Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-08-13
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Daily. al article f-om tie Rockville Re-
publican. IN Which the hon. John q. Davis
ra' charged ~iih making iei on tie sAlr
ba,h. viii 81 swsgus std theu backing cog
The Terrs. fispfe .iourqal a. % copied u r.
iicle and headed RAN INFAMOUS FALSE
HOOD sad y lee editors comments 40 ref
erspec 20 :. tbs, .ay;
NJ Davl -. lied upon o. and suthonf
"a 4. % s.s - 81 reorls hat he above =
ese 10 e. rssiiculsf and hat ~ no tive
( La h.ef.fsa Is tes viii NJ. sfrarae. On any
luiler man How low and contemplate has
hat parry sunk which seeks 20 bolster ~ -
miserable cau.s bv circulating such Infamous
+ fsi-ehoois. NJ. Sprsesf $50 Il IL pof o. and
Or Ralslon, y - = sel.lienarp. hes given :,
lihs1ie.
Now We be-e pssen: % oor rsaor- "a.
other Article. which Sc clip from tie Repeb
llisan. shoviaz What Ar. spsague doss say
abou. his matter Can john O. Davis hope
- have The respect and esteem d honorable
men. when be thus acts. aad whsn his organ
i authorised BY hisa l. ssy hat Mr. Sprasas
ssss q a. ~, so."
Here j. hr Spragne's certificate:
CERTIFICATE
hereby certify that on Sunday. the 2alh OF
: uly last John g. Davis and Joseph RAlston,
when OF their way 10 Tsrre Iisute stopped ia
the ,own ~ Roscv.l;c While here Ia CONVEX.
sation With John briggs aud Benjauin Ha~-
kins. Postmaster in this place approached
I theta aud after the usual salu tations had pass.
cd asked Mr Davis which way he was 20.
irg 50 early on Sabbath morning" he To.
piled. ani going TO Terre- Haute 10 make ar.
fragments with Mr.. L sher o. speak" and r.
marked lhal he iDisaded to bring bin right up
an the square. aud that ~ Nr. Usher would not
lfske up with any q biz propositions. lie ia
vis) would take up With Mr. Usher's | re.
marked. then. ''that had no doubt that hs
and NJ UshsF would speak together Mr.
Davis then femagied thai Nf. Usher could no'
make Political speech: he wAs Hing 20 al
ait hat be could make good speech Al The
bar. bat a. for making political speech h.
wa nov here." ! remaTked IN reply. that
begged leave % differ With him. that my opin
non was that he Usher could cover him NJ
With political truths snd that when the result
of the election was known, he (Dayis) wouls
he the worst beaten man IN this country -
This remark of mine seef.cd 10 excite Mr. Da
Vis, WHO said, perhaps Mr.. Usheg's ffiend
would like 60 bet or sport on that. then tols
him that I would bet him from one u i've hun
dred dollars" The BET far five hundred wa
Asn agreed upous aud Dir. Davis jumped OF
his buggy, leaving Joseph Ralsion in it hold
ing the lines.
lie then pulled out handful Of cold count
ed out fly dollars, and placed IL in the hand
ofJohn Briggs, rrmarking at the same time
''that he did not bet on his own election, bu
presumed that his friends would - and turtle
told his friend. Mr.. Briggs 20 pat that 9TH
. fifty dollarsl up as a forfeit" then remark
ed hat Il did not like the idea Of betting OF
Sunday TO which MI Davis mads no reply
I then went 20 my house aud procured II.
money --caine back--and said 20 Mr Hawkins
who was present. thatl did not wish to cor
rupt his morals. aud would Just 81 soon tia
he should hold the stakes a. anybody" Nj
Davis then said "let "a understand the bet.
| replied that i presume we do. lon or YOU
, friends, a. you say. bet that you will beat Nj
Usher IN this District for Congress-" To thi
Mr.. Davis made no reply a recollect, bu
hastily drove of. saying 10 John Briggs a. h
did 80. II want you To back that man (mean
ing mel out. for he won't bet" This remar
of Dayis's considered q al insult. aud toll
hin that John Briggs. he. nor no other dam
ned doughface in this county could back m
ont. and that they might win my money
but ~ for backing me put. they could not d
it." This IL oil that passed bet~e the par
? ties on this occasion. and Joseph kalston
John Briggs. and Benjamin Hawkins, VIII
r were present., know What have stated TO b
/ true. And furthermore. he said Ralston &C
I knowledged the truth OF the above statement
as | can prove by a responsible man.
!. Witness my hand add seal this 9Th dav
a is August, is56. RALPH SPRAGUt