Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-10-10
Tho Copperhead Lie About Gen. Logan.

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WAsHrNGToN, G. H., o., October 2.
In the Enquirer of the I'd inst. lnotice
q reiteration of an old SANDER upon the
character of the gallant Gen. John A.
Logan, by which the cowardly knaves
who invented it sought to injure him
during the campaign Of 1866, when he
was the Union candidate for Congress at
large in Illinois, and by repetition of
which the friends of those Illinois rebels
in Ohio seek to injur not only him but
the UniogRcpublGa party in this State.
Now Was resident of Gallatin County
ut the time this affidavit was made, and
am well acquainted with the character
both of the man who subscribed to the
affidavit and the Justice of the Peace
before whom it was made, and perhaps
ii may he well enough for those who in
dorse the SANDER here in Ohio, to know
by what kind of witnesses the Illinois
disciples of secession sought to defame
the character of an honest man and Il
true patriot.
Here is the affidavit:
State NJ Illinois, Ct,Iny Of GnHGtia, S.:
William NJ. Davis, of the town OF Equality, In
the County and state aforesaid. being duly
sworn, says that on the 9th day of May, A. ID.
1861 left Williamson County, under Capt. ID
Brooks for the army of the Confederate states,
and did Join that army, and was badly wounded
at the battle of Shiloh; and further state that
went to the army by and under the advice and
law, III. G. Cunningham, would Join us in two Oh
three months, or in II short period Of time.
Subscribed and sworn to this 2d day foctober
A. d. 1866, before me. II. ID. PEARCE, J.P.
Now, this w. NJ. Davis is, or was, the
proprietor of one of the lowest dOggeries
in the country, and bears the reputation
of being one of the most desperate and
depraved characters i'm the whole coun.
try. But this is not ALL He afterward
confessed that he had deliberately per-
jurcd himself by stating that he had nepe'
spoken to Gen. Logan, and that he made
the affidavit, supposing that young Gun
ningham General Logan's brother-in
law had been induced to enter the rebe
army by Gen. Logan, and that Cunning
ham had induced him Davis to go into
the rebel army. SO much for his OWL
statements.
The above affidavit was published in {
filthy Copperhead organ, published n
Cairo, and shortly after its publication
| Cunningham published an affidavit de
| claring that Gen. Logan had not urgeI
| him to enter the rebel army, but that OF
the contrary he advised him not to d'
so.
And now word in regard to the Jus
! tice of the Peace before whom the aiilda
Wit was made. IL is well known I'm Gal
latin County that he was an active rebe
sympathizer during the war, and it i
supposed by Union men that 1t wa
through his influence that the ignoran
depraved wretch who made the affidavit
was induced TO thus wilfully pepur
himself.
As to General Logan's sister declaring
THAT he had induced her husband To en-
ter the rebel army, that is also lie, a
his sister said nothing of the kind, ant
the correspondent who invented tn
slander well knows 1t.
10 was by such ISLANDERS as these tina
the Illinois rebels hoped to defeat Gen
Logan there, and it Is by the same kin
of argument that they seek to defea
Gen. Hayes in this campaign. But a
; their efforts were fruitless then, so vii
they be again. G.. IL. G.