Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-07-22
From the Missouri Democrat
PIous Perjury.

The declaration that treason is The
sum of all villanies" received yesterday d
new aud stroug confirmation. Thousand,
of men marched boldly up 10 ,;he polls ia
this city-some of tSem but Iecep y from
the rebel camps. and all of them sympathl-
gers and abettors d of the rebellion
during the eAIife,s z continuance of
aha war--and made oath before God and
man that they never bad been anything
else hu. loyal citizens Of the government Of
the y. S.. They swore that lbeneser bad
been in armed hostility TO the government
had never given aid or comfort to the
enemies of thes goverumeut-had never
cou tributed by money, goods letters, or in.
foru aIion TO the cause Of the rebellion
had never advised or aided any person 10
enter tue service Of the rebelioU--had
never, by act or word, manifested desire
for the triumph of the rebeiliep--had never
been in the service Of The rebelliop-hat
never left the State 10 joiu the atmeis o
the rebelliou-Aad never been connect ed
with any order, society, or organ ,tiol
| i0imical to this State or The General Gov
ernment--had never beeu guerilas OF
bush whackers, or knowingly aud willingly
Aarbored or aided such--had neverieft The
Stale or comein q IL. for he purpose OF
avoiding enrolment or military sci vice
had never, received OF sought. nndsr claim
Of alenpge, the protection OF any, foreign
government, in order to secure exemption
from military duty, after having vored pre-.
viously at any poll in the Safes or Terrific
ries "A t.5u .na,a5e-g.T .s
The Hannibal wis courier supplies to
the foregoing the following illustrations:
Geu. j Ohm Mcneil was in Hannibal on
election day. appeared ut the Courthouse
PRECINCT TO vote. He Informed the Judges
that he was now about 10 take he prescrib-
Ell oath, aud swear TO Cd id lie :
But all The. pc jury connected with this
swearing be be!i 10 lie. upon the. souls of
those who prescribed the oath, aud not up.
on ihlmsrlf He presented, however, as u
pallialOl 10 his consclenee, the following
curious document in the shape Of protest
against the oath. Tue G neral's school Of
casuistry is q novel one aud, if it hold,
relation to one species Of violation of law.
real orsupposed, we do not see why il
should not extend 10 all others where
necessity should demaud it.
PRorEST '' .'
HANNIBAL.- Mo, June 6, 1861 John
Mcneil, of the City aud County OF St. Lou S
Slate of Missouri, being in The CITY Of
Hannibal, Missouri, aud desiliug to vote
on the question OF the adoption OF the G IN
stitu,ion proposed by the late Constitutional
Convention oflhe State OF Missouri, here
by enter my sllelpa pro est against the
oath proposed in Ssciiou 50, aArlielc 2d Of
said Constitution.
I 1u this; that l have been 10 arms against
the government Of the State Of Missouri
and sundry times betwesn the 9th of May.
1861. aud the day when said government
Was rlgh'et usly Opposed by the Constitu-
liOnsl Convection Of the Slale of Missouri,
to wi, l ecmmandeda regiment that par.
ticipated in he capture of Camp jackson,
a Rebel gathering, but legally aulhorz d
camp of The Stale Of Missouri, at the time
acting uuder order Of one Nathaniel Lyon.
aud IL eousort With Frank Blair. Frask
Slgel, and Others and at other lime.
operating against said government IN il 1t.
deposition BY Constitutional C9yenlion.
- q" JoHN McNru