Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-05-18

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as one Of She signers to the petition praying
for the return Of troops to this county, and
in vindication Of mys self I will make the fol-
lowing statement. +
l., Shortly sfterl was appointedsP ostanaster
at this place, IN Septen Der last signed a
petition that was handedio he by some one
whom ( shave forgotten, ask that troops
be continued inthis county until the first Of
this year; but Z nerea' signed or authorized
any one to sign for me, any paper or petition
setting forth arhat IS contained IN the petition
that appears IN yony last issue. It is evil.
dent to my mind, that those, acho think their
precious lies and gaaihceaa e1melaugs and
other property Is IN jeopardy from tie reJc7s,
haze. rcsoqted to andersAanded medspacs to
obtain signatures to this petition, that they
kneu ucH enough they could not obtain IN
any other rag. And to my certain knowl-
edge | have not seen or had any communica-
ton with Mr.. Todd for the.Iast ten years or
more. You will be kind enough to give this
place in your next issue and oblge .@s
~. BENZ. NJ LINES, p. NJ.
| May 10th, 1866 Waynesboro'
! Nh. Edttor:-l saw my name signed to
a petition sent to the Congress Of the U. S.,
from Augusta County, asking that troops
should be sent to Staunton, to protect the
| Union men Of Augusta, in their lives and
property. Now [ am not a citizen of Au-
gusta County, and when signed the petit
ton, was told that it was not for the pur-
pose of asking troops to be sent to Staunton
or anywhere else, but the intention Of it was
that Union men should be protected in open
Court; and that they should not be imposed
upon by former secessionists, if they should
happen to get into any difficulty with any
such The object Of this card is to prevent
the public sentiment condemning me for
signing petition, the object Of which was
totally ignorant Of.
| [ would further state, that l nerer. heard
that the life or property Of any Union man
acds euer Threatened, on IN any rag en6lan-
gercd because Of has sentiments.
f A. B. ROADCAP.
GOSHEN Rockbridge Co., May IA, 1866
NJ. Editor: In your issue Of the 18th
| INST, l observe my name attached to petition
praying return of u. S., troops to this Sec
ton, on plea that g Union ,..21nn could not
| get justice done them II Civil Courts, and
'nat ..ureats were made against their lives
and property" I aeas not daeare that Justice
could not be obtained, or that threats he1dJeen
been made, and therefore had no reason for
signing any such petition, and most en-
phatically deny having done so, knowingly.
I signed, what I thought was petition for
Mr.. W. J. DeWs to be appointed Notary
Public, but none other [ never saw Mr..
Todd but twice in my life,. and neyey signed
any paper. for him or IN has presence. Should
you see fit you can give this publicity. 49,
THOMAS K. DURBORAW.
WAYNEsBoRo' VA, May 14th 1866.
Mr.. Eaitor:-I see among the signers to
the petition you published last week the name
of Saml. j. Wampler, presuming I am the
person meant, desire to state that signed
petition upon the representation of others,
which | supposed entirely different from this,
but it seems the petition you published is the
one | signed. | do not agree with those, if
any, who signed this petition knowingly, and
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it's meaning. [ do not think any one is in
danger of persecution or will fail to obtain
justice through the civil courts, on account
of previous or present sentiments, and see no
necessity whatever for the return of troops
to this point.
SAML. T.. WAMPLER,
May 10th 1866. Christians Creek.
-M'. Editor:--I see in your last issue a
petition purporting to be signed by a num-
Der Of citizens Of Augusta County. Among
said signers | find the name of Samuel T.
Driver, which being thought by many to be
nay signature. I desire through the medium
of your paper to state that [ never signed
said petition, which fact I also stated on
oath, a short time since, as a witness in the
case of A. w. Greayer