Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-10-30
one More Lie Nailed 90 the Couaier.

among others, JAMES WHIrCoMB; sometimes pretend
ing 20 -Io1bt his Dsmocrcey,L-0 at others, charg-
M him with political ambition. and again broadly
stating tia; he had designed blrglin OF the noHi-
nation 10 the Supreme Bench 10 secure to hinseif
wtig votes for the U. S. Senate.
We shah at present conine ourselves TO the first OF
these CHARGES The Beacon has more than once
limited that something this point could be proved If
leave were given, and finally in that paper OF the 18TH
Sept after stating that COL Marinus Wet, late of
Rush County, is the we meant" &C., that Is to
saw the person BY whom could be proven the charge
OF dishonesty if injunctions removed, 1t adds,
when VII the Governor permit these questions to be
answered
Immediately afterwards we responded that we were
authorized to say that al inunctlons OF secrecy were
removed with all persons to all conversations that
James Whitcomb had ever had upon that subject.
The Beacon soon utter minated, that the obstacle
was then removed, it would in due time present the
evidence And this evidence the Beacon, (of October
23d) after waiting and preparing for months, pro-
fesses TO give. What is it Why, substantially,
that n June 1913, John ?. Dunn, the editor of the
Beacon. and J. D. Defrees. the present federal Wing
editor of the Indiana Journal, and COL Welt, were
in conversation at Mr.. DefreesS room, Washington
civ 10 the pr )1abe suit of The election for Governor
in InlianI that year. Tat Dunn stated the Demo-
Gratis would succeed, aud that Defrees did not agree
to It, Tat Col. Wett then observed, that they had
put up a ID rascal in politics, for Governor.
That on being desired to explain, he went to say
that after the election in August in 1910 over in
Indiana, Gov Whitcom5 requested permission Of the
President, Mr. Van Buren,, to visit Indiana, to see
whether there could not be something done to aid the
Democrats in recovering their lost ground. That
Gov. w. started with the consent of the President,
leaving him impressed with the full belief that he
his friend, &c. That he arrived at Cincinnati,
and through mutual friend sought an interview with
Gen. Taylor of Newport, KY, fast friend of Gen.
Harrison. That he sought this interview TO assure
Gen. Harrison through Gen. Taylor, that he, James
Whitcomb, Commissioner of the General Land Office
under Martin Van Buren,, was his, Harrson'S, fast
and friend that he wished his election and would
do all he could consistently to further it. That he
SOLICITED interview with Gen. Harr son. but whether
he had forgotten. This IS the evidence.
Dunn admits that he was surprised at Col. Wllletts
statement against Mr. Wai,com5, :. for Ito his
own SIrl,) ;e md Mt hsard 0ord up to that day
against rs Dm,cra-y." TANK you. sir, for that
ml;h tru Ii, snail though it be- Damn, then, had
nothing against Jlmes Wh.tcom5 before that time,
and he doe preend to any thing since, although
1t is fair to presume ne has been rakhg far and near
ever since last winter for that purpose.
TIE above imaginary conversation therefore affords
the only grounds for his long threatened charge And
indeed he substantially says, at the beginning of
lis article
Very well: we again thank Mr.. Dunn for giving
this weak puny anl pit.fll sllndsr publicity; for
while it was carefully nursed in family clique al
Lawreaceburgh, passing only from mouth ear, and
where we have for some time been apprised of its
existence, cIuld properly notice it. 1t is this
NJ doubt, to watch the able editor of the " Western
Argus" allules in his late article headed " Indiana
the Press, copied into the number of the Beacon
tllt contains this fllse AMI contemplate calumny.
Tne Argus says I" He (Dunn) knew we had deal Of
dill -ulty TINT place, his predecessor, harmonic
certain dscordln; materials, and render them availa
bic for Governor Whtcom5 and Lit. Gov. Bright, and
taIt certain WHI5 TESTIMONY was bruited about for
srns dly, afer Wn,tcom5's nomination tending to
i'm ,eich that genteman's political integrity, and
HT!ie Mgor Tls aPPrizeI Of the CAUSE which in.
daced 50 UvSArURAL disposition the part of
felC Democrats in that vicinity"
The snake is olt Of his hole at last, and we will
just take the liberty Of pounding his head little
any h0r.
We have understood that Col. Wett was formerly
hostile to Gov. Whitcom5 (although have
heard the latter say any thing unkind of the former)
and some might suppose that that account such
conversation might have taken place. But we don't
believe it, and for the following reasons. Frst,-if
Col w llett really made such statement, it would
now be produced, repeated By himself Second-Col.
Willett Democrat and anxious for the of
his party, would have made expressions of that
kind in the presence of Defrces then and yet leading
Wing politician. who would be it against
Mr. WhitcOmb the Democratic clnddat for Governor.
T1ird.-Col. w .llett Is nude assert as facts what
he being in Washington, cOa d knoU nothing G50u,
tint Is Mr.. Whitcombs dongs and conversations
while in Cincinnati and it vic.niy. Fourth,-if Col.
Wllett yet hlrborcd feelings of personal i'll will
agans; Mr.. Whtcomb, he would be above giving
them vent in such a manner and at such time,
must, if believed, only operate to the injury Of his
party and his principles.
But there are marks of improbability on the very
face of this story The Beacon suppresses the time
when Mr.. Whitcomb visited tie West in 1870 mere
ly saying it was after the August election. 1t was
but Just before the November Presidential election.
To say that Mr. Whitcomb would try to persuade
Mr. Van Buren,, that he, solitary individual, could
work great political change in Indiana among the
masses, when there would not have been time after
he should get here to travel the StaLe is
to set him down for a simpleton and yet Dunn not
oay states So but would try to make the democracy
believe that Mr. Van Buren,, the whom they had
supported for the highest Office within their gift was
actually guled by SO foolish story, and gave leave
of absence, Impressed (as Dunn says) with the full