TO MR. WILLIAM LLOYD, ALIAS WM.

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 SIR--lt IS at all times painful to mo to ap- pear before the public in newspaper contro- versy but the tissue of falsehood contained m the publication under your signature, pub- lished i'll the Advocate of the 1st, and in the Times ot the 2d of May, compels me, i'll jus tice to myself and friends, to give 1t this brief notice.

 You charge with being a slaaderey and llar, and of endeavoring to have you arrested for horse-stealing. Now let us see how plain truth shall put down your base falsehood.- The mall rider, on his return from up the riy- CT, inquired of me if two men and d boy. with mare, had not staid ut my houseq I answered in the affirmative. He then stated that, beyond doubt, you had stolen the mare from a widow woman in Legan's Bottom. I replied that could not believe it--as your appearance was too genteel and gentlemanly. and Il the mare was stolen, 1 would engage that you came by her honorably. Now, Mr. Floyd, this IS the head and front of my of- tending, for which you are pleased to brand me Ill the public prints with the base epithets of slanderer, liar, &c l have troubled n.y. self to take the deposition of the person pre- sent, which here annex for your perusal: and then ask yourself, if the odious epithets of slanderer and liar do not more properly belong to yourself9 l will then leave you to draw the distinction between the charac ter you so much complain of, and that of fselt-conVicted calumnator and liar.

 You say, that should deny your charges, you will prove your assertions by incontroyer- tibe testimony Try it, MT. Lloyd, and see how much easier 1t is for you to trumpet falsehood than to prove 1t. That had mis- took your character l c8ndidly confess. al pIt m of off +t, forts of my guests. This is broad charge give me a specific charge, and will put my self to the trouble to prove you liar in this also.

 That you were up frequently in the night, IS most true; but then believed, and now believe, that it was desire to assist the cook in her culinary avocations, that disturbed your repose, and not the dread of being ap- prehended as horse thief.

 SAMUEL PhUMMER.

 .9ay oth, 1885.

 Elisha Harris says: Some time in April, 1885, called at Mir. Plummer's, one even- ing. While l was there, the maH came from above, and conversation took place at sup per, between the mail rider and Mir. Plum- mer, about certain sorrel mare in Logans Bottom. MT. Hummer said, if his horse had

 

 fine sorrel mare; and the post rider asked what sort of a mare she was, and MT. Plum mer told him as near as he could. The post rider asked Mr. PIummer if it was not two men and little boy that had the mareq Mir. Plummer answered yes; and says the post rider, 1t is no doubt but that they stole the mare out of Logan's Bottom and MT. Hummer said he did not believe that that man stole that mare, for he looked too much like gentleman--that if she was stolen. he believed he had come by her honestly; for if nc had stolen the mare, he would not have stald at his house two nights and one day, so near where the mare was stolen, for he might have known that he would be followed for as fine mare as she was. 1 have known MT. Hummer ever since he lived there, and I have never known him to islander any person.

 ELISHA HARRIS.

 The within statement sworn to and sub- scribed to before me, this 9th day of May. 1855. JOHN HIBBIN. J P.

 l was at Mir. Plummer's, when two men and one boy staid two nights and one day. The time they left was on the ICth of April last, which was on Friday. On the same day MT. James Danley arrived with the mail; and at supper he asked Mr. Hummer about them, when he, Mr. Piummer, told him all he knew about them; and Mir. Danley said that there was fine mare missing in Lo- gan's Bottom. Mr. Plummer replied that he did not think that was the mare, and fit 1t was, they came by her honestly, for they looked like gentlemen. l do not hesitate saying the piece published in the Advocate, and signed by William M. Floyd, is false.

 TIMOTHY HARRIS.

 Sworn to and subscribed before me, 9th of May, 1855. JOHN HIBBIN, J. P.

 was at Mr. Plummer's, when two men stopped, and one boy. Staid two nights and one day. They had three horses and one fine mare, and left on Friday morning, 10th of April, after breakfast; and still live with MT. Hummer, and have never heard him speak harmful word of them in any respect; and, therefore, do not hesitate in saying the piece published in the Advocate against MT. Hummer is false, signed by William M. Floyd. THOS. CLARK.

 Signed and sworn to before me this 9th day of May, 1885.

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