The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-20
Gen. Spieely's Letter.

propounded by the Vincennes SIN
and copied into the Ledger. The SIN
cannot complain that the General
lodges or preyaricates We rather
guess it would prefer to have him less
explicit in future. AT least it must
be unpleasant to have such reminis-
censes called up as that to which the
General refers, in which the San
came near being snuffed out by the
boys in the 9th Regiment.
ORLEANS, ISD., june Is, 6s.
Editors Neqe -5l51ng Ledger
GENTLEMEN notice IN your daily
an article taken, from he lneaua
Bn SPECIFY IL
which the editor pr0pounds certain
questions IN relation to myself and
asks the editor Of the Ledger to an
sEer. Why ne did not calleupon me
for the answer is hard for me to de-
termine but for fear that your an
sWer is not satisfactory, and viii, not
serve the ends and aims of the loyal
editor of the Sul, I viii answer:
| am the same Spicely who was a
member of that celebrated Lecompton
Convention. | was nominated bv
Democrats, elected by Democrats, I
acted and participated in all its de-
alterations with Democrats. Every
vote / cast 'shile a member of that
body was in favor of making Kansas
free State, us will appear from the
records AMI proceedings of said
Convention. / am the same Spicely
who was candidate brought out by
the National Democracy of Kansas
for the Office of Secretary of State, at
which election | still voted for Kan
sas to be a free State.
| am the same Spicely who voted
for Breckenridge and Lane, believing
at that time that | was right in so
doing. But afterward [ did not follow
or sympatize with Breckenridge. as. the
" Sun " did in his disloyalty and trea-
son.
| am the same Spicely, who was
Captain of Co. G., 9th Indiana Vol
unteers, who was at Vincennes, In
diana, at the time the regiment was
Differed, and who failed to get the
appointment as Major on account of
being Buchanan ecompton Demo
crat. am the same that alleged there
as the reason of my want of success
with Gov. Morton that had been a
Breckenridge Democrat. And also
At the same time said some things
about Gov Morton which / ana ready
40 explain TO the Governor, or any Of
IS friends. whenever he or they de-
A as shall Flafer answering The
1907 e. Sic aSssls EE4s4 - Z fse se<l
that be appears at the instance Of
GOV. Morton as his next friend.
/ am the same Spicely that was a
Democrat before the war, through the
war, and q Democrat now. But not
one of the modern school. belong
to that class of Democrats who abide |
the viii Of the majority when express
ed fairly through the ballot box. I |
belong to that class of Democrats who |
condemn treason and despise traitors |
| belong to that class of Democrats |
who have ever stood opposed to Sc
cret political organizations, and es-
pecially to the one organized and |
known as the Sons of Liberty"
which sprang into existence during |
the rebellion, made up and organized |
and oficered by men belonging to the |
Democratic party. They have and as
sumo the name of Democrats, but
never were either in faith or In prac- |
tice. a. There was once Democratic |
party, known and distinguished for it's
loyalty and patriotism towards the
and In time of war for
its close adhesion to and love for the
flag of our country; to that class of
Democrats / claim to belong, and I
also claim to be allied to that class of
Democrats who cling closest to the
in the time of deadly
peril in or outside of the party, who
will stand by the Government let who
will be President, who will affiliate
with any and all parties willing to act
for the best interests of our country
her glory aud prosperity la64 II
In conclusion, viii say that ami
.he same Spicely who assisted Gen.
Hovey and others, in saving the dis
oval hide of the editor of the SIN |
from severe castigation at the hands |
Of the boys of the 9th, while we we're
at Vincennes. This the |
editor fails to mention among the
other mean acts he notices in his dill
gent search after truth. / thought / |
would put this IN also, in order that |
he might have the full benefit, and |
therefore save further question.
/ am under many obligations to the
editors of the Ledger for the fair and
candid manner with which they
loticed the queries of the SIN, and / |
will be placed under renewed obliga-
ions to them if they viii give this a
place in the columns of their paper.
ask this, in order that there NAV be
40 mistake as to the points raised in
'egard to myself and my past public
actions. e8ls .isst3 y ialt1