Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-08-14
THE LIBEL SUIT
DAVIS AND ALLISON

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1t is we'll known 20 the public that ever
since the Republican was started Its col
umns every week have teemed with the
yilcst personal abuse of Col. Patterson, and
often of his family. Allison and Davis
announced that as their object when they
started their paper. No man in the State
was ever so constantly aud outrageously
abused Men Of all parties condemned
the course of the Republican, and there
was not an honest, sensible man in the
county that did not consider it an out
rage. Every Que was surprised that Col.
Patterson did not defend himself, and re-
peatedly was he urged to prosecute these
fellows by respectable men in both par
ties But the Colonel treated such ca
lumnies and their authors with contempt,
and contended that it woald not lnjure
him in the estimation of good men and
those whose friendship he envied, and if
there were any who believed them or
thought the less of him on that account,
he preferred their enmity to their friena-
ship ard could well afford to dis7e al 4,
them.
While it required great forbcarance to
adopt such course, yet all will admit
that the Colonel took it all very good-na-
turedly and laughed at al their weak but
wicked attempts to injure him. But the
feather that broke the camefs back came
at last. Judge Pomcroy, Col. Patterson
and others joined together to start new
Bank here, and Allison and Davis swore
they would '.break it down." and at once
commenced an outrageous attack upon
the Bank in general and Col. Patterson
in particular. This was repeated, and
out of regard to the men associated with
him in the enterprise, Col. Patterson was
compelled to prosecute them. SO accord
ingly some weeks ago he made informa-
ton against them at Harrisburg, and had
them arrested and bound over for trial on
the Goth of this month. Col. Patterson
made the information there because such
li5elous publications there, were calcula-
tsd to injure him and the Bank in a
strange county, and hence he wanted it
shown up there, while were it confined to
this county he could pass it By with con-
tempt as the parties are all we'll known
here. Nothing tha. men like Allison
and Davis could say would ipjure the
character Of the officers and stockholders
Of the Juniata Valley Bank in this coun-
ty. Many Of the wealthiest and best men
in the county are in it aud entitle it to
the entire confidence of tie public.
Allison and Davis, because greatly
alarmed at the prospect Of going to Jail
in Harrisburg, have been trying by threats
and every way to have the suit withdrawn,
but all TO no purpose. As the time draws
near they become desperate, and Allison
goes to Snyder county and makes an in
formation which he knows he caa't prove,
of serious charge Gf true) against Col.
Patterson and gets warrant fer his ar
rest. The Colonel promptly gave bail
for his appearance, and is ready and anx
ious to have chance to prove to the
world in epen court that one base and
wlfull libel they have been publishing
against him for months is without the
least shadow of truth.
At once Allison and Davis sent offers
Of compromise and asked as the only con-
dition that the suit 6e Withdrawn. and the
Snyder county affair will be Withdrawn,
but CoE Patterson don't back down. He
spurns their offer and disregards their
malice. His friends expect him to do
justice to them and himself by forcing
these fellows before the courts and send
Ing them TO jSl, where we haYe 70 douht