The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-01
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! Elhonof The EreniaJ Joarnn,, Wheeling y. Va: y
GENTLEMEX-My atteItl ,n was called th /
morning, to an article in your paper Of tn,
25!h inst. headed ".Fairmont, W. Va
signed "0bservcr." Reference is made
In the article, to Congressman Gibson and
Marshal Atkinson and 10 an attack made or
Atkinson by Mr.. Gibson-rhat "Gibsor
has silent partner, and one who furnishes
the ammunition" THAT silent partner Il
a Republican and livs not thousand
mi!eB from Marion county" That he, the
'sileut partner" recently took trip into
the Third district" and II reports are true,
"severa! interviews were had with illicit
d!s.illers and their iriends" That Glib.
sons pigeon holes Of his desk are full oi
these precious tcraps, to be- used in his po.
ltical fight against tho Marshal" 1gi
I fu reply to this, there can be no doubt
that the "si!ent partner" here referred to, is
myself. l took trip through that's OF
the State last fall; but neither saw nor talk.
ed with any "illicit distiller" lha. know Of.
| was informed by Republicans there that
the notorious letter Marshal Atkinaon
wrote, charging 30 many citizens with
crime contained much falsehood. That he
implicated men Of middle Eye, whose char.
acter was, and always had been, blameless.
That one man cansured had required At
kinson to acknowledge his accusation false,
or take thrashing, and that Marshal At.
kinson acknowledge, d the accueation false,
and saved himself from corporal punish.
meht. He used discretion. l have this to
say with reference to the charge that inlor.
nation has been furnished Congressman
Gibson by me, l don't remember that l
ever met Congressman Gibson; II l ever
did, l cannot recall him now, | have not
written to him since he has been member
Of Congress, nor have I received any letter
or communication Of any kind from him
since he has been in Congress, nor have re-
!erred to him in any letter during this time.
| did not know that Conpr, ssman Gibson
had ever made any attack On Marshal At.
kinson until s.w the article Of "Obsery.
er." Since was consolidated" out Of the
collectorship have been quietly trying to
make y living in my old age. Having de.
voted the vigor Of my lie to the public
service Of my county, for which the pay
did not eqlal my necs ssary ex-
penses, / an now obliged to work,
: ] am not candidate Ior,,f flee and never
expect to ask for one, unless it Is neces.
sary for q living. have written come
articles this winter, which have been pub
lished, on subjects that considered Of ger-
eral interest to the people Of the State,
without distinction OF party. Why YOU
have lent your columns for scurrilous
abuse OF me I am unable to understand.
suppose It IL, i'll some way, to champion
Marshal Atkinson; but why should that be
done? When Marshal Atkinson was a
boy, it was represented to me that his
father was an honest man, but in desti.
tute condition with family. procured
an office for him, which supported him
and his family. i have no doubt the
money that paid the NIsrshal's expenses
when ne was cent 10 Ohio (under thick
cloudy to college, came from the Office
which l procured for. bis father.
! supposed, until last summer, that I wss
upon the most friendly terms with eyery
Republican in the S,Ate. I was then as.
smiled from unexpected sources. Not one
word have uttered or inspired through
the press complaining Of party action.
Cannot Marshal Atkinson sustain himself
without trying to destroy my character !?
Cannot l be permitted 10 die in peace, in
my old age, with the character have
earned during long life OF is the Ev,n.
ing Journal in lis last extremity, and seek
ing to save i,eelf, thinks it mus. destroy
my reputation +? Gentlemen, you will
please inform Marshal Atkinson that l am
no "sihent partner" but that i will now
give Congrt ssman Gibson facts enough Of
his, ,Atkinson's. gross abuse ofpower, to con.
demn him in the estimation Of honest men.
shall also give them to others. l have no
claims on you, to ask yon 10 publish this
letter. You eau do with it as as you
please. | think it will be published. 61
rs Yours respectfully, We
i. II, PIERpoHr.