Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-10-07
A Con vincing Proof.

II any proof is required of the un-
swervipg adherence Of our candidates on
the State ticket, Coils. Davis and Linton,
the manner in which they have been
treated by the War Department would be
sufficient. Col. Davis, especially, has
been made the victim Of political persecu-
ton but the people Of this State have
now an opportunity to reward as he de-
serves man who would bend the knee
to DC black idol Of Abolitoniam for the
sake Of promotion Time after time he
was Recommended foi advancement! by
his superior officers, bat each time stay
a.-home enemies interfered, in ths follow
ing manner:
The Doylss!o,cn Democrat W as conduct
ed, during the absence Of Col. Davis, by
DR.. j. ID. Mendcnhall, The Doctor is
very plain spoken man, and was in the
habit of publishing articles, occasionally,
which The niggar worshippors pronounced
"copperhead' and "disloyal." Although
Col. Davis was in the field, thousands Of
miles away, copies Of the Democrat con-
tanning these articles would be marked
and sent to the War Department, where
they were eagerly seized upon as pretexts
for setting his claims aside. At one time
this persecution went so far that Col. Da.
Wis was arraigned before his superior Off
GERS, by order of the War Department,
upon charges contained Il in an anonymsus
letter! He was bonorably acquitted.
Gould petty persecution 60 further :
When Col. Davis vas wounded on
Johns Island some of the stay.at-home
"loyaIists" remarked that il was pity
he did not lose his head, instead OF his
hand - When men who call themselves
'Upion men," and who pretend to love
those who fought against rebellion, would
thus stab in the back brave soldier whc
lay suffering from wounds received in thu
service Of his country, what will they no
J do to prevent him from obtaining that jus
tice at the hands Of the people which
; would be at once rcbuke 10 them and !
token of the downfall Of their party 2
Therefore let no one believe the false ehood
concerning Col. Davis which are masufac
tured by the Abolition press,
Had Col Davis, like his opponent
Hangman Hartranit, sacrificed his con
science and his selfrespect for the sake G
high position, he might have been bask
ing in the sunshine OF loyal" favor an
the beams Of the twin "stars' which da1
zled the eyes Of Hartranft, and bIinde
him to his duty as man and his hone
as soldier.
Had Col. Linton (who was wounde
20 four times, and who was never absel
from bis regiment during his term of Sc
- vice except when disabled by wounds
,r acted like his opponent, Campbell, ar
10 given his sanction to schemes Of neg,
m equality, thinly covered by the cloak
Of ''loyalty, he might be now the incumbe
II of one Of those fat Offices which the WI
q Department SO we'll knows how to provi'
IS for its pets.
) But neither of these two gallant .oldie
an forgot their duty as citizens and as Del
its ocrats, and it now rests with the peoF
at. Of this State to show that the great Dem
or cratic party remembers its duty also,
Ce electing them 10th to the Offices for viii
thev have been nominated and which tn
ib. would fll with honor to themselves a
at profit to the State, ,--ARe"io'0" Dfo''c'