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J'romtlio Wisconsin Whig Mil. Editjr:—I am Ihc hist mao who would vri^h to trouble you with my misfortunes ( r array the name of any «ne b%lore the p ibtic h I) id Jono cue u wrlt;«rf£,but a ciruimibince h^Lti trait4*pi rod wiiinn iho last few fhiys which I with you to publi^ii. rucJ the measures taken to gumthe result Sumo two weeks ago I wasin comp a iv usth sever a| gcntlmej) ofthot town Among whom n petition was circulating for signors—’ho question was asked me wbetb n 1 would sign it or nut! I ti^k#c'd tlieon 11 who hod it l- |lt;*-l mo read it— he did so. and I read the bojy of the petition whjeh was published in the Enquire tf withr ut even u dote tci it or a direction, bosh were afterward-* added by I -t\*A Mill t \r chief in this county., I was told that it was done merely for n hoax— that it wc s done merely to ehigrin some two or three men in this county, ornt nothing tvns to b“ done with it beyond the limits 4 f Platt Wile, With thii understanding [signed the petition, and 1 now fir-d rh-it 1 caption has b jen added to it and that my rca.rn k h a been published in tho Enqn ror as one of those who support Cov. Dt trr hrslMe conduct towards tho Represent ulifi s of the people- This in nut tilt1 c but merely fur a joke wn* my mmo added lt;0 the list, not I hut Doty V tools might make capital out of it.— I jij ike this statement that pcnplo abroad ma\ hnow to whtt meanness Rome men will *t«op so that they may let their mas* ter know how active they are in hii causc. Yuurs truly,JORDAN GILLHAM. Plattnlle. December 20. 1842.
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Madison City Express
Madison, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Jan 05, 1843
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