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Growing Interesting.Tho p^ot thickens fast. Herriman’s reply to tho charge of defection, to which wo allulod last week, has called out most withering rebuke from Tigar, of the ticutinet, and we oannot, in view of all the evidence, and all the circnmstan-| ces, pronounce it either unjust or unmerited.— | What wo blame Herriman for, more than aught ; else, is, that he did not bring, or cause to be brought, the charges ho now makes against Judlt;:0 Borden, before tho Convention which nominated him. If they aro true, as ha asserts, and had ! been so proven in the Convention, Borden could not have received the nomination, and the Invincible 10th would not now be disgracj^y having elected a whig.Herriman asks, ‘‘why not give Andy Harlan a touch?” Because Andrew Harlan did hU duty like a Democrat, and because he cheerfully acted up to tho pledge lie made in tho Convention, which Mr. Herriman. did not. True, the falling off in tho Democratic vote of Grant county, is greater than that in Noble; but it is said that a number of Democrats in Grant have taken a stand not to support any man who does not uphold the compromise measures. Judge Burden is report ed to have taken strong ground against these measures, in some of his speeches, and consequently he did not receive their vote. This is the result of the preaching of Bill Brown, and tho first fruit of his system is a Democratic district represented in Congress by a higher-law whig!
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Fort Wayne Times
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Thu, Sep 11, 1851
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