The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-10-27
Letfey from SherlG Taggarf.

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/ Mr.. EDToR--Dedr .Str: In fht
Journal Of the 18Th inst, find a lener
from VIM Crosby. Esq, in which oecs4.
the fsllo@iRg paragraph:
''ThFae years ago | talked with som,
about che Sheriff oiRce. said they haA q.
objection, sta had the year before prunt
ised to supper: A. G. Taggart / was al
terwards solieike3 10 permit my name 10
be used as an Independent candidate. but
refused TO ran srainSt Ete regular nomi.
nation. Did moi You friend Chase, tell
me | had taken an hodUrdbIe course in
coming out as di4 a.t4 did not you
name others who admitted the ssnet II
80, why have | not beer frslicd in an
honorable way instead VI trying &c crush
me. and abusing those uhs 1sere my
friends? If you do not know Efrn ar what
| mean, ask j. a Stebbi1s ana A c.
I Iagsarf, IN particular; two men. whose
places ! have taken an Cnurf, for the la.
>ix Yeas. aud attended to the enFpannes,
ing of the Jury. when it Was heir bust
ness. not mine. and have never got 81
much A. 'thauk you sir. "
/ Now, / am at loss TO know wi.v ".
Crosby refers you to me 10 know what lie
means hy the above | am unable 10 tell,
neither ID ] think the wri er is capable
OF giving c"rrect explanation himself.
/ llave ever treated the gentleman with
respect and supposed We were on most
friendly ;frms II is true did not sup
port him fgr Sheriff, nor was andcr ob
F., legations SO 10 &o. ! consider it my duiy
to sustain Eepahfsan principles aud the
0rsanizaiica uf the Repubican party Is
long as hey POI suitable men in nomina.
tlUn Tor o{bce. hay. done uuthiLg rc
crush Mr. CrUsfy, or to ab1se Lis friends
nor do know Vi any person or persgu:
who have.
. Mr.. Crosby further zllegcs that be las
taken tbs place of Mr. Stebbins and my
self in cmpnueIius he Jrries for tic
tIial Of clases. Ter which We have Doi
been Wiling to Feeanlpcnse him. Now
( if lie viii examine the Act Of Assembly
he viii find that i: Is not the dalY of Tie
Sheriff 10 empaDeel Juri,s. The aei in
question SAYS, w hen any cause shah be
ready for trial some disinterr>ted person
shall, Ly direction Of the tourt, 10 open
couu, draw from said box, after having
WILL mixed the FaPers deposited therein
as aforesaid, Twelve of the said papeYs
one after another" &c &c ] cannot see
how or iu what manner the above ac,
MAKE. j; the duty Of Sheriff to empan-
mel the Juries for the tf:al Of causes IN
Ecss called upon By the Court, which las
never been 6oes in my case. at leart. /,
IS the custom in the adjoining Couaiies,
as also in thls eounts, for the Crier to eul-
Pannel the Juries and especially hi. du
y when called upon By the Court. II
Mr. Crosby has rendered me any service
IN the discharge Of duties heIqngiag to
my ofice for Erich he hs> not keen rec
ompenssd, Il aa ready to MAKE fun renlu.
neration. He las rendered hone tha, I
am aware Of. I shnnk fro.n no dutv
which am able TO perform and which
properly belongs TO me. nor DO wish q
shirk 1t upon any one else If Nr Crus-
by hnds the duties Of his once too lzbc.
rlcus for him 10 perform, he had better rc-
sign, IS there are men wiling o perform
al utiesaPpertaining the:eso-aEd men