Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-08-09

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fny sncerny, wiz even reI'ain IIeIn ssk,hg
Ior spy pecnniaIy assistance 10 carylng tne
project through, notWitnstanobg my peas
ure !1r sucn az unoer,ak'ns very nmi'eu'
sno tnst s9meIenos we9io omateriaiiy hgh,en
my .ask, ollnloiso ,ne DANGER, ana douoiy
insure success; bnt oeg yon tor passport
SO as to trayelby VI. Z, y. and a: NJ. q. X.
MS, as intend to throw myself at conve-
nlent place into Maryland ana TO enter
washington. very respectfully,
iour honor 0hed,ent servant,
o,,o, o, Y. IL; " DEhALB'
Oh tne lNh 9i SeptemDer ioo4; . htter
was written 10 1enerson paws by do. Far-
smore; Wnicn was receivsd, esPpears by
tne inoeracmeet, on tne zoth Oh the same
monlh 1ins Ioilowing ls CODY: :
DosTos fosT ofFiCe,
aoMAs w. VA, sept H. ioo4'
ofgoson Ddo.
DIX having nesire 10 oe OF dement, 70
tne oonieusrate states Is the only excuse
aH 9nei ,L ior s souresi,ne you ls,lelI ahu
pellevihg ,ne oest pan woeid pe 70 dispose
=. ,he 'eau'Ig cnarac.ers o. tne Nor.n, ior
tnat ieHson nsVeti,eu anu ne1pe,lnenteo 10
Ics.uln pa',IGu'oIs ,na, WIZ 10 tnis "I,nout
ulinGuI,y, aitnough 10 qute an qnuer-
handeu nanher ol warfare ana not Know
~ mpolheI II "ouIu nleet WIN your appre.
o'9.iHn c.pi vi uo. pie,ohls me Iom eltips you
,u,. account oi tue lnster'ai use1' aItnougn
! oelieVe any one OF theln "ouid take the
ne 9i any oou.neIner IN any manner ,hey
cpu'oi ~ you Nisn y, Wrl.e 10 ue apo get
.ng ~nole process. hoping you good heatn
''H fc;Ii ;u.ule 'O'ofy' &c
lnsaeul ru: -. o. rAaAMokk.
-. 'ne Ipp g ~ ,nis iee,gr, ~ .ne maui,
"GpNIus VI "en, Da"s' ,ne Iglio".ns Io,e.
scyo:eta.y VI ~: = ~ Opon eie oacN
VI .n's .e,'er y 'n,s 'nuTrssueul, uo4gr 5ne
ha,ne anu resiuence GI tne writer, ne o's'
cIserea u,pue ., u,IpoSiuR VI Tue ieauine
onSsscters y, tne r'r.n. rne ,eso uc
IN .ne :.u OF august. lnoo' ons IA. Y;
,h Ian Wi,,us " oenel'ou Jaws 'e''er VI
"I1Gh tne Iono"Hs Is aeopy.
nEAD9 ms Old Utokoin hEd.
Nh ciG c!hoNp.hhoLi IAIihT-' ,eo
lean ~ oAvANHAH' VA aug. 10 o.
ma. TsEsioENr A'ter iong .neoite,,on
communications nave Geteimiheu 10 ln'
u9ae upon you earnestly soping my motlse
VIII cohStitufe Iuii 'inalcatlon ior suGn
presumption~o on the part ol one so huuio'e
anu obscure Us lnyseh, th3ueh l must say
!hst the e'idehce OF your Ohrls'ain humi'
ny almost luIy assure me. 1 propose
WIN your pefnissioh' 10 ASSIST In orguH,
,zlhg humner OF seiect men, say hot
!ess tnan rnree 70 nVe huh9red men, 10 20
INTO the oni'ed states ana assassinate me
most promlnent lesaers OF our enemies lor
lusisacs' eewaru' h,hcein, Ufeeiey' Iieu
ice etc. Gonsldering II unnecessary 10
discuss the chances OF success at thls time' 1
WIZ only say lew WORDS rs 10 tue oPinipn
OF its enect. 1 maoe II point 10 ei,cit tne
OPINION OF mahy men upon the sueIect IN
whose goou sense l nave grea! oonnusnce,
snd whiie oinerent OF opinlon 70 some
extent Is aimost ineVitaoie' most nave cohn'
dence IN Its benents 10 u.s.
Inc most piausiole argument seems 10 De
to impress upon the Norlhern mind tnat !er
men 10 n'gn places ,herc TO yieio tneir ln-
iiuence IN iavcr OF me oaroarisms they nave
oeen 81 crue!y prac,.cing unou us' 10 W
leopardlze their ilyes. For designing
leaders tosre 20 ieel '9st tae momen. .ha, 'ney y
,sat tSa;r uv,res tot uu u - ,ss u,mo., m % ner;I
,n,1a 'uo. 1,nas,,na ~ has;,at;an and confps;on
Iut'u W. om,a pgpb bostan ns.sa ond onr ;ndensn
sna. wv WEI .hn1n pu ,nsanor sraoes,inns
uoncs ".th u, xe I..;. ca III ,;r,o
uPpp .n,s d sa ths WI" m.t,sr .sr wor,hr M @ Of any anv
enconra cement, aud will 40 appriss me,
beGeve can give Won such evidence of lev.
sjtv and integrity of character as will ea :
titie II to vonr consideration 80 far as I am
concerned I will saw, however. that was
born and raised in middle Georgia. All my
relationship and affections are purely South
ern. / was oppressed to secession, but am
now committed to the death against subjuga-
ton or reunion with the mea of whose in.
stincts and moral character until this war, |
was totally ignorant. II have insuited any
scruple or religious principle ofyours, beg
to be pardoned. neglected to state in
the proper place that am non'commis-
stoned officer inthe volunteer service. Beg
ging your respectful attention to this COM
munication, am your Excelency's most
obedient servant. 9ai II. G. DURHAM,
Co. |, 631 Regt Ga. Vols, Savannah, Ga.
To his Excellency President Davis, Rich
mond. 5-h1J '~9t
This letter was received August "a, 1863
and is noticed as follows. a1s.3 -1
ASKS permissiou to take from three to
five hundred men and as,assipate the lead
inc men in the United States. Respectful
iv referred by the direction Of the President
to the Hen. Secretary Of War. j. G. Ives,
! Colonel and A. ID. g. Aug. "a. File"
T. Tn addition to the testimony thus pre-
ssnted unon thi, point, the Committee refer
to n letter of Lieut.. r. Aston, which was