The weekly union record., 1864-05-21

the Daily American Flag. Of Saturday the
I4th instant, fnd the following communica-
ton:
| san Francisco, May Il, 1864.
To TIE AMERICAN FLAG As reader OF the
FLAG l wish 10 mention an individual coPpsrhsG9
who holds 8 position ST either Fort Point or Black
Point Is United States Surgeon there, who kHolc
I to be traitor. he was formerly hospital phys
ici2n OF Butte county; LEFT there !ast fall and went
/ Che says) TO Europe came back from Washington
with a commission in his pocket TO that place. He
rides Uncle Sans horses, and through that means
viii gain Acquaintance and practice in this city
He was heavily censured by the Grand Jury, las.
fall as he left the hospital in miserable condition
Now kn0tr there are good Union men and better
PHYSICIANS in this city that would have accepted
such position, and why do such men ge. such
places?
And IN the issue of the same paper, OF the
next day, the following appears
Nor DIsLoYAL.-In yesterdays FLAG cores
pondent accused surgeon at Fort Point Of dis
loyalty. We have had an interview with the per
son alluded to. and have had sufficient evidence,
oral aud written. to convince that our cores
pondent is wholly mistaken.
IN times like these, it is matter of surprise
and wonder at the late home of the Surgeon,
now at Fort Point, where the " lUrItien aud
. oral eridence" came from which was exhibited
to the editor of the American Flag. that con-
vinces him of that gentlamans loyalty, aud
that his correspondent IS lraolly mistaken" in
what he boldly asserts to be true The public
and especially the Government, its accredited
agents and all loyal men iu the State, IN
such tunes" would do well, and it would be for
the public interest to know who and what this
intensely loyal Surgeon is-what claims be
has on the Government of the United States
rbno hol9
position" under the Government. A succinct
history of this Fort Point Surgeon will suffice
10 convince every honest loyal man, who loves
the Government Of his birth more than be
sympathises with the "Confederacy" that the
Fort Point Surgeon. is a counterfeit of loyalty
and wolf in sleeps clothing But TO the
history. He came to the county Of Butte some
time in the latter part of the summer of 1861.
from las be said Missouri, after the war had
been commenced He located at the town of
| Chico, and commenced the distribution of his
nostrums and on the 10th day OF December of
the same year. he was appointed resident ply
sician OF the Butte county Hospital for Pc
riod Of two years, which position he filed Till
some time about the middle of September '63,
when be left Orovile Jas be said for Paris to
get very difficult surgical operation perform
the medical skill of California to perform, 10
wit: the cutting out Of an Greurism; during the
time that the surgeon resided in Butte county,
| say without fear of contradiction, that there
was not man. woman, or child that came in
contact with him, either loyal or disloyal but
what regarded him las he was and in our opin-
ion still isl as an open, avowed. and pertena
cious, out spoken sympathiser with JEFF & Co
a. Of bo A J,,,in
stratioD, assigning as a reason that this "tvr-
annical Abolition war, had rendered his farms
and broad acres in the States of Tennessee.
Texas aud Missouri, together with "niggers"
on thousand hills, to the amount in dollars
of about $4,000 90 vaIueess by
the Administration of odd Abe" Why, sir
bis cool aEdi uncaed for abuse of the Admin
istration disguised all loyal men he was re-
garded as not only benz sympathiser with
the rebellion. but was himself ripe for one 10
this State-he never took part with Union
men when they were celebrating Union yi2to-
ries, but could be seen consoling some pink of
secession, and looking as chop fallen as his sa-
tanc majesty did when the great Emancipator
refused to bow down and worship him. l will
give another proof which of itself is enough to
open the eyes of every loyal man in the State,
military affairs on this coast
On :he oath day of June 1868. there was
held in the town of Oroville, in Butte county,a
convention in pursuance of the Butte Cal"
From the precinct of Lyuchburg Hospital
precinct there was and attended that conven-
ton a delegate from said precinct. DR.. Il. J.
Edwards, the Surgeon now at Fort Point
In that convention resolutions we're passed,
denouncing the Administration, National and
State in unmeasured terms, such as arbitrary
arrests" Test Oaths,' Negro Equality
Corruption" etc That convention elected
delegates to the Butte CALI State convention,
held at Sacramento on the Sth day OF July;
among the delegates elected, and who attended
was DIR. I. }. Edwards. See Butte Record,
June y, 90 If the editor of the Flag will
read the proceedings and resolutions and spec
ches that were had aud made at that conven-
ton, and say that the F Fort Point Surgeon is
sound to day, he must have better evidence
than we have here. Sir. there is not Union
man in Butte county.to day, that is really out
and out, without any ifs or butts but what
feels in his heart that the appoiutee is unwor-
thy the position 20 which he has been appoint
ed. When that fearless and true Union man
of the Flag. u. .. Mccarthy, learns half, he
will drop that Fort Point Surgeon. His ap-
pontment Is an insult TO all loyal men of the
State. Why can't the Government on this
coast appoint men true and tried, not one who
has not yet doffed the pin feathers of Unionism?
Why will the powers that be thus insult the
brave soldiers who are risking their lives to
save our country?
The loyal men Of Butte county demand the
names of the Union men who vouched for the
ioylltv and standing in the Union party of this
Fort Pointer. We are ready. Come out and
show your cOlors. We wait a response. S.
DR.. Bellows will be invited to deliver lee
ture in Marysville 10 a short time, the proceeds