The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-14
pailp argus.
OFFICIAL CITY g. COUNTY PAPER
CONFEDERATION.

FORT BYRON, ILL.,, OCT. IL. 1871.
EDITOR ARGus-Dear Sir :-Balaam's .
ass has spoken.-E. H. Johnston heard from.
Z b. Johnston of this town, who has been
standing candidate for office for the last
twelve years, WAS nominated yesterday for
the office Of State Representative by the
Republican convention At Rock lsland. AZ
soon as he was nominated, he took occasion
to abuse me through the columns of the
Union, tina. vehicle of lies, edited by
hhpu,isn cur, with the letters y. B. H." on
hi. collar, Ms E. q Johnston states what
he knows to bs untrue, when he gives his
reasons for being 80 reluctant about
assisting me TO get . pension. He veil
knows that there was no home influence
against me until l bolted the regular
Republican ticket, and voted for5~H. F.
Thomas, the same - he, (Johnsonl did.
Who ever heard of E. q. Johnsson being
reluctant to take up any case whom there
was any prospec, Of getting his pay? Why
does he not tell the public that the reason
my claim was rejected was because there
was no medical evidence on 6ls that WAS
injured while in the service OF the United
States. and in the line of my duty? DR..
Goodrich, our rsgimentAl surgeon, died
about I've months after / WAS discharged.
l would not raise the dead.
could not procure his certificate.
He attended me in the hospital as
Nsschez, after | was hurt. had the affidavit
of Capt Hit, who WAS riding by my side
when | was hurt. On his oath he states he
had me carried to the hospital, and that the
surgical treatmens of my case was for con
cusslou of the brain, causing fits, epiliptic
in form, caused by my being thrown upon
the ground from my horse, who ran against
the wheel Of carriage, while making .
charge on . body of rebel cavalry in the
streets If Washington, Miss. While IN the
service of the Z. S., Geo. D. Moore and CAL
vim testified to the same facts also pro
cured the affidavit of Ralph D. Parsons
Ass'e Surgeon Of the 18th Illinois regiment
OF cavalry. who, on his oath, states that he
prescribed for me while 10 the hospital at
Naschez for epilepsic fits, caused by ooncus
sion of the brain from injuries received in my
head at Washington, Miss., while in the
service o. the q. s., and that my present
disabilities were caused BY those injuries
received while in the service of the Z. s.,
and in the line Of my duty.
Why does not Mr. Johnston tell the public
that he drafted a private bill, placing me on
the pension roll of the U. s., subject to
pension laws, giving me BIS per month, and
sent the same to John B. Hawley to pressn,
80 congress? He told me he wished Hawley
would stay away from the pension office, for
he could only get S per month for me
there, while if he introduced a private
bill for my relief, with the evl-
dsnce on file at the pension Office, | could
get sl5 at least. E e. johnson and John
B. Hswley have done but little to obtain my
pension. To DR.. Piumner. of Rock Island.
belongs the credit of procuring . pension
for me. He went to Washington in the
summer Of 1869, vent to the pension Office,
had m, case called up and An order is.usd
from the pension department for me to re
port to DR.. Plummer for final examination
About the last Of August, 1869, went to
Rock Island. and was there examined BY
DR.. Plunmsr. he did everything in his
power to get me full pension of 81 per
month, but home influence cut it down to
s.. | do not think that J. B Ha wiley strug
gied very hard to get my claim he prom
ised twice to introduce q private bill for nv
reliaf. but did not do i, either time. He and
Mr. Johnston are military heroes they
snuffed the battle from afar. came home and
resigned.
Mr. Johnston is trying now to get . seat
in the legislature He thinks it won't pay
but he will sell himself to the highest bidder
reluctantly. Yours. &C.,
R H. WEBSTER.