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innocent and hone.l No wonder he encaIms against the

innocent and honestl No wonder he excsms against the
dsieaey OF dragging the of counsel before the public
requiring those ha wing the custody ohe papers te
fnished deposi,e them in the registry Of probate and
unlawful retention of the papers His assertion and pre-.
misses being false his sophsy falls The editor of the
Post has correctly stated the lacts in the following extract
When the case was commenced Mr.. Macarthur was an.
pointed clerk no, only IN that case, but in all others
menced before Mr. Beach. At about the time when Mr.
Macarthur lett town. the papers ia all the cases finished
were BY him deposited with the register of Probate Of
the unn shed records the Warens among the rest
remained some thirty or In all these cases o. A.
Ssamans, esq was appointed clerk and in many
MI Seamans has. from time tme taken the pa pers in
several cases. as occasion convenience required
au bringing up the records his leisure la the
ar case Of the Waens, understand the requires
me ae'iaton Of the original clerk in INSANE
TO make 1t complete and perfect"
Such the facts. The record is finished and Mr.
Ashmun says all will admit, that if the proceedings
not closed, the custody OF the papers does bcng
them am glad to be able bear testimony that he has
drawn one lust conclusion.
the Post that the is not Anished agans,
10 the unon that before proceedings closed Mr.
Of ial school This is a summary way Of
pronouncing conviction Mr.. Ashmun's sophisrfy is too
shallow. The proceedings in all cases and must be
closed before the record is made up know of prece.
den or authority shaking his position unless il be IN the
II may be. the recod was made before the proceedings
The whole head and front of my offending then. was
not in retaining the record and papers the
Wanens, because the record is unfinished aud ill flashed
answering the civil request OF Mr. Ritchie and sending
what sent him at the nnlncky moment when Mr., Ash
mum bidding for official favors the hands of FIR
Henry Warren. Upon this foundation alone has Mr. Ash
mun reared the whole structure of his complaints charges
and destinations.
MIR. Warren is what Mr.. Ashmun claims for him. the
truth will not hurt hun As public servant, public
feet him a.S' A'''" 'l "''' however may al,
Asking pardon for occupying much your paper and
ing this space. take leave of Mr.. Ashmun commend
ing both him and his friend in Washington the charities
OF all the friends of humanity,
Very respectfully, &c, E d. BEACH.
We received by yesterdays western mail another
scathng portrait of Mr. Ftz Henry Warren from the
Dubois Qowa) Express of the cath ultimo |, is as
we predicted it would come the verdict of the jury OF
the vicnage upon the assistant of Mr. Collamer. We
confined to the following extract for the present,
serving the picture large life for open day
What are the indications of the intentions of the party
in power fulfil pledges voluntarily assumed upon
the question OF the dspensaton OF Executive patronage
Who have been selected and upon whom has been inn
posed the duty whom has been given the privilege,
On the present oc casion we select but single example
namely, Fuz Henry Wdrrsn, OF our State. The Office
10 which this individual has been appointed is of gea
responsibility, and gives its incumbent greater control
the distribution OF patronage than other officer
der the adnlnistra on The dismissal and appointment
Of srieea huadred postmaster is made subject in
much importance; and thar, too under All administra-
ing 10 conciiate and harnonise all ies What should
be the moral and political standing OF mar, thus made
the extended power, and called to perform the delicate
offices pc, tanning such place. should possess charac
tree from all snspicon and be regarded among his fell
the pattern OF POLITICAL honestly well stern
and uny lelding moral integrity.
Has he single trait about him that renders him prop
person dispense the patronage OF an administration
for political honesty, let his promi
nent member of the whig party OF Iowa bear testimony