M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-09-29

OF disloyalty should not be lightly
made against any officer or citizen. -
AS proof that I am not disloyaI, LET
me set before you few facts.
Ar the commencement ofthis war,
opposed the doctrine of neutrality
! in Kentucky. When Magoffin retus
ed to respond to your call for volun-
teers, raised csmpany on my own
responsibility and held it in readiness
for my country's service. After
ward, by your permission under the
auspices OF the lamented Nelson, O
regiment of Kentucky volunteer cav.
airy, and had il mustered into the
service of the United States. rails.
ed this regiment at my own expense,
without ever asking the Government
to refund the money. l was almost
three years in the service, always
in front, and always present in the
discharge of my duty, although all
the time suffering from severe wounds
received in battle. I was almost in all
Aghts that were fought in the States Of
Kentucky and Tennessee. / was in
all the chases after Morgan, and
was present and second in command
when he was captured. 1u many
fights l commanded regiment, in
many others a brigade, and for a
long time, aud in many fights, a divi
sion, Eor proof that / did my duty
in the Aeld and in the camp, and that
my comma nd always behaved well
and always Ought we'll, l refer you
to General Burnside, ShackelIord
uobson, Sturgis and Carter. l
never made any written reports oithe
battle l fought. because l seldom
bad time; beS deS, was not seeking
frame, AMI did not desire promotion
Loving my men from long associa
tion with them, resolved, after l was
dismissed, to join my old regiment
as a private out was so disabled BY
wounds 1 had received in battle that
i could not pass the examination Of
tie surgeons then thought OF 60
ng wi.h oil comrades at my own ex
panse, bat was prevented from doing
80 by 40 osder. Being thus cut off
frvp doing nythiHg for my country
in tho army; accepted the nomina.
ZION OF the Conservative Union Con-
yention es . candidate OF that party
for tho Office of eec,or at the next
Pra3i iential election and commenced
caugaes Of tie State. My fist ap-
pOiutmens was at Lebanon, on the
23tA day of May, 1854, aud from
there | had uUmbor Of appointments
filing up the month Of June.
On the 2Sth DAY Of May, | receiv,
cd from Governor Bramette this
note:
HEADQUARTEa5 kEETvcKy VoLUNrEEs I
FnAEKFoED May 26th 1851.
Colonel Frank WoliOrd:
Youate requested to raise regi-
mont Of elk months troops. You
will rendezvous at Lebanon. [ [Siguedl
THOMAS L. BRAMLEHrE,
Governor OF Kentucky.
determined to comply with his
request and accordingly filled my ap
gointmenta tor the double purpose OF
dischargiug my duty as an electoral
candidate and Of raising the regi-
meut. Thus you see that one ofmy
objects in making the very speeches
Up account of which l am accused OF
Encouraging enlistments, was to en-
list troops; 0ndit vas not until after
| he'd succeeded in enlisting full re
giment that wa arrested.
Think OF it! You charge me with,
diseOuraging enlistmcnts by my
speeches, when the very speeches en-
abed me to raise regiment tor the
service in shorter time than any regl
ment was ever raised before III the
State of Kentucky. Speaking for re
cruIts, and obtaining them with un-
preced 5nted rapidity, and yet dlscour
aging enIIstments!
But your friends say l did not ask
the negro to join me. 1t is true,
did not. / told tho people that |
wanted white men, brave men, and
that would not receive, if | knew
it, negro, a coward, or a thief, as
desired to associate with my NE
and did not wish to associate With
negroes; as desired to cultivate good
feelings between the citizens ana The
soldiers, and therefore wanted honest
men, who had high appreciation OF
private rights, and who would re
member tha! the dwelling OF every
American citizen is sacred because
il is the castle of a lreeman's defense,
and the home of a sovegn.
In relation to enllstlng slaves, uIu
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