Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-19

| Nora Che-:a;Ei entry in the exhibit,
| tS5PeI will state is believed 10 be sub
scrption received by Mr.. Franklin from
! Mr.. Bushey. of Wheeling, for the school.
| aud which Mr. Franklin could have en-
bczzIed If he had seen fit, without de-
lection.
Now, Mcssrs. Editors. while it is true
| that it may be said that have not accom-
panied the several articles enumerated in
the exhibit with vouchers. bacausc it was
simply impossible 20 follow up each little
item. yet think it only necessary TO state
that al the articles purchased and enume
| rated above, are now in possession of the
school. as can hc s"bstaut"ted 10y the te=-
timony of MeSsrS. Clark ar! Giichrist.
ana next asked. what did he do with
the funds raised from Sabbath to Sab
bath: &c.
That question, you will sec, is answered
by the exhibit itself.
Next, I am asked, Did he pay for the
library? &c.
That question is also answered by the
exhibit.
Next, Did he pay all the debts of that
School, accruing during the time it was
under his management?
Ii it is meant by this question, is the
! School liahl" for any of the articles cnu-
/
| sion of the School, will say that so far
as have been able to investigate it, my
answer is, No.
| My information from Mr.. Orr's clerk
and, rs will he seen, the bulk oE the pur-
c.@scs were there WAS that he had no um-
/ closed account against the School.
The ucNt question is, was Mr.. y. one of
the trustees who employed Mr. i. as q
teacher aud was he required to furnish
papers, &c, and did he undergo an eXami
/ nation? 6;c.
I answer. that was nat 4 trustee then.
nor during Frankin's Supcrintcmdcncy. !
was 81 trustee about Il year before, and at
that time refused The application of Frank
lin. for the situation. And here | will di-
grcSs to say. that my rca son for so refusing
WAS that ] Thought | detected in Franklin.
an incohcrcnry of manner indicative Of
disordrrcI intellect. And submit my
| them mis.siyings concerning him, to those
curiouslv ami metnphysicai!y inclined. ior
| speculatiOn. to how il comes that 81 man
may fill almost every requirement OF moral
! life. anI yet he grossly dcrelict in some
! one particular, as was The case with
Franklin. in my Judgment
| Lastly, am asked: Has not Mr.. +.
| visited Mr. Ms house more than once,
twice or thrice?'
| My answer is, that Mr.. Franklin was at
/ my house, durin. hi: stay ~ Beech Glenn.
on two occasions. and only two.-;he first,
| one time Just as was uu the point of
| coming into town, n;II hc Stayed only "a
( fcw minutes. Upon tie other occasion.
/ h: came one evening. whilst | WAS at
! home. This WAS not u visit 10 myself Ills
/ intercourse being with two of my Young
! ncphcws, who were also visiting 81 my
! house. | have anSwcrrd this question
/ thus emphat.ci.lly, not in Difference to the
! GueTist. Tor | consider it q very mean and
| i,Ipcrtincmt one.I bat to tic public. hy
fellow citizens know my political opinions,
! (Which are sought to be compromised hy
/ this question: and also know that III this
! day Of the general prevalence of my sen
/ timcntS among so large and respcctabse
number of the people OF this community,
! there you'd be no need, rs under Hpy CIR
cumstauccs there would be no inclination
I on my part 10 go into covert caucus witt;
/ q stray advcnturcr.
/ One word concerning the letter Of Sir.
/ Burns in Tuesdays LnjoH. In that letter
/ Mr.. Burns most grathitOusly and unEe-
ncrously seeks to ascr!bc my corrective
/ statement TO political sympathy. He says
| in so many words, that his EranLliu'sl
political creed is the cause of tho de-
/ fence This assertion, McSsrs. Editors
/ it would he sclf-abHscmeat in me to at
! tcnut to discuss. /. therefore. summarly
stamp it as Il base caiUmny; and in return,
would say that think it much more like
! Is. from what have learned OF some ot
| Mr.. Burns Kansas affiliations, and from
I his known intimacy with Franklin. that
( hc BUrnsl is much more liable to such an
| imputation than any one known tn me.
/ If wanted proof OF the whole end, aim
and drift of the ..much ado about moth
{ ing" concerning this matter. which has
I been got mp and kcp; up by the bHi"". tine
/ pcrtinncious rialignancy with which they
I have followed up Il simple statement from
/ nc would make it clearly evident that the
/ purpose was i low, unworthy, partisan
! one.
Thanking you for your courtesy. l leave
the whole matter for the public Judgment,
aud am, Very respectfully yours.
+. NJ. NoHTog.
WHEELING. Jan. II, 1860.
p. S.-Sincc writing the above, Mr..
! John GilchriS; requests me TO state that
/ between the time he saw and convcrsed
with Mr. Burns concerning Frankiiu's re-
! port. as hiutCd at by Mr.. Burns in his
/ letter, and the time of his signing the
above statement he had been able To ac-
! count for all the chnngcS contained in thHt
! report, and that he can now satisfy any
one bv the most induhitahle evidence that
! Franklin appropriated hOncrably all the
| funds collected for the school, the Cn'on
news paper 10 thccontr"ry notwithstanding.
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