Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-08-18

AS to the character Of the above Glib.
bons, no charge of stealing was ever
brought against him, and he never was ar
raigned before Court Martial but once
while he was in the service, and that was
on charge by John L. Cross, Orderly
Sergeant, for disobedence Of orders. Glib
bons was honorably discharged at New Or
leans, at the expiration Of the term of SER
vice of the Company.
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
SAMUEL BEATTY,
Late lst Lieut.. Com. X, 81 Regt o. Y.
Messrs. CARNEY & Letter.
These letters sustain substantially what
we said last week. Capt. Allen, who was
at distance of nearly two miles, but with
in sight, thought from the light, the noise,
and other demonstrations, that it was a
unanimous Increment. Lieut.. Beatty ex-
pressly states that he is confident that
s'Gibbons ,uas moi aciirely concerned in The
maffer,'' and that the cro,Ud ,ras composed
NOT only Of members Of The f,co Ohio Regi-
ments. but also The Indiana and Illinois
Regiments. OF course we shall not un-
derlake the defence Of the s'decency" of
these Regiments, at least until it is called
irI qe1ostiorr by rto7o hrs-i-5 jvrot tieir,irns'
to that very essential commodity. They
will certainly bear with cheer(ulness, all
the odium that may attach in consequence
of their not ':iaying claims" to member
ship in the so called "DEcENcy" pary.
The above letters both fatty contradict
the charge that Mr.. GIBBONS was twice
discharged from his company-or even
once. Indeed, the charge is in itself ab-
surd; for had he been once discharged for
crime, he would never have had the oppor-
tunity for second discharge, as he never
could have been reinstated. We have also
seen his certificate of a regular and honor
able discharge at the END of his term of en-
lis.ment.
In reference to his arraignment before
court martial, with five or SIX others, for
Gisobedience Of orders, we have been in.
formed that it was not at all discreditable
to the persons interested. A large propor-
tion of the company wero sick; and those
who were not on the sick list were doing
double duty, with which they were COM
pletely worn out; and when called upon
to parade, feeling themselves imposed upon,
they refused to comply. Messrs. J. Mum
grue andJ. Stephens were of the number
and yet those acquainted with them
would not believe them guilty Of any thing
rery criminal.
In reference to the charge preferred
upon the authority of sail The members of
ihe company. returned homs," we present
the following flat and unequivocal denial,
s signed by erery returned uoiunteer no,u in
and about Canton:
The Ohio Repository Of the 22d July
having preferred charges against THEo-
DoRE GIBBONS, member Of Capt. Aliens
Company, uron the authority of sail
lhe members Of that Company returned
home," the undersigned members of said
Company take the liberty to say that we
have never given authority to make such
charges or statements.
ANDREW P. GALLAGHER,
WM. J. HARTMAS,
john STEPHENS,
J CREIGHTON,
F. FoGELGEsANG,
john CoTwlNKLR,
JonN w. WAGNER,
CHAs. II. CoMBEs,
JACOB w. REX,
FRED. w. HAAcK,
w. McCURDY,
JACOB SEBoLD,
JACOB EBERsoL.
CANTON, July 81, 1917.
AS TO the charge that she was in prison
for stealing, before he left Canton for Mex
ico," we will only say, that although he
was arrested, upon bare suspicion, he was
never committed to prison-there was no
evidence against him whatever, tending to
show his guilt, and the prosecution was
abandoned. These facts are familiar to
all who witnessed the affair, and if thre are
any who eIe curious upon the subject, they
can readily satisfy themselves by exanin-
ing the record. What obloquy, then,
should attach to Mr.. GIBBONS? Has it
come to this, that man must be condemn
ed, even though he be innocent, merely
because he was arrested upon Suspicion?
Permit that rule to obtain, and no mans
reputation is safe. The callous wretch
who penned the charges above, against MIR.
e., every one of which we have proven to
be unmitigated falsehoods, would attack
the fair fame Of any-the most spotless,
and the best citizens, and blast their good
name, to compass his nefarious ends.
1t is said that Mr.. G. s:naakes no pre.
tentsons to common dscency." Be that as
it may. Some men are more modest in
their pretensions than others; and we have
invariably found that the greatest pretend
ers are always the least meriiorious. And
whatever may be his '.pretentions," or his
merit, for virtue, integrity, and all the
qualities that ennoble and adorn the human
heart, we place THEoDoRE GIBBONS high
high eboyo tho wretch who, without
provocation, without cause Of any kind,
and without the slightest particle of truth
prefers grave and infamous charges against
young man, for the purpose Of blasting
his reputation, and rendering him an OBJ
ject of dread and suspicion in community.
o. The Wings, when closely pressed
tor declarakon of their present principles,
evade an answer by pointing to their past
acts for those principles. We have glanced
over those acts, and find that one of their
principles, as developed by these acts, was
to tax tho peoples tea and coffee in time of
peace, and to insist on retaining a high tax
upon the peoples salt, sugar and lron-all
of which articles nra nct,1al iudie,opc,hlo y