M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-12-10
lPor the hoArthar Democrat ]
hKAFHIs, IENNkbsEE,
Nov. 9th, l953.

MEMPHIS, IESNEesEE'
Nov. 9th, 1898. !
Coz. BRArToN.-.lou will doubtless
be surpr'sed at the reception Ola
cyh nIa;cai,On from me; bit trust
you viii grant me the assumed Iibor.
sy BY giving this short letter an ear
y Issue in your columns.
!. ia not with o view Of startling
your readers with any wonderful
incidents ofcarpage an4 death, fr /
have at preseu! mono OF these to relate
and even if / had, should leave them
Tor the pen Of n moro able mind,
but it is feeling Of Indignation that
prompts me to write.
Since leaving home, have been
informed by a reliable person, that
q certain learned and influential citi.
zen of your town, payed me a very
high compliment before lleft for the
wars, but failed to receive it till al
ter | lcft, sc deem il duty to reture
the compliment, oven if it is at the
eleventh hour, and | shall try to do 30
the best Of my ability. For fear there
may be some mistake in the man |
will give his name and the circum
STANCE to which allude. 1t is no
other then the learned Doctor Baird,
Of Macarthur. The circumstance tv
which | allude is as follows; Tho
learned Doctor, while in conversa.
ton With one OF Lis Union triends on
the election and its result, grew very
patriotic, aud gave vent to his feelings
by personally abusing some Of lis
bntternut neighbors, bringing mo in
with them. While speaking OF those
tha: supported Vailaudigham for
governor, tho Doclo. was heard to
say 'D--u any man that ia mean
enough to vote for such q man." this
would certainly be very distressing to
all who were unfortunate enough to
be his supporters, were it not for that
cOnsoling passage of Scripture which
says. "The prayers OF the unrighte.
ons man availeth nothing" In con.
nection With this, he was heard to
mention my namo, and said, to his
friend, "he" aAuding to me, "voted
for Vallandigham too guess" when
his friend rsplied he thought did;
he then turned in and cursed me-, ad.
ding that he hoped would have to
"return to my regiment and endure
all the hardSbips that it was possible
for me lC endure" This is surely a
very beautiful specimen Of the Doc
tors patriotism, and fifty expressed
| his Union sentiment and sympathy
for those who are fighting the battles
of their country! But we feel con-
soled when VIZ remember that old
adage, which says, "Curses, like
chickens, usually come home to
roost," Let me say here that did
vote for Val. and | am not afraid to
owu it, not gitbstauding be was de.
teated. ! did it because considered
him a conservative union mar.
! And considered it my privilege to
vote as chose. And since the voice
of the peopleis against him | willing.
| Iy submit; but the Doctor should bear
in mind that, "lIe that complies
against his Willis Of his own opinion
still"
may be wrong in my opinion,
but il So / cannot help it, lor an
honest in my belief, expect to hold tc
it, unless convinced that am wrong
| don't see why my being a soldier
should hinder me from voting thC
ticket OF my choice. ! am willing
that all men should vote as they
please Our actions will easily show
who are the lovers ol our country, j,
it reasonable to suppose, that sucl
men as the Doctor, who cit at home
curse their fellow citizens becaus,
they are not negro lovers enough t,
believe as they do, are more loya
than those that have gone out to OF
fer their lives loi their country q
We trust none but such as the enthu
siastic Doctor would claim to be,
have heard some Of this class of NIL
cay, in the streets OF Macarthur, 9th
result of this, (the Ohio) election j
the greatest victory won since tn
commencement Of this war; We!
would to God it were so, but ] don
believe it, nor will no, till ! see
proved. | still hope our cause vii
come on. all right; and | am read
to fight for it, but | should like to sc
some of them patriots at home turI
out and fight for their country, in
stead OF eursing its defenders, all,
those that cannot see as they do
! Bn. no, they will do their fighting a
lbomo, by cOaxing others into it an
watching for sck soldiers that com