Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-13

AessrS. Editors: For some time one DR.. 2. II.
Jameson, the brother-in-law of William Wal
lace, Esq, has been circulating report con-
Meeting your humble servant with others in
importing illegal votes to carry our city cleo
tons. would say to all those persons in
Strumental IN giving credence to said report
-"Rutfians let go that rude uncivil touch"
and ask the publication of this communica-
ton, &c.
Men whom society have been led to be-
lieve were worthy members of the great fam
lily of Adam, sojOurning in our community,
and have gained q seeming standing for truth
and veracity, are more likely, if depraved at
heart, to do great injury to a fellow citizen,
BY permitting their zeal in behalf of politi-
cal friend, Especially if that friend should be
relation) and entering pell-mell into lolit-
zeal warfare, regardless of truth or honor, than
those whose trade is politics. Hence, when
we see such men as DIR. P. II. jameson, cir
culating slanderous reports touching the char
acter of those who differ with him in politics,
such as he has so industriOusly and SANDER
ously circulated about me and Others. Ii
shows, to say the least of it, that they consider
their case desperate one-requiring the most
desperate remedies. Hence this demi-politi-
cal p. Ii. jameson, NJ. d., is called upon to
administer, and he prescTTbes that /, whom he
pleases to denominate politician, and one of
the leaders of the Democratic party, shonld
be slandered, and charges me with making
arrangements in eonnecikn with IN. Espy Of
Palestine, Hancock C6f4 ~ thc&z.z5ortl-
ton Of voters, last spring, icI L. ffosesaf
carrying our city elections; and k)f. Is
| py had said since that time, that ne Or. Is
py) had brought some thirty or forty votss.
When Intercepted DIR. jameson "a to this
charge, he gave the name of j. W. RhOaaes
rs his author.
/ insisted that Doctor JainieSon should 90
ami see Mr.. Rhoades, and that they two
] should come TO me and have fair under
standing about said report, but instead Of Dr.:
j. bringing Mr.. H. to me, he early in the
morning following, say Saturday, September
lst, went to the residence of Mr. Rhoades,
before Mr.. f. had arisen from his bed, and
calls him up, and holds conyegation with
Mr.. Rhoades, in the presence of MI. lsEgttield
and two other persons q The Hes~e, ladies
of the honse) drew ufa esg.ifieaiNe. and sta
ted its contents to Mr.. Rhoades and present
ell il to him to sign. AS for the manner in
which he acted, to connect my name with
said transaction, will let the letter, and affi-
davit Of John W. Rhoades and the certificate
, of Mr.. fairfield testify. This dastardly pro
: ceeding of DR.. Jameson needs no comment
from me- refer the whole transaction Il
the citizens of Marion county.
/ fwould here state that | have not been a
r Palestine for three wears, and that | have M
personal acquaintance with DIR. Espy. an'
that | never heard of said report about i'm
/ porting illegal voters from Palestine or else
b where until the Doth ultimo.
: The whole story is a fabrication, gotten n
T for political purposes-and so far as it con
' meets me with said report, | pronounce it
f malicious falsehood-aad Ire who connect
5 my name with said report, is slanderer, nj
tering that which he knows is false, and
I hold him accountable for it.
I, Thai thrust had been my enemy indeed.
i;ui that my coat Is better than thou know'st-"