The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-03
Small Lying.


Il is unpleasant, so early In the campaign
at least to have to point out the specimens
Of small lying In which the Journal seems
70 fond Of indulging at the expense of Gen
eral WARD.
That paper (of Saturday last says in ref
erence TO General WARDS volunteering:
.But when he volunteered he Immediately
became a candidate for Captain of his com
pany. A Warren County STRIPPING howev-
or beat him in the race, and DURBN WARD
submitted as gracefully as he could"
This Is not true. The facts are these:
DURBIS WARD, Immediately upon the ar
rival of the news that Fort Sumter had
been fired upon, drew mp paper and signed
his name to IL to raise q company, and enter
the service. Young WILLIAMS, of Warren
County, afterwards, we believe, Major)
signed 1t next, and two other names follow
ed. In this position the matter rested for a
day OF two, during which time General
WARD was engaged In Court. Seeing there
was some hesitation about raising the com
pany he had meeting called and was ad-
vertised to address 1t. Judge HOWARD DUN
LEVY was chairman of 1t. Judge SToRER,
who was in Lebanon at the time, also ad
dressed it.
After this, the company was at once
raised, and DURBIE WARD positively decIt"-
ed though urged upon all hands to accept the
eaptGincy. He was not candidate for that
or any other Office. He declined the cap
taincy upon the express ground of his total
unacquaintance with military tactics-and
had the company elect young WILLIAMS
who had been several years at West Point
and whom he knew TO be brave and
intelligent young man. He went into the
ranks himself as private, and reached
Columbus with his company before any
preparation had been made there to receive
them. He slept with the men, on their
arrival at Columbus, under the east vesti-
bule of the capitol, and in a day or two
went out to Camp Jackson where he helped
put UP the tents, and continued with the
men assiduously applying himself to th'
study of tactics, submitting himself like thu
rest to the dicipline of the camp. He con
tinued in the ranks as q private after th'
company was transferred toCamp Dennison
and performed all the duties incumben
upon him until he received the promotion
he was entitled to.
But the Journal article says: THAT h
was not afraid in battle, was no more hon
oIable to him than 1t was to the hundred
of brave boys who volunteered from Mont
gomery County, and did as ninety-five on
of every hundred Ohio men did, Shove
that he would not run away from rebC
bullets"
We will venture the remark that the in
dividual who penned the above was one {
the due, or If he did not run away froI
rebel bullets, it was because he never wa
within the range of one.
Now what does all this misrepresentG
tion and detraction meanS
1t means simply this-that because Duh
BIN WARD wants to see the Union restore'
which was the object for which he fought
because he wants 10 see the South an
North again reconciled and united, and
opposed TO the enfranchisement of the M
groes, he deserves no thanks for the service
he has rendered, or the sacrifices he hi
made, and he must be beaten for Congre
by q man who wants the separation OF Il
Union continued until the negroes, Mort
and South, are allowed to vote, and WI
wants power perpetuated in the hands
those who have been the architects OF a
the ruin under which the country groan