The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-01-30

ice Of but onc or two nights freezing,
when it broke letting his team INTO the
river. Prompt aid being gwen, n Of
the horses was rescued.
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re- Go to Il. Johnson for bargains.
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MoBE ImruDEScE, Avn WHAT IT
AMOUNTED To.-LasJ week, our Black
Ond-Tan neighbor, the Heroii, was
loud in its call to tho "UniGn mon Of
Morgan Up" and in tho'anuountemcnt
Of IAN Important Election" The
trouble was that the term OF office Of
Hon. James NJ. Gaylord, rs Justice Of
the Peace, was drawing 10 = close, and
il became necessary for new elect.
ion 10 be held. Tho HcrdId conceived
that the Democrats could carry the
township and it grew very wroth, aud
spit forth the following
Being under no straightforward
even the shadow OF an obligation to
support for any civil Office, any man
differing with them IN political scnJi-
mott, the Union voters Of this Gown"
ship should turn ont en- mGSSe and elect
one Of thoir " party TO this impor-
tan. position. Especially arc Union
men uhd,r no ALLEGATION 10 elect, OF
suffer TO be elected, (whcu, rs in tins
case they can prevent it) any man who
preambulated Morgan countyPslander-
ing and traducing and yllilfyIng tho
Government, lis credit, its soldicry,
and tutoring soft tender apologies for
murlcrous rebels. 1t viii be 4 dis
grace and an injury should we permit
any such man 10 elected. No Union
man can consistently support any
such character be he who he may, who
has on every occNssion abused Union
men and tho cause which they, for
long, weary years sustained.
We arc requested 10 announce that
Capt ". W NcCarty Will be Il candi
date Tor this office to morrow. In 1861.
after serving acceptably rs Justice, he
resigned to engage IN u morc arduous
and dangerous duty Of assisting in
queiling in the field the wicked rebel
hon, which others trcachcrously sup
ported and encouraged nj home
With the old 7Sth, he bSttlcd for the
Flag Of the Union through the war.
suffering in rebel prisons, the inflicted
venom and hato Of the special friends
OF those who tradurcd add denounced
him at home. Should We, by apathy,
suffer this election 70 90 by default,
and allow some blatant demagogue to
obtain it, it will be trumpctcd all ovor
the country asa Democratic Victory!'
aud to the injury Of Union principles.
Lot us open the campaign OF 'G9 now
and here stand by those who stood by
the Government IN IT'S peril, and give
Captain McCarty "a rousing vote
We are happy to be able to con.
graduate the Herald on the fact, that
the true Union men Of Morgan town
ship did "turn out en- masse and elect
ono Of their W party to this lmpor-
tant position" The Democrats, tho
true Uunion party, elected Hon. James
M. Gaylord, q true Union man, jus.
tice of the Peace, by Il majority Of
thirteen.
The real lovers of the Union are be.
ginning to understand the meaning Of
such articles as we copy from tho Her.
aid this week. When the Herald
talks Of tins and that person ISLANDER
ing and traducing and vlliiylng the
a.
Government, its credit, its soldiery,'
&c. the true Union nan says tohimself
"woll, Brown just mistakes the Bond,
holders, the Niger Bureau, &c, for
the Government, and forgets that
th~ree-ffths Of tho returned boys in
blue vote tgaInst beng taxed 10 sup
port Negroes and Bond-Lords in idle
ness"
We have asserted Judge Gaylord to
be a true Union man. Brown
claims to be u Union.man.. Let us look
back al the record Of both and sec
which is the real and which the pro-
tender.
In 1861, Brown says Capt. McCarty
went into tho army. Does Brown, or
tho reader, remember who was instqu,
mental in raising the company which
Capt, MoCarty went out as lst Lieu
tenant of at that timer Do tho pSo,
pie Of Morgan county remember who