Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-11-04
a sharp Answer.

Among the trlcKS rCSOrted To Oy the Dc
mOcrats ut the late election, was n circu-
lar addressed to soldiers throughout the
State calling their attention TO Il resolution
adopted at the Harrisburg Democratic
Convention in May last relating to boun-
ties, claiming peculiar regard for the SOL
dier, and charging injustice upon "the Ra-
dicalsn in this particular. Accompanying
this circular was printed note from Gen.
McCandless enclosing "weasel-hcads, "
and reading as follows -
PHILADELPHIA Oct. 2, 1871.
NJ Dear Sir On account of our for
mer comradcship in the Army, have the
honor to enclose few slips, ard earnestly
request your vote and personal influence at
the coming election.
Very truly, yours,
WM. MCCASDLESs.
One of these aGectionatc little cpstlcs,
with accompanying documents, was adj
dressed to Mr.. Harris Hoover, of Curwins-
vile, Clcarticld county. The letter did
not reach Curwinsvilc until the election
was over, and was forwarded by the Post
mOster to this city, where Mr.. Hoover is
soiournins for the present in the transac-
ton Of some business. With n true SOL
dierly sense of honor, Mr. Hoover indig-
his Intelligence and patriotism, to Col. Me-
Candless, with the suhjoincd scathing re-
bukc -
CURwENsvILLE, CLEARFIELD Co., PA.
October Goth, 1871.
Gon. Vim. McCdndleSs - Dear Sir Il
herewith return the "slips" you were kind
enough to send me in your favor of the I'd
inst. They came too late for use but had
Al -,
would have used them as requested.
Not having had the honor of your ac-
quaintance during the times that tried
mems souls land bodcs), l fail to aprrc-
ciate the appeal made to Inc to vote the De-
mocratic ticket from personal cousdcru-
tions. That you may have been II brave
soldier | have no reason to doubt But
when you ask me to vote for you on De
mocrdtic pldtJornt, you must take il for
granted that | have lost my'asCnOry, and
am fast approaching lunacy.
| enlisted in the service in June, '6l, and
for four years did my duty (as n soldier
shOuld) without reference to bounty. If
the Union was saved, | was paid. But
the experience Of those four years is scared
into ma niem0ry.-I have not forgotten that
all through that dark and bloody struggle
for the life of the nation, ii was the Demo-
cratic party who mOurned over Union vic
tories who reiOiccd at or defeats who
opposed our being paid and clothed who
opposed the draft to ill our dccimated
ranks who Impaired the National credit I;
who voted "the war failure :" who call
ed the soldiers ''murdcrers, "cutthrOats,"
thieves" Lincoln hirclings," &c, &c. :;
who voted to disianchso the soldiers OF
Pa. who insutcd soldiers widows and
orphans who exhausted the ingenuity of
the Archliend himself to break up the
Union. But when they failed, and the
Union was established in spite of them,
they, with appalling impudcnce, jumped
upon the ear of progress, graspcd NJ the
pins of government, aud with an audacity
that would make hell blush with conscience
impotence, as soldiers to get up and ride
with them Thank YOU, General, we de-
cline ! liy Democratic Shareholders re-
belliou lost health, strength, friends, pro-
pcrly, and all but life, reason and honor,
aud MS long as these are lclt me, il is not
likely that | will vote the Democratic tick
ct.
When pcstilcnco aud disease run Iiot
through nay body when famine reduces
my frame tn the Andersnnyille standard of
attenuation; when tcyer dries up my blood,
aud reason deserts her throne, hou | will
drop you linu, aud take your proposition
uudrr consideration,
Very respectfully your ob't sery't
H. HOOVER,
Let Sergt ca, "Gn isJ Cav Iowa Vols.