, 1842-09-17

L Cdl CUILSC SftfttG W, hNN y
forth in their ever to be remembered
"rindication" document their whole joint
stock-all they could practically procure
against me, with one exception-that
I did not vote on the first day ofthe cleo
ton fully substantiated by round asser-
tons. And now they seek shelter under
the p~retence that a communication oil
mine forced them to appear in self de-
fence. What! convicted in yur own
meeting, and by your own friends? But
TO the article before me; and in noticing
any remarks contained in it, l do not
wish to be understood as believing that
any part Of the production came from
simeon p. robinson, as it is well known
that he has not the capacity to compose
three lines from his own conccited pGte;
but he may be c~onpetant to transcribe'
to write from an exemplar, and possibly
to discharge the duties of his office By
the direction Of his superiors.' kfSSpe-
val has some talent for composition, but
of his taste, and the facts, Gas he calls
them contai ned in bis exposition and
dsfsnos. e others tojudge, when I
offer my nee. p says, a decent re
sreef tornS(e6a ion o5my Jaelow citizens
sc. And in justification of our course,
THAT is, "you the people have express
"ed our wishes on a particular subject,
"at a meeting made by our call, and we
"did not like your decisions and we got
sup a remonstrance, and by using every
"qrtifcc and device, about forty were in
"duccd to sign ii. We sent it through
"out the county, and when we called it
''in We found not quite as many names as
1--WE expected and we concealed it; but
"tlley were all wise, just like we, and
"lhey told US to vote against Parsons and
"we did so, and we think we are right
Here is an exalted respect for the opin-
ion of others, and a spirit of dictation to
you fellow citizens, contrary TO the
spirit o four free institutions. Again he
says, Eat home, schers he as kaown, the
idea ofhis being distinguished for either
learning, efficiency, or political consis-
tency, is perfectly ridiculous" Again,
"we could moi endorse for The ~copc6iiify Of
.Mr. Parsons" IN order to show how
much credit may be placed to the assef-
tons ofthese all wise men, and that theJ
may again be amused, and possibly" edi-
fed, and whilst an impartial people will
probably esteem it as some evidence, I
issill give az extract of a letter written by
Mr.. Kcrcheval, t. me, dated the 18th Of
August, 1871.
"We have repeatedly heard your
name in connection with a nomination
for the State Senate, and incline TO the
impression, that such a nomination, if it
meet your views and expectations, will
prove acceptable to a large majority Of
the Democracy ofthis County. The bat
tie to be fought next summer, will be
severely contested; and as it is important
for the success of the party, that they
should have one who is not only able to
defend the citadel, but has the Joldness
and the ability TO drive the enemy from
the fortress. 1t is seriously doubted
whether you Friends will relinquish their
claims on your services"
Again:-"In 1888 he was Bank and
anti Bank" For the evidence to con.
tradict this assertion, l refer you to the
Journals of the House Of Representa-.
~tives, of 1928 and also of the session
of lS34-5, where my votes stand re.
corded, and uniformly against a Bank
Although this assertion is made by
those individuals, they we're not resi-
dents of the State at the time, nor fol
some few years afterwards. Some
person may have reported something
of the kind (nothing ubusual,) bu'
wise men should and do examine off
cial documents to found charge o
this character; when an official docu
ment will furnish good evidence, dame
rumor must fall to the ground.
Again permit me to offer as evi
dence, the recorded opinions Of those
men as to my political consistency as
late as 1870; and though they charge
me with inconsistency with regard
to The Sub Treasury and other mea.
s1ras the Collouiup extract will show