The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-08-22
THE CHARGES AGAINST CAPTAIN
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The disgrucefnl assault upon James J.
Curry, tho Union nominee for representa-
tive, ON the l2nl inst at Bowling Green
receives, as Il deserves. t,o condemnation
Of good men Of all parties. It was such a
scene that we have no desire 10 witness
again. Whatever may have bccu the real
or imaginary grievances Of the parties in.
voNcd in the asair, the occesion was inop.
portune, and the mode Of obmining redress
was one which can neither be legally nor
morally justified, and, only sorvcs to bring
opprobrium upon those who.h0d'a hand iu
! it, There are those who assert that tho
fray, was concocteI and urged on by mem
bors.of the union party who were opposed
to the nofainaton nf Mr.. Curry, for the
purpose Of forcing him to withdraw his
name ffom tlie canvass. This we can not
aud willnot believe, unless we have prima
ftcie evidence to the ooutrary. The veriest
scoundrel alive has right TO fair hearing
aud trial, aud as the Toledo Record well
says, il Mr., Curry deserves, punishment
I" there is certainly some law hy which this
can be done, without having soldiers who
have been good and trRo to their country
take tho law in their hands"
This assault has given rise TO a multi.
tudc Of rumors, moIigning the character of
Mr.. Curry, as an officer and soldier. These
ru."ors oro being extensively circulated
for the evident purpose Of accomplishing
his defeat in the approaching election. In
view Of this fact, we would counsel all
Union men to be slow to give credcncc to
the many aspcrsiens in circulation, and
after satisfactory Investigations they fnd
these charges to be untrue, it is thor duty
as members ef the organization to whic h
they belong to give him an earnest and
cordial support, and 10 labor indclatigabIy
to secure his election.
lie is charged with brutal treatment of
his mon, with oowardico and with theft.
These arc serious charges and Justice de-
mands that his vindcation should be laid
before the people. SO FAR as our invcsti-
cation has extended, we can not discover
that any of these aspersions have any
foundations in fact On the contrary wo
have the testimony of several officers of
his regiment, reliable and honorable men,
esteemed alike as citizens and soldiers, tina,
there is not the shadow of truth in the
rumors in circulation. Below we give
place to the vindicaton of Mr.. Curry, as
contained in his own statement, as well as
in the letters which we produce from
Colonel McMahan and Captain Cation. Their
testimony we deem as mmistakable evi-
donce of Mr. Curry's straightforward and
honorable career as a soldier, and we know
enough Of these gentlemen to know that
they will not bestow praise or accord merit
when not deserved. These gentlemen sub.
nit their testimonals--no for any political
buncombe, OF eifcct--but simply from a
conviction Of what is due from one soldier
to another, from one citizen to another
when his character is uriustly assailed
We ask careful perusal of the statement
Of Mr.. Curry, and of the correspondence
alluded to, bearing this ono fact in mind
that Captain Curry could never have
received an honorable discharge from the
military service, had his record as an officer
been otherwise than exemplary and hon
orable: