The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-06-05
Letter from General Manderson.
He Executes the Duties of his Ad-
visory Position-.HeIlthy Advice
to Conservative Soldiers"
CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIo,
May'26th 1868. {

CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIo,
May Goth 1868.
EditOr Ohio State Journal:
DEAR SIR A friend at Colum-
bus has sent me slip frog late
number of your paper. by which /
see that late State Convention at
Columbus has appointed me as del
egate from the l7th Congressional
District to the "National Conserva
tive Soldiers and Sailors Conven-
tion," to he held in the city of New
York on the 4th day Of July. 1t is
just to myself, that in as public q
manner as my name has been an
nounced as such delegate, / shonld
say that I do not propose to be q
membey of that Convention. / am
not. and never have been in sympa-
thv witt, the object 1t seeks 10 ac-
complisb. 1 have not yet forgotten
the cause for which sour bravest
fell" and am not SO objectionably
generous that I am ready to give up
the fruits Of the victory SO hardy
won.
l cannot but ask myself, OF wnst
mean thing have ! been guilty, thai
I should be the recipient of the praise
implied by such appointment at the
hands of men who have deserted the
flag under which they once fought Z
The cool impudence of the insult was
not fully appreciated by me until, ON
reading the proceedings, / found l
was appointed sp advisory member
Let me for q moment overcome my
distaste to touch pitch and be de6lad,
by accepting that advisory position.
adyise that il there be such 3
scarcity Of material among the late
Federal soldiery of Ohio that the con-
vehtion is forced to 60 into the Rad
ical ranks to select representatives..
that it go into one OF sour erring sis
ter States" and make choice of some
who wore the grey. to respond on
the 4th day Of July, at New York,
when the roll of Ohio's delegates is
called.
Iadyise that the rebel Forrest
the modern Herod who massacred
the innocent at Fort Pillow, and
whose name was chee.eG by Conser-
vative Democratic soldiers IN Con
v.ntion assembled ut Cleveland,
would be a proper man to represent
Conservatism.
l ddviss that, "for the cultivation
of fraternal feeling" apd complete
forgetfulncss of the "lait little on
pleasantnis." there be a union OF
those three conservative societies
the White Boys in Blue, the Knights
of the G olden Circle, and the Ku Klux
Klan,
Iadcise that Democratic Conserva
tism form its ranks this fall to make
the fight against Grant and Goifay
under the color, "the stars and bars,
and under the old leaders, the rebel
General Lee and jeff. Davis.
Lastly, let me advise that l pro-
pose to continue to fight on the old
line, and vote and work for Grant,
IColfax and victory.
The Democratic papers through
out the State, in compliance with q
resolution. have given publicity to-
the fact that l have been adopted byl
those who "cry for BREAD" as an
"advisory" member. Do / ask
too much to request that they
give as much publicity to the fact
that / repudiate association with
those who, once wearing the patriot
ic blue, have DOTTED it for the rebel
gray2
In the full hope and conviction
that true soldiers everywhere will
continue to stand by their ooiors and
and the right of Radicalism, am,
truly yours,
CHARLES F. MANDERsoN.