The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-29
From the Baltimore Republican
THE LAST WING FORGERY.

The "decency,' 'sorder and law'' party, having
published and put extensively in circulation, with
all The solemnity and countcnance of truth, forged
correspondence, by which they hoped to tarnish the
fair fame Of one of Freedoms most devoted dis.
cples and one Of our country's most patriotic and
brayest defenders, we publish the following, which
not only nails the falsehood 70 the counter, but
stamps upon its authors and industrious retailers a
charart ter not to be at all envied by those who look
upon falschood and SANDER in their proper light, or
duly honor and cherish a proper respect for fair
dealing, Justice, and truth. Those who would at
tempt 10 tarnish the glory ola gallant soldier, would
not stop long to give shout Of applause to his
country's enemies, The letter is in answer to one
addressed to sold Tecumsch," by Mr.. James c..
Brayman, of Buffalo, particular friend of Colonel
Johnson
WHIrE SuIPHuR, KY,
August Is, 1645.
DEAR SIR: lam under grateful obligations TO you
for your very kind letter. enclosing a correspond
ence signed Lewis Figg and r. M. Johnson-hand-
ing to Fgg the credit of killing Tecumseh, and
wishing TO know if the letter with my signature is
genuine. The whole correspondence, purporting to
have taken place between Lewis Figg and myself,
is base fabrication, and as far as my signature
involved, a forgery. have never known any such
person as Lewis Figg-such person was not in the
regiment commanded by me at the battle of the
Thames: and although this infamous contrivance
originated some thirty or forty miles from my resi-
dence, yet arm now ignorant OF the fact whether
this Lewis Fgg is real or fictitious person. lis
obvious, however, to my mind, that the man who
has thus used my signature, would not scrnple to
use it, if il would answer his purpose, any writing
for which our penal code would consign him to
nelnent in the penitentiary The moral guilt 10 as
great in the one in the other-as the forged
letter In my name represents me acknowledging
myself guilty Of most dishonorable conduct respect
ing the death of Tecumseh.
No man has been more vilifed, misreprescnted,
and abused, than myself, for at least forty years
back; and no man has complained less, as venerate
that part Of the federal constitution which protects
the liberty Of speech and the press, and thus una
vodably and necessarily shields the slanderer, as
well as the honest, truthful, and independent man.
In fact, so far from complaining, generally, !
have considered it no dishonor TO be abused, mis-
represented, and slandered by those who have de-
seconded 10 do il, but rather the reverse.
But here l am represented by rank forgery
by letter, with my own signature misrcpresenting
the truth Of an historical fact and making Islander
myself. This is a new mode Of defamation, involv-
ing the crime, if not the penal guilt, Of forgerya
crime which, in all civilized society dooms the cu-
prit 10 severe and ignominious punishment; and
in this case, the author of this mode Of SANDER
if known, would doom himself to the execration of
all honorable men.
Most respectfully,
JAS. 0. BRAyMAN, esq, Buffalo, N. Y.