The Howard union. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-07
For the Union.


"motto' for the benefit of your correspond
ent {" AMICUs PArRIE EFT HuMANITATIs."
Had this scribSler as much brains as he
Or professed to have Historical and Classical
knowledge, it would spare me the neces-
sity OF borrowing the quotation and the in
dividual from the ridiculous position that
his arlio has placed him in the eyes of the
public. " the individual was seeking for
ne&,tpdfet nototicty, he has certainly sue
ceeded to some extent. Had he put his
proper name to the article, his fame would
certainly be ivorld Icide. Great minds al
ways herald their forthcoming literary pro.
duciions SO also this modern JUNIUs, The
community had q right to expect something
demoiishing from the amount of noise made
about the Forthcoming reply" amongst a
certain class (of doubtful loyalty,) and
where there was great deal of smoke we
expected to find some fire also. But, alas
how vain are all human expectations. Your
paper of the 3lst ult. has made its appear
ance, and, WE STILL LIVE 1t does look
like the production of several small minds,
with the assistance Of a school Miss with
her "LAr1N Grammar" by way of embel-
| lishment.
The writer states that he &" may not be
guilty of asserting anything what he cannot
prove. He goes on to state, 81 feel myself
to be as loyal, and to have been SO from the
uery first, as the gentleman ever dared be-"
Doubtless true. Wehave had quite num-
Der of those kind of loyaiSts amongst us
who were all right at the :very first" that
when there was any military duty to do,
they were found wanting such as never
show their Union principles by shouldering
their gun. One of those loyalists that
"shlrk' out of all military duty either by non
age, over-age, or some disability, or at best
only apologists for rebels. So / judge it to
be with this gentleman with the long name.
Now, where is the gentleman's "prOof 9''
He charges me with advocating "uo sym
pathy, no good will, for the vanquished."
| have advocated nothing of the kind. l
claim that the brave confederate soldier that
has fought out his principles, like man,
is the man that deserves sympathy-not the
noisy rebel that stayed at home to keep up
strife, and now when the war is ended
claim that they have been "loya! from th'
) pery frst;" and to cap the Climax" they
take the oath Of loyalty, and swear they
never were anything else than Union men.
My article was not intended for any loca
position it was intended to cover the whole
State, intending only to hit those that are
deserving its denunciations. The alusior
to the three brave young martyrs was only
made to bring the matter 10 ourselves. II
our Glasgow preachers, school teachers an(
lawyers, would say had not thought of
l only spoke of that class throughout til
SAFE that are now bowling over and creatin!
strife, over the new constitution. But i
they have, by their acts, and influence
' come under the proscrlptive provisions,
e have no political sympathy for them. A
friends, may feel sorry for them, an
would wish it was otherwise with them
Mr.. Editor, as l have nothing to answer, a
= the long named gentleman did not attemr
to cOntrOvert a single position | had taker
= only charging me with saying things ha
= never thought Of, so | shall not trouble yo
any more on the subject, and leave hi
"alone in his glory" l do not know ii
writer, but only judge his name was sug
= gested b. the corresponding length Of h
ears. His allusion TO Titus, Julius Casa
and Napoleon 4 IS simply ridiculous, doub
IL less intended as a literary flourish. Al
~ ~ lastly, he winds up with, "Ask the bra,
er men of the 43rd who it was that saved the
ss ne from the murderous design of Anderso
re. and who nursed and consoled them viii
''' sulf ring ?" He answers the question hir
self by Saying "They were the loyal mt
at heart whom the gentleman denominat
stay -at-home traitors" Now if this is Il
the must complete piece oil brazen imp
: dence yet it even surpasses the "Uni
from the very first" will condescend
answer the question. The brave sick al
,'J nd wounded confederate soldiers, with t
al assistance Of their gentlemanly surgeon [
Shutz, saved the brave men of the 43l
OIL The Union man and loyal ladies of Gasg'
ragsi ''nursed an ] consoled them while suffering
:, not the "stay -at.home traitors" as the &c
nd tlemOn would have it. There may ha
ow been individual exceptions, but very f
ad- indeed. l will now close by suggesting
OF new name for the correspondent, viii
pits will be quite as intelligable to the F
len head Indians, as the cognomen adopted
or him to the majority OF the readers of
Union, it is this, FooL.oRUM Ass-UNDR
CT ScRIDEL-oRuM. UNUM
August End, 1865.