Democratic banner., 1850-10-23
For the Banner.

" Ah OEb
same paper Of the 10th ult., which calls on
me to submit to the public . fair and candid
statement Of facts; this ! design to do in q
positive and unequivocal manner, without
using language merely calculated to excite
personal feelings, or for the purpose of get
ting up a personal quarrel and difficulty
with Capt. Owens.
In the first place, he feigns entire igno-
rance Of a fact stated in my first commune
cation, viz: "That conflicting statements
exist between him and myself in relation to
bis (Cspt. Given's intention 20 vote for T.
J. c. Fsgg at the past election" and then
proceeds to say that 81 do not know nor do
I care for all that Judge Berkly may have
said concerning the matter"
Capt. Owens certainly will not deny the
fact that q report was in circulation in Cal
umet Township previous to the election,
that he intended to vote for Fagg, and had
so expressed himself; this he endeavored to
correct at Paynesville on the 3lst July, by
publicly declaring that he never had ex-
pressed such determinat to any one
II is a fact well known in this Township,
L Capt. Givens's immediate neighborhood,
that that report emansted from me, and
therefore he could not have been ignorant
of a fact that was the common talk Of the
country, but in addition to this | presume
he will NOT deny that he and myself had q
conversation on the same day at the same
place, and but short time after his public
declaration in relation to the same matter,
and | Informed him of the fact that this re-
port came from me, and that it was true
and had only been used for his Capt Civ
ens's) benefit. He then denied that he had
ever made such a statement to me, but said
he vas willing then, to make the acknowl-
Judgement publicly, (if that would satisfy
me,) that he (Cspt. g. did say TO me at
the commencement of the canvass, that he
intended to e~fecf,oneer for Fsgg. No fur
Their opportunity presented itself on that day to
make any statements 10 The audience IN relation
Ito the matter 1.-THE whole Of the time being occu-
pied by the speeches Of The different candidates.
land after consulting my friends, l came 10 the de-
termination to let it rest until after The election.
I entertained strong hopes, from the relations that
had existed between Capt. Givens and myself,
that the whole affair could be satisfactorily ex-
Iplained and adjusted privately, and by that means
placed in such a form before The public as MOTTO
reflect upon the character of either. There WIS
Ia possibility that the conversation between him
land myself, in which that determination was ex-
ipressed, might Rave been forgotten by him, and
could be brought 10 his recollection, and that he
Ivould then do me The justice to acknowledge
publicly that fact. accordingly rad an inteT-l
view with him during the session Of the County
Court in August, at which time ! informed him
Inf uu dofay.fpaIioa - plann Nh~ vraliaR hSIoPal
THE public substantially, in the shape presented
and heartily assented. This l conceived to be-
necessary. TO place me in 9 correct attitude be-
fore the people Of the county. II is easy, there
fore. 10 imagine my surprise at seeing his card in
1.-THE Banner ofthe I'd October. Having said this
much, ] propose now to do what ] had hoped
there would be no necessity for doing, and that
is to state publicly, the substance and las near
las ] can r~ecollect ct this tine) the particulars of
myself, from which this whole affair originated.
THE public, ] doubt not, will justify me-, from the
peculiar circumstances Of the case, and admit its
propriety as being necessary to sustain my char
Iacte- for ~veracity.
On the day after the public speaking at Prai-
I~rieville, (l4th July lasi) Capt. Gi.ens came to-
10y housSt ohN ophh bcibk vi nv
the conversation very naturally turned upon the
approaching election. ] mentioned TO him the
fact that there was a report in circulation (the
truth Of which l could not vouch for) that there
was an effort being made by certain Democrats
in the county to defeat my election; and if that
fact was true, and the combination extended toI
certain other parts Of The county, that defeat was
inevitable oil my part. The name of Col.
Thomas R. Vaughan was connected with
the report, IS one Of the most Jealous inI
bringing about this result. ] also informed
him that, in consequence of that runor, the
Benton Democrats of the Psynesville neigh
borhood, were urigng an entire seperate Or
|gsnizstion, which If carried into effect.
would certainly injure his (Capt. Gal
election. His reply was, "that man (Col,
w. cannot injure you nor me. ImyseIfdol
not intend to vote for him, for the ~Tesson
that in the former election Col. Vaughan
had not treated him with as much kindness,
nor given him as hearty q support as he had
q right to expectfrom him under the circum-
stances. He then stated that in lieu Of him,
he (Capt. g. intended TO vote for Clark
|Fsgg, for the reason that he was q youngI
man Of promise, and good Dsmocrst-thatI