, 1862-07-12

whom were some two or three county officials of
that county, who are avowed secessonists, mali
ciously and cowardly undertook, first to assassin
ate and violently maltreat, and after failing in
this then falsely prosecute Mr.. Beatty for sedtion
simply because he had the courage to say that he
was Union man, and evnced a willingness to
befriend the Volunteers stationed at that Post
whenever assistance might be needed. He states
that Convention was called to meet in Wala
Walla, which purpored to be Union Conven-
ton for the nomination of candidates for the ap,
preaching election. That at this Convention, a
strong secession element undertook to control the
nominations, but finding that they we're about to
fail, tried to break up the Convention in row.
That desperate by the name of Anderson, struck
a Volunteer with big tone, knocking him down,
because he said he was not ashamed so wear the
badge Of a soldier in the present national war
times. That Deputy Sheriff Porter saw the SOL
der maltreated, but instead of promptly arresting
the offending party advised him to leave town for
day or two That the friends and comrades of
the wounded volunteer called upon the De-,ntv
Sheriff that everirg and demanded the arrest n
Anderson, or to know the reascn why ne was NOT
arrested. That the Deputy Sheriff undertook to
excuse himself pJ false representations, and that
MI DeaI'y promptly told the Deputy in their
presence, .nat he was telling falsehood and that
for ms reason, he Beatty was arrested on the
( Monday following, upon complaint of said Depu-
| ty, charging him with the crime of sedition and
/ trying to excite mobs to acts of violence. That
after numerous false and malicious actions on the
/ part Of this Porter and his secession aiders and
abettors Mr. Beatty was informed by the Justice
OF the Peace, on Tuesday morning. that he (the
Justice) satisfied that the charges could not
be sustained, and he, therefore, gave Mr. Beatty
a certificate of an honorable discharge from any
] fhprr in hoit
without even going into trial. After being so dis
charged, Mr. Beatty left the place for this city.
! The above are some Of the principal facts
nected with this high-handed outrage upon the
rights of peaceabe and loyal citizen committed
by treason ympathizing county officials of Walla
/ Walla county, which should receive the unquali-
fed condemnation OF every patriotic lover of his
country. Many other indigni6es were imposed
upon Mr.. Beatty but space will not permit US to
give them in further detail. We shall probably
refer to this matter again OregOnian
Shades Of all the martyrs defend us
Was ever truth more outrageously pervert-
ed And Beatty, Mr. L. F. Beatty, g the
Popular Young American Tragedian,"
lecher and violator of all ties which an
honest man holds most sacred, has suffer-
ed martyrdom and that at the hands of
the " secessionists" of Walla Walla and
by the relation of his hair breadth
'scapes" from the hands of those who would
commit "this high-handed outrage upon
the rights of peaceable and loyal citizen"
he has doubtless been made the lion of the
day in Portland We copy this statement
of his for two reasons: to show the people
at home how they are misrepresented
abroad, and, much as we dislike personal
controversy which elevates an entirely un-
worthy subject to public notice, to tell our
cotemporary of the Oregonian something
about the character of the man who has
imposed this lying story upon him. The
circumstances justify it. His first assertion
that there are two or three county officials
in this county who are " avowed seces sion
lists" is unqualifedly false the second,
that they undertook first to assassinate
and violently maltreat him because he had
the courage to say that he was Union
!
''courage" to make such declaration in this
community, Beatty is not the man who
would have done it. The third statement,
that strong secession element tried to
break up the county convention in a row
is false. There was not one ''secessionist"
in the convention, and if any one "ele-
ment" contributed more than another to
- break up the convention it as just the
opposite of this Beattys misrepresenta-
ton of the convention and its proceedings
is most likely caused by the fact that he
tried to take part in it, was nominated
as one of a committee to draft resolutions,
but the people, knowing their man, when
the vote was taken upon his name gave it
a unanimous mo! " THAT a desperate
named Anderson struck volunteer with
big stone knocking him down, because he
said he tcas not ashamed 10 lcear the badge
of soldier in these present national 10a'
times" is perversion; and all the excite
ment which followed this unfortunate affray
was occasioned by Beatty's lying represen-
tations to strangers at the garrison. This
matter we fully explained in a previous
number, with the exception of the cOward's
part which Beatty play ed in it. He had had
a personal difficulty with the deputy sher-
if, because he (the deputy had consented
to and endeavored to assist the wife of
Beatty to find a purchaser for her prop
erty-she having been reduced to the ex-
tremity of selling it in consequence of her
husband basely deserting her, to live with
a concubine, leaving her dependent upon
public charity and like treacherous vii
lain, without the nerve to seek satisfaction
alone fer this imagined ''insult," he
thought the opportunity good one to-en-
list aid in a scheme which he had not the
courage to attempt individually, and to
crafty that revengeful spirit he proceeded
to put it into execution, even at the risk of
involving a whole community in trouble.
He left the Justice presence, kno wing that
papers were being issued for the arrest Of
Anderson, posted oil to the garrison, wter6
he sought by false and malicious represen-
tations to ;ncte the volunteers to acts of
hostility against the deputy sheriff for not
arresting the offender on the spot and in
revenge for the injuries sustained by their
comrade at his hands. He came with the
soldiers to the city, and feeling secure in