Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-08-19
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EDIroR JouREAL:-


EDITOR JouRSAL;-
In last weeks D,spafci
l saw an article signed "Republican.'
referring to our candidates and tht
Grand Army OF the Republic; which
for ITS malignlty and falsehood. excell'
anything have ever seen in that mis-
era6le sheet,
Inc writer charges the Grand Army
OF tne hePuohc' with having con
tTolied tne nomlnations' and also the
slaughter OF hve' me oest and mos
competent 1sepuos'eans oefore TIE cor
oem'on' because Mey a,d not belong Il
ne'r seere. order' ana after re'ec!'nS
Mese' pA IN incompetent men from ne''
o'0a RANKS; NOW ior the facts:
lst. Ihere is no such organization
IN existence IN ualiia county that
know ot' Ihere USED to De- We have
not had meeting Tor nearly two years.
nave paio no daes' and l suppose we
nave iostor iorieiIed our charter.
"a. AS past members OF such an
organinatlon' we mad no "axes to
grinu' we wanted hothlng, ana
"olheo ior notnlng
ou, Among the oeiegates IN the
'ePup.ican convention there were only
iour former members OF the Grand
army ana they were divided on al
most every ballot; two OF them going
ior Diazer and Two Ior hipley; three
Ior hent ana one ior Logue, and SO on.
Dy tne way,-Mr. hent never was
memoer OF the Grand Army, but he
nad tne honor 10 oelong 10 that Granc
army tnat marcned' DIED. suffered and
Da1lieo ior the right, from 6l to 65'
anu slooo as a wan Oh nre between the
feoeis and the ooALAwAG VINO signs
hmseil "hepaoe'ea"'
W me Mr. hent was pleedlng ana
s1nering from !he repel shot that oook
Oh an arm tniS ocaiawag hepuon-
can was Gomiortapiy ehsconsed IN
ms once cul'lvatlhg ,ne moss tnat
is SO apI 70 1 grow won on .ne @ packs sol. Oh t1ose use
VINO nave neip once 50 iong' 'na' 'ney
nave become SO corrupt tney are VIII
hng 70 60 70 lhe Democratc party OF
10 He"' iof an once
NOW uoes any one oeileIe iol a lno
lnen'' Una. iour III ,neh,rinconPe'eh' men
al tnat tior nePupncah more lnan
intima'eS tna' ali soiu,ers are inconPe,
tent heJ--uifiugu aii1nS themselves couiu
nave coh'roileu 'ne mountainous IN d
cohVention' maoe up as our convention
was oi aoou' e'Se'5 u 'ne sos' sup
s'ar.iai mi oi.iAens VI .ne COUNTY
ne inap "ho "li'es such stun Is 80
o'g a !ooi as 70 neeu 'he services ol d
gadra'a" immeula'eiy' ana nc VINO oe'
iieves such nonsense, Is bigger looi
than thompson S colt
Such men as--"hePubllcan soon
forget their promises made to soldiers
in 186l-69 and SO, when men were
badly needed at the front. Then every
volunteer was a Hero. Stay homes
would say-go, brave soldier to the
front, go, fight for yourself and me,
and may God bless you. We will see
to it, that your children shall never
cry for bread, your wife shall never
ask in vain for aid; and if you live to
return, greatful people will cheerful
ly" heap honors on your heroic head;
you will be respected and revered by
all, and of all other men preferred. p
Alas! for the defective memory of
some men. But there are living all
over old Gallia county, hundreds of
true and good men who do not so soon
forget. They cannot forget. The
bones of their brothers and their sons,
to-day lie bleaching on Belle Isle, or
mouldering in shallow trenches at An
dersonville. The soil OF an hundred
battle-helds is enriched by their blood,
and they r rSannot-no, they never Will Will
lorge" lhese men Iohs'i'u'e iarge
par . Il 'ne 3 nePaoncah ,a: parry, anu
mnlie 'ney iive. IN So,uieisco1nef 'nings
peihg Il, e9uairHin pe preferred 70 o'h-
ers' 70 III clnces % honor anu Proh'-
lu ~, inns 10 iiSn' anu JuS''
;. Ihis Is s,mPiy WY competent SOL
uieiS "eie 'no suo0e1siui 80 oanuiua.e1 y, III