Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-11-14
The Dispatch Editor.


Dispatch Of the 9Th Nov, 1867, little
article in regard to one W. W. Glib
son, contesting the election of d. B.
Hebard and Jas. A. Upton. Mr..
Morehead speaks of refugee, from
low down in West Va. l was bern
in Meigs county, Ohio, on the 25th
day of June, A. D 1919 l was in
Braxton county, West Va, at the
commencement of the war. l was
opposed to rebellion. was a Union
man without an if, and have been
ever since without the least degree of
change. During which time last al
luded to, Judge Morehead was in
favor of rebellion, and has given his
cowardly aid in support of the same
In April '62, 1 left my residence, and
reached the Union forces at Charles
ton, West Va, about the 18th, since
that time they have had my best
wishes, and all the assistance / could
give them. Very true ! am poor
man, and have been made so by the
influence Of just such men as the
editor of the Dispatch; men whose
hearts were full of treason and crime,
and by their open acts every day
committed treason against the Gen
eral Government, and still commit
wilful SANDER knowingly against
honest citizens of the country. He,
Morehead, speaks of me, as tool Of
the designed, (meaning designing
men got me to contest the election, }
that is falsehood, just such as the
eiitor of the Dispatch is capable of
telling. What gave rise to my con-
testing the county election was a
notice that H. NJ. Onderdonk would
contest Capt. Jones election for
State Senate, on account of illegality.
At very small glance of the eye
saw that D. B. Hebard and JAS A.
Upton. was elected by illegal votes
cast in the election, and by some
other very stringent means used by
the democratic party in said election.
/ thought while they had some sport
with Capt Jones l would have some
with them. Morehead speaks of
brains; brains, or no brains, before l
am done with the contest Morehead
may review some Of the dirty work
he performed in the election, which
he may not think pleasant to him.
He spoke of poor horse, and patch
ed pants, he must consider it is not
the pants or coat that makes the man,
butt. is the honest heart that is in
the man who wears them. In regard
to brains. on the OH examined the
general appearance OF the Judge, and
the result was in my opinion that he
has the worst balanced head | ever
saw ON any man. ] have an old
muly COW, whose natural disposition
is bad and devlish. And will leave
the matter to any Physiognomist
in u S. and if he does not decide
that the COW has the best head, the
most brains, and the soundest judg-
ment, l will give up the dispute with
Morehead about brains.
He speaks in his article about MIN
compoops, who make themselves the
butt Of ridicule He, the dirty rotten
hearted politician said during the
war he did not care which way the
war went, SO he get plenty of green
backs. Will lie talk about brains,
and carry such corruption In him; he
is to low to be countenanced by
honest men, and to dangerous to be /
trusted in society. He complains of
being imprisoned by the rehs during
the war. He went South thinking
he might be big man amongst the
rebels, but the features of the Judge
indicated that he was a spy or man
who had escaped the State prison,
and they put him in very fit place
for such men, and he ought to he
there yet He, and the leaders of
his party, ''are all gone ont of. the
way, they are, together, become un
there is none of them that
doeth good, no, not one. Their
throat is an open sepulchur, with
their tongues they have used deceit;
the poison of asps is under their
lips, whose mouth is full of curs:ng
and bitterness. Their feet are swift
to shed blood, destruction and mise
ry are in their ways and the way of
peace have they not known. There
is no fear of God before their eyes"
If Morehead will get Andy Johnson
TO place this patch on his pants,
think 1t will render him some service.
have few more patches left for
Morehead's pants.
W w GIBSON.