The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-24
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Within the past few weeks a villainous
lie was given circulation in the Abolition
organ here, the one at Eugene, aud the
0regonian, to the effect that We had been
bought over to the support of " johnson
men and johnson measures p that the
price paid us was $500 cash in hand, with
a promise of $500 more in the event the
Democrats carried the State and that we
had signed a written agreement to bind
ourselves to this infamous transaction.
There have been, SO far as We are able
yet to trace the thing, two versions with
reference to the place where this /" bar
gain and sale" were contaminated, and
also as to the party or parties to it on the
other or purchasing" side. In the
Abolition organ here it was asserted that
the whole transaction took place in this
city, and that Mr.. ], G. AVERY of Cor
wallis was the person Who paid the money.
BY another version, as viii be found be-
low, the money was said to como from
Salem, but the parties to the transaction
are not named.
On the publication of this atrocious lie
by the irresponsible and cowardly seoun-
drei whose name figures as editor of the
Albany journal, we resolved to refrain
from any notice Of It until We we're ena-
bled to ferret out the origin or authorship
of the lie, and trace it to some responsible
or definite source, On Thursday of last
week a letter reached US from a priced
friend in Corvallis, giving US the first in.
formation of the character sought. On
this We dispatched the following letter
which explains itself:
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ALBANY, March Is, 1866.
DR. LER-Sir: A statement reaches me fren
Corvallis that You have asserted and declared 70,
could prove that ! was bought off, or was i
receive $1,000 to support Andrew johnson. an,
that $500 Of the money was borrowed from a Uniol
imam, who saw the written agreement, and that III
tRcthoCfSF HAu pa4u OF WAS To pay ne fhAt none
" carried the money and a~greement" 60 me.
Permit me to inquire, sir, il language like this
or Of this pnrport in any way whatever. was eve
used by you and il 50, | demand TO know apol
what authority you made use Of any such Language
Your obi sv't.
Jas. o'MRARA.
This letter was handed to DIR. Lee il
person, by Mr.. Green B. Smith, a promi
nent citizen of Benton county, on Friday
The mail runs regularly between Corvalli
/ aud Albany every day. After waiting il
vain for a reply from DIR. Lee until ate
the mail from Corvallis arrived here o.
last Monday evening, we repaired Of
Tuesday morning to Corvallis, for tn
purpose Of being present in that city
DIR. Lees own place of residencc-for
reasonable time after the following lette
should be handed to him by our friend
: Mr. Smith:
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c~oRvALLts. March %, 1866.
q DocToR LEE Sir: On Thursday last, the I5t
! inst, l addressed 3 note 10 you, in reference to
certain atrOclops Stanaer lately punished agains
: myself, the paternity or asseveration ef which
; mad traced 70 son.
Ia that note I FIRST made inquiry whether 70
had uttered, substantially, certain statement
attributed to $oa AID second, II yoa had, upo
what authority9
Up 10 this moment, sir. | have not received
reply in any form TO nay note.
Direct information has come to me thatmy not
was handed TO you in person. by my friend, Nj
G. B.. Smith, on Friday last. Certainly, sir, you
reply could have been made in the mere time n
: qaired In penning il.
Because of the extraordinary conduct you hay
: displayed in this matter EEhall now have rccours
e to other than the ordinary method Of treating 4
> on my part.
e Sir, a geadepaa win not positively assert that
Be- tras which he does not personals know to /
: so; nor viii be declare that he can prove a give
statement to be true when his own eonseienC
assures him that such q declaration is fails
= Neither viii = gentleman ever decline to mai
d speedy reparation for any wrong be may hay
done. or, for any injury be has indicted.
As you have committed these particular acts
which gentlemen never commit am constraine
to class you in another category. and treat 70
accordingly. That treatment. sir, shall be entirel
in conformity with my own sense Of propriety.
: I am, sir.
p Your obt syts,