Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-10-10
From the Ithaca Chronicle.
"ROERBACK'S TOUR"

..s.- "ROERBACE'S TOUR"
An article appeared in this paper on the 2lst o!
August last, published AS A COMMUNICATION
headed For the Chronicle" addressed to b" Mr.
Spencer" signed &c An Abolitionis" purpol ting te
give an extract from Roerback's Tour through the
Western and Southern States in 1885, The ex.
tract closed with reference TO forty-three slaves
purchased of James K. Polk distinguished by the
brand his initials upon their shoulders. a
The article was brought to us in manuscript by
DANIEL. Mckinney, Esq. young gentleman OF
this village Of unimpeachable character and vera
city, and was published without the least suspicion
that it was other than what 1t purported to be, a
genuine extract from Book of Travels. 1t turns
out to be an extract from FEATHERsToNHAUGH's
-Four through the Slave States, with the statement
in relation to James X Poips Si0Ues appended
From the affidavit of Mr.. Mckinney, which fol-
lows, it appears that the pretended extract was
furnished to him, in manuscript, by WILLIAM
LINN, Esq. of this village, A LOCO FOCO Of
fICE HOLDER, the candidate of that party for
Justice of the Peace, to which office he was elected
and which he now holds; and also Examiner in
Chancery appointed by Loco Foco Senate, on the
Recommendation of Gov. BoUcK. Mr.. Mckinney
was as unsuspecting of its real character as we
were. ..E DIS t.t
This forgery and fraud so bitterly denounced
by the Albany Argus and the Loco Foco prints, is
thus fastened upon the shoulders Of a Loco F0cO
cDice holder, with what object on his part we leave
the public to Judge. The forgery and sfraud' is
placed where it belongs, and the consequences, il
unpleasant, must recol upon the Loco Foco party.
Neither Mr.. MCKINNEY nor ourselves have any part
of this responsibility. Both were imposed upon by
vile hoax, or something worse Our agency in
its circulation wholly unsuspicious of its real
character. .. ..tt .r-. ...
We ask no other agency than TRUTH in the
Wing cause. The mutilations of letters, and inter-
polations we leave to the Loco Foco press Scarce
ly one of them do we find, without fraud as gross
as Roerback's Tour by the mulilation of Mr..
Clay's letters, making him say what he does not
say. That James H. Polk is a Shareholder, no
one pretends TO deny. 1t is useless to invent cir
cumsances of special arocty to connect with such
slave holding. No Wing has done it, though the
lies in relation to Mr.. Clay holding 10 the
Loco Foco papers, have been as plenty as black
berries ..r
The affidavit of Mr.. Mckinney, showing the ORR
gin of this Roerback's Tour follows:
This is to certify, that on or about the 10th day
Of August, 1914, William Linn, Esq. called on me
with an article purportiDg to be an extract from
Roerback's Tour through the Western and Southern
States, requesting me TO copy the same and hand it
in to the editor Of the Chronicle for publication,
stating reason for this request, that there was
Loco Foco printer in that Office who was ac-
quainted with his chirography. complied with
his request without the slightest suspicion that it
was not a genuine extract from a veritable book.
-r4 VI DANIEL MCKINNEY.
Subscribed and sworn the 27th day Of September,
1914, before me, ,-5H'-.. G. G. HEATH, J. p.