The Plymouth weekly Democrat., 1863-09-24

Mr.. EDlroR:-I see In last week Re
t. publican two communications in reply t.
an article written by me for the Democrat
relative to the meeting of the democrac,
at Bourbon on the Sth inst.
will pay my respects first to the Rev
IL. \. Snep. He says they Osborn an
Packard freely and vehemently denounc,
ed every man engaged in prosecuting the
war, democrats as well as republicans. a
unworthy the confidence of freemen bu
uttered not single word of condemnation
against leading rebels for trampling upon
the laws and authority of the government
| Now, either the Rev. III. A. Snep die
not know whether his statement was true
or false, or he did know that it was false
In either case, he is unworthy of the
confidence of freemen,' or any body else,
and as minister of the gospel he stands
in at least doubtful position before a
truth loving people. Certain it is that
Mr. Osborn ''freel ly denounced" those who
are trying to destroy the Government our
Fathers gave us, by force of arms; as well
as those who, less courageous than rebels
in the South, are sapping the very founda-
tions of civil liberty by subyerting the
dearest rights of freemen.
He further says that "Mr Packard as
serted roundly that there was not at this
time democrat in the employ of the gov
crnmcnt' Mr. p. said no such thing
What he did say was, that there is not at
this time single democrat who is permit
ted to hold amy civil office within the gift
Of the President, and but few democratic
officers in the army, except those who for
the sake of office, have manifested their
willingness to do the bidding of abolition
lists; that all others have been laid aside"
As to the conversation with Mr.. Osborn
on their return from the grove, am assur-
ed by Mr.. O. that there is no truth what
ever in it; that the whole story is a sheer
fabrication of the Rev. Sncp. The state
ments detailed by me in my former COM
municatiOn, were not made to Mr.. Osborn.
or in his presence, but to another gentle
man entirely.
"Boarbon Spectator" says: IF the glo-
rles of democracy consist in uttering
reasonable sentiments, wearing secession
emblems, drunkenness, profane swearing,
and making unprovokcd attacks on Union
men, then the democracy had glorious
day" Now the author of the above knew
he was lying when he pcnned it. He
knew that a more quiet, pcaceable, and
orderly assemblage Of citizens never assem-
bled in Bourbon than the one referred to
until after the ''unprovoked assault" of
the soldier upon Ncidig. and he knew
also that the facts as stated by me were
substantially true, as can be proved by
more than fifty persons who saw the whole
transaction, and it is useless for "specta-
tor to falsify the facts. He says "he (the
soldier politely asked Neidig to remove
his Butternut;" that ''Neidig. after some
words upon the subject. knocked him down
and beat him shamcfully, during which
time pistol was fired, probably by Neidig
himself"
The soldier rudcly ordered Mr.. n. to
take off the Buttcrnut, which he refused
to do, when the soldier drew pistol,
cooked it, and pointed it at Neidig's breast,
at which time \. caught the weapon Just
as it was fired off, narrowly escaping death
and then it is true that Nedig knocked
him down and beat him, and | ask who.
having the power, under similar circum-
stances but would bave done at least as
much. That soldier may thank the spirit
of democracy which suffers much rather
than proceed to extremities, that he Jared
no worse. Had the democrats present at
the time, possessed as little regard for law
and order as charactirizes almost every
act of the present administration at Wash
ington and elsewhere, instead of clever
threshing, such as h. richly deserved and
gat, he would have dalgled at the end Of
halter, warning to tyrannical miscre-
ants not to interfere too far with the rights
and privileges of those who are as much
interested in preserving the liberties of the
people, as our fathers were in framing a
wise vehicle for the transmission unimpair-
ed to us.
"Spec tator' attempts to create sympathy
for the soldier by stating that he is unable
to do ordinary labor. 1t matters little
whether man who acts as he did on that
occasion, is we'll or i'll, he was well enough
to try in cold blood to murder a fellow
man simply fcr opinions sake, and such
as he, will bring ruin in disgrace upon any
cause they may espouse. No man honors