The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-06-27
Communicated.

EDITOR JACKSON STANDARD Dedr SIR
You may think that / am troubling you too !
much but | cannot help saying word or TWO |
in defense Of the Union party when IL Is attacked
by such scape-grace as the editor OF the HerGt5'
And vet the Commissioners selected him to deliver |
the address at the laying Of the cornerstone Of
the new Court House, or give history ol the rise
and progress Of jackson county. l could have
given better history of jackson county myself, |
although certain man some time since called me
all old John Brown idiot. l suppose he thought
that was smart, us all fools do when they say Dlg
words.
was at the first days sale of the lots in the
town of jackson. shed made of plank was put
up on the Public Square. Joseph Armstrong was
Director of the town of jackson Joseph W.
Ross was the crier, or auCtioneer, and Richard
Johnson was the clerk of the sale (Not the
Richard NJ. johnson, the great Democrat, who
had the negro wife, The highest priced lot was
bought by Daniel Hoffman, where he afterwards
| lived and died The next highest lot sold was
where Noel's Tan Yard was located. 1t was sold
to IL man named Henry Kiger. Robert Lucas and
| Elisha Fitch, from Piketon, were prominent bid
ders for lots at that sale.
| Now will give you sketch of the wild aspect
of things about Jackson when the first lots We're
| sold True there was great deal of timber cut
| for the salt furnaces, and In some places the
Young growth had started considerably. There
were three or four public roads that led to Jack-
| son. The Gapolis and Chiliicothe road, the
| Athens road, and the Piketon road. The latter
made for the purpose of hauling corn from the
| Big Scioto TO the Salt Works. Then there was a
track that was called the Guyan Trace, along
| which hundreds of bushels of salt were packed
to the Ohio River. That Trace left town where
Nelson's furnace was located. 1t ran south
course, and crossed the divide near where lrwins
Station now is. 1t then ran sOuthward to the
Adkins place, from there to old Joseph Prices,
crossed the Black Fork Of Symmes Creek, then
crossed Dirty Face near Philip Lambert's Mill,
then up Sweet Bit crossed the Dry Ridge Road,
went down run and crossed Symmes Greek near
where old Henry Mcdaniel lived, then up Long
Greek and crossing Greasy Ridge ran down Trace
Fork to the forks of Indian Guyan now Scott
Town. thence SOUTH or nearly 50, to GuyGnd0tte.
Many a red man of the forest has traversed that
path. have thus given short sketch OF some
things within my own recollection, and would
say no more, but there are some things In this
Democratic Herald that must notice.
First, the editor threatens all Postmasters with
vengeance who fall to deliver his paper to all to
whom 1t Is sent. Now the most trouble al the
Mabees office is, that they remain longer than
wish them to. want no such filthy things
about me. There are four copies Of the Herald
that come to this office, John Beatty, McCOrkle
and John Woker. | do not know any such man
in this place McCorkle does not take his paper
away, although sent him word. Mr.. MAoELEY,
manage the editor of the Herald to send on his
living paper, for 1t is causing more men to vote
for the Constitutional Amendment than the
SrANDARD possibly can do, (although am op-
posed to the amendment myself)
Secondly, l will say few words about the com
ments upOn the Commandments by tho hypO-
critical editor of the Herald. especially upon inc
one he has quoted ''ThOu shalt not commit adu-
tery," Why It seems like the gentleman mas
lust discovered that the mulattoes have appeared G
|, since the rebellion broke out. NO SIT. iney
made their appearance among the tories oI the
Revolution, and they continue In the same INC
lei me give Won a case or two. When was a
a how met three men betWeen Wolf Creek @ anC
: Cuyandotte. where the road crosse Five MIX
= Greek. The gentleman knows where Il is, as
8 understand he staid at Millersport while. Per-
: hans will have something TO say al future
s time about his pilgrimage wllle t%hero. mere Du
about those men met. Two were IIullis, m allo
Q one was walking, and behold, the man VINO ~ Wa'
I on foot was handculted, and nc was as Wnlte
: man as either of the other two ana more Inai
c likely half brother to one or Doth OF tnen WnS
|, were driving him along like a beast. AiInougi
:, but boy, just thought that GODS wrath wou'
G not slumber always. l do suppose IhaI nav
been as strenuous pro-saVery man as any mar
Q north of Mason and Dixons line but when I'M
l rebellion came, l say IL was God send tina
@ every negro and mulatto was set tree. FOR mel
n O sell and traffic in their own flesh and blood
= never believed In. 1t is worse than the beasts
the field for some OF them will fight for Their Oh
9. spring, let them be ever so old.
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