The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-17
From hs Grandriel1 NesCs.
a Slande~ Refated.
GENTRYYILLE. Seut- 10 IA


Mr.. EDITOR On reading the Evans
vile Daily Enquirer, of Sept I'd, find the
following in its Rockport correspondence &:
Some developments have recently come
to light regarding the manner in which
Abe Lincoln the honest man left Spen-
Ger county. 1t appears that shortly before
Abes departure he went to one VIM. Jones,
who kept store at GentryviIle, and pur-
chased SIG 90 worth of Weelles steel
pens, etc, etc, for the purpose, as he said,
of peddling. He had been absent about
three days when it began to be noised about
that Abe had sid No great importance
was attached to the fact, however, for to use
the language of sturdy farmer, the peo-
pie had expected it, But poor Jones was
in a terrible state of mind about his SIG 90
worth Of small trash. His first exclamation
upon bearing that Abe had left for parts
unknown was that the id rascal had
run off with his goods and he forthwith
mounted horse and pursued him. The
goods were recovered, it is said, by legal
process the details of which are only in the
possession of few of the Oldest inhabitants
of our county but they can be produced
at any time.
However, it is known by hundreds that
for years after Abe had left this county, Lo
ors to attach disgrace to the name of Abra-
ham Lincoln than this same VIM. Jones.
He stigmatized him with all the abusive cpl
thets that the English language could sug-
gest. He sung his infamy in the vale, and
echoed it on the hill top. In other words he
and his enissares left no method untred by
which they could drag his name down to
the lowest depths of degradation. These
are facts and can be sustained by affidavit if
necessary. But as l expect to alude to this
subject again l will discontinue it for the
present"
1t is truth too lamentable that many
| young politicians think that newspaper no.
| toriety is essential to success as a partizan,
and that whatever they say must be defam-
atory of their political opponents, or they
have gained no point; but in this they are
mistaken. Communities are not so narrow
between the eyes as to give credence to
every anonymous SANDER that finds its way
into the columns of an INSCRIPTIONS press
/ So far as | am concerned individuality /
would not waste paper in replying to such
| stuff as the above; but that part referring 10
a gentleman who is now the candidate of
the great Republican party for the highest
| office in the power Of the people to bestow,
l here treat as it merits. The author penned
that which he well knew to be a lie, and
| did it to misead some of the honest voters
of his county. Indeed | did not suppose
| that in this (Spencer) county a man could
| be found so debased as to pen such an article
| / am in possession of the authors name,
and for the sake of his family relations and
| personal friends, refrain from giving it but
| should any more such stuff appear, will
not again withhold his name.
l will here refer to a number of individ-
uals who were residents of this county
when Honest Abe left here, who have
told me they never heard or knew any
thing disreputable of Mr.. Lincoln, or any
thing of the charges referred to by VaLen-
tine / will now start out with Douglas
Democrats to refute the whole matter. Jno.
Romine, Gentryville; James Gentry, Gen
tryville; Allen Gentry, Rockport; William
Roberts, Jackson Township; Joseph Gen
try. I have not conversed with, but am
perfectly willing to refer to the following
named Republicans; Samuel Buntin, Grass
townships Silas Richardson, Garter town
ship; Hezekiah Harris, Clay township, who
went with Mr.. Lincoln II days journey
Rev. Masterson Harris, Harrison township.
All of those gentlemen, whose character
for veracity will not be doubted, can be con-
verSed with at any time. I could refer to
many more who would refute tie SANDER.
trust that Valentine will have more re-
gard for his present position than again to
pen such falsehoods. W. JONES.