Democratic banner., 1846-08-24
J. S. FOLWELL.

From the above certificates it will be
seen that | acknowledged having told Tic
story on tie authority of Mr.. Reading, but
denied having sPokcnof it to Fin!ey's dis
credit after hearing the explanation Of Mr.
McPikc; and that B%enning charged me with
having tolA it to him on the day before in the
presence Of Mr.. Edison, and thereby caus-
Jed lin TO vote against Mr.. Finley. And
nov let Str. Edison decide between u.s.
append lis certificate below that all MAJ
see row far he is sustained in making his
unjust end unfourdcd charge.
"Ecing called upon by Esquire Bacon to
make q statement relative TO what passed
at My house on the End day of August,
1916 by Levi Bcnning and himself, in jus
tice to myself and all concerned / will
state all tie circumstances rs near as ]
can. On the morning in question, Dir.
Bennirg came to my honso about 8 O'Clock
after lis mare that | was tasturing for him.
Before he left the house to get Tic beast The
subject Of the election was brought about
by one of Us. Nr. Bcnning then told ME
of the statements that were mace by W..
and Geo Reading tie day before against
SW Finley concerning the sale of George
Readings land. told him that | did 10!
think Finley that kind Of 4 man, and when.
he asccrtained tie fact he would find il
different That there must be a mistake
in it some way. After the lapse Of about
an hour Mr.. Bacon came TO my house to
bring my buggy home. Our subject was
then changed and Nr Bacon and myselfwerc
talking about a trade until about tie t;,nc
they left, vixen the subject of the t~,cr,.o.
came up again by some enc cf us; "a. /:
do not think the Rcadin, story VS. men
Toned BY Mr. Has"n in NY presence. !
told Mr. Bacon / believed tat Finley would
beat Robbins by hundred votes. lie stat
cd t1.'i" believed I.al:rs wosld be elect
Cd. III. D-a..inG S,iI he believed SO too:
and then tod tn" selling of Readina's lara
again for !iis r'a5on for believing so. Iii
Bacon then stated tia; some of Tie W!.;cs
were DROPPING Finley on tie cher sidc Of
BoUl,nE-Grccn for selling land for taxes,
and being 50 close as to exact ali t,e little
fees &c; ard that lie hla!nct Finley abou,
some advertising thHtC. r. Smith al to
make. That Sir Smith was a democrat
AID wanted it put in the Banner. and Mr.
Finley put it in the journal. ! will also
state that Dir Bacon said nothing in nv
presence derogatOry to Mr. Finley or lis
character in any manner and Tie way thai
tie sale ofthe lands for taxes was brought
up was TO show as | thought how close in
ley was in his transactions.
N. II. EDISON.
Now is this tie evidenced Lat.i want those
gentlemen t. digest WHO so eagerly report
ed thnt Mr. Finley had proved lac i liar
by this byining; aud t!.at on Tuesday, Tie
day following, Mir Edison came to town
and subStanliated the statement made by
iBenning. Bcnning stated that the story /
told him was the cause of lis not voting
for ar. Finley. Now every man who has
been much in Benning's company for the
last months knows that TO be wilfully false.
He stated that he was induced TO vote a.
iGainst Finley, by a story tod him by me
just before the election, when almost every
man acquainted with lin, knew ttat he
had been clcctioneering for Robbins for sew.
eral weeks before. ! have proved that he
himself was guilty of Tie very sin, which
he charged against me. Have proved by
Mr. Edison that lie told him the Reading
story before was there; and by Mr.. Fol
wriithat he used in his presence the rufian
like ~iar.u~lc which lie says | used VIXEN.
speakih : Dir Finley to him. SO muc',
forthe {. large $ made by Levi Benning.
Now i'r ~~n"t!ner story industriously cir
culated about the Prairie by certain gen.
tleman, Who'll am pursuadcd had seen e.
nougI' to convince Linn that it was a ground.
less charge. This gentleman would gain