M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-07-02
| From the Crisis.1S


Lincoln Sells Our 10 n woman
The Great Democratic State Conven-
tiOn in Illinois.
We have only room this week to
notice this great demonstration of the
17th inst. by calling attention to the
following report Of the speech OF Gen.
McKinstry. 1t develops a state Of
things in and about the 'Whte House
at Washington, that should startle the
nation, il there is any portion of it not
already startled, at the wide spread
corruption and the still more fragrant
attempt to stlhe all investigation by
raising upon the ruins around US, a
Military Despotism. All our readers
arc familiar with the abominable cor.
rnption at st. Louis, which resulted
in the dismissal Of Fremont, and the
arrest and trial Of Gen. McKinstry.
1t now appears that President Lincoln
and his curious household were at the
bottom of it, and the conviction of
Gen. McKinstry was necessary to
hide the real offenders who held higher
positions. To this It convict one
mainland for such purposes three
millions Of the public money was
thrown away in addition to tho mill.
ions stolen or orher contracts than
those spoken Of by Gen. McKinstry.
What next will turn upl
"General McKinstry, in his speech,
stated that when the war broke out he
was Quartermaster and Provost Mar.
shal at ST. Louis, and belonged to the
Regular Army, (having been educated
by his country, to which he owed his
services and while thus engaged, he
received letter from Lincoln asking
him to give large contract, for sup
| plying the Western army, with pro
visions, to Jas. L. Lamb, of Spring.
field, and a lady, whose name he
would not mention, bat who was d
relative Of the Presidents family. -
This demand was SO contrary to all
army regulations that he wrote to Mr..
lincoln, saying that he could not give
the contract ou., except in accord
ance with army regulations, viz: tC
advertise for proposals. The contract
involved the expenditure OF millions
ofdollars, and was snch one as he, q
good Democrat, could not give, as
asked to do, and accordingly he posi-
lively refused. Subsequently, when
in the discharge OF his duty, at tie
head CT the command, marching into
Arkansas, he was arrested without
knowing what for, taken to St. Louis
and there imprisoned, and 80 remain.
ed in prison for several months, with
out any knowledge of the charges
against him, and an Abolition Gen,
eral Hunter groans for Hunter] pla
ced in command in his place. Al
last he was allowed a trial before q
military court martial, and could say
with regard to his trial, that he was
perhaps the only officer in the service
who had to fight three million o.
green. backs, intimating that so much
money was used to procure his con.
viction Of the charges preferred agains
him. He was convicted of several ot
tue charges and specifications, among
which was one for having bought
horses at ali exorbitantly high figure
viz: one hundred and nineteen dollars
for each horse, when it happens tina
since that time the Government ha
paid one hundred and fifty dollars fo
that class of horses ever since. Ill
was convicted Of having paid thirty
seven cents per bushel for corn, ant
the Government ever since has no
been paying less than sixty cents.-
He was also convicted OF having palt
forty cents a bushel for oats, and it il
a fact that the Government has beer
paying from sixty to sixty.tive cent'
per bushel ever since. These are the
charges upon which he was convicted
by this Administration. He had M
confidence in those in power in thi
country. They are a set of dishones
politicians, who would sacrifice thC
country and every thing that patriots
should Dhold dear to free tho negro
[Groans for Lincoln. ,.
"He had heard the resolutions reaC
which tue Convention have this da,
adopted. He approved Of them il
letter and in spirit, aud the people
should maintain them at all hazards
with their swords and bayonets,
necessary. And should it ever oe
come necessary for the freemen o
Illinois to appeal to arms in defense
Of their rights, as declared in thes
resolutions, he would be the first t
rush to their aid, and assist with hi
life to maintain them. Great ap
plause, the audience rising to thei
feet and giving three cheers for Nc
t Kinstry."]
Ten tahuaan o.on g. I.J.-. Al (.