Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-30

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en- you full, candid and unreserved exposition
of my opinions and feelings on the several sub.
jects to which they relate. hope they will be
received and examined in the same friendly and
frank spirit in which they are communicated.
am your friend and obsdient servant,
Ls..... ... ...... .... II. CLAY.
To JACOB GIBSON, Savannah, Ashland county,
Ohio. '+aa
More About the Ubiquitous Morgan-In.
cidents Of his Three Hours Stay In
Washington, Ohio. .f
.. Correspondence Of the Ohio statesmsn.l
h. ,..s. .-... SUNDAY, July 26, 1863.
Many and varied are the detailed accounts
of the sayings and doings Of this worldfame
marauding band as they spoke and acted In this
town and vicinity. The fact is, the scsmps de-
ported themselves far better than our fears had
allowed us to hope, from the many groundless
verbal rumors and absolutely false reports in
the pagers Of his mode Of procedure that had
reached us. t
Even unused to war as most Of us were, we
all agree that he did not do anything "terribe," !"
and that most of his men are really polite and
gentlemanly. Doubtless in hia band there are
some very bad and desperate characters, Tin
deed, one Of Morgan's staff said to me that ths
was 90, and that "the General" much regret ed
it), but 80 rigid and thorough was she discipline
over them that even the worst were compara.
lively respectful to ell NONRESIDENT citizens.
II Ia perfectly contemplate to see the efforts
that dirty, vile, low Abolition tongues and pens
make to give this truly sad movement of Morgan
o political turn. The numerous lies they tell Of
the 'sympathy" and especial kindness OF Dem.
ocrass to tbese desperadoes, are black aud un.
mitigated, and mean enough TO crimson the
phis Of old Satin himself with blush of shame!
Il ia truly astonishing what falsehoods they put
10 circulation. Nothing can be more ridiculous
than many Of the things stated and written BY
these Lsagued liars about Democrats fayoring
Morgan, and he and his men hurrahing for Val
landigham In the towns through which he passes!
And yet the readers OF such sheets as the DIN.
cinnGN Gazette and Journal of Columbus, gulp
them ell down as gospel, and thus do great in
justice to as good, loyal ald union loving men
as ever lived. .-
Many Of us MID gled quite extensively with
the leading officers of Morgan's squad (for IL is
only large squad he has), and We do most firm
ly declare that they expressed no political sym
psthy with Mr.. Vallandighamj bus on the con-
trary, their nope was that the North might ever
reunion or Reconstruction would be impossible.
Nov, this is the fact, and state IL not as q
politician, but to correct falsehoods that are
aAoat. Many Of theae men, such aa Capt. T.
8. Morgan, of Ky, and Lieut.. e. d. Lawrence,
Mai. Tnos. b. Boyed, Lieut. Jno. Joys, jr , OF
Louisville, KY, and other officials, informed
the writer that great majority Of the South
would die hundred deAths rather than come
into the Union again under an Abolition Ad.
ministration- such was the status of affairs
1at the present that II they would lay down thei,
arms all their property would be Immediately
confscated aud their negroes emancipsted, and
they made beggars; "but that 80 long es they
had their arms and armies, they could live, and
be free in some sense or st least die honorRbly."
And they went on TO intimate that the hundreds
Of Thousands in arms nov and soon to be called
In by new Confederate conscription, could al
least fight us Ia open field for some years yet
and then they could break up In bold bands
like Morgsn's and raid US in the North just
when they pleased, especially in the winter
when the Ohio and the Potomac we're frozsn
oyer-shat this would surely be the case, II
they were not permitted to secsde, etc eic.
Now, reader, these are just the facts OF what
they did say, and what they said at FIRST end
keep saying. So you see what is before you
an indefinite proloDg alton Of the war, and then
monthly guerrilla raids % long as you live; OF
the selection Of such men and measures az will
lead to an honorable, constitutional compromise
of pending dficulties--and JUST the old Unior
aud Constitution ss they were, are honorable
enough for any honest man. Would to God VI
had them In all their original purity, dignity
and glory. But the Bfoughites cay No. Arise
all ye lovers of the government Of our fathers
put such fanatics down Of the ballot box before
they destroy your liberties forever.
But 10 return: Because 1t happened that this
town 10 one of the most thoroughly Democratic
bIaces In the State, and exercises great In
iuence by the Intelligence, moral worth eud
wealth Of its citizens on the politics of the
county, and because Morgan In his aighI
CHANGED to take our town in his way, purposelJ
to avoid county seats, where Government troops
and arms do most generally coDgregate, there
fore, We, foreooth, are rebel sympathiz5rs, AM
wink and emile OF their lawless moyements!-
And yel, half the lying vermin shat Say 80 wer,
so poor 10 good horses as to suffer nothing
whereas his "frieuds" lost all. Well mgh
Democrats say, "Saye us from our friends, |
Morgan be one." The truth is, he is no re
specter of persons. And If his men do steal horse
and ride them till their backs are core, AID le
them loose, and steal more, from Democrats, b,
never Iiss on them, to steal their charac.sF.- -
The poor Democrats cannot have even 0 litt
county meeting to nominate men for office, bu
1.-Two or three fsnA.lcally Drained mendicAnt
must scribbls string Of trash about Them il
which there are about aa many lice as lines.
I The impressment Of horses and the burninI
Of bridges, depots, etc., are the worst feature
Of Morgan's marauding. Bus the idea that be
cause his band takes good horae or iwo fror
q DemocFat, that the loser will, therefore, vot
against poor VAllandigham, Is perfectly ridicu
lous just az If Mr.. v. 10 TO atone for john
Gins. Az veil might some Republican refuse {
vote for Brough, because the Governmen
t,oops impressed his stesda; for they did max
twice az many impressments as Jonn, nor al
they turn as many jsded ones loose as he.
heard not less than four or Eve Republican
! (whose horses our soldiers had impressed) 81,
sstvelI, II thisis the way the Goysrnmsnt trea
ne, IL 10 time the war was stopped, and that o.
lvaIlandighani was about half right The,
men were from Muskingum and Morgan cou
lies. Les IL then be known shat Dsmocra
hate Morgan and labor as hard to get him o,
OF the STATE, ana suffer as much by his being
lit as che most rlgidly "loysi" Republicans d
land that Morgan respects both alike, and th