Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-10

The BosToN Posi- copies from the Boston
Courier the following false, scandalous, and
most unaccountable assault on the late Col
Geo. H. Ward:-
To the Editor Of the Boston Courier A
SUSPECTED ''SECEsH' TURNS OUT COOP
UNION MAN.-OnTuesday last Mr.. George
H. Ward, who had come from Oxford with
several recruits, got into political discussion
at Camp Wool, and his denunciations of abo-
ltionists aroused the ire of some of that class
who were on the ground, and a scene of tu-
multi ensued in which Mr.. Ward had his hat
knocked over his eyes, and was freely hustled
by the crowd The facts came to the notice
Of Lieut. Col. S. II. Lincoln, meaning, of
course, Lieut.. Col VIM. S. Lincoln, of the
34th regiment, commanding the camp, and
Ward was arrested by his authority and placed
in the guard house. He was kept there from
Tuesday until Thursday morning, when Col
Lincoln called police officer and sent Ward
to United States Marshal Reyes in this city,
with an accompanying note saying that he had
uttered reasonable sentiments in Camp Wool,
and that - Roach of Fitchburg (perhaps
Cockroach) was witness to his treason.
The marshal found no evidences of treason
upon Mr.. Ward, but on the contrary, q letter
which he had written to a soldier in the army,
urging him to keep up his courage, as he
(Ward) would soon come to help him. Mr..
Ward also stated that he had enlisted several
volunteers himself, and on making inquiries
at camp Cameron the marshal found that this
statement was corroborated by men from Ok
ford, who were in the camp. With so much
IN his favor, and nothing against him, the
marshal thought proper to exercise his own
discretion In the matter, and Saturday morn
ing Mr.. Ward was released, after having ia
ken the oath of allegiance. 1t has been said
In several papers that Ward was sent to fort
Warren by U. S. Attorney Dana, but the af-
tar did not come to the knowledge of Mr..
Dana, who has been out Of town for two weeks,
and the facts are simply as stated above.
By the accounts just received see Col
Ward was killed at the battle of Gettysburg
He lost leg at Balls Bluff and has shown
himself brave and good man, notwithstand-
ing the abolitionists did all they could TO dis
grace him for his manliness in making free
utterance of what he thought of them, and the
course they were pursuing. He was demo-
crat, and true loyal man. 1t would be well
If we had more Of them. | send you print
ed slip cut from the newspaper at the time
Mr. Ward was arrested as a secessionist. He
was afterwards commissioned colonel The
above thought it would do to publish again,
to show the abolitionists who are patriots and
who are not.
There is no evidence that any part of this
statement is true; but we shall deal only with
that part of it which relates to Col. Ward;
merely observing, by the way, that if Lieut.
Col Lincoln has, at any time, anywhere, ar
rested anybody for brawling and reasonable
behavior, what.Ee know of him makes it GER
tain that he had good reason for doing So,
and, were the gentlemen of the Post well ac-
quainted with him they would fully endorse
this assertion. 1t is said that man named
Z. S. Ward was arrested at Camp Wool, a
day or two before the thirty fourth regiment
left, but we know nothing of the circumstances
connected with the case.
But the statement of "W." so far as it re-
rates to Col Ward, is one of those infamous
and devilish falsehoods that can originate mo-
~"ere save IN some such sheet as the Boston
Nourler' Inc sun never shown on a truer or
more loyal man than he. In all tho land
there was not more determined foe of co
cesslon treason, and of the baleful ;rAronoo
that gave it existence. For such noe,
so modest and unobtrusive, and so bigb- go,
and true in character, to be described
factious, brawling copperhead, who was mn.
under arrest, is a most intolerable OUTRAGE
His friends here are beyond measure indie.
nant at the atrocious assault ON him, and the,
demand the name OF this ''W." Probabl,
some of them will appear at the Courier ofic,
and press this demand.
Col. Ward went to the seat of war with tn