to, was note of hand given
for two hundred dollars, its payment was secured by
mortgage real estsle which has since sold for 800
dollars, you purchased this note without my know.
ledge, you skaUed TIE holder ofthe note thirty dollars
in the purchase. All these facts you very prudenty
keep concealed from the public. The note, together
with the proceedings had upon it, which may be seen by
reference to the records in the clerks office, will show
that you cmmenced suit upon the note at the very first
term of the court after the said note was due; Tha re,
cords will show that you prosecuted your suit to Judge.
ment, from judgement to execution, from execution TO
levy, from levy 10 advertisement. from advertisement to
sale, but was not sold for want Of bidders You next
went hrough The same process but with the same re.
suit before; in short your only Obi CT appeared to be
to pile on costs. The FIST notice had of your
holding the note was notice from the Sheriff TO your
action for the collection Of the money AS to the pri.
vate conversation which you pretend to give to the pub
lie most positively deny that any conversation ever took
place between you and myself, or between your agent
attorney and mo, on the subject of this claim until
alter you had exhausted all the means which the law
put in your power 10 collect the money, by sacrifice
of the property, 1t not till after this that You and
over exchanged words upon the subject. 1t was not
until you had abandoned all hope ofmakins the mvn.
ey, by sacrifice of the property that you to me
and begged tat would raise the money; yet in the
face of these facts you have the baseness 10 drag me
before the public and charge with ingratuda while
with the same breath yen have the meanness to claim
for yourselGhs character Ofcharltabe indulgence while
the records oflhe Court, and little serious reflection
upon The facts as they exist cannot think but satisfy
you that the whOIe but waton perverson Of truth.
SIR, will you be so kind as 10 tell the public how tho
editor of the Advocate found out that you had warncd
me that you was bound to pay yonr own debts in
rent Eastern funds" and from this fact you justified
your demand for the difference of exchange between
Ohio and New York. which at tina time the Advocate
quoted at Is per cent That this conversation did take
Iace admit but how did it get into the Advocate? this
is the question Was its editor eves-dropinsl Not
very probable there was not one soul in the room hut
you and myself who then could Of communicated il 10
him but yourself, you the real author then of this
abusoih communication, as much il had appear
ed over your own name. Then you one of the
editors of the skunk you. You furnish one of the
printers with SANDER and fasehood, to be pored out
like water upon your feow-cizens, whe no longer
can be held responsible for anything he says But this
conversation which is the only one alluded TO in your
article, that ever took place between us, is inserted
there for the basest of purposes. Your object in giving
this conversation to the public is to make the impress
sion that it was previous 10 your refusing to receive
Ohio currency payment of the claim while the facts
ale, called upon you at your room two days after you
had positively refused TO take any thing else than the
difference Of exchange, then for the first time in your
life you Informed me that you had Eastern debts b pay,
which could only be paid in Eastern funds In your
article you charge me, by mean and base lnsnuaons,
that pocketed 700 dollors it being the proceeds of
fat Office and of refusing to apply 10 the payment of
hnnest dpbts. Now the fact Of the ia this
when the necessary expenses attending the works that
Twas employed in were paid. 1t left but fraction over
four hundred dollars the last arlhng Of this was
apryed to the payment of debts where my personal
friends responsible for me, and to the payment of
creditors who had security whatever, while your
claim, Mr.. Williams, was secured by mortgage. Sir,
explained to you last fall that had made the above
disposition Of my funds, believing it the only one
that could be made honestly; you then replied the course
was not Objectionable Now sir let me ask what en-
oyment did you expect 10 realize your gray hairs by
endeavorng to Gx upon the public mind, the impression
that had refused to apply funds to the payment ofyour
claim with view Of delrauding YOU while the records
of the County will show that all the ProTery had on
earth was morgaged to you for the payment of your
claim
But sir, in your article, you deny that you are bank
director in the MaSson bank. Will you deny that you
have been stockholle and director in that bank for
series of years pastl You dare not deny this. Dare YSu
deny that while you acting in the capacity of
director you did sanction the issue of large amounts Of
hank paperl Will you deny that the directors of that
bauk have ordered the vaults of the bank 10 be closed