The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-03-26
self.defence. His letter will speak .or
itself Read it, ye who wish to gain 40
insight iato the manner in which affairs
are sometimes conducted in Democratic
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CAxP NEAR FALMorTn, Narch I, 1862
J. 5. TopD-Sr: In reading over the Dem
ocrat q, Sen iaeL OF February 25th, see letter
purporting TO have been written from Co. D,
10th Regt. Penna. Vols. I have but little TO
say but you added lot OF reasonable slang
that | never wrote, nor authorized you nor
any person to write, and if you produce the
original letters know that you viii not find
one word of disrespect used towards tie
President Of the United States, a1d had you
any sense or common dccency about you, | do
not think that you would have added lot Of
stuff of your own manufacturing, that pa
triotic soldier or citizen would xrite-and
all of this purporting TO come from Co. ID,
li5th Regt Do you any person that Las
been acquainted with me, not know that |
would not be ass enough to run the risk of q
General Court Martial, by sending such stuff
to be published You should study the Ar
ticles of War before you misconstrue soldiers
letters in future. | would refer you to Article
Fifth: "Any officer or soldier who shall use
contemptuous or disrespt ctful words against
the President of the United States, against
the Vice President of the United States. or
against the Chief Magistrate Or Legislature OF
any of the United States in which he may be
quartered, if a commissioned officer, shall be
cashered, or otherwise punished, rs a Court
Martial shall direct if "a non-commissioned
officer or soldier, he shall suffer such punish
ment shall be inflicted on him hY he SEN
tence OF Court Martial"
Several persons AT home know that have
corresponded with you, and to see such stuff
appear, would t,>ink that had forgotten n
oath or had lost all sense OF honor. Even
had ] entertained such thoughts, never wo'd
have written them for the purpose of making
them public: but suc, thoughts never were
mine. | am this day as willing TO fight for
the Union as ever was. it matters not what
President / may be under, or what General ne
may appoint over me, /, for one. viii try 10 DO
my duty, ard feel certain that these are the
sentiments of Co. D, iI5th Regt. We are
willing to fight rebels in arms, who are trying
to destroy and divide our once happy and
peaceful country. We are also willing, if
necessary, TO return home and fight traitors
gYho are ~harEing~ Ike mastered wheips at
home, trying 10 weaken the Administration,
and destroy our Union, ty encouraging the
rebels to hold out little longer. These ere
my sentiments, and hope that they are the
sentiments Of every honest man-Deinocrat or
Republican,.
II you have the principle Of gentleman.
you will republish that, and the other letters,
or that part which you added to them ia your
contemptuous language against the President
| of the United States II you do not ! viii
have them corrected. The first came out
nearly in its original form the second had
some added TO II; the third the same and the
one of the 2Ist OF Feb. was az outrage. Your
paper was p welcome visitor until you wanted
to make it famous with the Vallandigham
speeches of the misconstructon Of our letters
You viii do US favor by keeping them al
home, sending them to some person that
has no more sense than yourself
EVAN DAVIS, Ist Sergt.
Go. ID, ll5th p. V.