The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-10-02

Mr.. EDITOR

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The account given by Mr.. Robert DUNN
in his last weeks paper. concerning the
individual being Brough man who at
tackled me is incorrect. The TRUTHS as
lollows:
On my way to tho cars about half-past
nine O'Clock on the Monday evening re-
fered to. ! passed three individuals, ono
of whom followed hurrah for Brough /;
having passed them, | replied yes he is The
man. They walked on, about twenty
steps, when one Of them, turned and ran
toward me and followed out. he is dam
ed Union man, at the same time striking
me as | suppose. with an instrument in his
hand or iron knuckes which made the
blood flow freely. lie struck at me FIVE
or six times after the first, evidently in
tending to knock me down, but as | war
ded off the blows, and at the same time
struck at him, he did not succeed. The
other Vallandghamsrs were looking on to
see how the mater would go, ready to
join in il should get The advantage. No
friends about and feeling my life a. stake
and the blood flowing fast, l began to
think my skull was broken and l was
fatally injured, under these circumstan
ces ! followed murder, murder, at the
top Of my voice, when Mr.. John Stoker
and karnes came to my relief, and he
skedadled. Now does any sensible man
believe, tina. Brough man, ,woald strike
a Brough man for being a Union man.
II Mr.. DUNN really wishes to know weth
or he is Brough man, Twill say his
cap is in my possession which lie can
have to try on the head Of a certain ndi-
vidual living in this town, provided his
heart don't get too sick, in the conlem-
plation. q mai a...n.F b, fdf-.t
The truth of the matter is, that this
town is SO awluly cursed with Vall,ndig
ham rowdies, s,prowlihg the town, all hours
Of the night following far Brough in or c
Ter to find Union men, that they may as. ,,
sault and strike them down for their Uni,
on sentiments, that it has become mat
ter Of extreme necessity that Union men
arm themselves to save their lives Add !
to this, that the principle officers are in {
their hands, that said officers and leaders ;
are careless about bringing such offenders
to justice. They discard their fellow
citizens for their loyalty to abolitionam to
blind and prejudice the ignorant which is
:on'emplible. / regret exceedingly, tha!
here are some mer whom | have always
esteemed for their moral worth, that now
support the notorious traitor Valandig
IAN, nomination which | regard as
lrect insult to the intelligence aud patri
'tsm of the people of Ohio yet we would
trive to throw the mantle of CHARITY \
'ver these deluded fellow citizens. Where
$ the man in this day that would liked to ,
e called the son of blue light, black
Decade lederalist--yet in the same light :,
D the Government do they stand. be- P
eve the time will come, when they will II !,
ee The error of their ways, when il is too tie
lte. 1t is spectacle over whic h angels y
light weep that men are SO blinded by SC
arty ties. In after life their posterity, s' az
| all probability, will be Kissed at, as .
y word and scorn, and their grave avoi ''
ed by all righteous and pataiotic peop'e,
, being the sons of those, who proved
Ilse to their country in the hour OF her N
erl. fir
l have now done, do not wish to en- 70
age in partizan strife, and would have ,
It the version given by Mr.. DUNN rest, v
ad | not been urged by my friends, and :
ecause justice, truth and humanity de- II
land it. Respectfully, !
WILLIAM KING.
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