M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-10-15
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read :he following extracts Of letter
from a field officer in a regiment O
Rosecran's army, in which q large
number Of the VintOn county boys
have been, and are now, doing good
service for the Constitution and Union
As they supposed they entered the
service for.
This Blair, is the man who spoke
at the Republican meeting at Near.
thur last Saturday, and who attempt;
to teach the people to trample the
Constitution into the earth, by ex'
hortihg US 10 sustain Lincoln, Brougt
and Wade in all their damnable
herisies. Here it is:
HrAp-QuAorERs, o. l.,
DEoaAaD, Tenn, July 20, 1851
"By the way, and | write chiefly on
that account, / see chat Professor
Blair has been over to your place and
made a thorough characteristic speech
and cannot forbesr to give You one
or two stems which yoa can use, OF
furnish 10 Mr.. Bratton, as you may
Gee fiji. .. . l.,r
In July, 1881, Captain George W
Baker, OF Athens, was engaged in
raising q Company, now Company
B, SO o. Y. ], and q son Of DR.. blail
enlisted, and the Captain says with
the consent o( his father. While the
Regiment was at Camp Dennison DR.
Blair got q writ Of HABEAs CORPUS
from the Probate Court Of Athens
county and took his boy out, notwith
standing the boy was owinga number
Of debts among the soldiers Of his
Company -- not one Of which were
ever paid---and the expense of the
writ was paid by the taxpayers Of
Athens couIty.
But | have q much better thing
than that. o.. ' ' "
In the Athens Messenger, Of about
April last, You will find a letter signed
Eighteenth" one of series, and
the writer in attacking certain parties
at home charges "tbat a Professor ia
q college not thousand miles from
Athens" had used certain language.
The lady to whom that conversa.
ton was addressed was Mrs. IL
Stewart, and the man was DR.
BLAIR. a.
The substance Of whA, he, (Dr
Blair) said wss this: VI know some
thing that You don't, because ! am il
q KING where get such information
II the Government attempts to en-
force conscript bill, there will be blood
There are many men all through th'
land who are boarding up arms, ant
ii an attempt is made to enforse tina
law, blood will be shed.
The hf'tOry Of the life Of osr nation Ia
bssn Vritten, what remains TO be priitsn, /
the history Of Ito death. We Aavs trisd
republic, and Il 10 a failure bceau,s II H
government of RABBLE, 90 in for
strong government"
This is the man who presulnes t
lecture the people ON their duty +
the nation The facts are as | hav
stated thom above, and the man VIII
has figured in as many town lots, an,
othe sHARr things in Chicago anc
Athens as he has done, ought to keel
lguiet. :,
Always your friend, G..
There you have this noble loyalis,
He takes his own son out Of the arm,
on q tccnicality, although his Captain
says be gave bis consent to the en-
listment. He tells you that if thi
law Of Congress is to be enforced
there will be blood. He tells 70
that the Rabbls (the people, are nc
capable to govern themselves, henc
he is for a strong government. II
shows us that he is q monsrchist 9
heart. We have no doubt he ia i
the secrets fthis mad administratio
land he is now assisting to establish
monurchy or strong military despo
ism here. .7,,
This extract, we pledge our word
our citizens, is genuine. The Colon,
10 not an Abolitionist, although be
fore he entered the army he was
Republican, and spoke several time
in our hearing 10 VintOn for tbs
party. He don't endorse Blair
Niger docttiuea, nor neither doe
his regiment. 5-u