Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-09-25

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c'rrect information as 10 my habits or NOR
| al department. while Governor of the Terri
tory q Kansas, You could and now can. ca
silly obtain it bv writing to the Rev. Thos
johnson. the first delegate in Congress from
the Territory, and for IS years in charge of
the Methodist Shawnee Mission, with whom
| lived for five months; or by writing to the
Hon Ely Moore, Register of the Land Of
nee at Lecompton, and long leading mem
Der OF Congress from the city of New York;
Hon. Daniel Woodson, Secretary of the
Territory. DR.. Rodrigue, Of Pa, or indeed to
any substantial man, either of Lscomp,on
or the Shawnee Mission. I appeal to you
II 1t was not due to an old Ei=nd, that be-
lore making this charge you should have ta-
Ken some little trouble to ascertain its truth.
But this, it would seem, did not suit your
purpose. You were willing to blast and
destroy my character, lacerate and wound
Inc feelings ofmy wife, my daughters and
cniiofen growing uo around me, and tram
pie underfoot the sacred obligations of for
mer friendships for the base and Infamous
purpose o. shifting the whole responsibility
OF the Kansas difficulties on my shoulders.
AS soon as recover from the effects os
severe attack of fever shall present to
Inc american people a full vindicaion of
every act of my administration in Kansas
In doing so shall follow the footsteps Of
Truth. love Truth, worship Il, hers rine.
and shall follow wherever she may lead =
Ii some distinguished individuals shall be
maze TO assume respoEsib lily which they
DO not like, it will not be my fault, but The
iauit OF Truth The charge you made a.
gainst me, that was drunkard, is false
utterly false; false at all times and in all
places, and cannot but believe that you
either knew it to be so at the time you Ut
tered y. or made the charge in reckless dis
regard OF whether it was true or not.
4 he certificate below. signed BY the mos,
prominent citizens in my own town, and
in Eastern Ohio, voluntarily rendered to me
without the slightest solicitation on nv part
Gentlemen representing every party known
in the country, prompted by sense ufj JUS
tIce TO an outraged and ~ronged neighbor
and citizen, places the Infamous stamp of
falsehood on the charge, which in your reck-
less disregard to truth you were pleased to
make against me.
Let me Call your attention to the names
on this certificate. First stands the name of
the Hon. WIN. Kennon, long q member of
congress from this District, and recently
Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio; man
known TO you for ability integrity and honor
and one of the leading Democrats of the
state. He has known me from my child
hood.
Next is the Hon. John Davenport, lead
lng member of our bar, and the Fillmore
candidate for congress; man of great in
tegriiy, and high sense of honor. Gen.
Jam . We.r you know personally, formerly
member OF the Legislature. c.. C.. Car
roll. leading member of our bar, distinguish
tor ability ind integrity, aud now candidate
Tor Judge OF the common pleas. Daniel
Peck, also a leading member of our bar and
the Fillmore candidate for Supreme Judge
or this State. Joln Patton and old mer.
chant in this place, and long member the
Legislature. Rev. R. E. Caro,hers. prea-
cher of the N. E. church, and seven years
an Associate Judge in the common pleas
court. The Hon. Benjamin Ruggles, long
Judge of the court, and for IS years he
represented the State of Ohio in the Senate
OF the United States with distinguished hon.
or to himself and our State; man whom
you or or any one would be proud to call
our friend. William Kennon, Jr., formerly a
member OF Congress from this District, and
now one of the Senatorial Electors for
Buchanan. Thomas H. Genin, the Oldest
member Of our bar. William P. Simpson,
formerly a Senator from this and Monroe
counties: Hon. D. s. ,Cowen, formerly a
member OF Congress from this District
seven years Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas, place he filled with great integrity
and ability, and now one of the leading
members of the Republican party in East
ern Ollie. Hon. R. J. Alexander, our pres
ent Judge of the Common Pleas, leading
Democrat. and a gentleman universally res
pec,ed and esteemed. Peter Talman, also
d member of our bar, and formerly Wing
Representative in the Legislature. o. J.
Swaney, also a member of our bar and a
friend TO Fillmore.
have an abiding confidence in the JUS
tice Of the people. Give them The truth,
and soon er cr later they will 60 Justice to
public men. The low demagogue who seeks
to climb into public places of trust and
honor by slandering every one that by pos
sibiliiy may stand in his way, may for the
tune, in the din of party strife, succeed
but the triumph will be but momentary. A
just public, in due time, will consign him to |
the disgrscelul obscurity which he merits. |
Yours, &C.. WILSON SHANNON.
WE the undersigned citizens of St. Clairs-
vile, Ohio, the residence Of Gov. Shannon,
have learned that tie charge has been made
against him, in Z Democratic Mass Meeting
recently held in the city Of Pittsburgh, that
he was ''drunkard, take this occasion to
state that we have been intimately acquaint-
ed with Governor Shannon for many years,
and some OF Us have known him intimately
from boyh"Ud up TO this time, that the charge
Of drunkenness or intemperance is without
ehS iS' - iSubuutOH III NutH. SUll6 OI us
have been engaged in the practice of the
law with Governor Shannon for more than
thirty years, and during that whole time, al
though engaged IN an extensive practice, we
have never known him to indulge in the use
Of ardent spirits Of any kind while engaged
n trying cases, or in the transaction of
business. and know that be is not in the
babiE OF indulglug in the improper use of
'pTi'uous liquors at any other time. We
have no hesitation in pronouncing the charge
Is untrue and unjust towards one who has,
without regard to party, the respect and es-
eem OF this entire community, in which he
las been born and raised
WILLIAM KENNoN,
JOHN DAVENPORT,
DAVID HARRIS,
JAMES WEIR,
G. G. CARROLL,