The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-18
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The narrative NAV rni he IN IN. n,cci,e ,o,yds
used in making ibe ilTr., ,,,,,n,,,,;c, ana II, r
in alI instances In The ,xrt orl,r I'm, II 4. q, the
best Of my knowl.doe and b.liei ,ub.t,,n,i ,lly
correct in all its n,ris,
have for the present nothing farther Ia soy
than 10 repeat. that ihi. matter ,lnt ii 9 Transit
is mere pretext. an orirnl d.vice s,r,,,,y nm ,,d
forced upon Hr NcCaAcKgEas a snbs,itni, for
other motives for my discharge not as yet intend.
cd 10 be avOwed. But artiul aud we'll devised ls
II ls To sult assaing and ungeuernus spirits il
yet unfortunate. for willie il il charge th4i ia en.
nly nude, it's as ea.iy retorted. aud although
Mr. McCRAcKES may have Tin his power for tie
umr being TO say OF me with mplnty thht / nm
incompetent having by dsmlssiug me despnIel
me oi the power 10 odisproveit, il may yet At some
future and not far distant day. be made by some
nngenerous lips to recuiI with an equally deadly
eject npnn himself But It Is still m're nninrin
nate tor Mr. MoCRAcKES that he has suffered hun
sell 10 pal 1t hrward rs "A preiext Tor nv dis
chhrge' without even aJeim towards mat klnd "l
Test l"r which had entered the service, vlz:-H"t
lle mere making the preliminary SURVEYS. bM me
hhdt location ot TIE Eastern dtUiS,oh o. me rodd
"uh"nl ms now eau he do me ,he injustice tp
say 'iat .c'nd not do II! How dues he know
| ~ What does he know of me now. as 10 this
telng, that he did not know The hrst time That he
saw mel Nay all lhathe does know is 10 The con
lrary' lnr he admits that vii I'll have dnne u ~eH
tome II It was as is H0w alleged, To- save the ex'
PenSe oi twn parties, why strike at me! why
turn out the on'y resilient citizen who mas com
mon interest win those VINO are oui'dins l'ir
r"an, anu ehdahger lie public conhhehce Ny MI
'hgsthe place with those VINO Ike hl'nseu are
s'ransersi .....
LAgcAsTER, Nov 20, 1851.
The foregoing statement was written out as The
date will show Immediately un my return nome
from CirceyiIle on the 3Oih October. Ia that
statement it is sgnlied that the question raised IL
bout the transit, was mere protect To cover some
other purpose. A strong aud sngularly clear yer.
'hcatloh OF lhls has since irahsPred; lhleed eV
cry S'eP 'ha' naS Oeeli uKeli lhd"cS on'N ,r'Ie
anu III re manifest why nave numerous em n'S
s'hce oee. mhhe '" sh''t 'he Sr"'nu' ms ui''n
Senuons " III chosen prelexl mas not grown Ourh'
ihg not III the hands oi those VINO h'Id III b"t
let simple aud unvarnlshed statement ol Tue
hcls whlch nave since lansplred speak i'r Il"eIL
i When returned home al tie time shove men
TONED lound notonly that The cIiy oi Lancaster
was FHsd win rumors-tlat ! was discharged
ana ihal my papers wheh eXnlpted 10 tlle roaI o!
lice at ClrcleVe were lnnnd ~ detective ahd IL
lucu'ously lhcoherehl tnal ulyScu c""'u "'t CA
pam lheh-that oelhS Ci'ed III 10 40 S"' was
cohiuseu anu cohIouhueu' anu c"uu give ho sat'
sact'oh pul l'ld' 'hese rulh"'s mao c'ui''y "'en
a'l'dt here III LahcaS'er nelo'e hHu hNSe'' heaIu
"hc w'rd lhuica'We ol any c"ahee" l7s"ng VI
purpose towards mo hese rdin"'s' as a'her
staIi1,"esan WIN lhal "i my discharge, a. carry aS
Tue 2olho OGtoner, tne 0ery day 'ha' leit bri,
caster Tor ClrceVhle' ana oy the evening "
the next DAY, VIZ: :lne2''i'' uiere nau hccu'hu'
'ated III dehli all uie msera"le tissue ap"NT
s'd'eu as 10 lhe conh,''u,i :" my P'Pe's @n'
my 'nc"Paciy u eNl'',l ''e'l' WV" '''' SeI .i'
lner an" sun more Pr"ouh"y u o"'u' "'n'''', wv
"a' my 'eNn,"'s P'n'e' VIC "ns"''s"'n "Ne' 'u "
'eet h'Sher t'iah 'he streets Vi Nd"esN''e' W."
WIEN u Is uhnerSloon tna'' WINE thoSe 'un'"'S
were mus P"' 'or'n a'i" 'iuIs'rip"Sy I"I"id'eu r
ne'e ~ Lali,rS'c.' was III eAo''.teu nT.'
'he ROAD Oihce III CTcleNihe u"'n. ue en'"e
nay on winch my papers were eAn,.,"tu "e'''T r
me boafd ana discussed VIZ: me 2ou' Oc''' ana
lha' | renamed totally una1vIseo as |" any c"h'
,ehPIhied change until tue 3oal, gas W We seen
ny my fnfmfr slatemcht) anu t1h VI 'HC' W''
never asked or permitted TO give any eXl''a'H''n
1T a'l oil my papers IN mat oliice' " VIII h2' ne
wondered al mat iel' IA measure "Ne'" ''fe',
lhi c"hinnhheil ny an assault 50 uUp'e'e"en'e
ana unexpected, and seemingly so pec'hcer'eu
VI tiial Ceased u trllSI mNSni hnl N'n"ht ''G IL"
anu counsel oI friends inIevl>na the course prop
cr To he pursued. Upon conSutapn il was c"iI-
clnted that while my recollection was yet fresh
shonli immediately write ant a statement OF
what had actually tranSpirei, aud in addition re-
quest from Mr. McCRAcKEN such certificate Ill
relation To the naperS as he might be willing lo
2ivei and in case lie refused 10 give any certii
cate, or on failure tn give S1tisfaciory one, To
retain the papers long enough TO take cnpy o
such parts of them as might he essential 10 my
leience. Reasonable as all this was, and mus
, ever appear To have been, to ali reasonable men
ii was instantly seized upon as The better ant