Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-31

ing or connection of the person arrested.
Seeing no chance for myself if | came to !
trial, =" cut stick and left the bail in for it.
| would have had some conjunction about
doing that if they had treated me right, but
L had hard work to coax my friends to bail
me, and even then had to promise that |
would say "good word" for them to the
President, in case there should happen any
mail agencies or other governmcnt offices to
be filled. With the certificates that had in
my possession from Pierce, and other leading
men of Washington and OF this State and Of
which they had full knowledge, think it was
their duty to step forward promptly, and as
sis me, but when l found how backward and
shy they we're, determined that if got them
into it would let them stick ; and did, and
am not the least sorry for it. They can re-
cover the loss the best way they can.
will try and get to your place soon and
form an organization. Your country has
great reputation with the powers that be at
Washington and of course your name as well
as the names of some other leaders Of your
country, stand high on the list of the Presi-
dents favor. If We can push the Sag NIGHT
association through, and keep strong enough
to carry the next Presidential election you
may all expect to obtain reward fully equiv
aent to the majority your country vii give !;
you know the terms; 1000 majority will en-
title your head man to a chargeshp with
other Offices for other leaders. The postofhces
of course you get anyhow.
I Our name takes well with the Dutch, but
it does not go down we'll with the Irish. But
the Irish have no help for themselves. The
Know Nothngs are down on the Catholics,
and that fixes them II am rightly in
formed, the Germans arc strong in Crawford,
and there are but few Irish to conciliate, SO
that see no difficulty in your keeping every
thing right. will give you due notice when
to expect me.
Yours, fraternally, G. W. j.
BY oversight these rich letters were sent to
the Bucyrus Journal instead of the Crawford
County Journal. The editor of the former did
not exactly understand them, having neither
sympathy with sick or Sag NIGHT, but concluded
something rich was g leaking out" So he pub
lished them! But the day after, a note, prec-
ions note, was received by him, the close of which
is as follows:
ASHLAND, Feb Is, 1855
EDITOR BUCYRUs JoURNAL.-SlR:--lt is only
necessary to say that it (he letter) was misdl-
rected, and will in all probability fall into your
hands. As the contents are strictly of private
nature, trust that If you get this before you re-
celye that that you will return it to my address
at this place without opening it
If perchance, it should have reached you and
YOU should have opened it, should be under
lasting obligations to you if you will reencose
and return il to me, for which service | will re
nit you ten dollars as soon as get it.
Yours truly, G. W. JOINS.
The editor of the Bucyrus Journal determined
to prove the matter and ascertain who this g
w. Johns was, and what was his business Sc
ne visited Mansfield and Ashland, and ascertain
ed that he was at the present time clerk in the
employ of the Administration at Washington
, but engaged just now in the business Of organi
S zng sag NIGHT Societies in Ohio