Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-10-11
The sROerback' FOrger Dis.
covered.
PROVED TO BE A LOCO FOCO op
FICE HOLDER

iCb IlObDEh.
The editor Of the Ithaca Chronicle, who e.,
published The infamous forgery in which Lama.
X. Polk was accused of branding his Slaves.
has ferreted out the author of that forgery al
il proves to be WILLIAM LINN, Loco Eo,a
Office Holder Of Ithaca. We never had
doubt that this would prove to be the labric.
ton of Loco Foco, but we resolved M, -
say so until we had the evidence in our 6st :.
We knew it would prove so, because we have
several times been baited with forgeries Of mi.
sort, always from Loco Focos, but never bn
twice taken in by them--once in I84Ob le,,
ter from Buffalo, and once this season bv , Ia,
ter from Unadlla, giving an account of Dr.s.
tended Wing Meeting at which great change.
were made. In each case The name Of GOOD
Wing was forged 10 Loco Foco swindIe-.
SO with the change of Gen. Edwards and his
son Alfred at Bridgeport, which, with this
Roerback forgery and many others, we were
not taken in by. Now see who forged ,bs
Rocrback story, and guess what he did il (or:-
Tribune.
From the Ithaca Chronicle Extra.
"ROERB.fCK'S TOUR"
= An article appeared in this paper on the sIst
of August last, published AS A COMMUNI-
CATION, headed "For The Chronicle" adj.
dressed TO ".nr Spencer" signed "An Adolf.
tionist," purporting 10 give an extract from
"Roefback's Tour through the Southern and
Western States in 1886" The extract closed
with reference to fprty-ihree slaves purchas.
ed of James X. Polk distinguished by the
brand of his initials upon their shoulders
The article was brought to us in manuscript
by DANIEL Mckinney, Esq. young gentle.
man Of this village, of uDimpeachable character
and veracily, and was published without The
least suspicion that il was other than what it
purported 70 be, genuine extract from Book
of Travels. Ii turns out TO be an extract from
Festhersionhaugh's -Four through the Slave
States, with the statement in relation to James
X. Folks Stares appended.
From the affidavit of Mr. Mckinney. which
follows, il appears that the pretended extract
was furnished to him, in manuscript, by WILL
LIAM LINN. Esq. Of this village, A LOCO
FOCO OFFICE HOLDER, the candidate
OF that party for Justice Of the Peace, 10 which
Office he was elected, and which he now holds;
and also Examiner in Chancery, appointed by
a Loco FOco Senate, on the recommendation
of Gov. Bouck. Mr. Mckinney was as unsus-
pecling Of its real character as we were
This forgery and fraud so bitterly de-
nounced by the Albany Argus and the Loco
Foco prints, is thus fastened upon the shout
ders Of a Loco Foeo office holder, with what
object on his part, we leave the public 10 Judge
The forgery and fraud is placed where i
belongs, and the consequences, il unpleasant
must recoil upon the Loco Foco party. Mel
ther Mr. Mckinney nor ourselves have an,
part of this responsibility. Both were imposed
upon by vile hoax, or something worse. ON
agency in its circulation was wholly unsuspi
cious OF its real character.
We ask no other agency than Truth in The
Wing cause. The mutilaiions OF letters, anc
interpretations, we leave TO the Loco Focc
press. Scarcely one of them do we find, with
out fraud as gross as "Roerback's Tour by
the mutilaiion Of Mr. Clay's letters, making hin
say what he docs not say. That james X
Poik is STAKEHOLDER no one pretends TO deny
Ii is useless to invent circumstances of specia
atrocity TO connect with such slave-holding.-
No Wing has done IL. though the lies in rela
ton TO MIR Clay's save-holding have been a
plenty as blackberries.
The affidavit Of Mr. Mckinney, showing tn
origin of this 'Roerback's Tour lollows:
This is TO certify, that on or about The I9tl
day of August, 1914, VIM. Linn, Esq. Gale,
on me with an article purporting 10 be an ex
tract liom Roerback's Tour through the West
crn and Southern States, requesting me {,
copy the same and hand il in TO the Editor o
The Chronicle for publication, stating as rea
son for this request, that there was Loco Fo
ca printer in that Office, who was acquaiDie,
with his chirography. complied with his re
quest, without the slightest suspicion that
was not a genuine extract from a veriabl
book. DANIEL, MCKINNEY
Subscribed and sworn the 9th day of Sen
TENDER, ls44, before me, C. G. HEATH, J. p.