The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-01-14

nuass Hfhe Monster MCNeH a
rs The following seatehent Of the atrccities Of
this monster have been going the rounds of
the Republican press, accompanied By editorial
lremarksto discreditlor paFliate the transaction.
IF they were ~nottrae, the aoyernmen should
have the matter inFestigated;S butsthat would
only clinch the charges. as We1afe informed by
an old friend and am eminent citizen of
Missouri who.is cohsefsant With ftemSNThe
fact of the young man giving his life for the
sake of the family ofotheEtc6ndemned man is
correct. We think 7itawiIl not be long before
the Administration will regret not having
promptly disayoNsd McNEfL's conduct, and
dismissed him from the service. The subtsr-
fuge that be wassbeyoAd their control, because
he was, an officer Of State troops, is ridiculous.
The State troops are all mustered into the SER
vice of the United States, though they serve
in their State9 which is all the. difference be-
1sces them Iandtse other troops
God permits devils ike Mcneil to do their
norkt to- bring out the sublime heroism of lofty,
natures like the man who gave his life for the
family, and the touching scene of the impor-
uuftyofttef iittise- for his father,s IHe;T
This is not the only masseere of McNEILsE
He put to death in cold blood a large amber
previ6usly-twenty at one time. Before the
war he was . jcurneyman halter; now he Is
MCNEIL. - les gsiaaibf8s5s
One Of the ten condemned had, a wife and
children dependont upon him for sup
is wife went to1Geperal MeNEIn5aud
srtreateS him to spare her husbands lifo,
telling him hat she vas inill health1 that her
were all young and entirely helpless,
that without their father they woald;be
thrown upon tho public for supports and that
her relatives were aHfin q distant country and
little able 70 give her assistance sMeNEIL
tried tn; put her away with such un~manlysex-
pressions' as: aGo away, woman, Is want none
81. your snpfiing here;' OF, Your husband is
rebel and should be hung1,a and such like
languagei bnt finally he said that III the Rife
Gould ind any one who would die in her hps-
place he would release him, and spare
his1ife.3 This hard condition Of release, de-
all hope, fornwhoscould ask any one to
give up, hisdifeii in suchtsn1emergsnoy? lrhe
wife vent away. with a heavy heaftss Asshert
lime before the time appointed forthe r~Inassa9|
ere :, yoqng man, nineteen or twenty yearsiofI
age- signi6ed his Willingness to- take 1thes place.
the man whose family was dependent upon
MIN, saying that he. had no relatives, NO frie1dj
that he was aware of; that none Kere1 G1spend7
emit upon hin, end that latter Ibis death he
would net be missed, while 1T would be . SCI
rious thing to have one shot whose family, in
,onsequence, would be left alone and dneared5
for. He Bas taken as ~ substitute agreeablyi
~ nt7SfN ~ 5@fS aI tl1 > A3InG ~ ~ i
,thers on that fatal. day. o ssasssfss1 ssdt bsssi
Another case among tbe0 teugwasathatsdof a al
nan swith;a wife and one ehilass boy MINI orr
en- years of age Thes mother was lyingDais
3ick bed, and unable to go to tho c~omlnandihg4
,fhcer and intercede for her doomed husband.
The little boy went to- MoNEtI, aud i dthe
pilb ess, of his affection for his fhtier, entreat1
d begged and implored liam to spare the life
his father tellpg him how much he loved
lin, how good q father be had always BEEN,
hsd becn.to5h mother ;that
lissfather hadlpepar done anything wrong,and
hat wth9nt crime there sheudsbe no opunr
Said the umaply little fellow sd
4 don't know how mother aBdme will get
If you kill myIfather.s 60 + know that he
lie hot hslp to take Mr.. AAlleman " for
e was not absent from home for a month be-
ore the night that the soldiers came and took
i'm out of bed away from mother and mes
'atlief has just got our farm paid fer, and vel
as going to bSild a new and better heuse than {
e have been living in. We'llb be very lonely
ithout him. She says that viii some day
ID protect her, but that viii be q good while {
9oI know General, when you think of
lose FHings that you will not kill my father." &
such Language he urged the release of bis /
thef, but in this case Mcneil was unrele4t- {
g, and would. not release the father, but con- 1
that the boy should ride out with him ?
the places Of execution. When the wagons 2
ssed through the streets with the doomed
en- seated upon their collins, this little boy d
as seen sitting 90 his fathers knee, and cling o
& to him, as IF deterBnined not to let him 90 i,
fs said that when they arrived at the place a
H~executiony ana the hen we're placedin line,
was with the utmost Aiiicultya that tHey II
jagged the boy away from his fathers en- Z
ace, clpgipg as they did SO el6sdy together. Il
re father died with hish companions, and n
zen bis remains we're put aidtethe rodgh4E
fin and hauled backDthrougk the ss&n d, the g
tie bay was seen seated upon athetgude box "a
It ~csntajaed. all..fkat was aeft of his kind enl 3
iltless, father. IL aoIsssaa assl sef asHb'