The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-11-07
Qualifications for Office in Kentucky.

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Circuit Clerk for Clark county, clearly
understands the character Of Kentucky
Democrats, as will be seen by the follow
ing card. He makes out rebel record,
and caps it by expressing his opposition
to ''Abolitionists" and Yankee soldiers
Nothing shows more clearly the status
of politics thatn the appeals of office
seekers for support. Burners card is,
therefore, worth reading:
To the voters Of Clark County:
| By this you will see that am can
didate for Circuit Clerk for the county
of Clark. I announced myself four
weeks ago. There was but one candi-
date at that time, Capt. S. M. Boon.
He has declined the race. Since that
time two other gentlemen have announ-
ced themselves, and it seems proper that
we should define our position. 1 have
become candidate without the solicita-
ton of any one in the county. A
| poor boy without dollar, and but one
relative in the county that is voter.
As for the rebellion l lost nothing ex-
| the use of my left ancle by Yankee
ball, at the battle of Greasy Creek.
What little money and property ! had, 1
gave it all to the Confederate cause, and
if had ten times as much more l would
| have give it cheerfully- At the COM
mencement of the rebellion, my sympa-
thies was for the South; in 1851 I join
ed the rebel home guard that was raised
at Winchester. Iopened my store-room
at Winchester as depot for the receipt
ion of clothing and other articles for the
rebel prisoners that was captured at
Fort Donaldson and other places. al
so wrote to the editor of the Clark Coun-
ty Democrat, who was 4 prisoner at that
time at Camp Morton, to know of him
and his fellow soldiers of Clark county
wanted anything. He wrote me word
that they wanted suit of clothes. 1
Immediately dispatched box contain
ing suit for Hanson, Childs, Watts,
Webster and Paris, out of my own
goods. For this 1 was arrested and
made take the oath, by paying for it,
And for which, after was captured in
Ohio, was put in close confinement and
chained for two months, waiting to be
tried by a court martial. A few words
to the Confederate soldier: For the
cause that you espoused, was wounded
at the battle of Groasy Cranl and for
which l am cripple for life. No one
knows my suffering. I laid nine days
and nights without sleeping one moment,
expecting to lose my foot by amputation.
In six weeks I mounted my horse and
made the raid through Indiana and Ohio,
riding sideways and packing my crutch-
es, to be with my company. was
captured and put in the Ohio Peniten-
tiary, was shaved, and suffered every
modification that Yankee tyranny could
think of; even was tantalized by being
told every day that was to be shot or
hung; they even refused to let me write
home. 1 understood that some blame
me for taking the oath while was
prisoner. I thought that every man in
the county knew my situation.
When I was captured they took me to
Cincinnati, thence to Johnson's Is
land, then to the Penitcntiary from
there they took Col. Cuke and myself to
Cincinnati to be court-martialed for
taking the oath. had. did all in my
power to get rid Of the charges. I re-
| fused to take the oath for five months,
exhausted all my means, my friends had
done the same. I found that was to be
court martialed, and nothing but the
Ohio Penitentiary during the war was
my fate. 1 preferred being shot to
either the oath or the Penitentiary but
my friends advised me to take the oath
and I consented. Now, gentlemen, if
you blame me for it, vote against me.
One word to old company C: you elect
ed me your Captain without my asking
one man in the company to vote for me.
You have responded to the call both
night and day, we have suffered both
privation and starvation together. Will
you rally around me again at the polls,
| at the next August election9 May God
bless you. As for my politics, 1 will
| just say that never have voted for any
person against Democratic candidate
regardless Of neighbors, friends and re-
lations. I have, although, voted for q
good many Wings in this county; but
my past politics have nothing to do with
the present crisis. My present politics,
| for the future is. that I will not vote for
any man that is an Abolitionist, or that
has been in the Yankee army for the
purpose of subjugating the South, and
for negro equity. ! am also in favor of
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