Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-08-09
TO THE PUBLIC.


easy 1t is to create suspicious, and :, we'll Lno,
now difficult II is to remove them
VIII here venture to say. that there i. M ..,.
tte,nan within the County, who knows me- Sh,
believes that the charge is founded on any o,bs,
thing than suspicion.
STATEMENT OF FACTS.
In the early part of March last, a Mr.. r y
~, De a,riyed al o'aunton, who expected to ped
die Dry Goods in some one Of the western con,,;s.
OF TINS State and some time before his arrival h.S
written to Messrs. Cowne s. Deakins rcone.,;ns
them 10 purchase for him carryall and n.;, -
horses for the purpose. In accordance thew noO ~
trac'ed with Judson Mccoy, of this place, for the
making OF carryall and harness, which was com.
Piesed' or nearly so, on the arrival of Mr.. Wilson
a' o'ann'on. The purchase Of the horses how
ever, was postponed by Messrs. Cowne 8, Deak;n.
from the fact that they did not wish to have thor,
on expense until the arrival of Wilson. After HE
arrival, |, as the agent Of Messrs. .Cowne &. De..
klns, was requested to 90 into the country and nd
where there might be purchased suitable pair Of
horses. did so-and found one at Henry Ed
sons, one at Mr.. Shuff's and one at Jas w C,i-
nouns, and returned and reported accordingly bn,
sa'o 70 MIR; Wilson that thought the horses too
small Tor the prices, and thought he would bo abs
70 ma larger ones for the same money.
Mr. Wilson and myself afterwards took sevenl
uil'S 70 the country for the same purposes but he.
wishing to procure well trained horses, was not en-.
seen.
After which, and on the day precednc ~.
lection for Col. Commandant of the l6()tb Rel
'''eh' oi virginia Militia, was requested by Mes
sers. Cowne Il Deakins and Mr. Wilson IN go IN
me gentlemen just referred to, and purchase ,nv
TWO OF Inc horses might think would suit his pur-
P, USes pest. i declined, however, being the pur
&c, a' iiison knew nothing of them only
from my description, but observed To him ,b.,
couid 60 to these several gentlemen and learn The
o"est prices that they could be bought for and re-
serve me right to take either of the horses an Mon
cay In the event could find none that tbonnh,
I"eapcr' &c From the houses of those pentlem.n
i con'ihued my search for horses, and from thence
went To Mr. Ihomas's, thence 10 KelIer,s tbenos
70 Cooks, thence to Engeman's, thence TO .e,S;.
hehe, s. where stayed all night, on FRIDAY night
preceding the election, at all Of which places S,d
oeen IN search of horses DESIGNED reacb;no nv
la'her,s the night stayed at Keer's, for the nuI.
pose OF accompanying my brother to the election :.
ou' IL oeing late, and very tired, could NOT dn
so. have been thus particular. to show th,t
was really in search of horses, and not trviro 70
chase votes for the election alluded to.for mn, ono
OF Inc gentlemen had gone 10 see had a yo;co =,
this coming wonderful event! '''' ~
:, Saturday morning the lth of March. I left M,
heNer's for my fathers, about mile and half
us'ah'' hoping 10 accompany my brother and other
young gentlemen to the election, but on INV ,rr;v.i
found they had started. set ou, alone CO. ,hn
ground, and rode alone until fell in company with
SAM Bell and d. b. Hogsett. short distance this
side OF The place of election We three rode - ,ha
place and arrived just before the election was bs;nc
gone into VOC 'einS
Now, will here say, that up to this moment.
mad never thought of Meyers BEING an Officer sor
had passed through his neighborhood the d,v no.
ore, and If had only known of this chance for mr.
Shasihg horse, how nicely l might have effected
oo'h OBJECTS at once. would have had much more
Time 10 tamper with the feelings of Movers. and
neh we could have rode TO the election together and
.hen might have procured little of the eritter
mat warns and meows the heart, and Mover.
and myself would have been so reciprocal in f.eI
ihgs ana sentiment, that the eagleeyed SEMI.
mel, OF CLOSE observer of passing events" Mr. H.
M. fiotte, would never have suspected fellow "a,
such nicely arranged scheme But enough
Oh! that mankind would make fair truth ,hs;,
guide, ''
And force the helm from prejudice and pride.n
bnt here arc the facts. | reached the place ~
eleot.o"' ana IN few moments after, commencedf
enquiring about horses learned that Moyarsh sd
one tor sale, (and believe it was through bmse,f
mat learned ~ lobserved to him thai was ON
my way to the barn to see about nv horse when
ne willingly agreed TO accompany me and sbew ma
hlsIwhch he did, ordered my horse to be- fed
ahu ,.eh meyers commenced showing me his. and
sPeaking OF ms age, qualities, &c, when told
MIN thought the horse older than he sunnosed be
was-he assured me he was not I told b;,y, th,.
II the morse was not more than eight, was conf
dent he could sell him to Wilson and then enou;.
red II he would have business in town ON Monday
he replied he would not, but that if THOUGHT be
would nave chance Of selling his horse he would
come anyhow. told him that if his horse worked
anu anu; iode as ne mac SAID and was not older than
elght years, that thought there would be no doubt
about his effeciing SALE Now here ends all con-
Versation that passed between myself and Movers
on this day or any day previous touching the borse
SUBJECT About this time | heard call to come
ana vote-we started for the place OF election and
meyers continued TO speak of his horse-we reach.
ed the fence midway between the barn and The
house, when found the call had been made IN rno
by Capt. j. A. Hartman
Monday, 18th March, | reported to Wilson NV
new d!scovery-he asked me where MoyeIs lived.
ana SAID he wished me to accompany him to Ed
sons, Shuf's and Calhoon's, as he was determined
to purchase horses that day if they were to be had
In reply observed that we must necessarily meet
Meyers on our way to Eidson's or Shuf,s. as ba
would come that road. We did meet Movers at
EidSon's on his way totown-I introduced the sinh.
lect. Wilson rode the horse and was pleased with
MIN, after Meyers assured him he would work INV
place he was hitched. Wilson then called M. 70
one side and said he thought the horse older Than
eight years. then went to Edison and told b,
mat n. thought Wilson preferred Meyers horse to
Snuff s mare, but for his age and reouested his n
Pinlon about t-he refused to give il. saving IA
did not wish to interfere. then told him that
thougHt w Hlson would purchase his and Shuff's
horses II ne Did rot learn more certainly about the
age OF Meyers horse--he then referred me to Mr..
washington Swoope who he said had owned the
horse told him | did not have time 10 acc
Swoope, and again insisted on his opinion, saving
that 1t would be known to no one but Ourselves
he then reluctantly said that from his KNOWLEDGE
Of the horse he must be twelve, and might he ,.
much as fifteen years old. / have since had Mr..