Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-01
Fol, THE MIRROR.
CMgsgassaly Refegsed.
MonGAyrowN, Virginia, |
April "a, 1862. {

To The People Of Monongala County:
Several weeks ago, whsn it was
supposed that the election Of County
officers would take phce during this
present month, | issued d Circular,
announcing myself as candidate for
the office Of County Court Clerk, al
!sging my determination to lot the
people decide for themselves without
,lic,ntion, and without harassing them
by personal solicitations, believing
that such course would be most res
uec,ful to the Voters, and mos, conso-
naus with true republican propriety'
am sorry that any necessity has IT,
risen for u departure fromthis course.
But a foul and infamous calumny, in.
juriously affecting my private moral
character, hatched on tho eve of the
election for the purpose Of defeating
me, requires that ! should, in vlndica'
ton of my reputation, as an honorable
man, rcfitc it. l take this method OF
doing so openly, through the public
press; and shall also avail myself
Of every possible private interview
with my follow-citizens, to dis.buse
their minds Of tho unfavorablc i'm
pressions which shnll have been crea-
ted there by the falsehood alluded to.
The charge, as it has been reported
to me, is as follows:
That mnde an unconditional gift
of horse to Mr.. Joseph Spencer
that after said Spencer had been al
much expense in endeayoring to cure
snid horse Of lamencss, feeding him
one Or more stacks Of hay, great
deal Of oats, &c., &C., ! took the said
horse, or authorized him to be taken
away from said Spencer, Mt time
when he needed him most; thereby
depressing Mr.. Spencer as a poor
man: causing him to be injured rather
than benefited by the gift, &C. &c.
Who invented this calumpy, can
not tell. Tho purpose for which 1t
wus invented none can he at loss to
determine. ButI pronounce it to be
false: have good reason to believe
that certain individuals are industri.
onsly circulating it knowing it to be
false. =,
The flcts are these:-1 had an old
and fayorite horse, which became
iamed, SO that determined not to use
him any more. Mr.. Spencer called
on me to purchase said horse from me-
Gdeclinea to sell him, expressly in
forming Mr.. Spencer that no amour,
of money could buy him-.hat he had
been faithful and favorite animal
that nothing could induce me to part
with with him. Shortly afterwards, Mr..
Speucer, in company with MIR. Alex
arder Hayes, called on me again, to
nmrchase the horse. again roiassd,
pllepiuc the same reasons as atore-
aid In the refusal. Mr.. Hayes then'n-
Iarmed me that Mr.. Spencer was a
varv careful hand with horse-tliat
ri would let Mr.. Spencer have the
horse to put in and cultivate u little
niece of corn which he wanted to raise
,,ad -, ddubt that he would use
him gently alul kindly, without .! n.'is' ~
i ;"o him or causing him to suffer. Mr..
s S9crccr complained ,lint he had re,
Gently los, the only horse he had, and
t th,t i | would only let him have the
,a nse Of tho horse to plough and raise
,;s his corn, it would be great favor
i''n T1oIer these assurances Of Mr.. Hayes
and prompted by a sincere a''d .eart, ri,
sIt s.Il sympathy for Mr.. Spencer, in his
Iis,rcss, ,G | agreed that he might have ,:
,bc use of the horse TO cultivate HIS
r"rn. ' | did not understand Mr.; spen.
c '."r 10 wan, the horse niger than he
s.' ','',IJ dn This. Bnt expressly stlp'
,,,.,cd that oven whilst he was d''',S
,,,;s ,In said horse was at MI i'mcs 10
~" .', ,nnler my control, and subject :"
NV -" demand. This | dId' that lnr !,
Snyowlel!gc r,y Of such CONDITIONS %n'''" s',.
;,Juce Mr.. Spencer to use my 'av'r
;,c old horse kindly. This rs we,, , IL, r.
~ rsrcml,cr, was in the cary l'nr' !"
,hc y,ar 1850. Some Time afterwards
! l,arnc,l that Mr.. Spencer l'"'I '"h'" i,
mr., of lis family o' the "''' n't,'
,!,,.s r".. ,I,e nouulaii,s and back "g"''"
"c,",, ,., soou ns saw Mr.. Spencer re-
.ls,'s,,a,,xI ~ with lin i"rr"I'Ins 'h'
,.c. tn s,cl hard service, contrary !"
!, 'o''b =. tromiscs. He apolosl:"t h'r 90, ;,
;ns i,,s So, aud promised that !! ! w""', ,'',n,
ing ,ss =" horse remain while I""s''
,e:,,i ,e: hi lin, he would ao' abuse ''''''-