Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-28
Dirty work.

nal of this morning, advertising the shame
Of f. STAFFORD YouNo, Scavenger Cen
eral of the Abolition gang of midnight
plotters who contrSl the party Of Loyal
Pharisees in this community. An attack
made upon Mr.. GEORGE BABER, by the
Cincinnati Gazette, some year and half
ago, and fully answered at that time, has
been revamped for the purpose of making
political capital here, because Mr. BABER is
employed at this time as a writer for the
EMPIRE. Mr.. BABER was at one time PEE
cuniarily interested in the Nashville Ban
ner, and remained in it while in hopes of
saving his property-a course pursued by
many "loyaP Union men of that State,
until at the first opportunity which offered
he came out on the side of the Union. He
did good service in the Union cause after
the occupation of Nashville by our troops
under General BUELL., as editor of the
Consolation, Union paper, and as pub
lie speaker. His paper failed for want of
support and coming North, he receives a well
come of abuse at the hands of the enemies
of the Union here, because he refused to
kneel down and worship at the SHRINE of
Abolitionism, and chooses rather to Join
the Democracy, the true friends of the
Union as it was, and the Constitution as
it is. We do not propose however to let
this matter rest upon our own testimony.
We will convict Mr.. YouNG as base
slanderer by testimony which he dare not
doubt, for he can not repudiate the source
from which it emanates.
We have before us copy of the Nash
vile Union, S. c. MERCER editor, dated
Thursday morning June 10, 1862, which
notices "Union meeting in Pulaski"
Tennessee. 1t may be seen at this office.
1t contains verbatim report of Mr.. BA-
BER's speech at that meeting; we refer to
it however in this connection for the pur-
pose Of quoting an article
"Mr George Baber, formerly of the Nash
vile Banner, was called upon by the audi
ence Mr. Baber is a chaste and truly elo
quent speaker. He is now a perfect enthu
sast in the holy cause Of the Union He
threw all hesitancy and timidity to the winds
and planted himself firmly and consistently OF
the Constitution as the only ark Of safety tC
his beloved and erring Tennessee"
In addition to this testimony, it is prop
er to state, that we have sent to Louis
vile for files of the Constitution and copie'
of articles from the Louisville journal
which eifectually dried up the Cincinnati
Gazette, at the time of its attack on Mr.
BABER. He was subsequently connected
with the Louisville Democrat.
Mr.. BABER was not the author Of tn
article quoted by Mr., YouNG; it did no
meet his approval, and he did not contro
the political writing of the paper at tina
time.
But we desire to invoke higher test
mony. Hon. ANDREW Johnson, Mill
tary Governor of Tennessee, is a her
with Mr.. STAFFORD YoUSG, Hon. JoF
S. FOWLER is Comptroller of the Stat
under his administration. When JoHNso,
went TO Tennessee in that capacity, Nj
BABER was introduced by Mr.. Fowler t
Governor JOHNSON as a sincere Unio
man, and the Governor said in substanc
that he had in his own possession proof {
tnat in the shape of letter from Mr.. b
BER, written to him at the time of hi
speech in the Senate against secession
If any doubt this statement given by al
thority, we confidently refer to the parti
here mentioned for proof of the genuir
Union sentiments of Mr.. BABER.
We 10 not intend to let this matt
rest here. We shall pursue it furthC
and can assure Mr. YoUSe that before
has done with it, mbounded as his cap
city may be, that he will get enough
the dirty job which he has undertaken, al
which others more honorable than hims'
refused to meddle with 1t may not
improper to add that although sever
gentlemen write for the EMPmE, Mr.. l.
0AS is the sole editor of the paper.