The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-27
The Military Hero of the Copper
heads at Home.
High Times in Tyler COunty---COlOneI
johnson used mp by Billy Foreman.


have thought it might be of some
interest to your readers to know the
spirit of Tyler county-the interest the
people are taking in the coming cleo
ton. 1 shall, therefore, state a few
facts, that all who wish may know that
Tyler county is as she ever has been,
unswervingly for the Union.
The CONSERVATIVES" alias rebels and
corruptedli Democrats, have been, and
now are, at work to reorganize their
broken and shattered ranks, under the
lead of Col. Johnson and kindred
spirits, for the purpose of defeating the
Constitutional Amendment" in Tyler
county, and to place it under their con-
troll, but this they will hardly do, as
the Union men are now fully alive to
the issues, and will defeat all COnserv-
alive candidates and measures notwith-
standing the fact that Col. Johnston
has told them that the radical meas
ures" are revolutionary and unconstl-
tutional, and that the Conservative par
ty who are acting with President john
son are the true Union party. Col.
Johnson deceived the people of this
county once before, but will never do
it again.
1st. will state brifly about the econ
sentative meeting at Centreville" on
the 31st ult. Col. Johnson was to make
speech to his followers, but unfOrtu-
nately he did not get there. William
I. Boreman, Esq, did, which was also
an unfortunate occurrence for the Con-
SerUatibeS there assembled. Mr.. Bore
man waited for the Colonel until late,
when at the request of number of
Union men he made speech-exposed
the trickery and disloyalty of the Con-
servative party-told the Union men
that they must not be deceived by the
false idea of supporting the Presidents
policy, and that they must act with the
party that saved this Government, and
not with those who attempted its
destruction.
William Ankron, an original rebel,
determined that Boreman's speech
should be answered and accord
ingly began by telling the people
that "Boreman had said nothing
about the Niger, and therefore he
would tell them something about him."
So after opening the valve of his throt-
tie until the "nigger" gas exhausted,
he rested for a while, then finished by
telling them "that something is wrong;
there had been two full moons that
month (March) which was never known
to happen before, and that something
UGS 1CrOng." No doubt of it, Mr.. Ank-
rom; might it not be the conservatives
and rebels. After this, they went to
storeroom, made an effort to orgaiZe by
calling Union soldier to the chair, but
he did not deem it prudent TO oficiate,
and before any one could be selected
Mrs. COnoway, Union lady, made
them leave the room. have under
stood since that few of them met that
night somewhere and appointed dele
gates to the "Clarksburg Convention"
This meeting will, no doubt, be trump
eted throughout all the land by rebel
papers as n mighty uprising of the
''supporters of the Presidents policy"
n NT0n1oX- fIn 9th inst lfhnf hainOr
court day. Colonel johnson came to
Middlebournet to give the people of;Tyler
an account of his stewardship, he said,
but really to make Il conservative
speech. The meeting, or people, were
called to order by the Colonel, presi-
dent to the chair, and on motion of
Colonel johnson, who seemed to be
Union Soldier was elected secretary;
but Mr.. herns persistently refused 10
act so they done without. The Colonel
then told the people that he had taken
an oath to support the Constitution and
therefore he could not violate it. He
did not vote for the Constitutional
because 1T was unconstltu-
tional, the same of the Lawyers oath
and Registration bill &c. Unfortunate
ly for the Colonel, all the radical meas
ures were unconstitutional, and he
could not support them. Colonel, how
was it about the resolution Censuring
the President, which was by your mo-
ton laid on the table? He spoke of the
"Freemens Bureau bill +" complimented
the President for vetoing it, as
also he did the "CiVil Rights bill, - and
abused Congress in most shameful
manner for passing it; also eNpelling
Senator Stockton and Dan. voorhees,,
characteriZing their measures as I'M
constitutional and revolutionary; and
1T lo % %lNon AZ II n Sr,
grace of him who uttered it and those
who sanctioned it that Col. johnson
said that if Congress persisted in their
revolutionary course and continued to
oppose the measures of the President
for the reconstruction OF the Union,
that the Conservative party would fly
to his aid to overthrow such q cOmbi-
nation of treason and traitors. This is
the substance of his declaration. Union
men hear ye it! Are you so far lost to
republican principles as to take up arms
against your representatives, to estab
lish upon the ruin of your liberties a
monarchy? Is President johnson less
liable to err than our representatives.,
than the entire Union element of Con-
gress? Is he infallible? Is he mod
ern Solomon? Which party is he acting
within Is his present course consistent
with his past? These are questions
which the Union men would do well to
consider before they adopt his policy.
Col. Johnson closes his speech by adj
vising all that could to take the test
oath and vote against the "Constitu-
tional Amendment" after which he
read over list of names of persons to
be appointed as delegates to the econ
servative Convention to meet at ClarkS-
burg" among which was his own.
This list embraced call Sorts" Union
men, rebels, democrats, &c. 1t is Moth
inn tn find fh0Cn tT1nfIaGf 10Vyo1
conservatives using Union mems
names at their meetings without their
consent. It is n political trick to trap
the unsuspecting. Beware, Union
men, Think of what kind of material
that conservative party" is composed.
Is it the party that has been with you
during the war? Their only hope of
success is in deceiving. Be on your
guard. I am assured by Union men
done without their consent.
William 1. Foreman replied to Col.
Johnson's speech, repelling this charge
and answering etfectually his argu-
ments. He shOwd the inconsistency of
Johnson's course; his political trickery;
his afhliation with rebels; his want of
loyalty and sympathy with the great
Union party; he told him of his connec-
ton with Mcclellan and the democrat
ic party in '64, what u tender heart: he
had for rebels who are unrepreSented.
This is not all, he told him that he had
not expressed one regret for the thous-
ands of Union men who fell on the bat
tie field, and died in loathsome prisons,
of starvation; that not word of SYM
pathy had passed his lips for the bro
ken hearted widows, mothers, and or
phans who mourn for the unreturning,
because they are not. These with many
other things he told him, while Colonel