Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-10-18

lection il over. With my best respects to Mn.
Blair and to Mr.. Crittenten, remain truly
Your friend, H. CLAY.
From the Concord. IN. H. Patriot.
ROOrback-Attempt 60 cover For.
gerry by Fraud and Falsehood.
No sooner were the federalists who
caught up and endorsed the infamous for.
gerry Of a purporsed extract from Roor.
backs Tcur." inven.ing an a,rocious false.
hood and caiumny upon Col. Polk, detec.
ted in it, than they cast about for some way
to avoid the odium Of it. The Albany
Evening Journal. the leading federal paper
in New York. which published the fraud
as its own. asserting that it took the extract
from the book, edisorially sanctioning j. 10
genuine, and making it the subject Of biz
ter invective against Polk. hit upon the
expedient Of charging it upon an abolition
paper. The abolitionists, justly indig.
nant at having the infamy laid at their
doors, exposed the Ithaca IN. Y Chroni.
Gle as the originator of it. The federalists
having j, traced back again to them, be.
thought themselves of the plan Of charging
it upon the Democrats. Accordingly an
extra from the same Ithaca Chronicle ap.
peared. stating that the forgery was brought
to its editor by young man, named Dan.
iel Mckinney, who received it from VII.
liam Linn. The Chronicle stated that
Linn vas democrat, and added the sworn
afitlsvi. Of Mckinney, declaring that at
I.inn's request he got the falsehood pub.
lished in the Chronicle. chen the federal
papers set up shout that the fraud ,ca.
fastened ,.ponfhe shoulders AT a locofoeo,"
and all copied the second edition OF tn.
Ithaca Chronicles attempt at imposition.
The federal papers OF this State have ca
gerly done 30. exul.ing at the idea that the
democrats would have to bear the reproach
Of the base weakness. go
But the truth has come and placed the
responsibility of the forgery where it be.
longs-upoH the reckless federalisis. The
fompkins county democratic central com.
mit.ee have published a statement that
Linn is federaIist, and also the affidavit
that George G. Freer. Surrogate Of the
county, saying that Linn voted for Harr-
son. and . within 80 days last past, Linn
had said he wished Clay would be elected"
and the affidavit. of E. Laban, Sheriff of
the county, who says that Linn Z" has al
ways argued in favor of Clay's election
and wing principles" The Tompkins
Democrat says the same. Linn himself
has published statement as to the origin
of the forgery. All Of it material to an
understanding Of the facts, 10 published
below, with some remarks by the N. Y.
Evening Post. Linn says that he did not
originate IL alone, and confesscs that an
en'i',ent supporter Of Clay scrote fhepart
'nterpolating the abonino6le Islander Ct
Pok's branding his sloues! !, is now
proved that no democrat had any thing to
do with tins infamous piece Of business.
Even the editor of the Ithaca Chronicle.
who was SO ready to charge the de.estable
knavery upon Linn as democrat. kntsv
according to Inns statement. that the
article scas prepared by Linn. Had Linn
been democrat, would he have published
Ii!
Here follows full exposure Of the in
famous transaction from the N. Y. E. T.
! ------ From the New York Evening Post.
The whole matter abeut Roorbask.
T. An extra from tho Office Of the Ithaca De.
mocrat puts it into our power to give COM
plete account Of the origin of the Roorback
fraud. Mr.. Linn the person who Was charged
with the Preparation oft by the Ithaca Chron'
icle, has made public statement Of his agen'
Icy in the matter, by which it appears that the
fabrication was made exclusively BY wbigs'
The statement 10 Too long to appear 10 our
columns to-day, but the following extract con-
tains all that 10 essential TO an understanding
of the subject -. - +za . .
"The Roorback forgery, a. it 10 called, ap:
peared in the Ithaca Chronicle Of the 2Ist Of
August last. A few days pIesioss to this
time had purchased Of David ID. Spencer
Editor Of the Chronicle, copy Of Festhef.
stonkaugh's :. Excursion through the slave
States, and was perusing the work, when
gentleman and q warm friend Of one OF the
great political parties Of our country, entered
| the room. This last occurrence, if recollsct
rightly, was on the evening Of the 18th OF Az
gust. The gentleman allsded to. whose mama
is immaterial to the issue, and which it worls
be infamous in me 10 divulge without his con.
sent, had the Ithaca Journal in his hand. and
in few moments commenced furious phil.
lpic against the 9 base fabrications," - ne ;
styled them, which appeared in that paPef' =