The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-14
RArEs on ApVERTTsING.
The Senalorship la the 9Th District
Letters from Hen. n. =. brown.
WIRT T.. H.. w. Va
October ., 1855.


4. H.. whittier / went 10 advocate, in
the face of returned rebels, and all
others. the cause OF the Union ara the
new state, and TO urge upon the people
the importance ~ enforcing I'll laws
until repealed OF declared void by the
proper Judicial authority, was shown
your paper Of the 2-th ult., containing
a lengthy communications signed 'Jhiner
W. Amiss,' puTporting 10 give my 'po-
litical record NV first impulse upon
reading the article Was, considering ats
source not To- notice u at all but upon
a little Rejection have considered that
h h due 10 the convention which nomi-
mated me. and TO the loyal and homo
rable men who are supporting me Ior
the senate. that / should set myself
riyht ON the statements OF Mr.. Aniss,
ami contradict the many wiliul and ma
liciou- falsehOOds contained IN his let
ter. And first. lest some may be mis-
led As To who this Mr.. Amiss II, let me
saw he is not NJ. Z. Amiss, Esq, auor-
new al law, for the lawyer II a gentle
man, aud, as | have reason To believe
my friend. The writer OF said letter
was at one time "a southern Methodist
preacher; belonging TO a body OF men
who for wears heiOfefhe rebellion USED
ali their talents and eNeriions torpSein-
dice the minds Of the people OF iius
country against the ministers ana mem
bers OF the old NJ. y. Church; denounc-
ing Them a. aiiOlittonists, AMI declaring
that they should he driven across the
Ohio river. But | need say no more on
this subject. Your readers are familiar
with the history OF the past ten years.
l will proceed 60 answer the several al
legations contained In MIR. As indict-
ment.
lie first complains Of the convention
that nominaTd me. The gentlemen
who composed thai convention need no
defense from me. They are known 70
the people, who also know Mr.. A. ne
then speaks of what he calls my poilii-
cal summersaults. I'm reply TO TINS !
will saw that In the disorganization and
rec0nsiruciionO of political parties nave
only done what I thought every good
man should do-leit the democracy anu
Joined the Union party.
lie next charges that when the Union
soldiers were sent 10 Elizabcth order
I'd them out Of the courthouse, when
i wholly untrue. ON the contrary, the
nrst Union troops ever sent 20 Elizd-
beth came the ir-t of July, 1861, the "a
regiment Ohio volunteer militia, Col.
8flmore. I went % the Colonel on his
arrival in town and invited him 10 en-
camp his men IN beautiful grove on
my own farm; furnished them IN WOOD
ready cut for two weeks, and never
charged the Government one cent
Amer they len We had some home
guards who were ordered by the court
not 10 encamp in the courthouse, nut
10 stav in their comfortable quarters
elsewhere. as they might inJure the
public buildings. They had been out
ON "A scout, and came Ina ON one sunday
/ with a considerable quantity OF cap
. tnred propartv." in the shape of bed
Clothing. women and childrcns' clothes,
and many other such articles not con-
trahand Of war, and were proceeding 10
carry their plumber into thecOurt-house.
went To the person in command and
informed him Of the request OF the
court. lie got mad and ordered me
10 be- put under guard. In laughing
about the matter the next day, re-
marked to Mr.. Amiss and others that
/ in a case Of that kind "bayonets' had
/ "A conservative effect That was all
there wns Of Il; Vet this little oireum-
stance, long since forgotten, supposed
was mentioned by ;. u. Harms ON the
dav of the convention, and - now re-
produced and printed by Mr.. y. To
prove that am a rebel. ...
l lie charges that I made secession
| speechn al ROane court house, which Is
Z ftlse. ns theU Mon men of Roane VIII YER
| ify on the 18th Of this month by giving
me their individual support. He says
7 I made secession speech inNirI NOW,
| expect to speak 10 the Union men OF
Writ on the 4th instant, and " Mr.. y.
will attend will show up 10 his discom-
htnre, | think, what WAS the whole
course of my conduct duringa residence
OF fourteen years among the go0d peo-
I pie OF Writ county. lie says told the
people thew could do nothing now but
10 90 bushwhacking," SC, and that he
was told II could be proven by nun
bred witnesses" 10 IL not so, Mr.
Amiss. No human being ever heard
me use such language. ON the contrary
a hundred men in Writ and koane Wli,
tell You that used all entrealles anu
did all / could 10 keep men out OF the
rebel army, while the provost marshal
OF my district will tell you that i gave
two young men $500 each. OUT OF my
own pocket, to go into The Union army
Mr.. A. also says that refused 70 thhe
the oath of Office under the restored
government OF Virginia in 1861 when
applied 10 TO do 50, and aflerwardsNeni
10 Wheeling and took 70 70 save my
ofiice. This is also an unmilighied lie.
/ ala not take the oath in Wheeling al
ali. col. Alfred Foster, then Sheriff OF
/ Writ county, who has since served with
much credit in the House Of Delegates
of West Virginia, and myself, then
Commonwealth attorney for Writ COM
tv. both freely and voluntarily took
said oath iu1 the town Of Elizabeth,
Wirt county, West Virginia, before Dr.
James A. Williamson, now of Parkers-
burg, but then n Justice OF Writ eoun-
Nv. In the month OF June, ls6l, and long
before any troops We're sent into that
country, as papers IN the archives OF
the restored government Will attest,
aud Col. Foster, and perhaps DR.. WIZ
hanson, will remember. Mr.. A. alse
alludes 10 personal difficulty he hiSi
with me in Writ county. lalihough I've
says twice over we never had any per
sonal difficulty, by which he wishes 70
convey the idea that / abused him ior
associating with certain personages be-
cause they were members Of the old
NJ. T.. Church, and that was unfriend-
ly 10 that Church. All who know any
thing at all Of my course through life
in respect TO church matters know tins
10 be false. was raised in the obi
Methodist Church, my parents, both Of
whom, thank God, are still living, have
been members OF that Church for oveI
forty years; my only sister and broth
ers are members, and "a favorite brother
Of mine, Rev. J. G.. Brown, OF the Pitts
burgh Conference, n minister therein
| have always aided in supporting it'
ministers aud erecting houses Of wpr'
ship for that Church wherever havt
lived, as both preachers and people will
testify. | have been striving to build
Il up while Mr.. A. has tried 10 pull y
down, and to establish slave Churci
upon lis ruins.
He says l could go about among
rebels during the war when sount
Union man could not, which is false
: | went across the country To Court bu
once during the war, which was MAJ
/ II. 1852, 10 Roane, and was at that time
set upon at ID. Flesher's by rebel gueril
las and insulted and robbed by them.--
r Since thai time ] have not been Z