The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-07
From The albany .8tia,
THE "ROoRBACK" FORGERY.

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copy and 10 hand TO the ed tor OF the Ithaca Chron
Gle, with predatory communication signed IAN Alb
olitonist'
Mr. Linn has published explanatory statement,
to the effect that this nposture was mere expert
ment TO show the degraded character OF The parry
press. That il was concerted between hm aud
whig gentleman Of Ithaca, test the truth OF de-
claraton OF the former "thDt the editor oil the lihl-
ca Chronicle moral and religious as he was allowed
to be, would publish any falsehood, however gross, u
he could thereby effect political object blr Linn
copied the extract from Featherstonhaugh, adding
that the slaves spoken of belonged 10 James X Pos
This was not strong enough, and the aoominalion
about the '.bIandDg" was added by ms associate M
the experiment. The communication and the e1'
tract given TO the editor OF the Chronicle, and
the name Of Mr. Linn disclosed TO him. When MIR
Linn understood that the communication was accept
ed and would appear, thinking the experiment had
gone far enough he disclosed to Mr.. Mckinney, who
uad brought it to the Chronicle lis nature and OBJ
jec', and he adds that he believes Gas circumstance
would appear to show was the f.ct that the nature
of the imposure disclosed TO the editor OF tie
Chronicle before the publication of the piece OltLe
course OF that paper after the publication, Mr. Linn
speaks as 10 lows;
"Mr. Spencer's political friends made thorough IN
quiry and examined every Library m this village or
the discovery OF the supposed Roorback btcaue con.
WINGED there was no such PEI sonage, and informed
Mr. Spencer Of their convictions: gentleman, for
"
of great literary requirements, and Of much erar!
leisure, from the first, Of the same opinion, and
communicated ii TO Mr.. Spencer with decided expres
sion letters from all quarters received by The
Editor of the Chronicle, making inquiries respecting
Roorback and informing him tn Il this author and hi,
work could not be found I; aud yet this man, pro-
fuse of his accusations against me sat for five weeks
"cool as summers morning. listening TO The merry
blinking OF his press at its work OF deceit and deiama
ton, and DOW has the unblushmg ehrontery 10 tell
.s.. ,,l,tta l.II.
unsuspicous of its real character" Believe his
ser,ion abroad who may, there is not an Intelligent
person in this village who gives any credence 10 IT,
This is Mr. Lnn's explanation, and it may pass for
what it is worth He does not explain why after
this abominable forgery had been re-lssued by the
Evening Journal and claimed as its work, he did MT
expose the real character of the extract II wasccr-
tainly work Of supererogation 10 test the iaCihy
with which that paper would seize upon and use any
falsehood, however gross, against political oPfo
nent.
The editor of that paper, in his effort TO avoid the
indignation Of the community, has, as was 10 be
pected attempted TO shelter himself under new and
further iasehoods and not content with plagarsns
the forgery of Mr.. Linn, has attempted 10 read hun
out of The whig party. That Mr.. Linn is Mt
democrat, but political associate of the editor %
the Journal, is proved conclusively
So far he intereres in political matters at all
says the Tompkns Democrat, his agency for several
voted for Gen. Harrison in 1910, and Is now partial
to Clay"
We add the following additional explanation from
the Ithaca Journal
We fasten this abominable fraud and forgery where
il belongs, upon the Ithaca Chronicle he iaet }.
that Spencer was apPriZed, at the time he received
the communication, by Mr. Nc Kinney himself that
the article was COPIED from Mr.. Inns manuscript
so that he published the fraud and forgery wih fail
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wits showing the politics of Mr.. Linn made BY
George g. reer, Surrogate, and the other By
Ephralm Labar, Sheriff of this county.
We have been informed by Mr. Linn himself that
the part interpolated was not written by him, and
was not part of his manuscript.
The editor of the Ithica Chronicle, (wbg) 10 which
Roerbach's travels first appeared, has charged the
authorship of that fraud upon Vim Linn Esq OF
this village, whom he alleges To be a loco iooo'
What Mr.. Inns politics are, appeals by the sub
joined affdayits. Mr. Linn appointed and elect
ed to Office not on account Of his political principles
but for local reasons arising out of the temperance
question.
I'M. MCCORMICK,
y. NJ. CAMP,
ALFRED WELLS,
G. P. FROST,
Tompkins County Central COMMUTE
ITHACA, Sept. 30, 1874.
STATE or New YoRk
Tompkins Co., IS.
George G.. Freer beng duly sworn. depo.es 40
says, that William Linn, ESQ voted the Harr.y.
electoral ticket in lsaO, and ~ithin 80 days last pa
has said IN the hearing Of this deponent that Dc
hoped Henry Clay would be eleciedp
GEORGE G. FREER
Subscribed and sworn this 3Oth day of Septcnber,
1874.
r.. GOSMAN, Sup. Cotrt Com
SrATr OF NEW IoEs,
Tompkins Co. S. y
Ephram Labar being duly SWORD, deposes and say.
that since the nomination Of Henry Clay last sprlug
deponent has had frequent conversations with VIM
LINN upon political topics and that sad Linn has Of
ways argued in favor of Henry Clay and wing pnu-
ciples
f. LABAR.
Subscribed and sworn efore me this 3bth day n.
September, ls44.
r. GOSMAN, Sup Court Com