The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-06
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FOUL AND INFAMOUS ISLANDERS.
TO the Voters or the 9th Congress
iOnaI District OF Ohio:

iOnal District OF Ohio:
An Infamous plot is on foot to defeat Doc
tor EDWARDS. In the absence Of all hopes
OF an election by honorable means, DR.. Old
and his friends have determined to use the
most deSpicable efforts to secure it-not by
a majority of the people of the district, but
by destroying the reputation OF DR.. Ed
WARDS, preventing full vote for him. In
deed open boasts have been made that
game is to be played, which is 10 elect DR..
Olds.
The plot, as far as we have learned is
this:
In the Ohio Eagle, of the 2sth inst, an
infamous and slanderous article is admitted +,
from an anonymous scribbler, whose verac.
ity is uouched for by the Editors of the EG.
gle, charging DR.. EDWARDS with hypocrcy
in his Opposition to the extension Of slave
ry," upon two grounds;
FIRST, That unless he has disposed Of
them, within the last two years, DR.. Ed.
WARDS is noU The OtOner of Slaves in Mary
land,
SECOND, That he objected to a Negro
woman participating, at the Communion ta.
BILE, in the Presbyterian Church, in this
place, some years since, and held cores.
ponCence with the Pastor of the Church,
Rev. WIN. Cox, upon the subject.
Simultaneously with the above commune
cation in the Ohio Eagle, appeared an edit
OriaI article in the Circievilie Watchman,
DR.. Olcs' paper, substantially re>iterating
the first charge, saying that the slaves came
into the possession of DR., EDWARDS, by be.
quest, and intimating that he was now the
owner Of them, and was receiving pay for
their services in some Slave State.
LOOK OUT FOR HANDBrLLs! This, we
are assured, will be the next step in this in,
famous attemptto defeat DR.. EDwARDs-the
circulation of handbills on the eve of elec
ton. when too late to be contradicted. An
anonymous and contemplate scribbler, the
foul author of the base ISLANDERS, will be
backed by the Editors Of the Eagle, as ht
was in their last paper, one Of whom st andI
impeached before the Senate Of the United
States, upon his own testimony, with having
published libel upon that body, "of tn,
truth of which he had no personal knowl
edge" Can the reputation of highmind
ed and honorable man be destroyed by sucl
means and upon such testimony?
The object Of this foul plot, in which n
honest man would engage, is evident. 1t i
to induce the "Free Soil" voters to with
hold their support from Dr. EDWARDS, thu
rendering his chances for an election doubt
full. Our object is to expose it, in time, l.
those intended 10 be affected by it. w
will do it, too, upon the most substantial
testimony.
The anonymous Communication in th
Eagle the editorial article in the Waichma
/ and that in The Eagle, are tissues Of false
} hoods from beginning to end-having n
foundation in truth, and when exposed, ca
; only exhibit TO the public Indignation tn
Infamous plotters Of this base attack upo
the honor and consistency Of DR.. EDwARD
A copy of the Will referred to is in tn
possession of DR.. EDWARDS. Some 81
years since, his uncle, Mr.. JOHN TURNEI
, , of Kent County, Maryland, died-leavn
his Real Estate and his Personally to hi
,, widow for her natural life; manumittine
y however, the greater portion of his Slaves
leaving only few household servants 20 h
: widow, and these are 10 be liberated at ht
| death. After this event, the Real Estat
is devised 10 DR.. EDWARDS, but not part
Gle of personally. DR.. EDWARDS has sine
disposed OF his interest 10 his brother.
much tor this infamous portion of the plot.
But as the question has come up, we al
not willing to let it rest here. We will sa
n sfy all that DR.. Ed,oards not only is nj
NOW the owner of Slaves, but that
4 NEVER owned one. For this purpo:
0 we introduce the testimony Of DR.. BGRs1
d LER, whose integrity will not be question
g ed and who has known DR.. EDWARDS fro
boy-hood. Upon request, he addressed I
5 the following note:
, Mr.. WEAVER: I hereby certify that ha,
known DIR. EDWARDS from boy.hood. and that
NEVER DID OWN ANY SLAVE ORSLAVE
e by purchase, beque@ or otherwise.
G. w. BGRSTLER.
Lancaster, Sept. 80, ls4s.