, 1862-08-26

Pc rom volunteering. I remember him sayin
That be stood On the came democratic principle
thae tt 3aekt @ o. VA MWashtngton Monroe and Jedsfro
platform on he fathers Of the repube afdxe hlt tn
stood- sigued Wu1Ah ". RUsaEL1.
"Wm. G: Slower, q resident Of williamson couu
poeeB and eayB: ~"01"1 NC
Am acquainted with Dr. Bupdy of Wf11,.mso,
county, and have known him for seven OF eipb
summer Of 1851, in the month OF july. nafi H. IL
q F1sit at hie house, and we had Ionp cnnveTaa @
,1on nc ~ a9ont TIE political stste Of the countvy, an
ne lola me- his sympathies were with the M, h
and thas ne would not dght against them. He sait
ne was gofng to get alorg the best Way be- cnn1a
ana !nat re would not commit treason If he knew it
SlEneo NA. c. sTovER.
John ". Bandr, q resident Of W1,7,anao,
Comfy. aged fifty years being first sworn, deposr.
- a an acquainted with d.. Bundy Of Williamson
Gon4.y; Vas at baIbecae near Ro5't Strond,s
p1eeent an@a9, cSnn1 On The ID dy Of tns
q that occasion, in which he cond nlled tte acr.
t u me governor Of the state and Of the general
u eaT5ng On this war sud hs
5atlons N the South, that the South we're j1sria.
~ nhe ~ lak1ug up arms against the government.
sontb aSn 1at IT,, wg5g a more to blame
llat Inc administrator AID the abolitionisrs:
we're enc and the eame party and vent ior ne.5ro
"Dr: C1emenson was at thst barbecne .nz ,.oz
Pa9!lc speech, III which he condemned the ac: ~
government IN rega d to the South-snch :
~ the property Of 6ou1herners- ali
tAE ATS cl the government We're cDueti,uftnnai
%h xho mat the war of the administrator a1ains1
sEe e9ath were unconstitutional and reyojn1to1+
sr 3h;, ~. Neison Who also spoke on that OCCASION
| siu1 sn1nA LII E4eIue4eOn conveyed the eannp in
pses1s1oia that # he had 10 take sides in the war
tRoq9 Req 60 fS5 @ If Davis and 1ndorse him
spcEe yery violently sganet the goyeromont Hu
Il me eh91ee was given him to live with tie kh
ien AID Lincoln party or the demons Of hei1 ~
| Was Present 1T Marion In williamson c,nn+,
an.1s4 mo4noay, thg l1th Of the present mon n II
fntt ch Haen n e. a1H5 u J. Allen made public
ne war policy Of the government; that S fhnsa oa
,ho nno wanted to go to the war, should 20 Ibsf
s1i sna we wanted TO stay, shoald stay and stand
st a a4u zee lie salvation uf the Lord t1st m.
aomahistrallon lla had commenced ari.hy. bnr thst
~" LIN, taag nad commenceo war to free niggers
tha1 der ~ - G pe5s:ns who went to Marion On
| EFeech OF Judge Allen, said thoy had cbon1sad a
.ne1s sentiments @ AID refused to yo!uAt6ef IAN
COUNTY and know that Allen speech had thn ~ es das
| to prevent volunteering. He also taid 1hs AZ
mlnisi1atton nh WAS not able TO carry on 1he war,
a1d that then they COLD End The va and D sir
| the Constitution as 1t zcas.
| =, nIe1s tse meyers, sergeant OF Capt. Crceds
GeinPanv, Stationed Ut Big Muddy Br;dg, IN
Jachfon county, LII aged Is years. beios 1ni1, ~
sworn, deposes and says: u41s
c1s a;n an . member u Knights of the Golden Cir
e' n4u nave F1elted two meetings Of that orter
u 1hanson county. The first was an ,na
hgn. haae sR,,t y ths 18th Of July, at the sehouI
Which Wi= iuiI iated BY perEoo WIN va. ~
me worthy Chief 4 young man namsG Aa1p - ~
Ia ,;an AldreWs vent Will me. on which OCCASION
tnry atth book and 1ead to me- tie laws x.n.ch
Ne1c, as near as can rectliect: a. Ne are mr. -
taAG n4 afms either Tor against the pnyernn,.n1
u ne Gnited states, hut We will beaf true as-
eh ClIcie, ard that We shal not take m ae;ns
aEaln-t them, cut be une under a solid hndv'
u ns %as sworu to Under penalty Of dea1h VA,
not TO aloR it to be known that beIon el -, r.,
plae1, except tu those whom 1 k4e,y Wrrf, mer
peis. Was then shown the sign and pass Ivorda
ni,cs ;- ssce1d a.. melting was held about three
4.Aes IoM blansSil!e, in Williamson connfv
vuoge Dof was there, and seven OF eishL otntr
epeaAeis; Judge D. addressed the members and
Mhcb El,a IT, y, 1eElmen5 na the number,
1em aays. and they would have agms aua thai rhaV
,,j Mouo nave Great dial ro DO at hume that they
W. Moa carry out what th11d party had laid out to
ue uo1e against C4ion nleu .ouQ as the vn,,,n
teefe snouid lAre left. Several others alidreasad
i, ne meeting From the conversation uudrrss:,od
nre WIZ -, "eie expecting arHs from Missouri
"Ae1e sefe oc0 perstiia Present.
tslgRe0 George 4 MEYERS"
''Ez1a BurdIck CT williamson County uaa than
EWo1n and Eald: "A' I1en
H., mas Ia p!esent at barbecue held near s.ropd's
the nee11Lg al.a spu6c Ut The CONFUSION ~ 49,
~. ealttlhg; that 1t had become dangerous inr n
Ian Il 70 speak, az he Vas liable to Be tuken m.
,SaI tlncSfs we're arres1ing People aud cun,inin;
them %Nbont a hea1iuE, but th1t be ehonld -
Vial ne thought proper, as he drclued it par1iutsc
ssia ne had no st mpsthy win jeff Davis aud the
o'AeF 1eaae1s OF the rebellion, but he had 7raar
oeal leEs lot Lincoln aud hts cabinet ana assnci
atss ssd ne hau great regard fur The South. as ali
ha ss oaa 1eatlsea LIVED there; said Lincoln
lhe war W;1s to nbtrlte the e]ages and m4sa 1hoM
t4nal to TIE White ftlEs. His speech throurhonr
was ID condemnation Of he adu1p1atrat,one .e1I
the South were justified in The cuarae rhpaa naG
1aktn, aid it was only in stH-defen.e e: e Shor1pd
tht tte penoefatlc parry TO hold until they hsd
co1lsf1ltlen as 1t H&s; eaiu the o,iect nj th.. .
ninis tratlcn was TO Kill of the ueunie nf H. H.
stal ana hDe1ate the slaves thut 1ae volunteer
n, ~, iI inat tnes Would have to do it II they
Preacher Nelson next addressed the meetne
aLu aa talAsd u u Inc sane strain; would not ass1
ciatE "ltn RcpubllcaEs; would rather live n:i1h
Inc demons iu he'll, anu Recommended the ne,nl
cfa1s 70 stlck together and again get mo power
AID restore peace. e''eA
I" u Clemenson complained Of the governments;
1er violating the Constitution that fhe Lincjn |
paly Wsft not carr, ing out their pretended ends
,bat ia ir 1ntr oteet was t. nerate inc n'ssers b
me erection Of bis d.scoufEe, iuftrreu that h
tTied to ptreuatie the pecple not to cnIisI.
al!h3ggh , hs y, aid not eay 50 In d1rect terms
interi to sneak Tnch 1ha+ lguea and did not
tined to etod sne.ch euas "a t1e5 uad already lis
their nnr,v And tb. ~ 1s LEY 1aa done-etick to
4. axe ncacr and res1y-a rba get lug power, and
iEir1edl 0 |us eoAss si1ulion as 1t Waa.
!. -, r. =. 6oKD1cR."
+, .aua ~; sot,el, 1eEldent Of Williamson couu-
nna ord saHs Years. being duly swofn de-
vas Present at the meeting at Strond's T
he wanIs5 aa ~ oIma ~ =, Mukeys tpeach- He rays
var nene rhot ~ ~ II, W hEv~ tnal ne WAS an anti
erI3 1.n1ss 1ha.a ~ u,s opluton tne Wat would not
finn, ihe Snnth o r 10 = scpatatlon ot the North
but CO not now brSnr " 4He u tne T. u. c.,
Schcha,;e pFairio ~ s;;,,, was initiated near
r - nnrath i;tt,.t ~ p = H1Inamson county. James
cath ~ oh1fno4in,, ~ iae, auu aamln1st cred the
passSn1ds fnhn Ghsan a,u gaye me the sigos and
IlourhercT Wiiiio1a iir4 % voan alexander, John
i,Se1m.n' ~ y ian nast. ana the son OF John
NJ 1pa, sal aua 1n1ns Dennls Crane, were present
es eTniaineG ~ o..s 49, " I1e objects OF the order
he :. ~ vfc, - s, nas 20 assist In putting down
fsi"ned AsAoene ~ 'oluHsget.
ENathsT;e1 CIV ros;ao,,. oouS ~ =. SoEEEl."
~. foriydTe wears na haiI ~ ulfahson coun
"a CO... y" seo4e ou' oelAg ouly 6Worn, deposes
W. nraeant a. +bo,,oo.x
,th NJ arm,st H. IL W.. Get! at a1ronds, on the
vent intC 3Lo n,aot; naaqy Mas speaStns when |
1nion and satG ,, ~ spose against the ad-
at1trfinro ri lin ennt. - - th slt ast5 We're nacon-
n ~. a "..e 81. o!ct4 l4tu II ~ the opposition
.nh;eri ir aap;,,n = n. ~. ae Illustrated the
sh.J =, E,t;fc I1E h,n = II mse as me south had
i,,1,n a ax in sa1t atu .t taat WAL tney had
bad riytn unt fhaf he ,h;oct .ne
" ~ w tnaI lne a9jecG OF getting volunteers
~, ~ ~ ssupptess me feoel1on, but that it was
eonth of Their 11ht " III was 70 deprive the
government nntf7ng r1ns a Hs snu"E " tne
10 cut 1hr rhrnnta n Tho .r1we. la ~ A1ssS16
south that the Nnr1h vas the atn1raa.;ra t u