The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-10-05

that he had been on visit TO Col. Rice and
found him an "unswerviug Union man, and
urging Uuion citizens Of the District to vote
for him This letter has called out the
following Extra from the Office of tho Put
nam County Telegraph;
Union Men be Not Deceived.
In last nights Blade appears letter
from Gen. Steedman, endorsing Col. Rice
in the warnest terms, which nccessitates
the following statement on my part: On
Wednesday morning, Of last week, return
ed TO Ottawa on the same train that Gen.
Steedman took for the front-was intro
duced to the General and had satisfactory
conversation on tne condition of the coun-
try, and Of the fitness and claims of the rep.
rcsentatiyea Of the different political parties
for the positions sought, in which Col. RICE
was often referred to. Gen. Steedman
spoke in the warmest terms of Col Rice's
bravery as a soldier. To this wo replied
that all admitted the Uolonels bravery, but
based their opposition on the ground that
he accepted nomination at the hands of
a set of men who have systematically OPP
posed the Government from the start, and
would support the candidates put in nom
iration at Chicago by the recent Butternut
Convention, and asked Gen. Steedman if he
would support Rice if he supported Nc
Clellan and Pendeton, to which he, Steed-
man, replied, mo; NO; UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES WHATEVER; BUT
WOULD DO ALL IN MY POWER 70
PREVENT HIS ELECTION. This decla-
ration Gen Steednan repeated in substance
twice afterwards.
! learned on the following day that Col
Rice had b3en put aboard the cars at Co.
lumbus Grove and accompanied Cen Stced.
man to Lima. What assurances he gave
the Cen. to warrant his warm Endorsement
we are unable to say; but ask Gen. Stecd-
man, and the loyal men of the Tenth Dis
trict, whether they could possibly accord
with the sentiments mbodied in the an.
pcxed letter to the Democracy of Williams
county. Can Col, Rice worship God and
mammon? Can. Gen. Steedman, after his
patriotic speech at Whites Hall, and his
declaration thathe would support no man
who supported Mcclellan and Pendleton,
endorse the author of the following lette a..
thrown out as a bait for tho Williams
county Democracy.
We warn the loyal mon of tho Tenth
District to beware of this trickster who in
duced his Regiment to vote for Vallandig-
| ham, and who neoeI' has and does Eaot nor
support tie Union o,yanizatioM Can you
do your duty and vote for him? Read this
letter, which one of his riends, tho editor
of the KalidA Sentinel, rem.riel to us last
evening ,oaS not Intended for publication,
ard then ask yourselves what course is to
DC pursued with these facts before you:
A NOBLE LETTER.
The following noble letter from Col. A.
Y. Rice, our Candidate for Congress, was re-
| ceived in reply to an invitation to attend
| the Democratic ratification meeting on Sat.
urlay. The letter speaks for itseif.-BRY-
| AN DEMOCRAT.
KALIDA, OHIo Sept. Is, '64.
RoB'r n. PArTEsoN, ESQ,
DEAR SIR Your
| favor of the 9th inst, Announcing the mass
meeting of the Democracy of Williams
county on the l7:h inst. and respectfully
inviting me to meet you on that OCCASION
has been received. Accept my thanks aud
I kind regards Tor your congratulations.
Say To the DEMOCRACY OF Williams
| FOR Me, THAT NOTHING COULD CIV &
ME MORE PLEASURu THAN 70 BE
WITH THEN ON THE l7th-the day,
c mmemcratmg the adoption of the OLD
CONSTITUTION, aud ratilymg OUR NOMIN-
, AtlONS-to at5hd their Mass meeting to
torn their acquaintance ane grasp them by
o hand, AND TO SAY \ FEW WUR0S
OF CHEER.
My physical con lition and the state of
my wounds alone prevent me from coming
have purPosely been thus tardy in an
sNerlng you in hopes, 10y that tune, might
be able to travel. But tIs impossible. am
! yet suffering from my wounds received IN
| tho assault OF the ehemy'S works at kene-
saw Mountains, June 27th. My foot,
I though Improving is not sufficiently strong
to bear me, and my stump is quite trouble
some when my clothing is on. | still keep
my bed most of the time and when do
move about, have to be carried You com
prehond my situation.
We have a large work before us, and a
short campaigu-we must make it vigo.
GUS one. With the CONSTITUTION ,as our
| guide, the OLD FLAG as our banner, AND
! MCCLELLAN, LIBERTY, aud the WHOLE
UNION Tor our watch-wordS, VICTORY
I MUST BE OURS.
viii 6e with you yet before the cam.
! paign is over. fmy coming | viii give
| you due notice
Hoping that your, meeting will be enthu-
smsuc and harmonious, and regretung my
/ physical Inability to be with you,
am very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
A. " RICE.
4 1t will at once be admitted by evecy
reader, that in the above letter Colo ell Rice
commits himself fully to the support of
/ Mcclellan and "our nominations" How he
can do this aud be the answering Union
man General Stelman talks about, VIII
somewhat mystify people notup to Copper
head tricks. We believe that Gene, a.
/ Stedman stated in his speech at Toledo.
that he would support no man who sup
I ported Mcclellan and Pendleton. 1t be.
comes evident, therefore, that the "story"
which Colonel Rice told him at tho time Of
his visit, differed entirely from the letter
above, written to tho Copperhead Democ-
racy OF Williams county, In other words,
I ~ eaa,,,.a tha 1 IS