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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
FALSE PRETENsEy.

The Copperhead papers hope to
obtain votes of the soldiers by put
ting General at the head of their
ticket. 1t will avail them nothing.
lie Fever has not been promoted
above Major, and that title was
fraudulently obtained. An ineffect.
ual attempt was made for his pro.
motion, but his almost total igno.
rance of military as well as civil mat.
ters reached the cars Of his superiors
and it was thought proper to leave him
where he was.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
PUBLISH 1T.

Glessner, won't you publish lie.
Fever's record ? You know you
called us "defamers," "liars," and
other such pet names, and dared us
to prove our allegations. They are
proved-and relying on your gush.
ing love for truth, we expect you to
publish the article referred to also
to apologize for abusing us. viii
you not do it' You ought to como
down handsomely and astonish the
devil by telling the truth once
Come now, do.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
Ben. LeFevcr's Record.
AN ABUNDANCE OF PROOF.
Testimony Of the Soldiers

1t will be remembered that shortly
after the nomination of Brew. Brig.
Gen. u. +. LeFever, for the Office OF
Secretary of State, by the Democrat
ic State Convention, VIC gave a brief
history Of his services in the rear of
his command. The entire Copper
head press denounced it as n "base
falschood," aud since that time have
been continually applying to us such
epithets as "liars," "defamers," etc
That we may silence these foul or.
gans, we give below a memorial
signed by a large number OF soldiers,
members Of the Doth o. V. l., oi
which Ben was, for n time, Major
We hope that this, as proof, will be
conclusive, and set at rest any contro
versy that has arisen relative to tn
brar0y of the redoubtable Benjamin:
"whcroas, B. F. LeFevcr, former.
ly Major of the Doth Reg't Ohio Vol
Infantry, who is sometimes spoken
of as Brev. Brig. Gen. Ben. +. Le
Fever, having allowed his name &c
appear before the public in politi.
cal canvas. VIC desire to express pub
licly, the estimation in which we held
him as a soldier, and which we still
entertain as citizens.
First--It was, and is our opinion
that incompetency was q marked ele-
ment in his composition. he never
having shown either tact or talent, ol
a disposition to acquaint himself with
military duties.
Sccond-lIis often expressed sen.
timents led us to. believe that at heart
he felt no interest in the success OF
the Federal arms, and that his onl,
purpose was to win personal honors
by wearing the sword.
Third-IIis course in remaining at
the rear, was, we always did, and do
still believe, based on his dislike OF
burning powder and lssing bullets
AN aversion he never failed to show
when placed on trial, as he somehow
let no opportunity pass to exhibit to
us that he iras a coicaTd.
Fourth-At Stone River he dio
MrOC away his oDe,coat, which anoth.
er officer brought away from the field
and gave TO him three days after
ward, and to expedite his flight he
hurriedly pulled of his boots--the
only instance we are acquainted with
in which a field officer retreated from
line of battle in his stocking feet
At Chickamauga, he got back upon
n caisson ulder The false preiense Moi
he ,oas rOund,I, and having failed to
report to his command during five
days of the terrible trials succeeding
that event, he was justly reported
absent p'thou leape. -
We whose names are undersigned,
were members Of the Doth regiment
to which he belonged, and served
under its colors during its term OF
service, and. make. this statement
simply that Justice may be done to
Ben, and no injustice done to citizens
or true soldiers who faced the battle
for their country's life, and truly
"kept step to the music OF the Union"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
USING

The spouter at the Bread and But.
ter meeting in the course of his re.
marks the other night, asked i'm
pressively "What of the night, what
of the morning, what of the day.
What was our duty two, three, four,
five years ago1 What is our duty
now?"
The speaker as well as audience
was startled at hearing the clear loud
voice Of q soldier in quick retort:
"To clean out the rebels ~
1t rather destroyed the speaker S
line of argument for few moments,
but he soon recovered. Shortly, he
requested q radical 20 come forward,
assuring him that he would make a
convert, of him. "Perhaps, it you
have an office to give!'' was the re-
ply, which created considerable mer
riment at the expense ofthe expound
er of my policy" The speaker
would do we'll to take lessons of the
vender of "Magic OIL" il he wishes
people to come forward and be cured
Of their chronic complaints.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
JOHNSON MEETING.

Last Wednesday morning, our cit.
liens were surprised at seeing posted
about town, bills requesting the I'm
ion men to turn out and hear the
reason why T. K, Cunningham, of
Lima, does not affiliate with Thad.
Stevens, Sumner, Il Co.
1t was generally understood some
time since, that his reason was the
office OF Assessor of the 9th District.
But when the hour came, the Court
House was tolerably filled, about
two.thirds being genuine Union men,
who were anxious to see what mon-
ey had bought, 1t was generally
conceded that the speaker was earn
ing his bread and butter, IL such
speeches were very frequent, for the
labor was decidedly great. For a
man who for over four years, labored
heartily for the Union cause, to turn
so complete summerset as has Cum
must be wrenching indeed.
The Cops were apparently we'll sstis-
fed, ,Ls -
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
MY POLICY Items.

We select q few scraps from "my
policy works" in the South. 1t is
evident that the Freedmen's Bureau
and Civil Rights bill are needed as
well for white men as for blacks:
A gentleman just from the Red
River country in Texas, says MUIR
ders of freedmen are OF daily occur.
renee, and that no efforts are ever
made by the authorities to arrest the
murderers. The condition of soci
ETY. in that section, he says, is ter
rible, and he represents it as growing
worse instead OF better.
A number of Union men with their
families, passed through Washington,
last week on their way North to set
tie. They were obliged to leave their
homes in the South on account of
the persecution to which they were
subjected at the hands of the recon.
structed rebels. They state that it
is fast becoming impossible for men
entertaining loysl sentiments to live
in most parts of the South.
Major Gee, the former rebel CON-
mandant of Salisbury, the prison
where so many of our Union prison
ers were starved to death, is to be
the recipient of Il handsome testimo.
nial in the shape of a purse of five
thousand dollars, presented by his
rebel admirers.
Another atrocious blood thirsty
outrage upon unoffending colored
people comes up from a rebel county
of Maryland to be chronicled. On
Thursday night, while some colored
people were engaged in worship at O
camp meeting in Anne Arundel coun
ty they were set upon by gang oi
armed ruillans who fired upon them
as they rose from their knees, killing
and wounding number. The DIES.
peradoes were driven off and the
meeting progressed, but they return
ed again and again to their murder.
GUS work, and at length the managers
OF the camp meeting requested the
colored people to withdraw, which
they did, men, women and children,
and succeeded in escaping through
the darkness. The rioters then rob-
bed their trunks and satchels, and
then heaped in u pile the tents, trunks,
beds, clothing, etc, and burned them
to ashes. The desperadoes were
heard to express regret that none OF
thepreachers were SHOT, and some OF
them said they were "good Johnson
men, and cried "What about New
Orleans2' DuIing the affray one
young white man, while on bis knees
as penitent, in front of the preach
er's stand, was fatally shot through
the head, the ball coming out Of his
mouth
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
A IOULD-BE DICTATOR.

Ircsluent Johnson, IN his anxiety
to appear as very paragon of disin.
tcrestedness, proclaims to the peo.
pie numerous things that he might
have done, had not ms almost i'm.
maculate virtue prevented him. -
"Have / not large and well appoint
cd army at my commands 7 Have
not the Frecdmen's Bureau and Civil
Rights Bill at hand? Are not my
agents scattered through the length
and breadth of the land? With all
these, might 1 not have declared my
self Dictator, and created q despot.
ism ? But | have not done it. My
regard for my country and my peo-
pie, woul not allow me to do so.'-
That IN substance, is what he says.
Now virtue is an element, which il
possessed by man, need not be ad.
vertised, TO be discovered - much
less by its owner. As rule, when
a person, either in high or low estate,
recommends himself for his many vir.
tues, he may be set down as q wolf
in Sleeps clothing, and badly dis.
guiscd ut that.
In taking such grounds, the Presi-
dent states that which, with all due
respect to his Boothship, is palpably
false, for
/. The army is composed Of free
and enlightened men, born and raised
to freedom, who could never be
brought to serve in the interest of q
would be tyraLt. He is their CON-
mander, constitutionally,T but should
he attenpt to override the Constitu-
ton, as his proposition indicates he
would have no more authority over
them than a Choctaw Indian.
2. The Freedmen's Bureau and
Civil Rights Bill agents could not ex-
ercise the least power in favoring his
schemes, not at least, any more than
any other person. ...
3. The offices that he could give
would carry only influence with those
that were personally interested-no
further.
4. "The people" in whom our Con-
stitution and Government scatterer
processes to have so much confidence,
are not particularly in favor of a
monarchy-in fact they have been
brought up to believe that man is ca
pable of self-government. Mr.. John
son cannot disposess them OF that
idea by mere say so, for the pur-
pose of hosting himself upon
throne. l
"Whom the Gods would destroy
they first make mad The quota.
tion in Johnson's case, could be i'm.
proved by substituting idiotic for
mad.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
VICTORIES.

Raymond, the "Little Villain, who
has become a traitor to The Union
party, has been turned Of the Union
National Executive Committee. He
was its Chairman. Mr. Raymond has
in his hands $4,000, belonging to
the Union party. He will probably
give it up, though he may not, for
he is in bad company, and it has been
suggested that q man who would
take the course he has might steal.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07

Copperheads are fond of saying
that il the Southern States arc not
allowed to resume their relations in
the Union there will be another war,
for the people will not bear tyranny.
They also say that they will help the
Southern people in this matter of
getting their rights. These threats
are not particularly startling, for we
do not believe that Copperheads
would be very good fighting allies
they prefer to stand back and urge
some one else to shed the blood.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
BLASPHENIY.

The man who is exhibiting him.
self as President of the United States
in his remarks to the tailors of Phil.
adelphia, last week, made the follow
ing blasphemous speech:
We should remember, when we
refer to the mechanical interests of
this country in connection with the
agricultural, that they constitute the
basis on which this Government
rests; and when We refer to the pro-
tes sion that you represent there to-
night, in common with your fellow
citizens, let me say that our great
Father in Heaven, the Lord OF the
world, was tailor by trade. Laug-
ter and applause And when you
refer to historical account OF this
thing, you find that my remarks are
literally true. '.,.i
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
UNION MEETINGS,

The following are the appointments
made thus far by the Union Central
Committee for township meetings -
A full attendance is desired. Men OF
all parties, and ladies are earnestly
invited to be present Good speakers
will be on hand and discuss the grave
and vital issues OF the day, on which
depend the very existence OF our Gov.
ernment and free institutions, and
the liberty and prosperity of the peo
ple:
Arcadia, Friday evcn'g Sept. I.
New Stark, Monday eve'g, Sept. 1O
Findlay, Tuesday even'g, Sept. III
Grcer's School House, Union tp,,
Wednesday, evening, Sept. 18th.
McComb, Thursday cve'g, Sept 13
Lewisville, Blanchard township,
Friday evening, Sept. l4th.
Reeds Corners, Orange township,
Friday evening, Sept.14.
Boylcs' school house, Liberty
township, Saturday even'g, Sept. 10.
West Independence, Wednesday
evening, Sept. 10.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
VERY uCLEyER,v

Our President has made some
where in the neighborhood of n hun.
dred speeches, at as many places, on
bis winding way from Washington to
Chicago. His liberality is unbound.
ed; for at each place he has remark.
ed 81 now leave the Constitution and
Government in your hands" Where
did he get them, and IS it constitu.
tional to scatter them all over the
country?
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
now AREIuE MIGHTY FALLEN.

Henry Ward Beacher has written
a letter to the manager Of the Clcve-
land johnson Convention declining
to act as chaplain, but fully en-.
dorsing Johnsonism, stultifying him
self more than even Johnson has
From mind as brilliant as his the
letter is.simply peurile. He reiter-
ates all the nonsense that has been
laid before "the people" by the Pres.
ident during his campaign trip, with
not the slightest improvement
Heccher has sold himself-whether
it is for large or small sum, he and
his purchaser only know. The Cop.
perheads are welcome to him, and
the rebels can now take him to their
bosoms never doubling that he will
lo dl be can to undo the work of the
Union.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
VERMONT.
Johnsonism and Copper
headism Squelched.
Greatly Increased Union
Majoritics.

The first gun of the campaign
comes booming from Vermont. The
State has gone Union by large ma
jority--an increase over the Union
vote OF last year. A Union Cover.
nor is elected, and an overwhelmingly
Union Legislature secured. The
Senate is unanimously Union, while
the House has a good wholesome ma.
jority. Trot out johnson, Vallan
digham, Henry Ward Beecher and
Gen. Lee, and let them see how the
people stand. Maine comes next
Hurrah!
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07

On the receipt Of the proceedings
OF tho Philadelphia Convention, in
England, says the London Times,
Confederate bonds advanced in val.
ue, Its a natural consequence let
the rebels get into power, and Con.
federats bonds will take the prece.
dencs of Federal. Every vote cast
for the rebel Democracy will help
TO increase the value Of rebel bonds.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
A BROAD HINT.

Al Delmonico's, in New York City,
where the Presidents party partook
ola twenty five thousand dollar din
ner, in answer to repeated calls, Gen.
Grant and Admiral Farragut made
the following speeches:
GRANTS SPEECH.
"GRSTLgMgN: All ] can say is II
the President and his Cabinet had
kept their resolution, made in secret
session, to leave the Admiral and my
self to do all the talking, we should
have let you Off to go to an early bed
rARRAGuT's SPEECH.
"GgNrLEngN; I was invited to
accompany the President to the West.
where l have not been for many
years, anil where l naturally feel an
inclination to go. / was taught in
that good old school where an invita-
ton from my Commander. in Chief
was always pleasant duty to per
form. If the President and Mr.. Sew.
ard had known that | was q member
of a Clam Bake Society, in which
our first pledge was that any man
who spoke five minutes or five sen
tenccs of common sense, should be
accommodated, he would not have
made that speech, stating that We
we're TO be the orators of the day"
From these few words IL can be
seen that Johnson has broken faitl
with Grant and Farrogut. Also thai
they do not uphold him in his vair
speeches which set forth Johnson and
"My Policy" Each one gave a
broad hint to johnson that he was
making an MSS of himself, and pro
tested against being lugged in.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
HOW IIiEN.SiAND.

We ascertained the other night
how the johnson men stand. Dur
ing Mr.. Cunningham's harangue,
Gribben, who was "as usual" made
some remark, in answer to which the
speaker said sail right Brother Crib
ben" a little further on, while
abusing the radicals he completely
endorsed Vallandigham. Good -
We now know just where to look for
them.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
AHEAD OF WEBSTER.

Spontaneous demonstrations of
the people," according to johnson,
/, consists of prearranged efforts oil
Office holders 20 get out the crowds
and taking along such men as Grant
and Farragut Webster is in the
shade, and Worcester is laid out rs
cold as q wedge.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07

The Mayor of Columbus made an
unsuccessful attempt to get the city
Council together to appoinst com.
mittee to go to Cleveland and tender
the hospitalities of the city TO John
son. All the Democratic members
were present, but the Union mer
failed to report and the scheme fail
ed
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07

Bread and Butter Cunningham still
claims to be Republican. He has
our sympathy, We pity man who
has ever been on the right track. and
changes his coat for office. Howev.
or, we would advise him to swallow
the sickening dose without a grim.
ace, and embrace his new.found
friends warmly. Eji ea
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
LIE EEXER AnROAn.

We were told by soldier of Tut.
nam. county, that short time since,
Ben. was at Ottawa, and that his per.
sonal looks indicated recent spree.
lie remarked that his tout ensonbh
was that of one of the lowest city
roughs, whom he was evidently
trying to ape. Not much effort was
reauired however.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07

Copperheads are poverbially dis
honest. In Franklin county they
are resorting to colonization in order
to carry the election. Quite num-
ber of voters have been employed,
with. the understanding that they are
to stay till after the election. None
but Copperheads are thus employed,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
UNION PLATFORM.


Resoired, That the luton party ~ Ohio
having suslHined..ihe General Covernms nj
during tour years Of suceesf, war against
the urited Efforts of rebels in the South and
, heir tizans in the North. now de
mand that peace he esisblished upon such
stable foundation that reb III ~ and secession
win never again endanger our national exist
enoe.
Rssoiped, That IN Is Convention fully nndors
es the A aendment 10 the Costitution pro.
posed by Congress t. the Leg slaturcs Of
the states, asa liberal, wise and patriotic
n justment; and the Union party OF ohio
pledge Tor II their united and hearty sup
port.
Rssoirsd, That the nation owes the heroic
men of our Army and NAVY y debt Of lasting
gratitude Tor their patriotic services In dc
tense of the Constitution and tho Union. and
we urge upon Congress the duty of equAllz
Ing bountles. ara thai while We cherlsh WIN
= tender Affection the memories of the fallen
braves, we pledge TO their wives and or
phans the Nstion's care and protection.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
DONN riATT.f y

We would particularly call the at.
tention Of Col. Dom Platt to an ar.
ticle In another column, headed
"Record ofBen. r, Ls'Lever." VIII
he. In the face Of such overwhelming
evidence, sull uphold his psti
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
CONsERv vATISM.

1t is singular to what extent con
scrvatism runs a.days. Seward,
in his Auburn speech, referring to
the rebellion, calls it political dis.
turbance." "Nasby," referring to
the New Orleans massacre, calls J! i,
"trifling unplcasantness,' and the
gentleman that has recently been ap.
pointed District Assessor, and talked
at tlse Democratic meeting, on We'd
nesday evening, at the Court House,
denomnates the same thing rs "irreg.
ular proceedings" How the ami
mositics of the strife are mellowing
down.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07

Governor elect ot oregon.
In the matter Of organization, the
Southern delegates took entire con-
troll, as it was proper that they should.
Jas. Speed was called to the Chair
and long list Of Vice Presidents
were appointed from the Union men
Of the South. On taking the chair,
Mr.. Speed made an eloquent speech
brimming over with patriotism
None hut words ofloyalty we're heard
about the Convention, and free speech
was the order of the day.
All in all the'Convention was a grand
success, worthy of the great cause in
which its members were enlisted. 1t
is in marked contrast to the Conven.
tion held in the interest of Johnson
recently. No discordant element
was there, no gag law was applied,
no Vallandighams presented them
selves to be put in the, background
to secure harmony. None but loyal
men were there 1t was glorious
Convention, its aims were glorious
and its assured success will be grand
ly glorious.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07

The Copperheads think they have
q perpetual mortgage on all the
Irishmen in the United States, and
they are raising tremendous howl
because the Fenians are beginning to
understand them. No abuse is too
bitter for any one who shall have
the impudcnce to break away from
the copperhead camp. But they have
broken away, and will not vote with
the rebels this year, and hence the
terrible clamor. 1t won't avail. The
Irish are beginning 20 find out where
their true friends are, and at Wash.
Washington, and Chicago, and other
prominent points, they have come
out, and proclaimed their indepen-
dence. They see in the votes and
acts of Congress the evidence OF sub
stantial sympathy with their cause.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-09-07
L Observation-Disclosures Cor
NENIION.

The Convention Of the Loyal South.
ern men which met in Philadelphia,
was one of the grandcst affairs ever
convened in this country. Every
Southern State was represented by
its LOYAL men--those who stood up
for the Union during the time when
treason and crime swept over the
country. The delegates we're enter
tanned by the citizens of Philadelphia
and each one seemed to try to out do
the other in welcoming them. Large
delegations from the Northern States
were present representing the battle
SCARED soldiers and the loyal civil
llans. Nearly every Governor from
loyal States was there and those un,
able to be present, sent words Of
greeting. From the Pacific Cost
comes the following:
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. /, 1866.
Hon. A. j. HAMILTON, of Texas;
Care lion. J. W. FOYney, Phila.. {:
The Pacific States send cordial
congratulations to your Convention
May your deliberations promote the
adoption of the only wise plan of re-
construction-that proposed by Con
gress I!