The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-08-31
JUDGE aHoLsoy AND HIS NEGROES,

The Central Organ of the Republican party
contained on yesterday morning, one of the
leaders for which that press is proverbial on
the subject of Judge GHoLsoN's negroes The
burden of the article was to throw distrust and
doubt on the charge heretfore made that Judge
GHoLsoN sold his slaves in Mississippi, before
he emigrated to Ohio, and the editor who i'm
bibes the Oberlin theology, labors through an
entire column of his paper, with the palpable
object to diserediting the report The letter
which we publish below confirms this story
about Judge GHoLsoN selling his negroes, and
show what miserable, reckless and lnprincipled
men, the editors of the Republican press, the
politicians of the party, and their peiiticai
priests who have denied this story are. 1t has
been known from the beginning that the facts
were as the Democrats have stated them that
Judge GHoLsoN sold his negroes, and with the
proceeds of the sales in his pockets emigrated
to Ohio. The Commercial and the Gazette,
of Cincinnati, have known the facts and vet
have dishonesty concealed them, and have used
their best endeavors to make the people believe
there was no truthin the charge. The higher
law Oberlin divines have denied the Statement.
and pledged their Christian character that
Judge GHoLsoN manumitted his slaves Now
Mr.. RooTEs' letter to MATTHEW JOHNSON.
Esq, declares the fact to be so-that GHoL-
SON did sell his negroes, and in few DAYS We
will, we presume, have the deeds of sale by
which the present Republican candidate for
Supreme Judge of Ohio conveyed to the par,
ties buying them his big AIMS and little ANNs,
big BENs and little BENs, with the usual war
ranty, all signed and sealed by VIM Y. GHoL-
SON. The letter of Mr.. RooTEs will be read
by the editor of the Ohio State journal with
feelings which we will not attempt to describe.
Having disposed of the subject on yesterday,
and denounced it as a "lie," the letter from
Pontotoc will not be very likely to prove satis-
factory, We ask our eotemperarY to give this
document to the readers of the sJowraaL Let
them have the testimony we now offer, and
what may be expected in the shape of sale bills,
in few days. What will they say at Ober-
lin? How will Prof. PEeK reconcile the fac,a
contained in this letter, with what he has here-
tofore said about the rqmor. But enough
Here is the proof, ample, complete, satisfaeto-
ry, conclusive-Ohio& Statesman. ss
PoNToToc, Miss, Aug. 8, 1859.
SIR:-Your favor of the 9th ult., addressed
to W. Fl. H. Tison, Esq, was received by last
mail Mr.. .Tison resides forty miles from this
place, and will not probably be here before our
next (Deeember) Court. will Immediately
forward your letter to his Post Office but as it
is likely it will not find him at home, feel il
my duty to furnish you the desired informa.
ton myself
1 know, of my own knowledge, that Judge
Gholson, in your State, did oacn slaves whila
he was a citizen of this State, and THAT HE
DID SELL THEM BEFORE LEAVING
THIS STATE FOR OHIO. Judge g. lived
in this town during the whole of his citizen
ship in this state; therefore, 1 am euoJled to
speak positively an regard TO has having oacased
stapes, and of his ha0ing sold them Just befors
leoving Mississippi, for Ohio. Some of the
SLAVES, If rot all of them, WHICH HE
SOLD, are still in this country, and I doubt
not the purchasers of them have Judge Ghol-
sons bills of sale. Of this, however, am not
certain, as [ have not had an opportunity to
see any of them since the receipt of your let-
ter. / will, in the course of few days, fur
nish you with such information, in regard to
the matter, as not even GaaRiags aeiH dare to
question g sa.4
L enclose herewith copy of our county pa
per, containing article in reference to the
matter, which will explain itself.
I can scarcely believe that Judge Gholson
viii deny that he sold his slaves after he had
determined to leave this State for Ohio
Judge Gholson moved to this town from
Virginia in the year 1884, and continued to
live here until he moved to Ohio. Judge G. is
well acquainted with the writer of this letter,
and will not, think, deny any statement here,
in made. His old friends here feel and utter
the strongest indignation at the course which
he has lately pursued There is a proposition
to hold public meeting to give public ex-
preston to the feelings ard opinions of the
community in regard to his present position be.
fore the people of Ohio.
/ have written the foregoing quite hurriedly,
and have doubtless omitted to mention many
facts that you would be pleased to learn but,
as before mentioned, 1 will send, in the course
of five or six days, as much information, and
that we'll authenticated, as will amply confirm
all that 1 have stated.
Yours, very truly, E. w. RooTEs,
NJ. JOHNSON, Esq, Cleveland, o.
The statement herein made by Mr.. Rootes I
know to be true. r. W. EDMoNDsoN,
Clerk o. 8, Dist. Court North'p Dis, Miss.