Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-05-31
LETTER FROM Capt. McKIERNAN
SMITHS MILLS, May 90, 1865.

Sir With one fell
Seocp the journal thinks 10 annihilatc me.
Bu. this "indiwidual' "still lives" and
has yet to learn that the epithets fool"
and liar constitute argument and then
they come with i'll grace from one whose
chief stock in trade is falsehood and ,itu-
ierslion.
II hare acquired some reputation as
sbrsye soldier" it is more than my ma
,isDer has ever done.
The Journal publishes a number OF what
pupcrts to be my letters. Thoy are ncar-
,sall Ga,bled extracts. and yet think
they Ill to prove more than / admitted
in my letter to you.
You will perceive that gave ftrorts--
nothing more aud tL:t ! did not put
zach fsilh in them you would SaYe learn
ed had thy published The achOle ffach ''4er.
Under date OF July LIST, 1868, find pub.
lhhcd, Il have been Informed to-day that
sparty Of sixty persons have been organ
izcd TO resist lie enrolling" in Knox -
Why did they not publish the remainder,
which says, "Yo.morrolo am going up to 8ce
he~, and in ny nert you roW hear :fd.sir be-
ing enrolled" No call for troops there,
Nr Journal
'Toor fool tlou.h be, ] did not for
get to keep a copy of every letter ever
wrote TO Gel. Campbell. aud they are free
for the inspection of all and | will forfeit
whatever reputation az brave soldier"
] may have acquired, il every letter quo-
ted that would make cut a care against
me is not qGri'ed, and in several instances
words, my, whole sentences, aided to
what did say.
Whilst at Waterford The Pro. Marshal
ard |, a, different times corvnrsed about
tue STATE Of feeling in Clearfeld. and at
one time he talked Of sending Company
tf Invalid Corps to this county. Ii was
rarity in alluson 10 conversation Of this
kird that The letter Of July 9,h, 1863. was
written. But did not cay, 81 find that
twenty or twenty-five cavalry will be no
ctSsny for my posse" said, Since !
have been around through the county
fnl that twenty or twenty-five cavalry
gill be quite sufficient"
material difference, as you will per-
ceive.
After ! had been around through the
c,uaty found that the people we're ret
half 20 lad as relresente'. Instead OF
that latter being a cal. for troops. il was vir-
tuslly asking for reduction Of the number
contemplated being sent.
July -, 1868, wrote for small force
10 as'is, me in arresting deserters--not
eih.tns. Thi, | admitted in my letter to
you. Then where the necessity Of prov
ing what was not denied? But it was al
most two years before the soldiers came.
August S, 1868, alter detailing the vari-
Gus stories in cilcuaIion, close by say
ing Notwithstanding theso reports all
treat me kindly"
The next letter is such miserable abor-
ton, as quoted, that none but scortd'or
could have been father to it. What ]
wrote was as follows, AID you can conf
pare the two:
ClEArrELO, Aug. IL, 1868.
COL II. s. Campbell:
SIR :-Sev"ral persons
have been asking me why there IRE no
notices gwen in our county parers OF what
is expected Of drafted men, and those de-
pendent upon Shem. | wish ii could be
possible for you to visit this county before
the draft: YOU could then appreciate bet
ter the difficulties attending 1t here. Hr.
Row. the editor Of the RGftSman, told nc
that in Knox township the people think
that am TO serve the notices, and exE ect
il soon 10 be done. That lley now have
pa'r,l,s on all the dflereat roads, who
,he, (Mr. Row. says sill shoot me the first
lime show myself there. He tells me
there is no doub', in his mind but this l.
n TACT. pleasing one to me- is II not
y expect TO serve the notices myself, and
If bad twenty mounted men ! would
no. fear the wnrst Of them. But without
them | will 20 where ordered or duty
o.lls. Respectfully,
j. S. McKlERyAY.
The difficulties were felt 9y all, not in
resistance TO, but o want Of understand
ing the draft. That did not fear these
Sixty mea" was eyidenLGrom my asking
for only twenty" to oppose them, and
my readiness 10 so without them.
But Why wss not this letter rublishco
en,irel Surely u gives as stEaight-Ior
ward an account Of what wns to be done
rs any other aud mere, il gave the auth
or Of the report. Strange that 80 import
ant information should be passed without
notice These reports weis generally
given 10 me ~ those whose wish was faith
-er 10 the thought.
This pseudo reviewer blows hot and
cold in tho ,,p,e hraaih He uOver'Ook.