Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-11-02
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y ID is with extreme regret that have to
3 make use Of this expetiiency TO vindicate
a cause that ought TO need no vindication; bit
having been misrcpresented in SO slandero,ls
and shameful q amer. as have been for the
last weeks, ] submit thc following for the
consideration Of the reader, and chat TOO in ac-
cordance with the wishes of some of my
friends. i stfall now proceed TO give few of
the most prominent particulars relative to the
matter about which I am most deeply concern
ed, or about which have been so extremely
mise presented. / have direct reference to
the parting of Jrcob T. Funkhouser and his
wife, + "A. Funkhouser. which took place on
the z2th Aug l843. They reside in shenan
I doat county, BE ii known to tie world, now,
that have beena boareler at + J. Funkhous-
er's house at different times, amounting in all
perhaps to 10 or twelve months, during which
time was most kndly.treated by the lad;
OF the houssN, which does great honor to her as
a lady and the second head of family. But
| to the point. II seems from tic words of Mrs.
EvA Funkhouser, that her husband has been
mi5nsing hermost improperly and unbecom-
! ingly for shout twelve years( they having been
] married about - years) and the consequen
or result was. that she left him and went home
to her PARENTS; and it is rumored that / am
! the cause of it; charge, were it true. the
| earth ought not to give me succor. But God
| is my judge in this matter to the above rum
| or | answer boldly and emphaticaly, it is
! criminal faisehood. shall now proceed to
| state few particulars more particularly But
] can as it were but touch the subject matter
in this conpend. About 3 months before Mrs
f. A. Funkhouser left her husband, there
was word by some means conveyed to her par
ents about the treatment she was then receiv
| ing Cher parents up to this time were perfectly
! ignorant OF anything of the kindly she having
all this time l12 years) absorbed the grief in
her own breast. Her father came to see hin,
| (Funkhouser) and advised, admonished and
E'eXhorted him to do better. This her father
| did thrice, her mother once and her brother
/ ~. Pi!er) twice; at which times he (Fnukhoti
4 ser) made very many acknowledgements and
fair promises that he would do better; but all
was in r:tif, he continued his career until she
iinall. left him and went home to her parents:
| and |, IS before stated, have been blamed for
lit--ane ask why There are various reports
in circulation concerning myself in reference
| to this matter, few ofwhch shall condense
into rs few words as possible TO convey the
proper idea, and then conclude " it'll the truth,
II ever told the truth, God being my judge
and witness. l. It's rumored abroad that
caused the dissolution, &c. Q. That she and
| INDUCED in sensual pleasures together, &c.
! 5. That on one occasion he (Funkhouser)
came home in the night and found us indulging
( sensHally, and got couple of his neighbors
Il to come and witness the scene--a scene it was
/ ipresume to that couple. 4. At another time
thar We, thinking he was asleep, passed thro'
his bed room on up stairs to bed, &c. 5. That
he should have given her and myself a whip
ping for our i'll conduct, ard then drove me
off. 6. That he threatened to shoot me, &c.
Reader, do you not see by this time the incon
sistency of such stuff IN had the above been
the case, do you not suppose he would have
driven me off before the many repetitions a
boye named 2 Butsbe yet informed. that the
above is not the h,sndreth part, presume
OF shame, shame, shame. There are other
things of less note, and some too of some i'm
portance, but must decline the Earration UNI
less by personal interview, FOR the volume has
already swollen too large. The God of Heav-
en-, before whom and all my accusers Or ra-
Their prosecutors, call to witness this my emf
phatic declaration to the world, and that is, I
deny every particle of the above, and as many
more such as would fill boundess space wtia
their Gathering. Again-I defy the state of
Virginia, the United States, North and South
America Europe, Asia, or Africa, in short, /
defy all tie powers and principalities on the
face of this globe to point out an instance of
my life, where have been guilty of an adute.
rous or carnal act with any woman Or girl that
is now living. or eyer did live. say again,
defy all the .powersson earth TO prove such a
charge against me truly. wonder how ma
nv Of nv youthful associates and young CON-
racles can say the following with clear con-
science truly: lam now 25 years Of age, and
can truly boast and say before God and man.
that am clear of ever having committed an
adutero,is act with womamkind in my life. 1
call for the vengeance of Gods wrath to rest
upon me all the DAYS of my life If have pub
lished falsehood intentionally.
Nonx.---I take this, opportunity to an.
nounce to the world, that I firmly do be-
lieve that Mrs f a. Fnnkhouser is very
virtuous, chaste and continent woman. A few
words more. Some of MY tssiends even con-
demnesl me unheartl o. what pity that
intelligent beings, as they woulf. wish to be
called, Should act thus. They are even worst
than the Romans were in the days of the apos
tie PAUL.; for it was against the Roman law to
putany man to death unheard. I hope that
those who have been guilty Of this will see
their error. Now, readers, ponder the above
remarks in your minds. and make Of them
what you please; observing at the same time
that call God to be my witness whether these
things be true or false. If they are false, the
matter will rest with me and my Judge-it
n true, all will be rs The Head of Eternity has
! ordained Reader, the above remarks are all
true. vet rhave not told the fiftieth part,
! presume. But my space here will not ADM,
Of any more, finally, submit the whole TO pub
lie notice
JosEPHUs DRuMMoND.
October ~, 1915 -s3m
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