Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-08-30
NO. 90.
Thurman and the Camp Chase
Rehela.

The following letter to the Cincinnati
Commercial is not necessary. to corrob
crate the charges of rebel sympathy by
Judge Thurman and his wife made by
Mr.. n. A. Gray in his effective and
truth telling speech at Youngstown.
We publish it, however, that the whole
truth and the rasdeniaBEe truth may be
known in reference to ThurInan's in
famous record.
LANCASTER, o., July %, 1867.
EDS. COBT.-My attention was called,
by friend, 70 the Ohio Statesman's de-
nunci6tiOn and denial of a statement of
Mr.. GRAY in relation to the conducs OF
Judge Thurman and wife during the
confinement of rebel prisoners at Camp
Chase. 1 cannot believe, from what I
know of the parties, Chat either the
Judge or his wife would deny any
statement showing their sympathy and
aid to THESE prisoners.
/ was appointed Provost Marshal of
Camp Chase in September, 1852. and
continued i'm that position until August,
1858, and during that period, or until
Order No. IS was issued, Mrs. Thurman
visited the prisOners-aG least twice a
week. She never came after the issue
of said order. She brought delicacies
ia the shape of cakes, pies and jellies,
and butter and in reply to my Ques-
ton, why sne did not visit the hospitals
in which our soldiers were treated, and
supply them !? she said she was a
Southern woman.
This was demonstrated by her ac-
tiOns, and she was great favOribe with
the rebels, held frequent conversations
with them, gave to an I obtained from
them information, and appeared willing
and anxious in any way to aid and
comfort them.
Judge Thurman was frequently spok-
en- of by the prisoners, and they said
he was their friend. His wife was the
most prominent visitor, and was always
welcomed by them.
In the discharge of my duty, a part
of which was to be present at conv6rsa-
tiOus between rebels and their friends
I was frequently complained of by
Mrs. Thurman To Governor Tod, and
Captain Bunker was called on bv the
Governor TO know iifT discharged my
duty. She'had b general correspond
ence with the South ia relation to the
prisoners, and Ditch Drought from the
Governor speeisg permit to see pris-
ODer nafued ttFes Elm, and from him OBJ
taiued n5ttlfes of others.
From WAAG / s,lw of Mrs. Thurman,
and beard 3J the time of Judge Thur
HfG'n's kindness to the prisoners, / can
scarcely believe either Of them now
NOtAlA NAleAlAH al eALAlOE 10 uGtlN GlGlE
psithy with the rebels or their de-
vOtiOn TO their cause during the war,
and thus deem il my duty to sustain
Mr. n. A. Gray from the attacks of edi-
tors
NV. assistants, Robert Dean, Samuel
Winset, Tiffany, Alexander, Sharkey,
Drake, Evans and Thrapp, of the Sew
enty-fOurth Ohio, and mysele heFd fire.
auelt conversations Om fhF8 subject,
and they all we'll remeHh BeT the affec-
tionate and reciprocal fegHld of Mrs,
Thurman and the reAei prisoners, and
her Kindness and attention in bringing
whatever was needed by them, and her
open and bold aVOwal other sentiments
and we never expected To live to see
the day in which. either she or her hus-
band would deny, or allow others to
d6EtT for them, that III the great cOntrO-
versy of the past six years their every
hG3e and every desire was for the sue
cess of the Southern rebels.
Actions speak louder than words, and
whatever Judge Thurman may now
say, or his friends for him, the facts de-
tailed here, and by Mr.. Gray, were so
notorious that it will take more than
three years TO eflace them from the
memory of the officers and men in
Camp Chase.-They both sympathiZed
with the rebel cause, and exhibited
their sympathy as did Union men and
women in aiding Union soldiers in hos
pital and ia prison. Let the truth be
told and as in that mighty contest
there were people North who desired
rebel success, and worked to secure il,
claiming the right thus TO act, so let
the soldier Of the Union and his friends
remember with gratitude every expires
sion and aid from Whatever source, and
forget and forgive all who, by syInpa-
thy and aid to the rebels, protracted d
the struggle, or commenced the fight
but when the facts are called for, be as
valiant in their defense as they were in
defending our glorious Uni5n, 1T is too
soon for Northern sym Dathisers with
rebels to deny their sentiments and
conduct, as great zhahy soldiers now
survive who TeEge nIber what passed,
and are not afraid to tell it.
j. G.. HANBEY,
Late Capt Co. A. SSth o. V. I.