The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-01-21


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horse l told him l was not willing to reverse
the deeiSlon' and u ] was, we nsa no Iight 70
DO 80 IN the aosense oi mr' om''h' lie re-
Peateo nus VISIT 10 me LOT chanBe' 'hen
to'o himi he was SO dissatshed, we could
report 'hat we haa agreed TO d'segree. Iot
'nis ne oo)ec'eo' Inc report wac then haho-
60 M hsto my ever agreeing 70 chanse, "
'a'se' n. uEZEKhH hALoSEL'
USioSrowx, Jan. Is, 1853.
MR. HowARp-Sir-I notice in your pa
per communication in regard to an exhbi. |
,icn OF the two saddle horses to which the
| first and second premiums were awarded q,
our late County Fair. AsIwas a member
Of that committee II Is but justice to myself
that take the trouble to reply. Had no,
the second communication appeared should
not have taken the time, although the first
one from Mr.. Mitchell contained dec larations
that were entirely foreign from the truth /
did not wish to be drawn into public decision
OF the case at issue. After Mr.. M tcheli's first
| communication appeared in your paper, DR..
! Estep aud Mallonee came to my house to as
certain If what Mitchell stated ir regard to
the decision of the committee was true. State
ment not being true according to the under.
! standing of Malonee, I told them it was ut
| terly false, and pave DR.. Estep certificate
/ TO that effect, expecting the matter there to
=, end, so far as | was concerned. The de-
claraton of Mr.. Mitchell in his first, of the
best borsemcn on the proud being in fayor
of his horse did not bore me as bad as the
gentleman may imagine, for I always con-
slider the source from whence Il eminates.
But. to nv great surprise. I notice a second
Il article. dated Dec. 2stb, 1854. in reply to
DIR. Estep. and reiteratinp the same declara-
tons with a certificate signed by Joel Daw-
son one of the committee on saddle horses
stating what he knows TO be utterly false,
and Il Is this that indicates me to reply as il
involves not only the correct PRINCIPLES that
should govern men in their actions, but il
also involves nv yerocity. In the first place.
he saws he considered Leander c. Mitchell
cleariy entitled to the first premium in that
class. Two of the committee were in favor
of oiyinu /. to DIR. Estep. I told them Mitch
ellis horse had more gaits, and was speedier
ond easier, In the evening we met at the
Norton House--they still insisted on giving
il TO Estep. and told me his horse was good
p,cer. t,ld them If he was T would. under
. ,b,, consideration. consen, to give il 10 him.
Now Mr. Dnwson knows that This il nosi,ive.
10 folse-thnt no sucb conversation eyer took
, placo. He knows, too. that he did not dis.
sent from the rest of the committee. bu, an.
, penred rather in favor of II. Benzle's tban
: Mitchelrs. He asked nv opinion soon after
we came out of the ring. I gave NV oninion
. in favor o, DIR. Estep--be did not object.
! After we found Mnlonee he decided in tho
] snme way. We then spoke of making ou,
3 the report. Dawson said he was cngooed
9 with his cuitinc box. he could not attend IN
il at that time, but that we could do il in the
, morning. I told them had a preyious mr.
r rapger,ent 10 leave home the peyt morning
, and must 90 home that night. and could not
be with them the next day. We then apreed
, to meet at the Norton House in one hour
from that time. According to agreement
Maionee ana myself met and waited until
supper was iea"y' oeiore lawson came
ma'ohee went 10 aho'her mouse. AFTER sup
per VIC get tosc'he'' ohu 'a'ked the maIter
over re, Dawson, was perfectly agreed 70
give Estep morse the nrst premium and to
use ms own ,sngeuge' no 'a,a no wou'd not
s, s"' n.'.o"ei a"y. .na"s, 10 "e 'u no' "se
"'", ,o' 'u'"'"s uo"" "'' Su"w Cu..e' az
m"avu '1p"eu, ''a' s"o'u u''n'er'e'e WIN
eSu"s ,"e sase =, '.Sue' %, io ''o" 's'u ,e
'uppoaeu we mus "o n''n lo','ee' ou' "''c"'
e'' m wa, was 'uan 'al, anu tna' no knew what
no '"u =" 'esa'u " r"o wo'M "e oou'u per-
'o',' y" u uio' ''eo" ou'''"s poA was untrue
'tr' pawao" n p 'tr.ene", r III .egara 10 what
We su'u apou' D'' r,eps "o''e' SHOWS r'eu'-
'"c u''hones'y Q, t"e man. as tue morse
Was .nule exhibited Ior .he purpose OF each
'on',''''ee'''a" 10 examine and 'orm ms own
oP'h'on; una 10 say t"at he was ihhuenced
oy what o'hers toid h'm' proves MN nnquali-
"eu LOT that pos'uoh' or that nc Is very ac-
eommoaat'ng man. .h'hR IL Is clear from
MS own showing that ne could be influenced
any way ny Two or three.o' ms irlends' ana
'houced 10 chahge MS op'hioh az any time.
HENRY SMITH
Now as TO the test. Mitchell says he will
agree to any conditions that may be laid
down Inv ,nv ;mn.,,;al comm;,,ee or T., d,,os