Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-10-09
Union or disunion-choose ye
which cause you will serve.
what Others Think of Bean.

The Toledo Blade, in speaking of the char
acler of the men now supporting Yallandigham'
thus refers to Bean:
The case of the notorious Bean, of Lecompton noto-
rety at present editor Of the Fremont Messenger and
Copperead nominee Clerk Sandusky county urn-
ishes another instance of this kind He was active in
recruiting men for the 111th Regiment and received
Iieutenant's commits sion in Co. G, Capt McCord) lie
had been in service but few months when, in March
last he was brought to trial on four different charges
follows:
Charge lst Conduct prejudicial to good order and
military discipline to witt In debating in the presence
of soldiers the Affirmation of resolution declaring that
the Southern States had just to secede from the
Unon and urging upon his hearers the truthfulnts of
said resolution and in gambling for whskey with pri-
Yates Of his company and with them getting drunk
and becoming embroiled in a disgracetul personal
quarrel"
Charge ID. Conduct unbecomng an officer and a gen
teman, to wit In engaging in personal quarrel and
calling private soldier OF his company ga liar" and
using other opprobiois epithets toward him
Charge Sd. Drunkenness while duty, to wit: In
getting drunk while on duty and remaining so from
evening till midnight.
Charge 4th. Using dsrespocfu language of and con-
cernng superior officers to wit: In saying of his
Captain in the presence Of the private soldiers of the
company is not ct to be Captain and the Com
pany will never be worth damn while he is Captain"
He shows partiay and has certain ones in the Com
pany to do all the duty
OF the FIRST CHARGE but guilty Of all the others The
sentence of the Court that he should be oashered
missed the service. II is proper to remark here that
Capt McCord, who filed these charges is Appointment
",
candidate for County Auditor two years since
We do not mention these facts for the purpose Of in
juring Deans chances for election Clerk. Indeed, we
have idea that they calculated to do He will
doubt receive the full Copperhead vote of the county,
and ought to. No man who has determined TO cast his
vote for Governor for that open traitor, Vaandgham
also convicted and dsgraced under charges preferred by
Democrat, should sickle about Bean. The gna should
go with the camel. But this is useful, with the
others above named in showing the character and spirit
OF the more noisy opponents OF the government. Let
the people consider these matters and by their votes
determine whether the national life flnll be placed in
such hands.
The Columbus Union League has the fol-
lowing:
The Statesman cacxed considerably a few weeks since
over the fact that Lieut. Mordecai r. Bean had return
ed from the army revived the Fremont Democratic
Messenger,"a paper which had been in state of sus-
pended animation for the last six months 1t published
and extract from Beams paper in which he declared his
intention TO denounce and expose the rascay Admins
tration, &c. The idea that army officer had
become dsgusted with the Administrations and the war;
aud had come home to engage in the publication of
copperhead paper rather than hold profitable Office
The Fremont Journal dsposes of the following however,
by publishing the proceedings of certain Court Mar
tal," wherein said Bean figured principal the YER
dict Of which was that he should be cashiered" He
for whisksy, speaking dsrespeetfuy OF his superior
officer expressing sympathy for the rebel cause, &c.
precious fellow, truly, to denounce the Administration
During the effort, under Buchanans Administration,
to force bill through Congress for the Border Ruan
Constitution this same Bean received from the friends
Of the measure $1,000 for the purpose of brbing Ohio
Members TO vote for the scheme. Afterwards when
brought before Congressional Investigating Committee
he admitted the fact and when questioned to what
had been done with the money said that he had applied
1t to his own private use
Such fellow is ft mlterial for Vail andigham editor
A correspondent writing TO the Toledo Com
mercid from the l1lth Regiment, says:
certain Lieut.. N. P. Bean of Fremont o. who Il
now publishing vile sheet called the " Democratic
Messenger" persists in sending his paper to this reg
meat. This Lieut.. Bean, formerly member OF
Company g. OF this regiment, and was dismissed the
service for drunkenness conduct unbecoming officer
and gentleman, and for playing poker with james
Miller and Others In said company, for the whisky &c
OF COURSE with this somewhat brilliant record he will
ngratiate himself into the hearts OF the traitors a
home and make his mark. The last number OF this pa
per reached camp tonight and its local columns
ained among other things, bels upon of the
and officers Of Company G..