Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-01

EVER my name, lney lnuSl StdIu OelOte tne Worlu
branded as LIARS end FoRGERs."
LEWIS D. CAMPBELL.
HAMILTON, Ono, Oct. IS, 1852.
The Forgery Clinched.
LEBANON, ONO, Oct. 20, 1852.
To the Editors Of the National Intelligeneer:
GENTLEMEN: In the Washington Union of the
18th Of October, there is an article headed: "Gen.
Scotland the: Abolironists- Wing candidate
for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave law;" the de-
sign of which is to prove by base forgery, the
alleged authority ofthe Hon. l.. D. Campbell, that
"Gen. Scott is in favor Of the repeal of the Fugi
tive Slave BILL and that he would, if elected Pres
dent of the United States, sign law for its
peal" From this editorial ofthe Union, | make
the following extract:
"Hon. Lewis u. Campbell is Wing Represen-
tatve in Congress from the State of Ohio. He
was Delegate to the Wing National Convention
of 1852, and as such he ardently advocated the no.
mination of Winfield Scott. AT meeting of the
Wing Members of Congress. Of which an abolition
list from Massachusetts,, (the Hon. Grin Fowler
was president, convened for the purpose Of ratify
ing the nomination of Scott and appointing Wing
Central Committee, the Hon. Lewis Campbell was
chosen to the confidential post of secretary.
This shows in what esteem he is held by the Wing
party He has always been abotionst, and
hence his anxiety for SCOTS nomination.
"Now for his testimony. On the Goth of July,
1852, the Hon. Lewis d. Campbell addressed from
Washington city, n circular TO his constituents
which was published in the Lebanon Star, an
abolition Scott paper. From this circular we
take an extract, which sbmui! to the country
without comment:
"The editor of the Herald, published in Will
mington, has made most unprovoked attack upon
me. III had the dis osition, have not the time
now, without neglect OF my official duties, to re-
ply through the press. At as early day as posi-
tnGT
notice of meeting in Wilmington, at which l will
take occasion to defend myself and Gen. Scott from
the aspersons which the editor has attempted to
cast upon characters, and will attempt to show
that he is hyPocritical knave or consummate ig-
noramus--- perhaps both. have only to ask my
constituents, and especially those of them called
free soilers,' that which, in their Characteristic
lberalty, they will readily, grant-a hearing be-
fore they ma Ike up their judgement.
al have been elected twice by free-soil rOtes; l
am the representative of free-soil principles.
know Gen. Scott to be with me on the subject of
slavery; he is friend of liberty, platform or no
platform; and If we can muster votes enough IN
Congress to repeal the Fugitive Slave Law, as
believe we can, it is within my knowledge, that
Gen. Scott will sign the law. Not SO with Gen.
Pierce; he is as completely sold to the South, and
to the dealers in human flesh and blood, as ever
Fillmore and Webster were"
LEWIS D. CAMPBELL.
Now, Messrs. Editors l am the editor of the Le-
banon Star, and pronounce the concluding para
graph Of the above letter, an interpolation by the
editor of the Union-or, in plain phase, an infa-
nous forgery, got up by him, on the eve of the cleo
tion to nure Gen. Scott at the South. The first
paragraph contains the whole of Mr.. Campbelfs
letter, as published in the Star of Augusta 6, 1852,
copy of winch send you, marked, for your in.
spection. Yours, &C., w. H. P. DENNY.
Editor Star, Lebanon, Ohio ....
THE FRAUDS OF THE CANVASS.
In speaking of the forgeres recently circulated
by The Democracy to prejudice the Wing candl-
date for the Presidency, the Norfolk Herald ofSat
urday, remarks:
uIfthe Democrats are as certain of electing their
candidates as they profess to be, how is i: shat
they stoop to such desperate and Infamous efforts
to carry their point? One would think that no.
thing, not the utmost extremity, the very last
shift, the bitter end could tempt any man or set
of men, to commit crimes hich- the laws OF the
country denounces as infamous, and punishable
with the penitentiary. Forgery seems to be, among
the politicians, who conduct the Democratic can
vass in the pending election, TO be looked upon as
a law full weapon, and frauds which would subject
gambler to be kicked out of HELL allowable
if not orthy, in their mode of electoneerng
warfare. Here is Of downright fraud, put
forth upon the authority, not of village junto
partisan press, but vouched for by the Central
Democratic Committee. And it was but day or
culated among the Catholics in Pennsylvania at
the late elections in that State, intended to preu
dice the popularity ofGen. Stott, falsely assuming
to have been authorized by Bishop Hughes, which
that Reverend Prelate denounce as forgery
These are only two recent cases; others of a SINH
lar character might be repeated But of all the in
stances they have afforded of utter recklessness of
all the restraints of morality and common decency
is that which has just fallen under our observation
in pamphlet purporting to be review OF Gen
SCOTS accounts with the Government which is
secretly circulated, if those who had that hon
orable duty to perform, felt self-convicted, and
shan ed to let it be known that they had anything
to do with it. The account is garbled into every
possible way, tosuit the vile and dishonest COM
ments of The reviewer, and to hold up one of the
purest and most yirtuous men in our country, and
one against whom the very miscreants who have
this pamphlet, dare not breathe the faint
Of dishoner as a peculator and robber of the pub
lie treasury. And yet not dollar of this account
paid without astrict audit and full authority,
according to law. There are no doubt, thousands
Of Democrats who are ready to condemn and exc
crate this vile and treachorous missive, much as
we do; and in the end we trust it will carry its
own condemnation along with it, in its open, pal
pable, shameless baseness-fraud being stamped
upon its every feature" 4
TEvery man thinks that Caesars wife ought to
De above SUSPICION but he is far less particular as