Maryland free press., 1866-08-09

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The Tilghmanton Convention Ossawat-
tamie Brown, IRA Batchof
Lies-The Skies Bright, =,
TILeHxAsros August 4, 1866.
Mr.. Editor According to promise send you
short notice Of the Johnson meeting held in this
place on last Saturday night. The hour was
postponed from . p. NJ. to 8 P. NJ, to accommo-
date different parties. AT the time specified an
excellent crowd assembled, composed of delega-
fiona from Boonsboro- Sharpsburg, and various
other points. A stand was erected In front Of
Mr.. Duffenbargsr's house, near the store.
Major Syester led of In one Of his happiest eff
forts in speech of more than two hours duration
The Major 10 thoroughly posted in political mat
tiers, and whether showing up the insignificance
of home Constitutional erpouader, or excoriating
the Radicals, for their villainous schemes, he is
still keen; facy and able, and the worst that we
Ehope for you, Major, is that you may be our next
Congressman. Dr.. Tobey followed in a speech
which did great credit We are glad to see the
Dr's heart enlisted SO warmly in the cause
Ossawattamie Brown, Jr., the Kansas jay haw-
ker of Boonsboro', was not forgotten in the re-
marks by the speakers. Our brave soldier boys
will not soon forget the manner in which this
Iblackguard spoke Of them in their own home
After fighting calamity for their country for four
years, they do not feel disposed to be insulted by
astranger whom no one knows, but who, it is said
pursued q life of repine and murder in Kansas,
stole silver spoons during the war, in the South,
and who, report says, has black stripe down his
back. ..s:-. III
account OF the Boon ,boro meeting has been placed
in my hands, and as I have obtained much infor-
nation from my Boonsboro' friends, allow me to
refer to few incidents occurring on ,, that eve
ming. Let me say in the start, that the tallest
lying have ever known, can be found in the last
issue Of that dirty sheet There is not line that
does not contain lie. No better evidence of the
dspravity of 0ssawattamic Mentzer, or of the loss
ofsll shame, can be found, than this article dis
plays. It 10 fair specimen Of a Radical OF the
character of those who went TO Boonsboro' fom
this town and vicinity, little need be said They
were neither in &c ilmores," "Mosby's" nor
"Lees" army, but are the quiet sons of farmers,
aad veteran soldiers, who did their duty during
the war. they will not loose in reputation BY
he bespattering of Ossawattsm lie Brown, jr. To
show our peaceful intentions, after talking over
matters and having a full understanding, we went
70 Boonsboro' phoiiy unarmed, as all Can testi-
fly. -
The beginning ofthe disturbance in Boonsboro'
we'll known to have been caused by Cost call
ing our brave soldiers a set of 'damn rebels and
traitors" and fellow by the name Of Jake Huff
fer, urged him on, and then ran away. Ossawat-
tsnis says '.he attack on the U. S. Hotel was
anprovoked aud uncaled for" "some half doz-
en- shots were fred at the Hotel" "Not a shot
was fired out of the building" Every word in
these quotations is q lie. As some of the crowd
ran after Cost towards the Hotel, one or more
shots were fred from the bar room. Not one pis-
tol had been fred from the. crowd our delega-
ton had none; not one stone had been thrown at
the house, until otter the fire from the bar room
Fifty respectable persons, some of whom were
standing near the door, will swear that they sau
the firing from the bar ROOM. This cannot be
gotten over, and, under the circumstances, if the
house had been burned down, no one could have
had reason 10 complain. .. ..... .
! am told by gentlemen from Boonsboro' on whose
word can rely, that the fellow, Jake Iufler, who
ssid that he would stand by Cost, and then ran
away a. fast as his legs could carry him, acknowi-
edges That be fred the first pistol from the Hotel;
and that then this cowardly rascal stole upstairs
and opened the door OF a room containing lad
and several small children and asked protection
after being the means of cndangering the lives Of
all in the house. Agood- broomsiicking over the
head would have served him right.
We understand he 10 the same chap who took
the benefit Of the insovent law, tho having a
rich daddy, to save himself from paying 500
which he owed in horsctrade. .. u
Ny informants tell me that it Is news In Boons-
boro' that the crowd attempted 10 force their
way into the bed room of Mrs. Nyman and her
child" 1t is simply a lie for buncombe.
1t 10 useless to attempt to follow the negro-wor
shipping jayhawker, though the meanderings of
his lying sndtbillingsgate. lie Is all. that is vile
and false. Ills carcass is fit for nothing but dogs
We pity the town in which he lives. stream
Of moral depravity will constantly emanate from
him which will surely corrupt tho morals of the
rising generation.na siiiIsII .IHD
lie this sici nifty the skies look bright johnson
men are as Numerous as blackberrics, and more
are coming one every day. We have but tvo
radicals in Tilghmanton. One of these sold his
birtbright for apess of pottage. jim was a John
son man, but the radicals conferred the great dis
ton on him, as they Gid on others, Of appoint
Ing him delegate to the Radical Convention
This turned Jim's head, which yon may know is
~ solid as rock, but the Others could not be
bought up on such chaff. l tell you that Thigh
manion district, will give a good account of her.
. If. Wo intend to root black republicanism out
Neither iagerstown plags nor thugs can pre-
vent this' Ills source of reorganization that
An henest set ofregisters is appointed at last, in
s,ead ola set of tools who sat before, merely for
the sake ofparty. A JOHNSON MAN.