Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-10-05

A. means that G. d. Martin has lesorted tc
- in order to save himself from the fat
a which awaits him next Tuesday, at tn
hands of the free, white voting men c
a the llth Congressional District. TIL
|, latest item is ths Mr.. Marin and Jdk
. !Stanlry (the name is enough managed t
q induce poor hotcl-keeper at Coolville
whose son is the Locofoco candidate her
for Recorder, to make the following affi
davit -
. THE STATE OF OHIO,
ATHENS COUNTY. So.
On the morning of the 4Gh Of July, 1856
e Mr.. N. ii. Van Vorhes, be ng in Coo.ville
s at the house of J. O. Athey, the question
was asked him IVAN Vorhes) by Judge
Fulton, Of AmesvIe, what his views were
relative TO Kansas or the further exteu
sion of slave territory. Mr.. Van Worries
, said rather than zee Kansas come in as Q
| slave State or slavery extended any further,
he would say, dissolve the Union.
l, John o. Alhey, make oath and say
that The above conversation was in my
} house and in my presence.
Signed, q" '.a J. o. ATHEY. "
Sworn to and subscribed before me and in
mypresence this Goth day of September,
1858. VIM. f. PITCHER, j. P.
And Mr.. Martin would have lake read
it at his (Martins) meetings.
Judge Fulton, to whom reference is
made by Athey, was away, having re-
moved TO Iowa some two years ago and
Mr.. Martin hoped that in his absence he
could induce honest men to believe that
Mr.. Van Vorhes was a Disunionist
Hut Mr. S. S. Knowles, gentleman OF
character and integrity. who heard all the
conversation, makes the following state
ment:- .e,f -
THE STATE OF OHIO,
ATHENS CoUNrY, IS. .s-,H
Before me, }. NJ Dana, Notary Public
in and for said county, personally came s.
S. Knowles, who makes solemn oath that
he was present. July 4th, 1856, at the
house OF John o. Athey, in Coolville, and
heard the conversation between Hon. N. II.
Van Vorhes and Judge Fulton upon the
subject Of Kansas affairs. think | heard
all the conversation, and am positive that
Mr.. Van Vorhes did not say one word
which amounted to disunion sentiment |
He made no such statements as are attrib- !
uted to him in my hearing. .E
l have heard the same charges made in .
reference to a speech made by Mr.. Van |
Worries. know that he maize no such /.
statements at that time, in my hearing, nor
did ever hear such an idea advanced by
him. SAMUEL S. KNOWLES
Subscribed in my presence, and sworn
to before me this 29d day of September,
1858. J. NJ. DANA, Notary Public.
And Mr., Van Vorhes has fiaily denied
the charge, and none of our intelligent
men would believe that he ever did use
the language charged. But Providence
has ordered that no vestige of the lie
should be left uncontradicted, and on last
Monday, Judge Fulton came home, and
makes the following statement
THE STATE OF OHIO,
ATHENS COUNTY, SIS.
Before me. the subscriber, Notary Public,
n and for said Athens county, O., comes 1
David Fulton who makes solemn oath that
ie Is the same person who had the conver-
'atIon with Hon. N. II. Van Vorhes, at
Athey's IN Coolville, July 4, 1856; that
'e had the conversation upon the subject t
eferred to in the affidavit Off ohm O. Athey; t
hat Athey might have been present,
THAT NO WORD OR SYLLABLE
uch as is therein described WAS Ut 4
TERED BY MIR. VAN voorhees,; that /
'e has 1nU recollection of all the conrer- v
alton then lad; that he did then and does
ow feel deep interest in the great ques-
ion of Freedom and Slavery. =
DAVID FULTON.
dgned in my presence and sworn to be- v
)re me this eth dav of September, 1855. ]
C. IL. .GROSVENOR b
Notary Public. =
lade in presence of ..- ..
CHARLES Fl. WooD. o
SAML. S. KNOWLES. ...... Ii
MI. Editor, don't you think it small, b
lean business for candidate for Con- N
ress to be guilty Of Is such perjury NJ
this all the arguments he has to offer W
80, have no doubt that his chance for as
! election is most beautifully small. IT,
Mr. Martin has recently tried to repudi-
Athey and Stanley, and says that the
hole thing is "foolsh affair" Yet he 7,
d labor earnestly to make capital out of -
and even published the thing in his own 'r
per at Athens. Now when he finds that al
NEST Democrats refuse to support mar "
no will use such base means, he tries ~
dodge the matter, by abusing Athey :"
d Others, who only acted as his tools in 70
0 matter. we
Old Athens will do nobly for Van. One eV
ousand is the probable majority here. co
ON above the most cheering news rel
'ches us. Homer Wright is running at :,
gan as the Anti.Lecompton candidate, ~
4 we think our cause is safe if every CIV