The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-02-01

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did speak to him. AT the suggestion Of
Gov. Stevenson, we made out dupll-
cate bill for the amount. Gov. Stevenson
said Senator Foreman was in the city, and
he would ,ry and get him to allow it, and
il Foreman would do so, be would gladly
pay 1t. s1l
The next day we called at the Eseeu-
tive office, when Gov. Stevenson told us
that Foreman had positively refused to
allow the claim. aud refused to give any
reason why he would not allow it. This
was all there was about the claim. We
never Of our ownfrce will, presented the
bill but once. We never once asked Gov.
Stevenson to pay the bill, and whenever
be says we did, he knowingly, vilfally.
and purposely lies. We never at anytime
had tho conversation with him to which
he alludes. Nor did hc ever, while dis
grazing the Executive chair Of this State,
intimate lha. any claim we had presented
was 90 attempted Tammany raid upon
the State Treasury and send US off with
"a flea in our ear" He had not the cour.
age or back bone to use any such language;
had he done so, we would have sent him
from tho Executive Office With the toe Of
our boo. iu close proximity to bis or'c01'
ygis.
We do not accept Mr.. Steveuson's as
sartions as proef that we, at any time at
tempted to ''extort money from the State
Treasury on pretended contracts" and TO-
day We leave him branded, as 10 our ar
ticle of December 18th, 1871, to which is
appended our name, and by which, under
ali circumstances, and at all times, we are
now, a. present, rs in tho past, wholly and
entirely responsible.
Now We come to anualyze the proof We
demanded Of Mr.. Stevenson; and We have
introduced to ia his well selected and obe-
dent tool, both Of his administration as
we'll As that Of Gov. Foreman, to vindl
cate him (S,evenson) from our charge that
be is q liar Mr.. Dovener says in bis long
labored communication to his master, "lf
my recollection serves me correctly, it was
for publishing the last Thanksgiving proc
lsmatiou' Of Gov. Foreman in The fall Of
1868" This is true, as we have above
stated. Again, Mr.. Dovener refers to o
bill presented, which be says"I believe Of
ten dollars, which bill was disapproved and
and returned to him" You are right
again about the "SlObill,' butyoup permit
your MISUNDERSTANDING TO confound your
memory to such an extent, that you fail TO
discriminate between an account Of $l4.5O
against the State Treasury, and an &C.
count Of SO on private, contract
Let US tell you Mr.. Dovener, that the $40
bill to which you alluded in your effort
to cz.ricate your master from q svladler's
operation, was on private contract- 'l1
not against the State Treasury. i was
money due from Mr.. Stevenson to us-a
bill that be had promised to pay. This
be has persisten,ly refused to pay and
therefore, we denounced him as o sWind-
Ter, and so now denounce him.
In conclusion you intimate in pareuthe-
sis, that VIC had been in the habit Of pre-
sentiug bills for services we had not rem
dcred. Now, sir, il you had wished to
prove anything for your master, why did
you not refer to The records and send
along the proof as we demanded, YOU
like your master, content yourself with
making bare assertions. We want PROOF
and not the assertions Of Mr.. Stevenson OF
any subtle tool, who assists him in doing
bis dirty uork; and for your pains and
trouble we say to you, as we have to your
master. that you have lied.
That our readers may know who Capt,
B B, Dovencr is, We will simply state
that he was few days ago dismissed from
the United States Pension Office al
Wheeling, and another man employed in
his place, He must be hopeless case,
II Gen. Harris could not tolerate him.