The weekly union record., 1864-06-11
An Inquiry.
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1AfLoBFlLLk, may II, 1ccA-
Ed. Or1scY CSroS-Presuning that s uewspa.
per man Is posted in almost everything, lYou pre-
surne to mach--Ep.l l wish 10 have you inform
ne through your paper. in regard to the following:
man by the name Of Iokam has been IN our
town for couple of days, and pretend. to be 3
Campbellite or some other kind of preacher. He
has also represented himself s. the gent OF the
Sanitary Commission, but from his actions, and
from an intination received from Susanyllle, we
(Union men) taink that he is wolf in sleeps
clothing In fact he approached enc Of our Dem
ocratic friends with the intention Of having him
initiated into a secret society Of political com-
plexion bat the gentleman did not happen TO be OF
il, and blow'd. Now can you enIghtea Us Is he
an agent Of the Knights Of the 6. c., Is be Hb at
he pretends 10 be, Please answer, and II lie Is 81
imposter, show him up.
Yours, ANXIOUS. =
In reply to the questions Of our correspondent,
we would say that the same individual has been
stopping in Quincy for the past five or SIX days
He and his friends gave out The announcement
that he would preach on Sunday last in the Court
Hosse. At the appointed hour but one man was in
the room to hear him. His calling NAV be preach
ing, but from his associations while II this place
and from the number Of midnight meetings tper
hGps they were prayer meetings) held in the office
Of of citizens, and from the fact that none
but Democrats attended them little ''ia
the dark about his true mission. As 10 his being
agent of Father Bellows in raising funds or
slaIllug Tue movement IN luAs county Nc
know nothing. If he is an agent he takes mighty
good care TO keep from Union men, and We vii!
respectfully refer that question 10 the Oroyille
Union and American Flag for calculation, and if
they can inform Us whether the suspicious in re-
gard TO him are correct we will be greatly obliged
II he Is on the good mission Of saving souls. We
will be the last one to do him injustice. II he
Is an lmposteri or spy, or If he Is organizing Sc
cret societies of traitors, will show him up
and hope the Union papers in the District will do
the same. We want Information; who viii give it?
EDITORS UNION RECORD In answer to
inquiries, will inform you that Mr. Iokum
was member of the Board of Supervisors of
Butte county in the year 1862 BE was elected
by the Breckenridge party, and was known as
a most violent secessionist by those who thought
that they knew him. He is a citizen of Butte
county, residing near Dayton, and reputed to
be Campbelite preacher but, if be Is, as the
Quincy Union says, an agent for the Sanitary
Commission, ii must be JEFF Davis Commits
sion, for be is well known in this portion of the
couutyas being bitterly opposed 10 everything
pertaining to our present Administration, and
an open advocate of Vaandigham for Presi
dent He was also announced in the Marysvlle
California Express as authorized TO receive and
receipt for subscriptions for that coppery sheet
few days since. His prayer meetings that
you speak Of as being held at midnight are
certainly OF the same order as the meetings held
by Mr.. J. R. Ridge in other portions of the
State. which are, notwithstanding Beriah
Browns lying denial through the columns Of
the Democratic Press, nimical to the interests
of our Government Very respectfully,
f. c. LEDYARD
Hamilton, June 6th, 1864