The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-10-28


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GEO. NEMMON,
DAVID KERR, ..s
BUcyRUs, Oct. s, 1858.
Certificate ofD. III. Young, [Democrat.1
Having seen charges oftippling, &C., made
against Isaac J. Allen, and although | amt
Democrat, and do not purpose to vote for him
yet my respect for him as neighbor I'd cite
izen prompts me to certify to the following
facts within my knowledge:
Twas engaged in professional business with
him in Bucyrus court, last March term, and
stopped at the same hotel. saw him come
from the court house in the afternoon, and Or
der his horse. He had no team, but was on.
horseback. went to him and asked him if
he was going home. He said he was. re-
marked to HIM that he was posted for tenn
perance speech. He complained some of their
doing SO without his consent, and said, at all
events, he must 60 home, SO as 10 be in Ash
land court next morning. Some joking re-
marks were made about his being afraid Of
his popularity, &C., in which Mr.. Allen join
ed, dut said nothing derog atory TO temperance
in any way. Iremaned in conversation with
him till he mounted his horse and rode off,
and he did not drink anything, nor did he 60
into the saloon at all. d. H. YOUNG.
| Mansfield, Oct. 6, 1853. .5.. ......
| AS we are desirous of sitting this matter to
the bottom we publish the following certif-,
cate of Mr.. Warner, at whose house the tip
pling was charged to have been done
81 hereby certify that am proprietor of
the American House, in Bucyrus, Ohio; that
for the last three years or thereabouts, Isaac
J. Allen has made my house his stopping
place, whenever he came to town; that the
! charges of tippIing and rowdyism made 40
| gaiDst him from any source, are maliciously
false and without foundation; as verify be-
lieve. never saw him taste drop Of ar
dent spirits, nor was he ever, in my know
ledge, while stopping here, in the least man
ner intoxicated, nor did he ever cali for his
team, from my house, while under any kind
of excitement from liquor or any other cause
known or observed by me. .......
III. WARNER"
The following letter is taken from the o.
s. Journal and fully explains how Mr.. A.
happened to be posted for temperance lee
ture.
For the Journal"
"Mr. EDiToR:-At late hour last evening,
| saw an article in the Ohio Statesman, charg.
ing Isaac J. Allen, the Wing candidate for
Lieut.. Governor, of being loose, abandoned
demagogue, tippler, &c.
SNOW, feeling myself under the obligations
imposed by the Scripture injunctons: "Thou
shalt not bear talse witness against thy neigh
bor," and "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself," cannot sit quietly by and tamely
listen to the vile traducer making his "hellish
meals of good mems names" Having been
acquainted with l. J. Allen for the last dozen
red to in the SiateSman's charge-whch was
at the term Of court in March last, and the
only time, in long period of years, at which
he was published to lecture on temperance in
this place-I brand the charge as an unmi,i-
gated falsehood, and put them upon the
proof.
alt is true that he was posted for a Tempe
rance lecture on the evening of the day on
which he left town. During the day he was
requested to remain and address the meeting.
He replied that it was very doubtful for if he
could possibly finish his business in time, he
should leave in the afternoon, as professional
business required him to be in Ashland at an
early hour next morning, but if compelled by
business to remain over night, he had no OBJ
jections to giving lecture.
He did leave as he anticipated that after
noon, and the time of his leaving, expressed
regret that his name should have been pub
lished under the uncertainty ofthe circumstaI-
ces, and us it might lead to misunderstood
dngor disappointment.
"Such are the facts according to my per-
sonal acknowledgement word of abuse Of the
temperance cause or temperance men.
ID. KERR.
"Bucyrus, o., Oct. 9Th, 1853"
That is little more than you barganed
for, is it not, Stephenl The certifcatesIwere
not in your published programme. However,
we will not charge extra. Suppose you pub
lish the above certificates; "Dare you do IL
aei9hbor!"
We never charged you with want of moral
honesty in not publishing the former certif-
cate 'heiore the election'-donh get mad So
quick.
0TIHe Riley Family gave one OF their en-
tertainments of Vocal and instrumental mu-
sic in the Court House on Monday evening.
They are a company Of very fair performers,
and seemed 10 afford pretty general satisfsc-