Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-01-10

Senator West.

senator West.
An ungenerous attack was made on the SEN
ator from this county, on Monday, in the House
of Representatives, by Mr.. Butler of Wander
burgh, in order to shield the Wings of 1889 40,
for continuing Milton Stapp in office. The poor
pitiu excuse of Mr. Butler, and it is the best
that can be urged is that the newspapers had
made charges against Mr. West Yes and
what newspaper was it The Indiana Journal,
that has committed more outrages upon private
character than It's editor will ever be able to
atone for and which no honorable man should
feel bound to consider authority, without an
endorser of its statements
As Mr. Butler has volunteered as witness,
we will so far condescend to place the brave
Gen. Miller of Lundy's Lane memory and who
is good whig as we'll himself, in an attitude
to dsproye the statements which he endorses.
The letters which follow, republish from our
paper of last May. No whig will impeach the
testimony of Gen Miller, whose certificate of
the sodership and courage of Gen. Harrison,
obtained by Daniel Webster, was considered
by the whole Wing party perfectly satisiac-
tory.
SALEM, Aug. "a, 1910.
DEAR SIR Some persons in this city prob
ably influenced by strong political preIudlces,
have followed me to Indiana, aud attempted to
inJure my reputation. In proof of this hand
YOU a paper called The Spirit of 10, printed
July 10Th, at Indianapolis, in which is an article
called "a scrap of history and representing me
as having sustained whilst citizen of Salem,
an odious character.
Although politically we NAV differ, yet am
well assured that honorable man and gal
liant soldier, you despise the caumnaor, and
appeal to you to say, who, the Collector of
the port of Salem, have had an opportunity of
well knowing me, whether have left III my native
town such character as the paper enclosed
sets forth
Respectfully, NATHL WEST.
Gen. JAMES MILLER,
Collector Of the port Of Salem.
SALEM, Aug. Goth, 1870
DEAR SIR " ours of the 9th inst, with
the newspaper accompanying IT, Is now before
me the charges made in said paper, apparently
against vou are entirely new to me. | have
been Collector of the District of Salem and
Beverley for more than fifteen years; you
in business as merchant for several years after
| came here and did most or all, your mercan-
tile business at this Custom House, and can
truly assert, that all your doings at this Office
were gentlemanly and correct, and your bonds
promptly paid at maturity; the best evidence
can give YOU of the opinion of the public here,
as respects Yourself is the fact of your possess
ing the confidence of the principal merchants,
they having entrusted you with the management
of very large sum, between one and two mil
lions OF dollars, under the treaty of Naples,
which have always understood you settled to
their full satisfaction.
| truly regret that party passion should al
low itself to indulge itself in personal detracton
| remain, sir, with respect, Your friend and
ser't., JAMES MILLER.
Mr. NATH'L WEST.
S Since the above was written we have
been assured by Mr.. Butler that he did not
speak of the Senator from Marion as 'old Nat
West, " stated by our Reporter, and that he
would by means treat him so uncourteOusly.
We consider tins triilIng point and only al
lIIde to II I'm iustice to MIR Butler