The daily crescent., 1851-05-29

he had left for Mexico. The same impression was
made upon the mind of Mr.. Adolphe Layet and
so expressed BY him. 1t was also my impression,
that the writing was dene by the same person, and
not until DR.. Englehardt denied ITS paternity ana
after had particularly examined 1t, did change
my mind on the subject, ! then saw ina. .ne
writings Of the body, and the interpoated passage,
were not sufficiently alike to be pronounced to De
the same. If the denial on the part OF Engie,
hardt had not taken place, my impression wouo
now be that the interpolated passage was In MS
hand writing have thus, unsolicited on your
part, given what know to have been tne impress
sion Of my late brother on the writing IN quesuoh,
as also the general impression OF other persons
about the Hall, and my own and from having sew
eral times seen the paper containing the writing,
am of opinion, that unless it had been pronounced
a forgery. I do not think it at all strange,
that any one should have taken the whole paper 20
have been written by the same person. wou,u
prefer that this letter should be used pf,Va'e'y
among your friends, or others whose minas you
| would wish to dsabuse OF the charge maoe put,
| if necessary, | cannot withhold my consent 10
your giving il publicity in any other way.
Your obedlent servants;v w D,,xpAR.
With this proof, we leave the subject. The he
porter Of the True Delta present at the session
when the report Of the Committee on the Ward
sand. purchase was read. He was present when
| Mr., Renshaw read the certificates OF the members
Of the committee, entirely dsproving the assertions
of the editor. Yesterday mornings issue contains
report of Mr.. Yancsys speech. in which he dis
claimed the intention to charge Mr.. Renshaw with
any completely Yet that paper, on the following
morning, instead of acknowledging its error, and
expressing regret for the injustice it had done tf
an innocent and respectable man. attacks every
member of the committee. A sense Of duty, alone
induces us to give room to this libellous article:
| "RsnsjtaO and the Paddy Ward Contract
| As we expected, and as we had prepared on
readers to expect, Renshaw came into the Council
last evening, armed with an abundance of certh
Gates to prove any thing he chose to assert, or hi
extreme modesty would permit. We are not SURF
| that he did not produce certificates from some o
his aldermanic friends, to show that Paddy War
never forged or interpolated the contract, and tina
| what was charged Interpolation, was really
in the hand writing of Englehardt, contrary to tha
gentleman's frequent and late asseverations, ever
when tampered with by the emissaries and asso
ciates Of this municipal minion.
"The public have often been told by us that /
be an Alderman is, generally speaking, snui
berth; before we are done with Renshaw. an
| his certificate associates, we will, we think
exhibit that.
| "We pause for the documents we despise fac
| ton, and will maintain the truth in defiance Q
every rascal combination, in or out of tn
| Council"
The gentlemen who composed that committee
and are the Certificate associates" Of Mr.. Rer
shaw, among the most respectable men in tn
city. They belong to the different political parties
But never before have any Of them been charge
with personal dishonor and crime.
IF the course pursued bv the True Delta in th
matter, be maintaining the character Of the pres
and such as to merit the appreciation OF just an
enlightened community, we little understan
either the duties of the press, or the sentiments
this city.