Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-07-20
A "Lie in Boots"

The Lel-isJury Argus recently copied q
statement that Mr.LINcoLS, Wien Mem
Der Of Congress, charged in his stationery,
SIS, for Mree pairs cf boots" These
ShamOcralic papers have very small AID
mean way of elec;iOneeripg. One would
think that, If they must invent fa.sehoods
against our candidates, they would try
something u little less absurd than such a
story. As it is thought worth while to
show how cur oppoueuis have commenced
the campaign by the Manufacture Of false
statements, We copy the following:
To the Pablo.
NV attention has been called 10 statemen,
which appeared IN the Chieqgo Tunes, as edi.
io,lal. on the 29,h day OF May, 1860, that The
Hon. Abraham Lincoln, while member OF
The AAXlh Congress, purchased three pairs
OF boots, ''lhey being paid for out OF the pubilc
money!" by ms order, and charged to him as
stationery; and further hat he said boots are
charged to his account on the books Of the
House Of Representatives. | deem II my duty
10 make The following statement under oath
ls,. The stationery used by members ofihe
House of Representatives is furnished BY the
Postmaster of Ihe House, who settles With
them.
I'd. 4 ledger account is kept between the
several members and the Postmaster, anC
every arIcle Is charged 10 them On the day i
Is obtained.
Sd. The books of the Postmaster of the
House OF Representatives, of the XAXlh Con
gress, by yirIge oi my Office, are now IN ny
possession. ! have carefully examined the
same. and therein an account sgaInslihe Hon
Abraham Lincoln, IN which the usual ilems
OF stationery are charged 10 him: but there
are no such i.ems charged as alleged by the
writer Of The article 10 the Chicago Times.
/ therefore pronounce the allegations sheer
fabricaiions, devoid Of truth, and destitute o
foundation in truth.
LUCAS, P. NJ. of H. R.
District Of Columbia, Washington city:
Sworn and subscribed before me, this I'll
day of June, iseo. T. s. MrRr, J. p.
/ Let US see how many of the papers thai
copied this wholesale fabrication, will re
tract the sneaking libel upon truth and
honor. Some charges made are incapable
of being cOn,radicted, but this happens II
be of such a nature, and made so circum
stantially, it is completely exposed. Wha
dastardly, wicked lie will mex, be ha,ched
to attempt to ipjure an honest, popular
man? How desperate must be the cause
which resorts to such low aud false mean!
to injure an honorable candidate!
TIE SEcEDERs-Mr II. C. Craig, ed
i,Or of the Stakeholder, published a. Caha
ba, Alabama, in hosting the secession flag
also says:
when undertook the publication Of
the Stakeholder, | did so with the express
understanding that j; was to encourage
aud cultivate an union Of the Southern
people for the sake Of the South. 1t ha.
adhered, wiihou, faltering, to this position
ana 10 It's advocacy Of Breckinridge and
Lane insist it is still maintaining it
They are the candidates Of the South
nominated by substantial Southern Con
vcntion, agaiDs, candidates nominated b,
national parties, and the chief is ci,izer
Of the Siaveholding State Of Kentucky
These tend to unite the South"
A, 0,aro, yn,ar eare that Taa IT,