Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-01-21
For the Indiana STATE SeafiHel.
To the Citizens OF Allen County.

AS of justice myself and the discharge of
duty owe TO those who elevated me 10 the Office Of Pro-
bate Judge of Allen county, conceive proper now that
the charges preferred against for my regard
to the discharge Of CHARLES ENGLSMAN bail from
the Jail of said county, have been acted upon BY the tri-
buna designated by the constitution Of State sub
NIT for the consideration of the public, the following
brief abstract OF the facts which characterize s case in
order if possible to my from the infamous
aspersions of malignant Islander, and my from
the dslngenuous attacks of personal hostility For well
know, that my enemies have been pro1iga of efforts 10
fling my conduct the veil of official reachery and to
blacken my motives by atrbutng to me the promise of
pecunlay reward; pains have been spared arouse
prejudice infime passion excite luminosity and beget
hatred by coming in the mint of their prolific depra
witty, the most subtle and malicious alsehoods tie most
ruthless and abominabe hypothesis the most vile and
reckless Prescriptions of corruption and macasance on
my part and herading them to the world backed and for
fled by the resistess magic of responsible Names and in
vincibIe logic of alIpOwerfu wealth. These persons
gazing at this through the murky medium of
their distorted feelings willingly contemplate objects
in an inverted poson-and alarmed at the frghtful
tons of their imagnaons, have endeavored make
me the victim Of their vengeance, their nvecves their
ferociy and their censure They have converted what
conceived TO be the honest discharge of my official unc
tons into the very instrument for butchering my own
Character hlighting my prospects, and driving away
from among the people with whom have lived from my
boyhood by robbing Of the confidence with which
they have honored me, and for which shall always feel
grateful Had my enemies, and here let observe that
the hostility OF those who have been the violent in
their denunciaons of me, not the offspring of In e
present circumstance engendered by the present
action; they have cherished the sentiment ia the
secret recess Of their relentless bosoms ever since nv
election the Office which have the honor hold il
quiescent and not unmasked to public observation
only because nothing had occurred either in the discharge
of my private the administration of my public duties
to justify its open and candid revelation the public eye
there had continued smothered and concealed beneath
the delusve guise of pleasant Smiles aud the deceptive
preensions of courteous friendship; until increased and
augmented by their efforts to con6ne ilthe pansve
force becoming manageable; they seized upon the
present occasion favorable opportunity empty the
fostering contents of their hearts upon me- the object of
their incorporating dislike. Had these persons not
eaped far beyond the plain and Obvious limits of sober
truth, and lost themselves in the shadowy ntricaces of
asehood and intentional error had been spared the un
pleasant, duty Of troubling the public with this commune
cation the State the expense attending this absurd attempt
impeachment and they Themselves the pleasure of BAN
quoting their vuue appeiites for SANDER and deacion
upon the Injuries Of private character and the decacy Of
good reputation. They have attributed me, though
young in years and youthful in experience all that periec
.cn Of depravy and adroness 10 knavery, which long