A BASE CALUMNY EXPOSED.
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| We learn there has been circulated in the


counties of Moore and Chatham, a charge agains
Gen. Saunders, which would surprise every one,


but for the means resorted to by those who seem to


act upon the principle that 'the end justi6es the


means" The charge is that Gen Saunders was


guilty. during the late war, Of burning the Prcsi-


dent, Mr Madison tn eGgy. II might only be


necessary to state the charge, where Gen. Saun-
ders was known, to give it the lie-and we might
appeal to the people of Stokes, Rockingham and


CaSwell, counties which supported the war and
afterwards elected Gen Saunders to Congress !;
but fortunately we have more conclusive evidence,


in contradiction of the charge, drawn from the re-
cords of the Legislature. In 1915, the year in
which the war closed, Gen. Saunders was, for the
first time, elected to the Legislature from the
county of Caswell-a county which had been
more decided, perhaps, than any other, in support
of Mr.. Madison and the war. We quote from
the Journal of the House of Commons, Decem.
Der ii, 1915:


"The House, according to the order of the day,
proceeded to the consideration of the Resolution
presented by Mr. Bedford Brown in the following
words, to wit:


''ResolUed, That the frmness, energy and wisdom
which have characterized the political conduct of the
President of the United States James Madison) during
the late adnous contest of country, and his prompt
acceptance and ratification of honorable treaty. ente
him to the gratitude and thanks of this Legislature"


This Resolution, after various Intellectual at
tempts by the Federalfsts to amend it, passed by
vote of 76 yeas to 81 nays-R. III. Saunders cot
ing for the Resolution. This ofitself conclusive
ly refutes the SANDER. But if it did BOT, thou
sand witnesses could be had from the District af
terwards represented by Gen. S. in Congress,
and where is said the thing occurred, to contra
dict it. Gen. Saunders was then a young man,
and as we have always understood, was amongst
The most Jealous and ardent supporters of the war
in the country. And yet there are men, who
claim to be leaders in the Wing ranks, who have
he baseness to circulate this SANDER on the certi-
icate of some superannuated old mani Let them
be marked as fit objects for the finger of scorn to
DC pointed at and as deserving the detestaton of
Ill honorable men.


1t is due to Mr. Miller to remark, that he had
he manliness to say, from the stump, that he did
lot believe this story; and we have been led to
lotce and expose it only for the reason that we {
lear an attempt may be made to circulate it on
he day of the election. -.-.