The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-30
CORRESPONDENCE.
Warrick County Politics.
LICK SEILLET, Warrick Co.,
August q, 1866.


Editors Journal:
The editor of the Boonville En-
Quirer, ex-hospital nurse, LIST Indiana
Cavalry, 8 Head Center {" of the War
rack National Union Party, and in.
discriminate cross roads Copperheac
politician, upon reading our letter o.
the 10th inst, became, as matter o.
course, quite syituperative, and pro-
ceeded forthwith to vent his poisonous
spleen in an editorial exactly eight
and a half inches in length, modestly
denouncing us as liar only seven
timesl Like the majority of his con.
temporary, lick-spittle bretheren, he
attempts to overcome and suppress
stubborn facts by personal denun-
citation and abuse of those who present
them. The truth is, this diminutiye
human specimen is about sufficiently
profound to know that an agitation OF
the matters touched upon in the often
sive article in question is not calculat-
ed to advance the interests of the
Copperhead candidates of this county,
But, inasmueh as the substance of
our statements has been branded as
false, we deem it duty which we owe
principally and particularly to the
community at large to show that it is
true. fo l9
At present, few extracts from
some papers which we happen fortu-
nately to have in our possession will
SUFFICE, but if his Lordship shall still
publicly insist upon his present prem
ises-to wit, that "Looker-On" is q
iar-we shall take some pains to give
the matter such thorough and com
plete ventilation as shall leave no
honest man any longer in doubt.
At Helena, Arkansas, April 18th,
1868, an article was written and signed
by thirty-eight members of the War
rick County company of the LIST In
diana Cavalry, of which Judge Moore
had been an ostensible member, and
to which William A. Williams then
belonged, and afterward forwarded to
and published in the EVANSVILLE
JOURNAL, OF. which here is a Uer6atim
ct 6teratim ct punctuatuna extract: ~.
"The judge" speaking of Judge
Moore, wants to know what need
there is of martial law in Indiana,
where Che says) there are no traitors. !"
WeansWer him thatas long as such men
ms him desecrate the soil and pollute
the air of our loved and noble State,
martial law will not only be needed,
but the .hangman's rope will be a ne
cessity.h This may seem like strange
language, but from the abundance of
the heart the mouth speaketh, and
we ask our friends, our relatives at
home, to- frown down and condemn
the traitorous old man who is dis
grazing himself and trying to disgrace
his former companions-in-arms, and
if any of you ever hear him SANDER
ing our names by saying that we, or
any of US, indorse his course, brand
him a, liar as well as a traitor. This
is, perhaps, more of a notice than his
meanness and bitterness deserve, but
In order that our position may be I'M
derstood, we have condescended to
pay him this much attention, and as
sure him and all Copperheads of our
undivided scorn and contempt. 10
As.tto the other speakers, Capt.
Frisbee, Rhodes, Boner, & Co., we
can only say that you are heaping
man who avows that he has, always
been ready to forsake his religious
faith for his politics, the man who has
long been noted as a niger thief and
notorious gambler, the Captain who
proclaims T he is in for peace at any
price, and always has been, make a
lovely trio of the copperhead family
Pratt is too well known to require any
notice They may, by their teachings
mislead and deceive some, but surely
their number will not be many, and We
uldEcall upon our friends at home
to discountenance any and every man
who is not for his Government first
his Government last, and all the time?
This document was signed by VIM.
A. Williams, present Copperhead can.
didate for Sheriff of Warrick County
and it can be proven, and will be il
necessary, that he carried 1t around
and got others of has company to sign
I'll As has been stated, after Viii
liams' nomination, contrary to the
wishes of large and respectable
portion of the Democratic party, he
got some one to write letter for him
flor tits notorious that he couldn't de
it), addressed to Judge Moore, which
was nnhlishad In the Rnnnyille In.