Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-11-27
For the Belmont Chronicle.


Mr.. EDITOR: Will you do me the fave
to publish the appended article from tn
"INDEPENDENT Republican" that tn
readers of your "Abolition paper" may Sc
what convicted libeler has to say why ser
tehce should not now be passed upon hin
From the INDEPENDENT Republican.
]. H. THoMPsoN:-Iagain have tc
ask You for the use Of your columns,
not for the purpose of satisfying the
Copens, but the Americans Of Bel
mont.
could not ask you for this favor,
only on account of the lou slang and
unprovoked assaults made by the
Cowens and their abolition paper.
The Peafowl IS vain bird, very
snowy and very nice, still it is known
to be about the meanest bird of the
flock, and contrives to kill itself in The
estimation of the other inhabitants of
the henery by setting itself up, upon
its ereessiue respectabihty, just so with
the Cow(h)ens, II ]they are known BY
their ertessius meanness (too mean
TO hold III contempt) and they Try tt
ooverup theil meanness by pretending
TO excessive respectdbihty:
Their proneness TO lying begets
like proneness to think that all men
are like themselves.
In their first excessively respectable
card" they start out with manifes-
tation of said pfoneness by saying, that
in my circular of Oct. llth, ri said
that Dhib its author q and his broth
eruere fighting the battles Of their eous-
try in Merico. (the Cowen) in con-
nection with my partner, without
authority. brought an unfounded suit
in their (my) name," and builds up
very beautiful fiction thereon, and he
covers it up very respectfully, by say
ing that he was unable to procure a
py,but from hasty glance over the
one posted up in St. Clairsuille, and
flom what | have learned since Of
those pho read it," That is what |
call special pleading, which for the in
formation Of the Cowens means. The
allegation of special or ne,o matter, as
distinguished from a direct denial Of
the matter alleged on the opposite
side" Webster. soid,in my circular,
that in 1s48, when returned to nv
Fathers mouse in Michigan. from the
,oor ,Dith .Nerico. there found a let
Ter from D. DIT. Cowen & M. Pen
nington, stating that they had COM
menced suit against Gen. Weir, TO
recover farm wi!led to him. by my
sister. &c. What then said | say
no,p. that suit ras brought without my
consent or knotoledge, and | was the
proper person TO apply to, to know
whether | wanted suit commenced
against Weir or not. and who wan
ted for nv attorneys.
l hardly thought when noticing the
"card" of the Cowens. that it was
necessary to write my biography for
the purpose Of showing how they at
tempted to force me to pay for work
unauthorized by me, s]and never done
nor do do it for their pleasure, but
mp own, so here it is
| was bora in ST. Clairsville, o., in an
early period of my life; [4]was taught
by indulgen: parents. that doubtful
cases, like the Cowens, were very un-
certain, my mother died in 1888. |
lived with my father until 1s43, or
until | was about l6 years OF age,
then l left my fathers house, and re-
moved to Kalamazoo (a6out 20 miles
from home. :or The purpose OF learning
a trade, with Mr.. Ira Foster, (for full
particulars refer the Cowens TO him.
| remained with him and made his
house my home, until the war with
Mexico. | then went to said war, re-
mained until peace was declared, re-
turned to Mr.. Fosters, my home, in
Kalamazoo, remained with him until
this celebrated suit was commenced
by the Cowens in lS49. | then came
back to ST. Clairsville, and have made
il nv home ever siuce, on the
first day of October, 1s49. cnmmen-
ced reading law with Gen. Weir.and
And the following entry made in
his docket at the time. Wames F.
commenced reading
law with me. Oct. /. 1S49."
JAS. WEIR.
By reference to the Supreme Court
Journal, page 2ss. 1 find the follow
ing entry Oct. 18th 1851. james
r. Charlesworth -- and
--- applicants for admis-
sion TO the Bar, having produced to
the Court the requisite certificate of
, esidence. character and qualification.