American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-10-12

bors were in it, we encouraged them to
90 in this company, because We had con-
fidence that with the Captain at its head,
it would give a good account of ITSELF
As we have no controversy as to the Cap
tains military career, we pass over two
years, and come to the canvass between
Curtin and Woodward The captain had
in the meantime become Major, and was
absent from his Regiment (either on de-
tatched duty or sick furlaugh we believe)
we saw him in Pittsburgh the day of Cur
tins nomination. We will not refer to
anything that ever passed between him
and US, but will say that from several sour
ces. we were informed that he had decla-
red in favor of the Union ticket. Later
in the crmpaign (perhaps when old party
afinities began to revive) he wrote, as
we were informed, to his old company,
that he would vote for neither candidate !
Later in the canvas he made up his mind
to vote for w oodward. Thus setting aside
his former declarations, as also disregar-
ding the united voice of his old company
not more than three of whom would touch
Woodward The Democratic party oc-
cupicd very doubtful position in this
state at that time, while in Connect, n,
Ohio and elsewhere it stood squareIy OPP
posed to the war. 1t has made great adj
vance however since then on its road
to a peace platform, which amounts to
disunion. Now it is much more pleasant
to eulogise than condemn but when du-
ty requires we will not on that account
Withhold criticism.
We certainly have no personal feelings
in this matter, We have always respec ed
the Major personality, have known him
twenty four years, aud have knowledge
of anything that should inspire us with
other feelings towards him than respect.
Politically it is otherwise. But We are
told that our attack upon him was uncalled
for and will create quite feeling in his
old Regiment! From our general know
ledge of the matter we incline to the i'm
preston that he has not been very much
with the regiment since becoming Major,
sickness and detached duty we think, have
both prevented him; certainly his most
ardent and oxhausiing labors were, when
Capt Of Co II, his old company; in it
we haveno doubt are found, his warmest
fyicnds-of that Co. its feelings and SYM
pathcs we claim to have some knowledge;
and we feel safe in saying that no act of
ours. however extreme could be so distast-
ftll to members of that Co. as was the
Majors voting for Woodward last fall
and in This matter we know whereof we
affirm; and distastful as we know that was,
his recent associations will be even more
50. For we venture the prediction that
there will not be more than six or seven
votes for Little Mae in the whole COM
pany.
And now in conclusion, we would ask
the Major to serio',s,y rtaect upon his po-
s,tion. He has quit the service, as he
says. because of his advanced age" we
think therefore that he is not so excusa-
bic as those in the lenj joymentof youth,
fora tenacious adhcrance to party. Par
ties to have undergone some ch;ngassincc
he last mingled with them. The Uuion
party has perhaps moved forward, while
the Democratic has moved backward
The Major has, as we believe, been en-
gagged in an honorable warfare, for the
preservation OF til Union, and in that
has doubtless done his whole duty; the
men in whose company he was recently
found say it was not such warfare, that
it was murder. We believe that the
Union army is as brave and patriotic as
any army ever organized, and much more
intelligent. The President Of the meet
ing Of which the Major was Vice Presi-
dent, has said, that one rebel is equal to
three Union soldiers, in point Of courage
and daring-and that Gen. Mcclellan
knew this fact so well that he would not
risk battle unless when outnumberiug
his adversary three to one The laugh
ters of some of the leaders here, have in
suited Union soldiers by hu'rahjng for
Jefferson Davis, and by declaring that the
Union army was mere rabcl. The
Chicago convention declared that four
years of war was failure! Does the
Major think so?
All over the northwest, the leaders Of
the Democratic party have gone into the
dialoyul organization called the sons Of
llberty-perhaps two-thirds of the party
in the west is in THE oath-bound organi-
ton. They have been procuringarms for
the nlrpose of onnosinU the Government