The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-09-10

A Victim Of Arbitrary Arrest
lie is Offered Release ii he will Lup
port tho Abolition Nominee %,
President.
ffs@g'Ae yqnesbop (Ili, G.<. Juiv 2s.
Anna, liz. Nay l3. 1864.
matthew SToxls--Desr sir: Yours Of
the lltI' j. ai hand and conicn,s noted. .nd
~ reply would say, the Union men u IN Il
county look upon you ~ . disunioni-,.-
Whether ,his Is the case or NOT, I am upsbl.
% say. Bur will say this much: n Won
w'il send the Uuion men Of this county ,o.r
obligation that yen will supper, ,hs regular
non'inee Of the Bal,imosc Cow entioo. - A,
others are looked upon as disunionis,s, ibev
VII Try 70 s'avc you discharged.
"Now, Mss, you are too good man 10 b.
arrested for dscyaIy.. I have known you
for over thirty years, and better neiphbor
never i'ved ty. II all probability Won
have got iinic wrong. like many Others.
pu, ! DO think with lew confession. on
your par. and the assisIa nee Of your friend.
't home, We can have YOU released. Pleass
perose these few lines, AID let Us know forth.
"'iil and we will do all We can for you.
30 no more AZ present, hoping 10 hear
rom you soon. GAPS well.)
JAMES |. TOLER.
We oil know whatyou promise 10 do , ou
VII DC. We are also aware thar Won have
'0nIs gao neishbors. J.I.T.v
The above letter was written b. the .Iov
y Lenguers Al Anna. through their sccredi,.
q organ Jas J. ToIer. to Mr.. Stokes, while
'onfined 10 the nilitsry prison al Cairo
ar. Stokes is an uncompromisng Democrat
md an influential leader in the Democratic
'au-e For this reason he was arrested md
edged 10 the filthy dungeon u Cairo.
This letter shows upon v ha, conditions The
csgers were willing 70 aid 10 restoring him
rom the chains Of this Bassile - the un,s.a-
nclIed enioyne of a freeman. This letter
hows concIusively that there exists an an
outstanding between the. .Loysl'' League
nd the military authorities. 10 intis.idars
emocrais 10 support ashe regular nominee
{ the baltimore Convention" IL Mr..
stokes hs sent this conclave sf rartors:st
lona his obligation to support she regular
omlnec,' il would have secures 4 ~ d..
barge.
The letter declares him good neighbor,
homes. man and . reliable man.. What
ore should be ssked' Thirty years of in.,-
ale acquaintance enable Mr.. Toler 10 thus
leak Of his neighbor Yes shis wss not
Tough 10 obtain bis irecIom from unlsw.
!, shameful. and fnfasoss confinement
VI he must take the obligation or che
eagnc 10 support the regular no.soes of
9 Baltimore Convention"
This letter establishes two promincs, fscts
q demand the serious sltcs,icn of cverv
yer Of his country
lst- u furnishes additional evidence Tint
object Of these arbitrary srres.s il 20
limida'e and coercc the people 10 support
. present administration.
~ That an obligation 70 support Ate
ncoin secures immediate release.
The experiment. has been tried upon Ar.
'kcs; 4 hns fs'led. llc spurnsd wlsh Ia.
aat'on The Insulting proposition. and To-
: chcrishss stronger than ever before Lis
mccf"cy ani CD giving rights u iroc-
p, The shaekcs that fell from his limbs
undoubtedly meant for come other guid-
star 10 the ranks. W
N'ii ihe frcemes Of Union county guistiy
icr another such Outrage upon the Iibss.
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