Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-10-21
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The public will recollect that my character
was assailtd by an anonymous letter written du-
ring my residence at Southport. From the hand
wiring knew the author u be Asa Eastwood of
Cicero, Onondaga Co. N. Y, and | deemed it
nv duty to give him a chance to prove his asser-
lions if he could. A writ was accordingly issued
ont of the Supreme Court of Judi cature of the
State of New York, and the venue laid in Onon-
daga County. The cause was noticed for trial
at the Sept term of the Court and | went there
prepared to attend to 1t.
Previously to the calling Of the suit, said East
wood came to me and desired a settlement. He
fully confessed his guilt in writing the letters, and
acknowledged having injured me without any
lst cause or provicalion, fer which he pre'essed
10 be very sorry. He said he would do all in his
power TO retract the falsehoods he had published
and restore my character; and begg d me not TO
press the matter further to the injury of his lnno-
cent family | finally agreed to discontinue the
suit upon his signing the following retraction and
indemntylng me IN other respects, to my salts.
faction.
ITO whom II may concern; Whereas Ger tain
letters were written by me, seriously affecting
the character OF DIR Hezeklah Joslyn, who at that
time resided at Southport, w. T., but now re-
siding at Little Fort. Lake Co. Ill. 70 wit: one
letter directed to Dr.s ID. Walker and r. 5
Sykes OF Southport, and dated Jan. 18th 1910
one directed to the Postmaster OF Southport and
dated 10th Of March 1916 And whereas, said
letters were written by me while under a stale OF
excitement, and without due reflection, and being
fully satisfied of the entire ncorrectness OF all the
charges they contain, hereby fully retract the nj
as unlustly and lnJuriously affecting the repu-
tatlOn OF said JOslyn.
Dated at Syracuse, the 18th September, 1916,
A. EASTWOOD"
And in further defence Of a character dearer
to me than lite, | feel called upon to publish the
SPONTANEOUS testimonials OF my standing among
my Old eighbors, IN place where | have spent
more than twenty two years OF my lite, previously
to my coming 10 this country. Nearly all OF the
tour hundred who nave signed this document are
heads of families, and many OF them among the
l0ust respectable IN the county. -Four OF them
belong to the family OF Eastwood himself, |
received this testimonial the LIST OF July, but
olebore to publish 1t while the trial was pending
lest should be thought was anxious TO exert
an undue influence the public mind
HEZEKIAH JOSLYN.
Yittiefcrt, Oct 10, 1876
ITO DR.. Hezekiah JosIyn:-Dear Strive
the subscribers citizens of the town OF Cicero and
adjoining towns in the county OF Onondaga, nav
ing known YOU. some OF us, from your hrs
residence in the county up to the time OF YOU
departure from it in lSI5--and others Of us hav-
in embracing the present opportunity VI expires
sing. not only our high regard and respect for
YOU as a man, and the ul confidence we have IN
YOU as a physician but of assuring you that IN
the long. familiar, and intimate intercourse that
has existed between us and our tamlhes with
vourselE we have never seen any thing IN your
conduct but was in conformity VITA the purest
morality, the frmest integrity, and strIctest pro-
pretty as a gentleman and a Physician. And we
will add further not merely an idle compliment,
but with sincere desire to have you once more
among us, that ii you can make II nslstent
with your own intererts, it would be source o
high qualification 10 US TO number you once more
as one of our citizens, and again ENJOY the taVo
Of your professional abors.
With the hope that you may be enabled to com
ply with our wishes, and that We may have the
pleasure OF your society, we subscribe ourselves
Most Respectfully,
Your obedident servants.
Cicero, June LIST. 1876"
IL We cannot publish the names attached t.
the above for want of room. We have seeI
the original signatures and ,mong them we tnt
the names of Hon. n. SoULE, late member o
Congress, Judge &c, Hon. IL. SrEvENs,a Judge
of OnOndara eaurf of o. rnrn IN Pleas. Rev. HO