The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-17
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EVANSVILLE. W. VA, july 10.
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EVANSVILLE, w. VA, July ID.
Editors I1teEtigeneeT'
A very seurrilous article purporting
to be from York's Run, in this county,
over the signature OF "Soldier," ap-
peared in the Weekly Wheeling Regis.
ter,o of July s. We wish TO correct a
few of its many false statements, but
Cllsdain to notice the low vituperation
of its author and treat 1T with silent but
limplacable contempt. For no man who
was ever loyal to his country or actual
" fought beneath its flag, could be so
fou1-mouthed or could heap such unde-
served contumely upon lis fellow
soldiers.
The communication in the next coll
umn of the Register signed 20 .Clucks"
(Ku-Klux) shows where the "Soldier,"
who Is too c0t1drdIy to give his name,
did his soldering. And am authori-
Zed by Post No. 8, G. A. R., to say that
since his rebellious, thieving clique, in
1861, instituted the system Of commu-
nicatiDg with loyalists by means Of
ball and buckshot, of grape, canister
and carbines, and having become skill
ed in the use of these, we wish the Ku-
Klux SOLDIER, with all his diabolical
bushwhacking Khan to clearly and
distinctly understand that we deal with
him and them only in the good old
way" We want nothing at all to do
with the Khan, nor do we intend to
have il we can avoid;it. But If this
slandering, villifying course is persist
ed in, and an issue thus forced upon us,
forbearance may cease to be virtue.
And it must be borne in mind that at
the outset we did not engage in a war Of
words, and have now, at this late day,
no inclination to change our tactics.
The facts in regard to the celebration
of the Fourth are these: A celebration
had been mutually agreed upon by the
Grand Army and the Sunday Schools
at Evansville, Fellowsville and York
Run. A committee was appointed by
each to meet with the committee OF the
other, to select suitable grounds. This
they did, all parties joining in the work
of preparing seats, stand, &c. General
Harris was obtained by the g. a. r. to
address any audience that might as
semble there on the Fourth. The
Grand-Army did not, either by its OFF,
or any one else to stop speaking; nor
did they, or any of them, demand the
speakers stand or otherwise interfere
with the Sunday School celebration.
For the slight jar that did occur, no one
was individually responsible, it being
the reYult of a Misunderstanding in re-
gard to the arrangements.
at one o'clock Gen. Harris did occu-
ply the stand, and after brief but ap-
propriate address to the children, he
proceeded to a thoroughand exhaustive
analysis of the principles and policy of
the rebel Democracy of the present day.
The party and its adherents were han
died without gloves, and that is what
aroused the wrath of this perjured,
bankrupt, rebelIiousl soldier"
On behalf of the G. a. r., 1 am yours,
A. @. BAKER.
P. S.-For further proof of the facts
as above stated, in regard to the cele-
bration of the Fourth, we would re-
specially refer to the superintendents
and other officials of the Sunday
Schools above referred to, viz: John w.
Fe1tner and VIM. Hamilton, Evans
vile; P. NJ. Wolf and William Nine,
FellowsVille; and Andrew Knots aud
Zeri EIiason, York Run, and TO the
audience then and there assembled.
Yours, a. c. Il.