The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-05-09

will exclude sueb.Aawlsss meu from ptIF:l
tiSip,tio 3 81, "a tho Government In !. tbcs1
l.n 81 70, Of Andrew Johnsea, "a Z
i tx. Ike : back ,eas,'"'aai rswail1'
there. q ntil they show better spirit To- ;:
ward, those who have saved The eapatrJ:
from their destructive influence. :.
CAssvlLLE, WAYNE Cow. VAL
March 23d, 1866
To The Governor Of the State If West Vr.
GINA: ARK
DEAR SIR After respects, I wish to
call your immediute attention to some
facts, as follows; Sometime last spring
you commissioned me as 4 notary pub
lie, and l was sworn ADD gave bond as
the law directs. am also assessor OF
the % district Of Wayne county. live
and keep my Office 10 Cassvills and it
i, with extreme difficulty and under
grea. danger und hard threats that um
getting along. Ny entire ueiRhborhood
is rebel with the exception Of old Squire
Burtrum aud bis boys, one Of whom Is
our high Sheriff. ,HDd another. Capt'
David Bartrum, our deputy Sheriff. y
| have forborne for long time call
inc for men and arms, thinking the rob-
els would quiet down; but, sir, We can
not execute the civil law unless some
thing is done. We huvo been beateq
by rnobs and shot at on the streets md
dared to help ourselves. They ray they
can't have power und NO sha'ut have 1t.
Now, Governor, suggest aud abso
utcly insist that company OF one hu"
bred volunteer militia he raised Tor our
protection. The rebols say il sou call
out the nIili,ia, they will be IN tho NIL
jurity, but VIC do not want more thu"
one hundred men. Our county Is most
ly quiet cxcep, around CassvIllc. a
commander and company is not ncces'
sary for the enforcement Of civil law IN
the lower end Of the county. lin your
judgement you zee ct to commission a"o
arm men, | would suggest tb"t william
Shannon be commissioned Captal". lie
is On honorable mud upright man, anh
knows sou,t thing of both civil aud mllI
irury matters. Further, that David
Flasher be commissioned as Lieutenant,
to be stationed ut Cassviile. We musI
have from % to so Wsn here in Cass
vile, or else We must get out Of here
This is the landing place ivr all the
lumber that comcs down Tug river
Those big buck rebels come down IN
.imc of hi sh water, sometimes by dozens,
from Logan county and FROM Pike cou"
ty, n.y.. with their uavics revoIvc's
huekIcd urouuh them, hurranlnS "iur
jeff Dari,," cur.ing the Government
rurs,ng Union men, nnd theu W. have
to get out. :.
SIR, frequently sec men come 10
here who nrc indicted for murder !"
Kentucky. dcfyiug cveryhody. MOI
more than eight miles from here. W. s"ms
of tic Hume Guards were GU their way
hume frnm being paid of, company Oh
rebels fell on them aud beat and abused
them severely, calling 'hs party ID
abn!iriouists, and sworc they would
not submit to our laws. 4 few day
ago they gathered IN here and raise!
riot with our Sh.rirr, a"d fell on MN
WIN club. and wrights. aud tried t" XIII
hin und his brother His brother ran
into my house for protection. They
stoned my window uut, knocked two
panncls out Of my door and hearty
killed my little child.
| If you see 6t to pr"t:ct u, sand the
commissions Immediately. The men cat
be ruised in few dys Send full in
.ruc,IonS aud spccia! orIers. You ma.
send arms If you think proper. for Their
will be no doubt ubut rccruitln.
the men Immediately. We have plenty
Of guns here which belong to the Stat
tbnt can be gathered up This Company
should be armed with rcvolvers instead
Of guns. refer you TO Mi. Browa
| GCol. G. ". Brown, Q. NJ. General thu
man WIN came here and paid the nome
guards. lie formed some arquaintanc,
with me when he uas here. ulso with
Shannon and Lieut. Frashcr. ...
Yours, with respect.
JOHN W. Holt.
We the undersigned do certify tn.
within to contain the truth. and petit
ton the Governor to commission The
within named men and arm and equip
u company for tho enforcement Of civil
Inv ia this place forthwith. Given nm
der or hands this 9th Of Marrh. 1856
at CaSsville. IN Wayne county, Wes'
Virsinia.
(Signcd) joins v. IlnLr,
DAVID .BARTWAM.
WILLIAM BARTRAM.
JAMES BARrRAM.
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