Vincennes Gazette, Volume 3, Number 10, Vincennes, Knox County, 17 August 1833 — Page 2

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i.. tn h.ir from Clav and

e u;ie rii

nnrl recrrct that we are

Vtllll IUUUUC3, o not able this week to give the Congres

sional vote complete; however, from those

.already received, there is little doubt of

Mr Eg's election.

tion hy the state, wc must therefore apply to congress for help.

bill pased the h'.use m repieina tier, nn.l senate cf the United States two

years ago, making appropriation lor va Vious works of internal improvement-

one of the items was $20,000 for the im

provement of tha Unba.h river me bill was vetoed by the President, because ome of the sums appropriated were lor ivorka which he did not consider national,

and thus, for being foond in bad company,

ivp lost our appropriation. It has invari

ably been acknowledged by the friends of

the administration in uns iiuauei, mai t his was the cause of the failure to obtain

ihe $20,000, and it has also been admitted by those who think themselves judges of the President's hair drawn constitutional scru pie- in relation to works national and local, that the improvement of the Wa bash is national, inasmuch as it waters two states inasmuch as the Cumberland river which is a tributary to the Ohio, has been proHOunced national, and been treat ed accordingly, ami this river is another

of the same desciiption. Ihe approach

the Secretary, my conviction, that there was no such man as Cottrell in the coun try that indeed the charges were in a fictitious name. My enemies can get a

was som

PUUIC - ,11 ... i' 1 1 . ...nt rluarlt.

copy of this letter from the Pepartmentjlquor, but had hts senses lui.y - y v; mi friends and all impartial men will be Sand after much talk he find, thai, i mign.

J .-. : i n,..i: ... W .i him n tP writer, mat ue iwu

satisfied 10 see n in my liciu-i dwk. m

truth, I not only believed tint the name was fictitious, hut alo, that Woolverton

t.im as the writer.

no intention to injure me, and that he could not expose those who were coucern-

himself was either the author or procurer, ed with him'. I asked him io in a far thp nurnose of establishing his own nublic acknowledgement, but he refused .

fair rhararter: of cleansincr some of the.This all passed late on Saturday night,

u i- ' J 4. I I . manv dark spots and dirty places rumor perhaps on Sunday morning. At my re-

points at; of strengthening his claims for'quest Gen. Myers was with hitn much on

re-appointment. Sunday tor the purpose ot keeping mm

I believed this, because such was the common impression of our citizens be-

he

..... ,.:ar., ibatifhedidDotiableto shew that this same D. C. John

son eoougu vuoauc.j, " , game . , . 0Q 1Q whlch b

ii ika .nord ne KUtn ujuwj sun, - . ....

actuany wuw --- . about them. I went then to Johnson, he .u.. tha influence ot n-

eWIJai uuuci

from the bottle. On Sunday night, he ad

mitted in the presence of Gen. Myers,

caue it was consistent with my knowledge ! that he was the writer, and proposed to

In relation to the communication which

eppear? in our columns to day, from Sam oel Judah, we feel it our duty to say, that cothinr but a determination to act impartially, has induced us to give it publicity in our paper, and it was a " tight equeeze'' at that. In our capacity as editor, we have no desire to take part in any controversy between individuals, and express no opinion as to the merits or demerits of the one now poing on between the individuals concern cd; they are well known to most of our reader, and it i9 for them to form their own opinions. We would also re

mark that we lefused the publication of

D C. Johnson, because it was viewed as an attack We admit this, because its Author claims it in defence, simply.

of him and his habitual trickery and be caue it alone could account for the nature of the charges and especially for the trange circumstance, that the persons selected for witnesses against him, with two exceptions, were all either family connexions, securities in his bond, pledged for his integrity, personal friends, or persons in wliose families he practised as

ing session of Congress is a piopiiious one 'physician .

gallon

for us to advance our claims; the Treasury

is full to overflowing The increase in quantity of the representatives in Congress from Indiana and Illinois from 4 to 10, willgtve usiutluence; and among ihe Wabash members, some are elected who are qualified to draw a bill for this separate purpose and advance its c laims a cir cumstance which for some years past, the people of this country could not boat of. The vice of the people addressed directly lo Congress, we have always considered more efficacious than passing se

give a written acknowledgement, provid

ed I would si?n a naner which he had

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nrotiQrcil I rornllprt Pirn mminrr the na-lSWOm

.ivnuv., . . - o I"" per, there was some stuff at the tup of it nhich did not seem to belong to it and whs intended to have been torn off; some of it was of a nature I could not sign and this i erased with my pen, the balance appeared harmless and I signed it. Johnson then insisted that Myers too should

makes an hypocritical profession of reformation well becoming the son of Homer

Johnson, of Bellville, heaps decepliou up.

on deception, and strings falsehood alter falsehood. Yet, as it would occupy too much space to examine all, I must content myself with serving up to the admiration of the public a few specimens only of Johnson's reformation and WoolvertoQ, trickery. Wolvcrton's man, Johnson says, "Francis Cunningham of Terre-Hante, Win. Burtch, Wm. J Ileberd, Samuel TomlmF.lihu Stout, of this place, and

Homer Johnson, of Bellville, tormexly Clerk of this county, have all, when uti their examination before the Hon. B. Parke, in March last, most solemnly

to the writing ot the J-aid Uottreii

papers, and unanimously pronounced it to he Samuel Judah's, all these men being

well acquainted with his hand writing,&:c

For proof that this statement is false, let the following extracts from Ihe testimony of these witnesses be read. 1 givo it verbatim, and if any one doubts its cor

rectness, let him not go to Woolverton for

it

cond-handed through the legislature, gov- jknew that my

Woolverton, in the beginning of No

vember, by the aid doubtle-s of his friend, associate and colleague in this affaii. Bat lifl" Boon, obtained the original papers But here again it is necessity to return to Augu?t. Prior to the first day of September, two months before Woolverton could have seen the original papeis, or could have known the appearance of the writing, unless indeed he was from the beginning

acquainted wilh the whole matter, and

aiorn it. anrl he HiH aci II (. Johnson

was not at this time drunk, though it was satisfaction from his mangled and altered evident he had been intemperate-he documents, but apply to Judge I arke, who promi-ed to drink no more to come to! will probably give a certified copy ol the, my house early the next morning tojevidence. make copies of the certificate be then Dihu Stout examined. Questions by

gave and if I thought proper to make oath! Major Dewy tor Woolverton

to them.

hand

writing

had been

erned sometimes by party feeling, and often influenced by corruption. I would therefore recommend the different counties in Indiana and Illinois, who feel so

imitated. He, Woolverton, took a gentleman of this town, one that he erroneously supposed ill inclined towards

me, to his house; sneweu mm a copy oi

FOR THE VINCENNES GAZETTE. Mr. Editor: The attention cl the peo pie after an age of carelessness, being at length directed to the improvement ofthe liver Wabash, it may not be thought out n place to make a few remarks on the subject. There is no doubt thai the early and earnest attention of our state leg islature will be given to this matter, and that the members elect from the Wabash

counties will use their utmost endeavors to procure an appropriation of moneyequal at least in amount to the sum contingently appropriated by the legislature of Illinois at its la-t session, say 12.000. Jt is highly probable that great exertion and management on the part of" our Bepresfntatives from the valley of the Wabash and White rivers may procure the appropriation: If a beginning at least will be made to an undertaking, which, if

correct policy had been pursued, should ere this have had a completion. Human wisdom is folly, and human foresight is blindness are truths fully exemplified by the present situation of the Wabash coun try, particularly the lower part of itBut a short time has elapsed since the eloquence of the tongue and the pen were employed to exnte the energies of the people in favor of a canal to unite the Wabash wi!h lake Erie. Splendid hopes were held nut and bright visions of wealth and prosperity dazzled the imaginations of all. a fever wa8 excited, an appropriation of land from the General Government was obtained, the faith of the State

was pledged, the canal was cooimenced,1 the summit lvel section sold out to contractors, and now it is found out that one end of the coutemptated canal lays in the state of Ohio, who will neither agree to make it herself, nor allow any one else to do it, and the other end, or a part of it runs through the land belonging to the sovereign Miami nation of Indians, who will Dot sell out their right. But supposing these obstacles to the completion of the canal removed, and the work completed, there are others which render it altogether useless t us The north east end of the Canal, disembogues into the Maumee, and the south-west into the Wabash, al or near the mouth of the Tippecanoe river. It is said that the navigation of the Maumee it worse than the Wabash, and the experience of the last 12 months has proved to our cost, its delay s and uncertainty. With these difficulties staring us io the fare.il would be madness to look for the fulfilment of the promises and prophecies hitherto made in our d;iy and generation. Tiie cotton and sugar of Louisiana and Mississippi, will not ascend our rivers on its iy to a northern market, our staple prorur-N of pork, flour and whiskey will not fi'Ki their wav to Ihp chores of biUn

Ene, in any time coming, to do good to the pie-ent population of this country. It is therefore in vain for us to wait, to lay by with our hands folded; we have worked for posterity , now let us do something for ourselves. The 6ame exertions which brought about the commencement of the can il, will complete the improvement of the river. We have supposed that our Stale will make an appropriation equal to that of .Illinois making in all $24,000, to suppose this, is all that can reasonably be hoped for. Thi sum for the improvement of this river is altogether inade qaate, but it is all or more than we can afford, drained as we are by the general government, and for the comforts and necessities of life which are imported from other states, new in our improvements, without a market for our produce, and even ten'.bs cf the laud not liable to taxa-

deep an interest in tin? matter, to memo- the charges and also some publication riahzp Congress and let the memorials oi jknown to have been written by me, and petitions be subscribed en masse by citi- endeavored to point out some resemblance zensof every creed and party. 1 havejof stle between the two, and inlimated little doubt that if this were done, aided Jihat the same person, that 1, wrute both by the talent we will now have in Con And persons who left V'incennes early in gress, that an appropriation would be made ;Setember, to attend the Indian treaties, and that in a few years we would have an ! publicly charged me with the authorship uninteirupted navigation to New Orleans, of ihe Cuttrtll p ipers, and referred to which is the natural market for the sur J Wool verlon as their authority Dr. Hiram plu produce of the country. Derker, well knows the truth of the first

Should the people approve of this idea,Jof the-e statements and he, and others,

old Knox should be up and a doing, anil l:now the other. I ak then, wny did

pie to the younger coun-i Wo-U etton charge me as the author, in T. I August? The pretence of a resemblance

i of stvle is too far fetched unless that

rMQ TIIH .jBIjI! supposed resemblance had been intended ,. . unless my style had been imitated as I here are some sumects so unpleasant. , . ? i ,t J t , .lis n irv writ irirr pniinturtoilnM anf f lion

that only urgent necessity can induce men , , , , . ' 5 J ,. .. . indeed it was natural, that a resemblance,

set a good exam ties.

to meddle with them The diffkui'ie

r i t-v - i , it- .supposed, in con? between John D oolverlon and myself.' . '.' , ... ... , . . .iM imitation, should I

are who

thn

t i v. w i t J i rj cwi l) in i o v . iiiv sit?'-

in consequence of an effort at

irty to tht Woolver

Vti,, i r . nrrvnmont onrotnet ma

f'lirinir lln r'wt htivta n.ifl :int

O r J J fnn ;npw Ili:it nrv hind

lUii-lLuuisr Willi UiC, IkiKJvv u urn oriuuiu,! , r , j -, . rc

l.iuilici icimi , lllcll till t i

writing had

had

On Mondav morning, the lDth Novem

ber last, before my breakfast, D C. John

on did come to mv house as sober as any

. -i n i

man, and solemnly swore io inree auinavits, all written by himself, in a plain regular hand and good grammatical En glish three times, solemnly swore befure

Gen. W Johnston, that he, and not I,

"wrote and preferred the Cottrell charges."

I have saiil he was perfectly sober, and will prove it before I conclude. Conscious of my own innocence, and furnished with this document, I felt tmse.lt safe and acted accordingly. 1 was mistaken, 1 had not then realized in my own person the bitterness growing out of party con

tests. I was not aware of the extent to which public opinion had been prejudiced. I did not appreciate the weight which would be attached, to evidence of a mere resemblance of writing my case had been prejudged. Too many men had prematurely formed their opinions; too many political opponents were willing to believe any thing ill of tne; too many were interested in getting me out of the way of themselves or friends, for me then to

have justice But especially theie was one circumstance that I could not explain,

and which seemed to clinch the nail upon me. I was in Terre Haute on the 23th or 29th of July. The Cottrell papers

were mailed there on the 30(h This has'

since been accidenllv met. Franris Cunningham, Tavern Keeper and Postmaster, of Terre-Hun!e, ha9 sworn before

Ques 1. Have you seen Mr. Judah frequently write, and are you acquainted with his hand writing? jlns. Yes. The Cottrell papers shewn, No. 1, 2, 3, and Mr. Stout said, No. 1 Resembles Mr.Judah's hand writing, I believe from the resemblance that it is his. No. 2 The same answer precisely. No. 3. I do not believe Samuel Judah wrote the first line. "Hon Louis McLane," it does not look like his I should doubt his writing any of ii, though the second line b.oks fomewhal like his. Ques 2. D" y ou discover any appearance of Mr. Judah's hand writing in disguise in the envelope? No. 3.

Ans. I cannot say, a9 I have never seeu his writing in disguise. By Mr. Judah. Ques. 1 How many years have you been acquainted? .Ins. At last fifteen. Qfcj. 2. How many years have I been in the habit of writing articles for ycur newspaper? Ans. Not less than ten. Ques. 3. Have you been in the habit of copying my hand writing, good, bad and indifferent? .'7ns. Yes.

4. Dots my hand writing vary

Que s. much? Ans.

Ques.

been .'ins. There is a general resemblance. hJpince heen acciden,,v met- Franris Cun- Ques. 5. Does the superscription . No.

an.i with what distaste, I have alluded to , . . ' iningham, Tavern Keeper and Postmas- 3. s.iewthat jrmeral resemblance?

those difficulties. My friends and associ , , "'J "V " 7 J. 7 . ter, of Terre-Hun'e. has sworn before! Ans Not s.j much ns to make mp nq-

, . , . ' . suniLc i iiusru mill cuusiauuy io icc, uiii i . n , T" t u - I ates know, that trusting in tne assurance . ,llffi,;.Bl Ko ;rp. il ! J,,dSe rke' that D C- Johns:on wa pect it to be vours." Now let it be kept

afforded by a good conscience, that t.me,, ff ,ieginnin to fix upon m erre-Hnute on the last days ot July, abort in mind that Mr. Stout had been intimatewould develop, every thing connected; , - . .r. 0b , TorKa worg same Ume 'as there. And thus the..y conversant with my writing for at least

mese marges asrainsi me exrnuiti . . . . ;iosimant m j ene-uauie on tne JUin, tpn -pnrc thnt Hp nnlv skpim tr hie rv,,,.

:ss in men c T ,. , " ,, iambic

! lit' . I LI r , , JI A, u m I . I VV 18 IV fll MIUW ! Hill I . !, , own naked delormiJy , and enatde uiv fell. , . A , . i davit am

with

him and his associates in itaseness

peneciiy consistent wmi ins am ;on a3 to a nart 0f the naners. and thnt

- 0 , . i - r i 7

!i,,on,i0-i t. . t,... .i,- on, i. r.i"""1 "v ""' 'v irom tne resemblance--and that he swears

low-cit.zens to no me full and ample jus-j in(li!Ui;n)olia ; . . , ,vritinf,' previous to the late election, I was inform., positively he does not believe I wrote the tice, I have bared my bosom to lhe;3 good men that this person,' paper mi,rUe(, No. 3. an(l h it not most storm ol prejudice which this per.on has; wm eu """e" ;VP." "f," Wuo,verton wa3 "halting to voters of;cer that Woolveiton's man Johnson, has so artlutly labored to excite and have pur-, hj J ' peypn ' (h thJ noners'Tr? '? mvate' 9,ome pal)ers "g""! alleclged a falsehood in stating Mr. Stout sued my ordinary cmuse without ernlea-! k n J( f ? ' exhfbi ! b' u'r ' samp swore to the writing of the Cottrell pavoriog to enlist or conciliate the good feel " "as asked, why Ihey pe and "pronounced it mine?" 1 ings of any-and bitter have been Z not published in the newspapers, Samuel Tomlmson was swo.n and ex-

i. , i ii i- , . ia,ia an opporiunny auoraeu me io rei v -.minefl hv Mi Dfivpv A meeting as held at his house and cer-! ,rt 1 1 An(, tL nnaDr n, rrl'im.bKM-.ey.: .. ..

.las. to i si question the Uotirell papers

i . . -. rr i. .

consequences . . mttpl- aa ... . . , . a" opporiunny auorueu me io reply j :,mined

But, this person, not yet gluiled still " 7 1 '7 a" ' '

haunted by the creation ot his own con-, n , . c , , , J anil rirnmiwt, tn. ..r... A ,J I A I ..

....v. , i i nruici,. jaiiu i uuiy

. . . .. . learn d all this, when the mnn v snintof

orinrrxj from iim rnnni en-.i nrp nn :itiriol j i

& ( ..II tkn a- n . . I. U I . .1 . I.r.i..t.

iviiii iijc ujJiuan 11c iiaa ui uui;iii . i i

to them: And the answer of John D. f-7 j . . . II 1

nooivenon repeaieaiy mane was, that it', hewn The chames No 2 ,n nn Inntr

might be thought untair before an elec- llke Mr. Judah1, writing. No. 1. look Hon the publication would be made af-more lkc his writing on the whole, I terwards. In this, thi person has exhi-,tl,ink it al jookj jl!ie his I cannot sav; I bited aootherspecimeo ot h.s assassin-like believe he wrote the charges No. 2. " A3 malignity of hts low dark and cowardly ,oNo 3. 1 believe he wrote the second line snirit Hut lam wrnn"r. ilipsppniiKptsdn r .1

i D, -. , .... 0, me upeiHcripuon .... u: 11 .i 111.; '

uui Bun mui. iiu hi. ten as wen migni. I . 1 . --v . a '

1 .iif'n rri (i rna ..uunf.. i i m a a i i . a . ..

""-""'s uojuLinii; ui j aJumiPUii, nproscr.it Inr mo tn ef ifo

H idiua uvui i,i;uiiiciiau'-c--iiui aatiffuutj - 1 1 1 1 1 . 11-

u v 1 j u KlilUl I11JJ II

1 r- 1 wijt ' I ' I 'I I IV III IIIV 111 V IIII71IP 5 III.

on me, witn my removal irom otiice upon ,' . . , . , tic ii r graceful pledge, cunninfflv asked for and suspicion, and loss of once dear y esteem- - . . ' llIll,,,elv 58ftlu lvl J- , , r . .11.1 ; incautiously given, ed friends, and defeat in the late election , A . .. , . n , . r 11 .1 -. 11 vnw tJS;iu' why a this? If the eviis yet following the pursuit, and has caus- 1 , , -T .... ' . .. : 1 .. , , , ,. e c dence ot the sty le , or o the hand writing, ed a publication to be made in the Sun of f, ., J . 'wlJ .

the last week and from the Gazette office " ' ,Vk "V mP'."ho stands indicted by the Grand Jury of seen ' lvnlin dailv for month- nJ , ... . . .. why not charge me onenlv . at the street t- r r. , J seen my wining aany tor monins, anj

,n nanamu at nlS own expence, out in corner, and in the face of dav ? I am but . ''T-V.u ? ry J V" ua8: known it for years. The public w.ll per-

nam 01 u. j. jumniin. unoer tne?e ., - , . . nittigcu vy ma lauici-iniaw wnn lorgery ; rp VP th-it a snap inniri.funl nnt ctmnn in i-or. 0 . ' b j'ttrive inai

circumstances, I

Of this gentleman's testimony, it is only

to state, that he had

beir

to trespass on

thei

patience of my fellow citizens, and solicit

single individual not strong in per

son not powerful in wealth destitute of

1 1 rmmnvinno . il, .... .1 J !

their indulgence, wh.Ie I attempt to de-' 7 ' "T. 7 ' ' T'" fend mvself against the mal,r,v f .hi,' enl,re.' Wn mer,t aml own

C7 " fa J "

.I........UU. JUI.C ,,13 UVII ."-jopenv rnar racter, due to my family, my friends, and;,,, mVe!L and til PThlhit him nnrl fiw ;,t:ri.i"

..y .... asked, why ciate and tool. Jnltrunn m ilioir nun1 . " . . . . "j

- - J l tVI V J

Why did he not at once and

re me w

as ?o the line of No '. nf

who acknowledged under oath that be;which Mr. Stout said he did not think it

had imitated

well became

my writing, lie acted asmy ritin?t Mr. Toriilincon savs nothing; one, charered himself bvino vn ua A,rrr u ,i.,ni,fo,i ri

the afljdavit of John M. Le Hoy, with de-ias fn anv ri;irf. he nnlv nr.nbp iron, fho re.

ith the offence and! ?,emeDt bft3(1 money- a"c of: semblance, though Woolverton makes his

ji.3i.ic,.. .c puu.n.auui. u,u ueuir, man Johnson say that Mr. Tomlinson swore

"U:cKot n r nn.l K . I. 1 J 1

c - - - - ...... i v LMtii iiic c iwri'iLr : i.i i i i r .-

1 As well might it be. asked, why the assas ! n " 1 .1 "n.,D "" ue "J ' , to the writing of the Cottrell papers, and

true colors.

jsi-i stab at night? why the thief steals in I

Could

guilty

any out a

conscience

I shall attempt to do myself justice in1. """"fitter vork, in f)ljt aeart , r. J - 5prreInInre;'Iliaion r ( h a nitM.l Tnnn

as few words as possible, but manv mav

be necessary. I may wound the feelings of some of his connexions, but to him, and not to me, they must look for the cause. I may introduce persons or subjects not directly connected with the matter, and handle them roughly, but let it be remembered that such is the manner in which 1 have been treated, and that 1 have borne and forhorne until further forbearance

would be alike unnatural and disgraceful After dark, on Saturday, the 17th day of November last, I was informed, that J. D. Woolverton, h id the original Cottrell papers that the writing resembled mine and that several respectable persons had certified that they believed it mine this was the first information I had that my name was even in suspicion connected with the matter.

On the 18th of August, preceding, I bad received from the Treasury Department a copy of the charges, with instructions to examine into them; and on the same day examined the accounts and cash at Woolverton's office. On the 23d September, I wrote to the Secretary, making a report ot the situation of the cash and if at all leaning to eithar side, rather par tial to Woolverton in rny statement of an

unauthorised loan made by him to Capt ii i i . . J . . .

a.. .i..tru. u.ciaiuranear, !iasnriationn feel, that it wniilrl ho IpC fnir

incident to a conscience incessantly haunt lpss :us, ,e99 man, lo , In '

gu.lt prompting its .,. Dri-.,flte. IaLse chame. a,n5f ;.

r , . -

ed by images ot

1.1 I' . a , I

m)seiauie s-uijeci in seeic snieplS and safeguards in the multiplicity of contrivances and in the superabundance of caution. If J. D. Woolverton had seriously believed that I was the author of those papers, he would at once and openly have charged me with it at the latest 60 soon as he had received the original papers. Such only could have been the course of a manly spirit, of any one, indeed, fired by the indignation, so natural to injured innocence. Such was not his belief such were not his feelings such was not his course. Three months were spent in dealing out insinuations two weeks more in secretly

procuring certificates, when accident made the disclosure. When informed of the charges against me, I set myself at wor k to discover the writer. I ascertained by accident, that D. C Johnson, had suid, he could write my hand, that he had been seen to imitate my writing, and I knew him to be the associate tool and pigeon of Woolverton. I asked of Gen. John Myers his assistance, not because he was my friend, but

oecaue he was conversant with Johnson s

Beckcs-and concluding, by submitting toUabi's. Gen. Myers did elicit from John-

mind stimulated ov a 1 . -

: jMiniuum.cu 11 nunc conceive, could any) i( is tnie ,.... ,hp n.npr rn,

long corrupted by vice and its ningham, Burtch, lleberd and "Homer

Johnson of Iel!vil!e," did swear even to tha tail of the hog; but I shall take the liberty of giving my views of the circumstances under which their opinions were formed, or their testimony given; and trust that I sall satisfy the public that their testimony adds not any weight to that of Messrs Stout and Tomlinson. However, it should be observed, and all reflecting men will feel the importance of the ob

servation, and in justice to the first three

cuueidate a few days before an election?

Only J D. Woolverton s mind could conceive this only his heart could feel this only he is mean and base, and at the same time weak and foolish enough, lo imagine such pretences would answer.

But so it is And in the Western Sun of

the 10th instant, these same papers thus

secretly shown before the election are of these individuals, it should be made;

published, and at the same time haudbills have been printed at the Gazette office, upon the personal call and at the expence

ol this Woolverton. Uqt before I proceed to the consideration of this publication, I ask all reflecting men, why is it that each additional effort publicly made by t h is person. Woolverton, against me, has been preceded by days and weeks of incessant labor, on his part, to anticipate public opinion, to enlist privately the opinions of those not well inclined to me. to secure the prejudices of numbers as it were on his side, before he dare step into the face of day? It is guilt, still distrust ingall the bulwarks it has provided it is couscious guilt, still alarmed at the phantoms of its own cieation, and still dreading merited detection. But to consider itns Woolverton's publication with the name of Johnson; 1 trust that 1 shall be

that evidence as to the identity of hand

writing is simply and solely a matter of opinion: wherever there is any resemblance between the writing under examination and the writing of the person charged, a little prejudice, whether arising from feeling or from interest, may incliue the mind and control the opinion of re witness, however honest in general he may be. Francis Cunningham was sworn, the Cottrell papers were shown him, and he replied to Muj Dewey. Ans. to 2J ques. "I have said heretofore that 1 believed Mr. Judah wrote those papers, aud J believe so now.1' In reply to some questions from me, he answered as follows: Ques. "Did Woolverton aod llatliff Boon aid you lo obtain the appointment of Pcatcnaster at Terre Haute 2"