The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-11-26
A Libel Suit in Old Times.

August %, 1850 the Eastern Argus made As
bitter an attack upon Hon. Jonathan Cilley a.
the late +. q. j. Smith could invent. 1t greyv
out of political quarrel and was probably in
stlgated by the late Hon. John Ruggles, of
Thoma>ton. who was bitter enemy of Mr.
Cilley and whose conduct led to the letter OF
the Spy in Washington which was the cause OF
the correspondence between Webb. Graves
and Ciiley, which cost the latter his life. Mr..
Cilicy sued Gen. Todd the publisher Of the
Argus I0r Ilbe!. md the nnaI decision OF the
lower court IN the Portland Advertiser Of Sept
~ 1850 ne hoe' consisted principally OF
pretended report OF a lrlai before ihe > ). e.
III looo' OF oue t'e'ahd charged p] the "FahV
Jury Win hNihS H'oeh le''ef containing
money Mr' Ilil'y was witness IN lhe cause
ms pretenNea report was Introduced WIN
some injurious remarks oE Ihe Argus Oh MF'
oineS' "no ""S accompanied o9 c"illile'i's fe-
heetln9 upon MI OlIieS as man oil lulh ana
ni'si'H' - "uuct the Fuo'lc 70 P'"re w
5'e"'el le''ance upon tpe statements ol '"l'
report "aA asserted tii"' y was orn"h uP
az '"e tune vi 'h7 'I'"' OS WI Ni''"e''
'ounsel'oi ~ y" at f'eePoF'' whose NioNh
ACCURACY anu n'ei''y Tue - S'S s''''u 'u'I'''"
II i'foi "sei' 70 'he i"'ies' confluence oii
'i' par VI '"e P"''le' ne oiiS'ii'' report
.he "ri'eF N 'he Argus al'eseo ne l"d lheh
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question " 'nc 'es' III al! hia"her he P'easeo'
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Our readers will think perhaps that we make
too large a claim upon their confidence in our
correctness. Bus we assure them that the
above language is ererY roJ" which the pretend
ed "Rpnort', of MIR Mitchell gives Mr. Foot
i, .
circuit loI' III MS argument 10 'he jury III oeha'l
Of the State, on the Indictment against Cleland.
The Mr. Paine WHO made mn thot ,Rennrl'' has
. -, ,.,,... I,,,t..sn - rn-S.t..,
40 many !e"l0 p'oh N">u'oi " th0 iiioii"''on
Bank; but Is himself so deaf that he can hear
nothing which trau>pires in a Conrt of Justice
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iiis manu- "FllihS' as tue witnesses ies'Heo'
is better than that of any man IN Thomaston, is
somewhat mcmillan ana i. van l,nou,n ia all
the ouSihess people ol ihe l''aee' Altel nc hau
draw up ''the Report he banded it roab0 pri-
,,sL, an,or, bi. fri.,d. .pa whom the IitHcnItv
'''"7 ''' = ',,''' '',''
arose between Mr. fuSsies ana MT cllley' II
passed into the hands of Mr.. Ruggles. After
this latter gentleman had had if in hi. hand. or
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unoer MS coh'foi d lohs ''llc he (MF' ~
made an extract from it word for word" at
tho reunest of r. o. J. Smith. Esq. and trans.
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ilitteu ''he eA''a't !" MN as 'h eNtfac' from
Mr.. Mitchel's report. Then the extract or
a mart of it found its WAY into the Arpns. Most
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ol 'hese i"c's we 'e"rn "eie uf""h iroih 'ne