New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-26
The .Ronrhack. Story.

Inc Albany EreHf5g journal Puohshte' soi!ie
days since, what purpo.:sd to De an extract from
he ,r4vels in 1896 o. German named Roo7
back n the South, where he processes TO haze
seen for:y-thrse s ares travelling South*erd to
Louisiana with the ,e:safs J X P. ir6Hded upon
.heir persons to shov that thsy weIc the pro-
pe7.v OF James h Pok. a great buzz vas aa-
turally created By this statement, AID It was soon
discovered that the story had been stolen in the
main irem Featherztonhaugh, with the branding
and the James K. Polk acded out Of whole cloth.
The Journal wes now appealed 10 for the au-
thority on which it had stated that this pretended
extract from Roorback' was really SO copied
who was Roosbeck,' Sc. L; replied (the Editor
being absent 4; the time that the statement
quoted had been cut from an exchange paper, the
Editor undoubtedly believing It to be true e1.
trac, from the travels Of German named R5or
back. But the Albany Argus, Atlas, and other
journals OF that panty proftssed utterly to disbe-
lieve this statement, and broadly charged upon
the Editor o: the Journal the forgery oftre atti-
Gle in question
The Journal, happily, was able to find the or,
ginal capy ron which il cut its protested extract
from Roorbeck being the AIbqny Patriot, paper
published in the sane City with the Argus and
Atlas, and on file at the principal Reading Room
in that City. The Patro: had taken it from and
credited il to the ithaca Chronicle, in which ii
was prefaced By communication signed An
Aboltionist,' commanding it rs veritable e1-
tract from Roorback's Travels, which it highly
commended. Here was the Journal at once re-
licycd from q most unpleasant dilemma, and
proved entirely innocent OF the gross crime i'm.
puted to it. !, had copied the article in undoubt
ing conviction ofits genuineness, Just as we were
tempted to copy It, hui RETAINED, not from any
di,,rrst OF It's authenticity Though suspicion Of
this did c.oss cur mind after yainly endeavoring
to recollect any such traveller IS Roorback,l but
because we had early resolved not TO initiate the
bad example OF our opponents by indulging in
anv personal attacks on their candidates We
oppose James h. Polk and Co. or the great qucs.
tons OF Puolic Pol;cy on which the two parties
are at issue, and not on personal grounds; and
we &c not wish to raise any false or subordinate
issues.
-Bul, now that tie innocence Of the Journal
is established beyond cavi, what is the course OF
those who have boldly, unqualiGsdiy charged it
with forgery Do they retract their aspersions
and insert the v;ndicGtion Not one of them .
In The face Of the a!ost urquesli9nable evidence,
thew still pc,sis: in charging Mr.. Weed with
Intentional deception and virtual forgery! Such
an imputation on 4 lcaoirg newspaper is, unless
repecd, destruction to is chafactc-, It's efficicn-
cy and its patronage. The reputation and the
business of the accused must both be blasted by
it. We rejoice, therefore, that Nh Weed has
commenced suits against the authors of the foul
caumny, and will pursue them with the figor OF
the law If Justice is not denied him by party
madness, he must obtain heavy damages.