The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-23
A Card rfror Hon. Lewis ID. Campbell, Of
Ohio-Ilis Recent speech at Hamilton.

A Card ,frc-a Hon. Lewis ID. Campbell, Of
Ohio-His Recent speech at Hamilton.
HanLros, ONO, May IS, lsee.
Ems Con-: The Carrots Of the 1Ath contains q
communication from this city over the signature
Of "Dentstus," which 10 ti,sus Of falsehoods and
which, uucontradioted, would do great injustice 10
neighbors whom ] esteem and TO myself
respectfully requested Of Mr.. Smith, the editor
Of the Gasefis, the name Of bis correspondent.
Failing to give II, presume according to the rule
that prevails In such cases. he assumes the pater-
nifty and responsibility Of the charges The Gassits
having thus become the instrument Of disseminat.
ing falsshood, / ask Of you the publication In the
Commercial Of the enclosed statement made BY late
officers Of the Union army and Union citizens, who
were present on the occasion Of my late speech.
These are gentlemen Of the highest respectablity,
and their statement Of facts will leave the editor
and his correspondent 10 enjoy all the subtraction
to be derived from the publication Of wilful and
malicious lies concerning those who have In no
Having, when boy, served q regular apprentice
ship In the Office Of the Gazdts when IL was edited
by that distinguished Journalist and high.tonsd
gentleman, Charles Hammond, II occasions me sin.
cere regret to receive such evidences Of is utter
Generalization in these latter days. I deem IL
proper, however, that the public shall know that II
now seeks to embarrass tie great Union party, and
strengthen It's new radical organization by adopt
ing the guerrilla system Of warfare, and allowing
It's malicious and lying correspondents TO throw
suon n'u v" o"'"'"ui"b PeVP'e 'V' "'"S~'" 0''
toiS'
=, NY personal ONCE, IN nnng tne Pupncation Of
the inc osea PAPER y 70 Iet ns pusho snoW n cna'
the orowd aau'essea vas not oomposea o. oop-
petheads oil 'ne duueI s.lpo' ana 10 INFORM tns
members OF .ne on,leu states ovn.s Ior mos' Of
whom eherlso nlgn regard, mat was not 50
los' TO the impulses o. q oscomins gra''uoe a. 70
abuse or mlsrepresen. tnem g.,
very truly youts, 90 LEWIS " NAhrb...
EDS. Voh'' lnete aPpeaIeu IN tno - 1azae OF inc
l4th instant, over tne signature o. bentalu
COMMUNICATION PurP9rung give an aceogn' o.
me Ie'e seienaae 70 nun. LeNn a. UamPoel, Q,
tne character OF 'no suoienoe' na tne PutpoI. OF
ms speech me onoeIsigneo' cIuLehs ana so,diers
OF the Iats Union army, oee@ II ou. On nc. Of Jus.
wee 70 ooionel oamppe,. anu ouIsoNes 70 say 'na'
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untrue. Inc great portion ., tns auulsnce was
composed Of Union G,usn' sha 'oaen Nno se'yea
aur,ng tne war. De'ue' .no ser c va IN
,endea as conpnmen' 70 Holonei SamPooh IRON
ms ne,gnoo,s, MNnVu. us,noaon ol pa,y.
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70 ABUSE tne hauca" i oonBrsse' ~ "tnout tne
shgntest Iounas.on IN ruth on 'ne eohtraIy'
Solonel oanpoe. expressly ssAnonleugea DIS Pro,
tounu g,Autuue W tno iIosins suu tnS On'ea
states senate Tor the generous confidence ,hey bad
roposed in him. He sSd he entertained high per.