Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-01

chiDc HoHlc III July Iast louiiu tHe
horse in possession Of lady, living
near Murgantown, who for the udvan'
Iagc oi'a gentle horse to ride to town
aud to send to mill, had undertaken tc
keep him. He had been placed there
by my family in my absence, without
my knowledge or agency. But find
ing the old horse in easy and COM
Portable quarters, ratified the ar.
rangemcnt. Thus Mr.. Spencer had
the use of this horse for upwards of a
year without charge, although he on
'ly asked him to raise his little crop oi
corn. l never gave the horse to Mr.
Spencer. l loaned him to plough his
corn; when no man, able to pay it,
could have hired him for ten dollars
per day. | did this from the purest
motives of hcnevolence-prompted
solely by a desire to assist MIR. Spen.
Ger in his distresses. And now, men
whose hearts never felt throb of
genuine sympathy for the poor man,
and who, perhaps, during i lile of 90
years, never expended len dollars to
relieve the wants Of the needy, are
dcnounciny me as monster Of cruel
ty and inhumanity-men, who, in all
their lives, never gave Mr.. Spencer a
cent, much less horse. But fortu-
natcly, | am able TO disappoint these
amiable and lisinlerested gentlemen.
| can furnish proofof all the essential
facts above stated, as the certificates at
the conclusion Of this article will shew.
Feliom. CitiScns: Although should
be gn,iiied by your sufirages for the
office for which am candidate. yet
prize your personal esteem, and an
unblcmished character, much more.
lf there is anything which | heartily
despisc, it is meanncss,--cspccially
that kind of mcamess that would
prompt men to Cypress the poor. IT
there is trait of character that | hear
tily admire, it is generous liberal
and benevolent disposition to relieve
the distressed, defend the unpro.tect-
cd. and administer 10 the vans OF 'he
needy. Whether my conduct has cor
responded with such standard Oh
character, it may not become me 10
say. II any are IN ignorance IN re,
gard to tins matter let mem app,y 10
my neighbors, VINO Know me, anu are
acquainted with my character anu
conduct, and with any relation l may
sustain to the charitable ana PIols ,.t',, sI-
terpriscs OF the day %,ll'GneeriuiI :
ly abide their dec'sion. put n1pe
may be allowed to ask-ta anu ao 80
with unattectedre'ucta tahce)N".ei' i alu u,
distress ever present ''scil III tne q
Clerks ONCE, ana not ~, reeve "ly
mite OF reileis Whsh o'u ',..o,. ane pouf
man' "nable 10 employ @ an a.'Grm1y' J. e.aoI,,
ask advice that ! a'd no. gIe 1t '.oo..,
fit was IN my po"eri TO" ,rany
times has Mr.: spencer h''liseit io
ceivcd gratulties from me- ei,he, ~
himself, or through ms lr'enoss , hn"
yet, on the eve ol tue election, VIZ"
it was hoped that time i"r coL'tI''e,
tion would not Ge a'lorde'l' tli's uass =
and untounded charge OF oP'teiss'" i
Mr.. Spencer has been spread aoroua
as | understand through every "o'N
aud corner ofthe county
When accused in one OF me ,:a humers u.
Gus circulars recently punilsheu' VI
being engaged in "sw'ldlins Oh !, u
grand SCALE" let it passi because; s';;a u
was made in reference 10 my Puol'o
character as clerk. l knew thaI yos
knew it to be false'-therelore' lel'
it to run out its short course !, soon
did so. Hence the necessity ol i'a''a' u
ing new project OF defamation. a
thrust at my private character "as ,'o w
doubt deemed the most dlihcult TO ne
counterac!ed, and thus your ears 81 "av' ~,
been assailed with this clamor oi op'
preston, which, fortunately, l nave
Lecn able 10 refule by testimony thc
most incontrovertihle. !,
Fcllow'cillzens: | have one wnta
10 say, in conclusion, respecting tins
Thing of "swindllng' You r s"Jw .,'S
that there has been nothing OF the
kind. either grand or Ism, small I'LL u ,no ,,,o