Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-09-24
Communicated
Mr. Brooks 0oweets tie Record.

which IAN accused of voting for Mr>
Lellan, q being Incompetent Is per-
form the duties at County Sanerin-
tendent, OF dodgipg the draft AM
OF trying 10 evadc< the laws Of az
country during The tgyine period ot'
the rebellion, felt il duty which
owe to myself and to ny friends ia
Grant county, 10 come out with AZ
article in the columns Of toe Herald
defining my position and replying 10
all these accusations
First. ! would say in relation TO
lodging the draft, that when the war
broke out ia CT, was residing Ill
Chenango county, New York
When the second call was nade for
troops, in 81. | enlisted il the 89th
New York Regt, which went into
camp At Elmira. New York. | was
rejected on account OF my foot. which
cut several years before ! returned
home and shortly after my removal
to Grant county, Wisconsin, Were
have lived ever since. In Aug It
'62 | again enlisted in co. D. SD
Reg't., Wis. Vol, Capt. ". S. Earn.
hart and Lieut. w. f. Briggs, CONS
pany raised on Blake's Prairie. Grant
county, Wisconsin, and was again
rejected for the same reason Is be
fore
Ia February, 1863, | went to Prai-
RE du Cmen, on call from Provost
Marshall John c. Clark, for all men
not Liable to the draft, to report al
that place and be exempted and their
names stricken from the enrolment.
DR.. Vivian, Of Mineral Point, Exam
ming Surgeon at that post, examin-
ed me and told me ] would not be AZ
cepted if drafted ! will refer 10
John g. Clark, of Lancaster, Dr. ]
Vivian, Of Mineral Points. Bashford,
Glen Haven, Lieut. N. f. Briggs
Samuel Woodhouse, J. G. Trainer
Prof. Allen and n rman Lord. d
Bloomington, and G. n iIolford, OF
Boscobel, for proof Of the truth d
these statements.
Second. Ia relation to the charge
OF voting for Mcclellan, | would say
that at the time Of the Presidential
election Of "a, | had Just gone tc
Wingville to teach school, and had
been there only a few days when the
election came off, | went to the
polls and offered to vote-I offered te
vote for the election Of Abraham
Lincoln, but my vote was challenged
by e, Hess, Chairman Of the Town
Board, and a democrat, and as | in
Misunderstanding ,here but three months
! could not, conscienciously swear
thai that was my home, therefore !
did not vote at all. For proof Of TIL.
would refer to 9. r Taylor, Of Dos
cobel, gentleman With whom
boarded ut that time,
Third In regard to ine0mpetency
/ to potorm the duties Of the Office,
leave shat for the people to Judge
In conclusion | would say that
am willing that all my acts should be
discussed, but woud much prefer
that men would have at least, some
regard for the truth
In relation to my ''nomination be-
lug Il part Of the progra mmo Of tn,
new leaders" | would say tbat
was induced to submit my name K
the Convention as q candidate iol
the superintendent, hy yourself
ana my lilenos - nv western l''''
n,anfs win MI riald ~ ~ Hole.
ton | had no assurances from either
OF them that They would support me
On the contrary, regarded them q:
friends OF Mayor thurman may
truly say that no person SAID more Z
| induce me to become candidate
than yo@, yourself.
po.co,,, wiz Sam, ., 1897 ! J bFo9As.
l'tNAN y . ~ ''''Ns " P'o'''
to blame rs Tor a.ildi"g IN PRINT e
what is said Of him We're he righ
minded he would thanl. as for the G.
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Among our 9eNera' lh'Pofiectioif
we feel sure that want OF iranknes-
is not chargeable to our account, but
rather that we are over frank Hence.
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friend, named the latter to us ioi
said office, and asking our support
we said frankly that, in case Mr.
purmon is moi \ candidate for re-
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sara suoSlan l'a''y lhe same. we
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