Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-05-24
For the Sunbury American.l
MIR. CAMPBELL AND MR.. BACHELOR,
PURDY q co.

fOhOt q w.
The attempt of James Bachelor to screen
himself from an unworthy act, through the
Northumberland County Democrat, by falsify-
ing the truth, is not more surprising than
that the editor of that sheet should defend
the friends of JEFF. Davis, North or South,
when in trouble. AS Purdy, Bachelor, &
Co., have attempted TO impeach my veraci-
ty, submit the following affidavits OF
respectable and disinterested citizens, al
though, l trust, where l am known, my
simple statements alone, of the facts, would
be sufficient to refute their contradictory
stories Mr.. Snyder not does not, and will
not, deny the truth of my statement, nor can
the threats of Purdy, & Co., to intimidate
him or by pcrversion of his language, mend
the matter. Even Purdy admits that his
friend Bachelor has falsifcd in part of his
statement, and the public will not be slow
to believe. that the other is no. any more
reliable, especially after being doctored and
patched up in the publication office of the
Breckinridgc Bible.
ISAAC CAMPBELL.
JOHN SMITH, Of Upper Augusta town
ship, being duly sworn according to law,
declares that the statement published in the
AMERICAN, on the Sd inst, in relation to a
conversation between Isaac Campbell and
William S. Snyder, about the Upper Au-
gusta Auditors Notice, is substantially cor
rect. In addition l will now state that
Mr.. Snyder said that he called to see Purdy
on Monday, to get from him the note he
signed on Saturday previous for publica-
tion, but he could not get it from him, and
that it troubled him great deal. Mr.. Sny-
der further said that the Northumberland
County Democrat was q paper he did not
read, and that he had been fooled into
subscribing for it. JOHN SMITH.
Sworn and subscribed before me, May 10,
1862. FRED. LAZARUS, j. z.
WM. X. LAWRENCE, of Upper Augusta,
being duly sworn according to law, declares
that he was present and heard the converse
tion between Isaac Campbell and William S.
Snyder, in regard to fixing the time for the
Auditors of Upper Augusta to meet
Campbell said he understood that Bachelor
had put the notice in the Northumberland
County DCmOcrut, but he had not seen it.
Mr.. Snyder saidhe had not seen it either, and
would not have known it if Campbell had
not told him, as he did not read that paper
! He said he did not consider the N0TthUai-
bcrttnl County Democrat the right kind OF
! fit paper for these times; that it was trying
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the administration, aud said good dcal
about taxes. Mr.. Snyder also stated that
the time fixed by Bachelors notice in tht
Democrat did not suit him either, and that
he was in favor OF setting another time, anC
giving notice in the AMERICAN and "Ga
2cttc" both, so that all interested could see
After the publication of the article o
Messrs. Bachelor, Purdy Il Co., in th'
Democrat, in regard TO what Mr.. Snyder hat
said accusing Mr.. Campbell with an attcmp
to conceal the fact that the notice had beel
published in the DGmocrat, he heard Mr.
Campbell ask Mr. Snyder if he had not toll
him from the start that the notice was pub
lished in the Democrat, but that he had no
seen it, and Snyder said that he Campbell
had told him so, and had in no way dc
ceivcd him, and requested Campbell t.
contradict Bachelors statement, which wa
false. WIN. X. LAWRENCE.
Sworn and subscribed before me, May Is
1869. FRED. LAZARUS, j. p.
hereby certify that went into the oflic
of the SuRJury ADityic0a, on Saturday tn
Sd of May inst, for my newspaper, when
met Mr.. Isaac Campbell and VIM. S. Snyder
discussing about the matter of the notice c
the auditors of Upper Augusta. heard NJ
Campbell read the statement of Mr.. Snyde
as published by Mr.. Campbell in the AmG
can and Gazette. heard Mr. Campbell as
Mr.. Snyder if there was single word {
statement in the article that was not tru
If there was, Campbell said he would altt
: it and make it just as he said it should b.
Mr.. Snyder said there was nothing in ii
article that was not true. Mr.. Campbc
read the article sentence by sentence, and {
the end of each asked fanything was wronl
J ly stated to which Mr.. Snyder replied thi
1 it was all correct. Mr. Snyder voluntari
I signed the note written by Mr.. Masser
Purdy, recalling the publication of Ii
, (Snyder's) Gard. HENRY HAUPT.