Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-03-31
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18th, would have caused the Legislature
to take some steps toward investig ating
the scheme Of Gov Blsckburn's lottery Of
asssssinstion, and that instead Of a second
letter, the charges contained in the
frt, might be proven before the prop
er tribunal. This not having been Done,
and the Governor having in an interview
with the Obirier-J oaraal reporter, endeav-
ored to treat the matter lightly, it again
becomes my somewhat painful duty TO sp-
pear before the public. In the first place,
wish to say that Col. WEIGH was not my
original informant as to the disgraceful
language nsed by The Governor concerning
me, but after learned Of the matter, he
admitted that Blackburn bad used in ef-
feet the words as reported, without the
epithet. He Gays that he did not apply
for pardon for the man, hui, merely said
in conversation with the great sbuser Of
the pardoning power that he supposed il
would give him great pleasure to pardon
one, who had attempted TO shoot me-. II
will not pardon him before trial, bat il
he had have killed Walton,p replied the
great and good man, 81 should have done
so without putting him To the trouble Of
legal investiga,ion." Col.welch enlesvOr-
ed to impress upon me that these words
were spoken in a jocular way, and that
they made no impression on his mind
whatever, as the actual offer Of immunity
TO any one who would kill me The Gov
ernor says that he only said II the pistol
had gone off il would not have been bad
thing for the county. Now this is differ
ent statement. even from that Of CO..
WEIGH, and the plain inference is there
fore, and do hereby charge il, that the
Governor has willfully falsifed the facts
to escape the just indignation his words
have brought upon him. IL is one thing
to say what he admits he SAYS, bat a very
different thing even in the suPerlative
robustnessof his fun, to say that he would
pardon man that would kill another. Ad-
init for the sake Of argument, alone. that the
remark was but the spontaneous outburst
Of the Governors long pent up wit, | ask
ia all seriousness il il was the proper sub
ject to joke about, by the man who is
clothed with the power to carry his offer
into execution, should some ruffian, not
seeing the joke, cowardly waylay and kill
me? But he is not content with one ut
ierance of this huge joke, but repeats il in
all its charming joculari.y 10 dozen men
that | can name besides those that give
below, and this brings me to the source
Of my information on the subject. DIR. +.
o. Young, Of Lancaster, a gentleman
against whose veracity no one dare speak,
first informed me Of the matter. He says
that the Governor used the identical words
that we first printed: "That If he had kill
ID the Cd d-n s-n Of a b-h ! would
pardon him without trial or trouble"
That the conversation in which he used il
occurred in the Gait House in Louisville,
in the presence Of several Others, among
them. Mr.. Hunley Singleton. OF Lancaster,
and that the impression produced on them
Was that the Governor was most deeply,
deadly in earnest Then he used the iden-
tical words in a conversation with Mr.. A.
NJ. Feland. late Sheriff Of the county,
whose word is as good a. any mans. IL
did not occur to him that there was any
ioke about the matter, on the contrary, he
was impressed with the earnestness o. the
lilly and cowardly old man. can name
others who heard the same words at other
lines, but the above are sufficient until
he proper time arrives, when, il the Leg
stature 50 wills i'll can produce more testi-
nony than sufficient 10 convict Blackburn
.en times over. Now, let us see II Black
burn was really joking; He tells the C-J. |
nan that the reason he ignored my letter
II enquiry was because | had maligned
lIm without cause; had published that he
'ught to be hung, and that he does not
me a gentleman" Do men joke
vhsn speaking Of one whom they regard
With 50 much enmi,y as the Governor does
NET Does a gentleman entertain his
riends with constant remarks about one
'hom he does not recognize as his equal
think not And believe II will be Ia
en- for confessed, that in this matter Gov.
blackburn has shown his utter destitution
every sentiment Of Propriety, and
rs displayed the craven in using words
nat he would not, save for the distance
etween him and his adversary, and from
he punishment Of which he hopes 10 his
&c and position for profession. am
ot disposed 10 discuss the question Of gen
emsnliness with such man, confident
iat my standing wherever ! am known en- q
lies me to fully a. much respect and con- '
lsnee, a besotled, vapOring and child
old man.
The Gosernor endeayon to divert the q
ind Of the public from the real quss. q
IN AT issue, by charging that have ma. 8
med him and said that he ought TO be J
ing" l admit that have on repeated \