The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-19
PRESTON COUNTY.
Ru.I1Iux Demonstration at NeWburE
Gen. Tom. Ewing and "COI-"
]. A. +. Martin.
NRwBURG, PRESTON Co.,
September 18th, 1868.
Editors InteIligeneer:

Editors InteItigeneer:
1t might be interesting to some of
YOUR numerous readers to know some
thing of the grand barbecue of the x.
X. x. and f. +. VS.. held at this place
Yesterday. Having had their posters
up and show bills circulated some two
weeks prior announcing the presence
of a Gen. Ewing, according to an
nouncement he came, and proved to be
the identical Ewing that lay behind a
log when his boys in blue made a vic
torIous charge on his friends. He did
not like, nor had he the heart to see
grey back friend hurt, and we noticed
Yesterday in his remarks that be has
great love for rebel soldiers yet, but no
sympathy with the defenders of his
country. For a one horse rally IL ex-
ceeded anything of the kind in these
parts, a special train having been run
from Grafton 10 accommodate the great
rush to hear Gen. Ewing, Mr.. Con-
ductor, what did you do with the great
crowd from Grafton? for yon only
brought four. Four, you say; yes, four,
and four men that do not want Free
Schools in West Virginia. Officers at
Grafton will take notice that no special
casions, for stock trains will answer all
purpose; govern yourselves according.
Coffran, Holmes, Cartul and Snap, four
confederates on the special train.
The gathering was general COM
ingling of the representatives OF the
C. a., Camp Chase, b. L. and ID. s., and
some had not seen others for three or
four years, during the war, owing TO
their absence at different points on
business known best to themselves, but
supposed to be in the service of j. ID.
Here were the SaPps, Evanses, Pells
and Connellys, and the warm friend OF
Joe Williams at the New York Conven-
ton, ]. A. +. Martin, all OF the +. +.
V's. as fully demonstrated at noted
dance not more than six miles south OF
here. some years ago.
This Col. Martin-of militia fame,
not of war fame-some years ago, The
knows When) had not as much loyalty
left in him as to convince his men
when called out in 1861 so that they
would allow him to drill them in the
field near Kingwocd and when he Of
fered to come out and get on his knees
before them, and make confession that
he was true and loyal, three hundred
men stepped out and said: ~. A. A.
Martin shall not appear on this field"
This was the declaration OF men that
knew him from youth; You can judge
of his integrity. And this man now
seeks to revive rebellion by circulating
falsehood amid scnooI homes, and
whence he can get few to listen to his
harangue.
The crowd numbered in ali, inclu-
ding a number OF Boys in Blue, men,
women and children, one hundred and
sixteen, Ql6). So the grand hZzle ended,
to reappear again at G Grafton in the even
ing, where the celebrated General at
tackled in force the Union lines, but
suffered great loss, and WAS entirely
routed and demolished in the hands Of
Mr.. Stanton, of your city. The Cop
perheRdS had better keep their small
fires at home, or send them to some
more congeniaI climate for Rebels than
Preston or Taylor.
The ball is rolling on, and the Union
men OF Preston are at work, and when
the October and November elections
are over, we shall re-echo the sound
from Vermont and Maine, in thunder
tones of one thousand majority for
Grant aud Coifa0.
Yours truly, :.