The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-02-13

last weeks Herald, relative to the Scr
vice Of Hon. James NJ. Gaylord, in
raising recruits for tho late war;, ranks
first and foremost amongst the host of
a similar kind,to which that"pot lamb"
of "loyalty," II, G. brown, Esq, has
treated the people of Morgan County.
We had not conceived it possible for
any onc, who is at all acquainted with
the history Of the raising and orguniz-
ing Of the several companies of volun-
tccrs which Morgan County sent to
lhe war, to have uttered such bare
faced faleifealions IN the face Of tho
universally known facts, How one
could do so, and expect TO retain even
n questionable reputation for vcracity,
is beyond our ken. But, we will no.
tico some oftho statements Of tho artl-
Gle. 1t says;
lilo" (meaning Judge Gaylord
"was urged to attend o recruiting
meeting IN York township, a strong
hold of his Democratic friends, but no
would not attend"
Judge Gaylord, as the citizens Of
York township will remember, attend
cd two recruiting meetings in York
township during The war, and made
speeches for the purpose Of raising
volunteers. Tho article also SAYS :
He" (%mcanirg Judge Gaylord "at.
tended but one meeting called for the
purposeoof raising Captain McCarty's
company. This was at Rokcby, where
he made Il flaming abolition speech, en-
dorsing Abraham Lincoln and every
act Congress had passed with n view
of supprossing the Rebellion. This was
in the fall of 'Gl, and 50 complete was
the summcrseL which j. n. made lin
this spoech) from old Calhoun dcmoc-
racy to Black Republicanism, that ms
Democratic heurers became Disguised,
concluded that no WAS not honest, and
not m single recruit did Captain Nc.
Carly obtain ut the meeting, and this
was the first aud last effoRLAEhich J. NJ
made TO Gil Co. T."
Now how about this meeting a.
Iokeby and the flaming abolition
speech? Mcssrs. Sprague, McCarty,
Roberts and Gaylord, went to Rokcby
to address II "War Meeting called for
the purpose Of raising Capt. McCarty's
company. There wcro no hearers
assembled to listen u the speakers and
to DC irduccd to enlist. Consequently
no meeting was held, and the Flaming
abolition speech, endorsing Abraham
Lincoln" &c, was never delivered, and
never has been TO thls day. The War
Slumpcrs," S~prague, Gaylord & Co.,
wcrc well and Hospitality entertained
by Mr., Weaver, (nine Hostof the inn
q good Democrat; no charges were
made, and the party wcndcd their way
home the next morning.
Now for the charge thatthis Rokoby
affair "was tho first and last effort
which j. NJ made to fill Co. f." One
OF the meetings, mentioned above, OF
Judge Gaylord IL York township was
held for the purpose of filling Co. e.,
Capt. McCGrty's company, Capt. A,
Stewart, who now lives in Penn town
ship, was the recruiting officer, and
viii certify to the truth ofthis, Judge
Gaylord, also, went with Chaplain
Stevenson, then Captain Of Co, Il. 18th.
Q. vi, Captain McCarty's company.
to Roinorsville, and held q largo "Wal
Meeting there in the daytime; and
thon at Seelcysvillc in tho evening
both for tho purpose Of filling Co, E
Captain McCarty's company. FOi
the truth of this Rev. Stevenson vii.
certify # necessary. AT another time
Judge Gaylord attended . very large
War Meeting, held at Triadelphia
close on the borders Of YORK township
that stronghold Of his Democratic
friends" for the purpose Of raising
recruits for Co. T., Capt, McCarty''
company, in company with Rev. Ste
v%enson, then Capt, ofsaid Co, L, Elder
Miller, of the NJ, L, Church, and Col
+. b. Pond were also in attendance a
this meeting.
We have Como to somo little troubl,
to collect and cite these facts, wheel
completely show what amount Of con-
fdence the public should place in The
truth CT the charges or assertions O
Che Editor of the Morgan Herald. Hac
we time and space to spare, and woulC
such II uso Of spare time and space bt
profitable, We could take up separately
many more of tho items in his article
and place them before tho public in The
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