Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-07-25

he expected, if successful to remove his
family. As a citizen, he was highly respect
ed there as he was here, and we are author
lied by the gentleman who brought his re.
mains, and whose card may be found below,
to pronounce the above as wholly false, with
out the least cause for its assertion:
''MR EDTToR Dear SRI hereby ten
der to yourself and through you to the good
and very kind citizens generally, my sincere
thanks and high regard for many kindnesses
and friendly attentions bestowed upon me
during my sojourn in your very pleasant
village.
81 now return to my far off home in the
sunny South, fondly indulging the hope,
that ere long our once happy and united
country may be reunited in fraternal affection
beneath the ample folds ofthe significant
emblem of the great empire of freedom
'Yours, most Respectfully,
-. w. DEMBY.
"July 22nd, 1861"
The Editor says ''the falsehood was start
ed in the Abolition sheet in Wheeling. -
lie knows just as well as he knows he is a
traitor to his country that there is no "Abo-
lition sheet" in Wheeling; but what is the
use of telling him so, when he is hourly
sncaking around in dark corners denouncing
as "Aboitionists' those stern and honest
Democrats in this town who will not yield
their love Of country and the flag, with all
their hallowed memories, and pander to the
ambition and crouch at the feet of the
scoundrelly rebels who are seeking to over
turn our blessed Government?
'Mr. Ryan was no Aboitionist, but a
loyal man to his adopted country" Who
in the name of Heaven, ever said he ,oas al
Aboltionist or who ever doubted his loyal
ty? The truth is this Editor regards every
citizen of the South who will not voluutee
to fight the battles of rebellion as an 1Joii
ZIONIST!
Again, the Editor says he is authorized
by the gentleman who brought his remain
home to pronounce the above wholly false
without the least shadow of foundation. -
IF so, sir, why did you wait until Mr. Demb,
had left town to return to Arkansas befor
you contradicted it? Mr. Demby was il
town about three weeks. This Abolition
paper at Wheeling published the paragraph
alluded to but few days after Mr.. d
reached here with the remains of Mr.. Ryan
If Mr.. D. pronounced it false, why was
not at once corrected? Why did you wal
until Mr.. DENNY had gone where he woulc
never see your contradiction? Mr.. IIcaton
it is the opinion of our citizens general,
that you are Deliberately lying! We hav
before us a letter addressed by Mr.. Rya
"to Conrad Troll, ESQ.," dated ''Pine Bluffs
April 80, 1861, and the original of whcl
may be seen at any time by calling upon MI
Troll In that letter Mr.. Ryan says:
II have volunteered Gam entailed'
c erased) into the Arkansas Invincibles for tn
S purpose of home guard" &c.
Y Tho reader will understand this. 1t wa
Q not safe for Mr.. Ryan to write North tha
: he was forced (entailed) into the serviql
f consequently, he erased the words Fam d
4 tailed" and substituted 'have volunteered.
/ There was a surveillance over the mails there
and we know Mr.. Ryan would not like t
t court an Arkansas tooth-pick."
h Finally, we will say that the Editor VIII
b could pen such an article us the above
: heartless and soulless--that the fountains ,
It humanity are dried up within him, and h
: and his pcstilential sheet should be handle
e only as you would loathsome and lesterin
a smallpox.