Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-05-13

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any fouudrion, and retailed by Mr. Loco"
In your last paper Mr.. Grant publishes
two "a /, ertisements," by which he pro-
poses TO prove part Of his charges. Now
the matter stands thus:-Mr. Grant first.
charges mo with privately opposing the
reelection Of Gen Bullen, and afterwards.
TO win the Genera! to my support, of going
and telling Mr.. Buen that other democrats
Of this town BACKED his name: this de-
MED, anc he Les no. attempt TO prove It.
He also charged me with supporting a
mongrel ticket composed mostly OF wings,
in order 10 defeat The county tlch't this |
pronounced false. Mr.. Grant wen, into
Salem to obtain testimony TO susfain him,
but could not find it; and proper regard
for his own reputation, if he has none for
his neighbors. should have induced him TO
have corrected his error. He charged me
with backing the name OF Sill: this not
being true, denied il with the rest The
following he produced as evidence of this
statement:
ave hereby depose and say, that we
have heard A. b. Jackson, AT different
times, say that he BACKED the name OF Mr.
Sill, and would not be strictly bound by
Convention. III. S. Thop,
A. X. WHber."
With one OF these gentlemen shall not
trouble my self, and Mr.. Grant is welcome
10 all the benefit Of such testimony. But
suppose that Mr.. Thorp really thinks he
heard me say BACKED Sill, but | can pos
lively assure him ne is mistaken. did
not black his name, and nerCr stated that
did in the presence Of any living being
1t is true | BACKED the name Of a person
in our town who was on the county ticket.
The bug bear about being bound by con
vention may pass for what 1t IS worth.
am next charged with writing to friend
in Washington, instTuchng him 10 Inform
Capt. Tyler that was with him in his Bank
yeo Ii seems that this statement was
upon words which | had spoken at his
house in the presence Of himself and /. S.
Getting. To prove this statement he pub
fishes the following:
1--WE do hereby depose and say, that in
the Spring of 1912, when an ettor; was
made to remove A. b. Jackson from the
Post Office IN this town, he, the said Jack
son, stated in our presence that he had
written 10 his friend in Washington, in
forming him that so FAR as the Bank veto
was concerned he approved OF it, for the
purpose, according to our understanding AT
the lime, Of enabling said friend the better
to assist him, the said Jackson, 20 retain
his office. 4. y. C0H'RS.
l.. Grant"
The difference between Mr.. Grants
statement under oath and his statement two
weeks previous, is 10 me unaccountablc.-
His FIRST statement reads rs folIows:-
"Agaiu we see the same yourg man, when
an effort is made to remove certain post
ma ter, writing to friend in Washington,
instructing him to inform Capt. Tyler that
50 far as the Bank veto was concerned he
is with him. thinking thereby 10 rncdy the
Captain and retain petty olhcc.' Com
uare this with the above affidavit which he
offers as proof Of his first statement. In
his affidavit nothing is saiu about instruct
ing NV friend to inform Capt. Iylcr,'
(Which was what denied but he merely
moves that did write to Washington that
approved Of the Bank veto: this had not
denied. Their understanding that eX-
pectcd it would assist me IN roaming the
office, was a mere inference of theirs, and
the facts are simply these: had an Uncle
in Washington with whom | held frequent
correspondence, and about the time OF the
Bgnk VETO, stated to HIM that | approved
of Iii; and nj the time of the conversation
alluded to | had not written one word 10
Washington about tho attempt to remove
me from the office, aad Mr.. Grants a,tem t
to prove his former statement d'Swcr g The
very feature which den cd. After these
feeble attempts to sustain himself, NJ.
Grant exulis over the matter, and SAYS he
will leave 4. Il. ]. TO his own shame. -
Not too fast heghbor Grant, for il strikes
me vour victory is very much like the
Frenchman's who, on meeting on English
man in the street with whom he had had
some difficulty, Immediately commenced a
war Of words tfpon him; the Eng r>hman
ATTEMPTED a reply, but tho Frenchman kept
his tongue and hand flying SO fast, that II
exhausted his patience, and he stepped up
and laid the Frenchman sprawling in the
dirt. and walked off The Frenchman af-
ter while got up, and looking round for
his antagonist and finding he had gone, ex-
claimed, as he picked up his hat, -" Dare,
dare, be gar, me obtain de victory, me
keep de field" | will here leave neighbor
Grant. no, TO his own shame, but TO the
endowment OF victory the like OF which
trust it will not be my lot soon 10 obtain.
A. b. JACKSON.
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