The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-07-20
We Retract.

We Retract.
To Fleming e Morgan, Editors and
Publishers ".Neac DOminton.u
In publication under the editeri-
al head of the "New Dominion" of
July 18th, 1878. past you use the fol-
lowing language: "As Revenue of
ficer he and his securities have been
involved in litigation for some time
on account Of his alleged failures TO
account for public monies, which
came into, his hands," The language
marked in commas is false from be-
| ginning to end, as my accounts as
collector has been satisfactorily set
tied for years. Therefore, gentle
men, we ask you to do one of two
things:-First, make retraction Of
the foregoing language as public as
the slanderous imputation. Second,
Or communicate to the bearer Of this
the name of the author of said SIAN
derous language
J. V. BoUGHNEE,
July II, 1878. By his Att'ys.
III. V. Boughner, by his Att'ys,
intends the above document to
frighten the editors of the New Do
MINIoN, we would respectfully inform
him that we do not scare worth q
cent If II shall appear at any time
that we have stated anything that is
not strictly conformable to the truth
we are ready and DESTROYS to retract.
We have not mentioned j. V. Bough-
ner's name in our columns that we
know of, but he seems to be hurt by
the editorial correspondence referred
to by him. Perhaps the shoe does
fit. j. V. Boughner, we suppose, will
not deny that suit was brought by the
United States Government against
him and his securities to recover
monies which were alleged to be due
from him on settlement of his ac-
counts as collector. We hardly think
he will deny that in that suit judg-
ment was obtained against him and
his securities for Il large sum of mon
ey, and that the matter was litigated.
We think there is nothing scandal
Gus or untrue in this. We never
! learned how this matter was settled
and did not know that it was arrang-
ed or that the judgment was satisfied,
nor were we informed that the ac-
counts of j. V. Boughner had been
satisfactorily settled, but he informs
us that such are the facts and we
suppose undoubtedly he tells the
truth. If we had said anything to
the contrary of this we would make
the amende honorable. We suppose
the Judgment recovered by the Unit
ed States has been satisfied and we
are heartily glad to hear of it. If J.
V. Boughner desires it we will give
any further evidence to the public,
showing the satisfactory character of
the settlement of his accounts and the
date of such settlement, but we do
not detect any slanderous imputation
in what was said in the New DoMIN-
ION even if j. V. Boughner was the
author of the communication refer
red to in our columns. If j. V.
Boughner will convince us that he
and his securities were not Involved
in litigation on account of his reve-
ne matters (since he acknowledges
that he wrote the letter Of observer"
referred TOY then we will make q com
plete retraction of the language mark
ed in commas and stigmatized as
false. We have made all the retrac-
ton we can consistent with truth and
hope that !. Y. Boughncr may be sat
isfied with it. In the language of the
illustrious Omer Snider, "wc have
said our last say" at least for the
present. *a*