Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-09-15
Ftum the Tsrre Haute JOorp.i.
A Card from Mr.. Voorhees,

ED. JOURNAL:-Tbis mornings Ezpress
contains 90 article which for falsehood md
malignity is rather above the average o.
Its assaults on me. I would follow nv
usual custom and permit il to pass unnotic.
ed but for the fact that such items ees a
currency abroad where the malicious and
depraved character Of that paper is prop
erly appreciated. Hence feel n q dut,
to my friends as well a. myself to correes
the calumny, at least, il this instance,
much as i dislike to respond 10 anyrhinR
appearing in its dePraVed and prosIituisd>
columns.
On yesterday afternoon vas WAITING
Tor the arrival Of the train from the South,
expecting some friends. Was not think.
ing Of going to indianapolis, or leaviue
town IN any direction, ~ the Erpress false
y asserts. When the train arrived I msa
my friends and was engaged assisting then
with their baggage, when heard some.
one call my name. turned and obaerved
fellow in the uniform Of Q Captain ,fand.
ing on the platform of one Of the car, %
the Indianapolis train, which was iusI
starting. approached bin and INQUIRED
If he wished TO speak TO me. He said Be
did not, be only wished 10 zee what kind
Of 9 looking mau was. remarked In
reply that be did not look like Q gsntlenaan
to me. ! bad proceeded few steps uhsn
be called after me thstI was Q copperhsad
end traitor. l turned aud simply To
marked that l bad no doubt be was Q sov.
ard and would run IL be ever got iuto Q
fight, repeating my remark more thsa
once. i remaioed where was then stand
ing until the train moved % except that ]
walked back and forth few times eonsids
era6ly closer to him. thinking perhaps tbst
be desired 70 attack me.
While this was occurring another insfs
dent also occurred worth relating. A SOL
der, one Of this Captains own men. an
lrishmsu, 10 loud voice denounced hius
10 bis face % Q ID Aboli,ionist 6nd
using other epithets I ceed not reoeat.I
| Others Of bis soldiers also approached hitn
and told him TO keep still, which be did,.
This 10 all there was Of il.
Here / might stop, having corrected Che
fslsehood; but in view Of the persistent,
wicked and atroeious efforts Of the abolis
ton press aud abolition leaders in this city
TO involve our community 10 bloodshed and
civil war, think il will not b considered
amiss for me to add few words more,
Every effort, from the breaking out Of
| the war TO. the present time, has been made
by the Express and kindred sheets, 70
cause soldiers, with all the advantages OF
arms aud combined numbers, 10 attack and
murder laWabiding people and destroy
their property, on account Of difference
of political opinions. 10 some instances
We all know that success has attended thsif
| efforts.
Il is q matter of painful regret 10 every
good citizen to see them continued. They
can have but one result. No one need fof
40 instant suppose that Democrats will be
| thus iatimidsted. On the contrary, they
] will prepare themselves 10 stand upon thsir
| rights, aud evil men IN this community
who incite violence and death, may be Asa
sured that they will be the frat to taste the
bitter fruits Of their own malevolent CON.
duct.
Democrats have borne everything thus
far. In the name Of peace and social Or
der, 10 the name Of life and property,
would warn q certain class Of madmsn.
who are constantly rsVing in our midst, 70
beware how they press their persecution
any further. Ii may be answered that the
Republican party in ready and prepared @
fight their neighbors. This 10 NOS true Of
large numbers Of good men in that party,
but If il were true in every respect, % Il
doubtless 10 in part, IL would BY no means
deter the Democracy from the assertion
| and enjoyment of all their rights. Pre-
| paration has not been confined 70 one psf.
~. The Democracy are prepared for de-
fence. LetsOo one think that this Is writ.
ten in spirit Of threatening. lam lsboriuR
now every day 10 behalf Of law and the
supremacy Of the Constitution. belong
to a party devoted to the laws of the land.
But DO not belong to craven party
which will surrender its rights and franz
cbies to base and tyrannical usurpations.
So far Is Fam personally concerned,
have no complaints to utter. I have borns
Islander and detraction 10 unlimited mea.
sure for years to come, If such should be
the wish Of my enemies. A mans enemies
never destroy him. IL Q man 10 bot true
to himself, and 10 the sense Of duty, be can
defy and triumph over malice.
| Neither have / any apprehension from
the soldier when be comes home. l haye
met many of them, and no private soldier
has ever treated me otherwise than respect
fully. have ever been their friend 70 thC
best Of my ability. publicly aod privately
This the record will show, and false Ell
to:s cannot change il. And when Ii,
soldier returns he will see that base dema.
gogues have sought to use him 90 q blind
instrument b do what they we're too oow.
ardly to do themselves. By all the law
OF human nature, the soldier will then s.
come the worst enemy Of that noisy, ma
licious, craven pest Of every connrnunitv
where he is found-ths political Gbolisions
lets.
n W UnoSNS..,