Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-08-02

THE Chronicle would seem to think its
"ShoulSer-strap" ticket wonderful ticket.
It's idea of great aHd popular man is one
who received big bounties and won epau.
lettes in the late civil war. Ifyou have
such love for the soldier, why didn'tyou nut
n high private or two on your ticket? Was
there no one in the army fit for lucrative
position but one who held commission or
had fat place while the war lasted p Ga.
pette.
This is the second occasion the Ga
zette has availed itself Of to abuse and
slander those on the Union ticket who
have served in the army
Chandler w. Carroll, Samuel B. Pi-
per, Alexis Cope, and Noble Carter
served for a series Of years in the
Union army, and this editor, who did
everything in his power to prolong
their fighting, their tolls, and their
marches, objects to them because Of
that fact, although the objection held
out to the public is that they were Off
GERS. (Mr. Carter never was.)
When the nation was startled by the
attack on Fort Sumter and our mur-
dered President called for volunteers,
the old bell on our Court House was
rung and our people gathered in to as
sist the young men in organizing a
company of volunteers, to assist in fill
ing Ohio's contingent. We all remem-
Der that scene. War was new thing
to us, and many, although feeling that
the country must be sustained, were
appalled, at the thought of war. The
house was full Of anxious and excited
people, n great many Of whom were
ladies. A roll was prepared for the
names Of volunteers, and among the
first to step forward and sign it was
CHANDLER w. CARROLL, whom this
malignant Copperhead sheet now SLAM
ders and abuses, because his fidelity
and conspicuous gallantry commended
him to his superiors for promotion
He enlisted as a pricas soldier and
served as private soldier during the
first Summer of the war. He followed
and fought under the flag Of his regi
ment for about four years--was in
every battle and skirmish in which the
regiment was engaged, winding up with
the great battles of Franklin and Nash
vile, where the Rebel army of the West
was literally crushed and broken up,
and the war in the West ended, and
then resigned AT this time he was q
Captain. After he had been home a
few weeks, Governor Brough commits
stoned him Lieutenant Colonel of one
OF the new regiments.
This Is the amount of his shoulder
straps" and "big bounties. His
straps were won by heroic fighting
Shame on the venal press that will ma.
lign such man!
ALEXIS Core, like Col. Carroll, en-
tered the army private soldier and
carried a Inusket in the ranks over two
years. He enlisted in the Spring of
1861 and was mustered out in the Fall
Of 1865, and in that time arose to First
Lieutenant. We do mt think that makes
him much OF mercenary.
SAMUEL b. PIPER also enlisted
private and rose to First Lieutenant
cy. The Gazette's friends In the South
held him aprisoner Of war about eight
cen months, while Kiger was at home
making money in specializing off the
distresses OF the country, as the G Gazette
nisorfns us. He was the first volunteer
from Me XVIItA Congressioaal District,
Of which we then formed a part.
NOBLE CARTER carried musket all
through the war.
We have thus disposed Of the Ca
zstte's falsehoods and ISLANDERS, and we
have no language that will express our
adherence and detestation of the
wretch that published them. Surely
these men deserve better OF their country
than to be abused and slandered thus !;
and we think the People, whose homes
a,,d firesides these gallant men periled
their lives to save from the spoiler, will
say so by their ballots on the Second
TUESDAY Of October.