Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-11-17
Assaults by the Louisville Jour-

through your paper, either ediiorially or by
such dismissed officers and humbugs as
Wolford. have never replied either 70
your editorial attacks, or the attacks OF diff.
ferent correspondents. l have felt assured
that you desired to make some little capital
for your Constitutional Conservative. State.
Rights-P -Peace-on-a ticket, and IL has
grati6ed me little to know that my blows
have been felt somewhere. In noticing your
attacks at this late day, it will be apparent
to all that address myself to you, and not
to the odds and ends of all Gods creation
who compose the newly organized party of
Domoctats and traitors with whom you are
associated.
In your paper of the 3Oth October you
state, editorially, that "Brownlow having
received Office from Lincoln, he now de-
clares his appreciation, as we understand, of
all that Lincoln has done and all he may
hereafterdo. Every such man has his price. J"
This, Mr.. Prentice, is direct charge of
bribery and corruption, and needs to be ven
tilated by a statement Of facts, after which
propose to contrast my record with yours,
and to take brief view OF the relations
your family aud mine sustain to this rebel
lion -..-..
| hold an Office in the Treasury Depart
ment which was conferred upon me by Mr..
Chase without my seeking il, or any friend
applying for me. The pay IL not equal to
the labor performed, and at no time has
paid the board Of my small family, with my
two SONS in the army. have retained the
position because desired to serve my friends
in East Tennessee, and to unite with them
in restricting the benefits of trade to the
loyal men of the country.
During the first eighteen months of the
war, you, associated with others, held Of
fee under Lincoln, or, if you please, were
mixed up with contracts; and when l last
saw you, in Nashville, summer was year
ago, you was staving and putting along, to
and from the front, moving Heaven and
earth, to secure some big contracts to sup
ply the Army of the Cumberland, and writ
ing the most sickening and hattering notices
Of General Rosecrans, in the hope OF win.
ming upon him and his officials. But all
your fattery failed, and all the letters you
presented failed to secure for you the con-
tracts you sought; and thus refusing to give
you your price" you bolted from the sup
port of Lincoln's Administration. While
you were interested in contracts under tie
Government, yeu was as good Lincoln
m an as | was. e..
To be candid with you, Mr.. Prentice, you
figured badly in your scramble after con-
tracts, and your clamor for extra privileges
Others, associated with you, and making
tool Of you, and using your position as a
journalist, to worm themselve5ihto positions
where they could swindle the Government.
Indeed, l heard the remark made by men
who had always been your admirers that it
was hnmilating-naS; mortifying and dis
graceful-to see poor old man in his do
.tage, and under the influence of liquor and
an inordinate love of money, in such drive
as you were in, going and coming to Rose
Grams headquarters, and calling at the st.
Cloud Hotel, at Nashville, to muster up ad
ditional hackers.
While l was North, after 1 had spoken
extensively. and my speeches were reported
equally extensively and was made to say
to the world what l really did say, that
indorssd Lincoln's entire war policy, and the
putting down of the rebellion even at the
cost of exterminating the Southern popula.
tion, you 1rote to me and proposed to join me
IN partnership an starting a ae,o Union pa
per IN NdshUiUe-an offer politely declined.
1t is due to You to state that at that time,
you were receiving yeur price" and my
principles were not offensive to you. You
are the last man in America to talk about
men having their price" and selling out to
Lincoln.
There is slight difference in the posi-
tions occupied by your family and mine, and,
as necessary consequence, yoGr principles
and mine must differ.
My wife and little children, after | had
been incarcerated for three months and sent
out of the country, were unceremonlously
forced to pack up and vacate their house
and home, and 90 North at their o,oa ep
pense. upon thirty-six hours notice, and
thus thrown upon my hands North, while
my property remained here for the use Of
the Confedoracy. thought all the time.
and still think, that the Government ought
to have done something m re for me than
to confer upon me this small office. although
l have not expressed this opinion before. r
My two sons eutered the Federal army,
and one of them is now at home on crutch-
els, because of wounds received in leading
his regiment of cavalry in charge upon
Wheeier's forces in Middle Tennessee My
other son Is in Gen. .Gillem's command. and
was in the fight when the great Kentucky
horse.thef. Morgan, was killed, under
whom and with whom your sons have bc IN
fighting against the Government upon whose
bounty their rebel mother and contract.
hunting father are living. One of your sons
was killed in kcnturcky while on horse
stealing expedition under rebel officers, =
Your other son is now on trial in Virginia
for the murder of brother rebel by the
name of White. Your wife is an avowed
rebel, and ought to be sent South by the
Federal authorities and you are but one
degree removed from rebel and traitor,
having completely played out. There is rot
a true-heartsd Union man in your Office
unless he be some one of the employees
Your paper is no longer Union authority,
but is rapidly sinking into disreputs, and
meeting with that contempt III treason
merits. ah
With pity for the sorrows off, poor old
man. am. &n.. w. G. RRoMNLoM.