, 1843-07-08
TO THE PUBLIC.

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groans on board The Haunted Ship"
TO THE PUBLIC.
1t seems that n difficulty at present
exists between the Rev. Amos Beck
and the Rev. A. d. Landram, in
which it was my misfortune to be
somewhat concerned; and as it is a
matter which is so differently under
stood by different persons, | think it
out just to myself TO lay the whole
story before the public, or before
those persons at least who have taken
IN interest in the matter; and ] here
declare that If ! know my own heart,
it is not now. neither has it been my
intention TO injure either Of the men.
If | did wrong in mentioning what
Mr.. Beck said about Mr.. Landram,
| cannot now help it, ! only know
that Mr.. Beck did not speak as if he
wished me to keep it a secret.
The facts are these:--On the day
Of the trial in relation to the Sloan
Meeting house, MI. Beck came down
to my house, he seemed disturbed a.
bout something's asked him how the
trial went, she said the suit was thrown
out of court, that Mr.. Tandram had
made false statements. and that he
knew it at the time he made them.
He further said he would have stop
ped him but that he saw Jas. Moore
and his son standing BY, and was a.
fraid Of raising a FUSS" Now ] knew
that Mr.. Landram was at the court
house waiting TO be examined as n
witness. and | supposed OF course that
he made those statements under oath,
and hat Mr.. Beck thought they had
lost the case because of the state
ments made by Mr.. Land ram; and if
| had never mentioned it to any one
else, and no one had ever told me to
the contrary, | should have believed
to the day Of my death, that if B.
told the truth about L., he (Landram)
had been examined as a witness, and
that Mr.. Beck thought he had sworn
falsely. Well wiihnu, properly con-
sidering what it might amount to, ]
carelessly mentioned this talk Of Mr..
y. to a friend, and stated it 10 him in
substance -zacc; ;a;. as ] understood ii
from Beck. had not the slightest
mistrus, that | had altered the mean
ing Of the statement in the least
This neighbour told it to Mr.. Lam
dram ! expect, for soon after this Nj.
Landram called at my house, and in
sisted on my giving it 10 him in wri-
ting. ] was then sorry ! had ever
men:inned it. But | felt bound in
conscience to certify exactly what ]
understood Mr.. B. to have said. An
other Of my family understood it just
as ! did, neither Of US could remem-
Der the exact words. but we both un-
derstood the meaning or substance Of
what he said, and talked about i, Of
ten after he went away. | certified
TO Mr.. Landram accordingly. and il !
had been on my death bed, ! should
have felt that ! had told him nothing
bu, the truth.
Soon after this Mr.. Beck told me
"that Mr.. Landram was not under
oath, at the time he made the false
statements, and that he did not say
at my house that he (Landram) had
sworn falsely; but he said Mr.. Lam
dram had made false statements in
conversation with n lawyer, and that
he Mr.. l.. knew they were false at
the time he made them, but he was
not examined rs a witness at ALL
This Mr.. Beck will no, deny. ! can
not be mistaken in this, for other men
have heard him say the same, and he
does not pretend to deny it. Now
leave it to any candid man to say
whether he would not have under
stood the meaning of Mr.. BIS. story
at my house just rs ! did, and l-leave
the public to decide whether Beck
was most to blame. for telling me the
story in n way to make me believe
that Landram had sworn falsely, or
whether | was most TO blame for tell
ing it. or my neighbour for telling it to
Mr.. Lnndram. After having thus
stated the facts, so far as | am con-
cerned or know,I leave the matter
with the gentlemen to reconcile in
their own wav.
]. II. SHEPHERD. :,