The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-09-27

sion my denial of the lying charge alluded
&c. as the excuse they have long sought to
oppose me for the Office of Sheriff. And
Mr.. JOHN b. HALL, the gnat, has Illuminated
his proclamation enjoining and commanding
the Democratic party to vote against me,
aud for that "honest Whig," John S. Gavitt.
Now deny the right of this Mr.. John b.
Hail, the leadership and dictatorship of the
Democratic party. go further, question
his Democracy, even. 1t is true he is pro-
prletor OF piper protesting 10 be Democrat
ic' but he is also the cashier Of an illegal
swindling shinplaster concern, to-wit; SEQ
nant's Coal Bank" and instead of remaining
at his post and battling for the success Of
the Democratic party, in these trying times
he Is travelling around the country putting
IN circulation these worthless .plasters
signed with his name as cashier. which are
already quoted at Cincinnati at 60 cents on
the dollar, and could not be got off in this
community for ten cents. Isn't he a beauti-
ful specimen Of a Democrat p Ought not
my old Democratic friends submissivey to
obey his declaration!
Underneath this imperial ukase his "acting
editor" tells us that JOHN b. HALL ''had taxi
en- this step as the only means to prevent a
Know Nothing triuu PHI notwithandIng
they had said only a few days before that my
deniai was satisfactory, and that proof must
be brought forward or | would be believed,
and notwithstanding the fact that no such
proof had been broug hit forward or was pre-
tended to be in existence by this beautiful
pair of editors themselves. The acting ed-
tors says further "Mr. Hall understood last
FRIDAY from Mr.. Terry that he had received
The Know Nothing nomination for sheriff:
he would publish statement on his honor,
that he had never been a member OF the
lodge. had no such conversation with Mr.
Hall. On that Friday Mr.. Hall admitted
that my previous statement was sufficient,
and remarked that he wanted Democrat
elected, so that he might get the patronage
of the Office. did not take the hint. did
not promise that patronage, and that's the
rub. 1t | had done So, there would have
been no proclamation.
In the Reform of the 22d, Mr. Gavitt fol.
lowing the lead of these editors, says: "Suf-
hcient time has been granted to Mr.. Terry
to disProve all rumors and charges against
him, that he was Know Notl ing and the
candidate of that order for Sheriff." Now
every one knows that it is impossible for me
to disProue such rumors and charges. | can
only deny, as have heretofore denied that
] am or ever have been a Know Nothing,
and DEFY my accnser to prove it. Why don't
he do II! His bare assertion certainly
would not be taken as to a matter i'm which
he is so much interested.
Now too have made charges, and fatter
myself am better prepared to prove them
than Mr.. Gavitt. In my communication in
the Reform of the 18th, made the following
charge: I'll make the following charge and
dare Mr.. Ga9itt to feny il: John ). Gavitt,
Sheriff of Vanderburgh county, aud candi-
date for reelection, has within the last Two
months, on divers occasions in the presence
ot honorable and trustworthy American
born citizens, declared that the principles Of
the Know Nothings were his principles, tn at
he was American bern and an American in
| feeling; that he now would ike To be a MEM
Der OF The order,and wouldjoin them at once If
he had not publicly denied that he was a
Know Nothing, and pledged himself not to
become one so long as he should be Sheriff,
aud that II defeated, he would become one as
soon as the election was over, and If elected
ne would Join the order as soon as the term
ct his Office expired" | again dare Mr.
uavitt to deny this charge, and inform him
hat can prove it by both Wings and Dem
ocrats. | can prove also that he said he was
a Native-Americnn in principle, aud that he
liked the principles of the Know Nothings,
and was friendly TO the order and wanted to
see it prosper, and would not say anything
against il, if the Know Nothngs would not
make nomination against him
For lear some may still doubt, | will name
SIX not OF forty witnesses, that can produce,
viz: John Gregg, Thos. Stinson, Hiram E.
Reed, John NJ. Stinson, JAS. Scantin, Jr.,
and Jas. McNett JOHN S. TERRY.