The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-29

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I;sI,ed in the Times of last week containing
what purports to be an extract. from a private
letter written by myself TO some member of
his company VIII you be KIND enough 10
Puohsn az enare re'er 10 your neAs SUE
pAIIi, OLIVER
N... on.h ,co.m, ,o,o;voa Tho f1
u sa 5EE
sn.,r och 1859
~ ~. O.. 49,
asking me to nnbl;sb 1,H sof your letter came
duly to h.nd in my. absencs.c Unpublished all
that Capt Smith sent me: l will gladly pub
ihen Tue Wnolc 81 " u larnisheu a"d nave
$3.50 RasnS,e, liz
LII. S~PRENGLE. &
We learn today from q friend who is a rea.
der of tfes A iii Timesafhat the letter. has
never been pubHshed. iii is now three menths
sinoe the CaptExas sniietcdsto-furnish 1t for
publication.-zHc has been home in the mean
time on furloueh and enjoyed ample time and
opportunity, If disposed to comply with his
duty in. the matter. Bat he aPpcara 10 be as
destitute Of al sense-o honor as he has shown
himself to be of all moral or political princI
pie.
1t was not to be expected that a wretch who
nad W'nuiy ana kho"inSiy Perser'ed anu
falslhed the toae and sentiments OF a letter ior
the purpose oil creating inc IMPRESSION ltHat
the "rher hao te'eu'to-eepfeSS AZ sP'"S
an honest anu ia'n'ul so,u'Gf COT .
10 1urhisn tue puonc Win tue e'iuence OF MS
own oasepess ana iniamyi
oNeP "ou'u uefal' : = ey.ius -"
nones' nian o"''i Nc d naue ane'ne srePa
ra'io" !" ns Po"s' ~" :" "i' ne nau
unoeserveoiy INJURED the reputation OF anon.
er ) pat a sorula Villain y no mas onSpircu WIN
o'hsrs % IN oo"n " reg"
DOT OUT oi sd'". "ou.u
seek 10 niue eVe'y ',"'o u gun. =
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may nNs' s"u' s' "ap uone' az a"y' ""u
al '.hes' We W. pa'e"uy "ai'o 'le pun
no.t'o" - - ou. Oess .nui-
'a'lon a: u III onif ueie"ee W. "i'neu " maxi
10 the capt 5. malicious ana coWaruty assault
&no the oniy reply we sh"uid de:sn TO me
s'cre'ia.Iafks OF n ''hngss'anaetln tongue!
Out tne oaP': refuses 'his act Oh Justice ana
we are compelled TO say a few words IN JUST.
hcat'on and defence.
We do not propose at this late day to enter
into any lengthy discussion OF tho questions
and charges presented in the Capts. letter:
but content ourselves with a brief glance at its
most prominent points, HIS production, IT It
is not u libel ON thrfacts-to Guilt such, Is
made up OF a perverted and distorted extract,
purloinsd from a private letter sent in his care
TO which he attaches our name-an extract
from another letter encouraging a soldier OF
his company to desert, 10 which he dare not
append any zane, either because it was a fc
tim of his own creation, or for fear of expo
sing his friend to the rigor of the law and
lastly the body of his article stolen entire from
a pubhc od 3ress slimed together with the
dwelling denuaciatiops and abnse which eve
ry dishonest knave is wont to heap on the
heads of those who uphold the righteous cause
which he Judas ike BETRAYED for n price.
To the charge of being "butternuts and
traitors" which in common with the abolition
party he makes against the democracy. we
scorn to reply. We leave it. to those who
have been the primary authors of all our
troublc,-who have for long wears denounced
the Constitution and the Union-who have
dore their best to kindle up the fires of re
ligious intolerance and persecution through
thu pros c~riptions of Know Nothingism-who
have never ceased to inculcate: against the