The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-09-12

tence OF himself, and substantially stated
it as found in those organs, which claim
to he of the Buckalew persuasion in this
campaign.
One of Mr.. Buckalew's first and
greatest cares is to remove the damag-
ing effect of his intercourse with these
men, hence he is interested in CLOSING
the whole matter over Mr.. Buckalew as a
witness in his own behalf, is not only di
rectly, but intensely interested in giving
the most favorable version possible so far
as he is concerned, while on the other
hand Hocomb simply makes a confden-
tial statement to his superior with no in
ducement to give any other than a plain
unvarnished statement of events as they
transpired. He frankly states the pross
poets of the business he and his coadiu-
tors had on hand. to wit; burning the
principle cities of the loyal States, spread
yellow fever and other contagious de-
seasCs over the whole north, release
those Rebels soldiers who had been
captured and were then held as prisoners
of war at Elmyra, johnson Island, Camp
Douglas at Chicago and other points !;
ipcite iusurrection and Rebellion against
the government in its efforts to fill up
the depleted ranks of its armies, by en-
forcing wholesome drafting laws.
THOMPSON confirms this statement of
Eolcomb, and among the persons seen
and conversed with by Holcomb on these
TO them important measures was Charles
r. Buckalew.
Holcomb is confirmed in this by Mr..
Buckaew who aflirms, in his own de-
fence that he and Holcomb did talk
about the probabilities of success on the
part of the Government in raising the
100000 men called for. Buckalev
avoids telling us in his defence how thi
conversation was brought about, bu
Holcomb tells his chief, in recountin!
the business of his soiourn on the Cana
da side of Niagra Falls. as above stated
But Bucka1ew further confirms Holcom'
as president of the "Fishing Creek con
feleracy," as president OF the "No
Mountain campmeeting" Of fire in tn
rear copperhead Democrats, in the vote
/ given by him against the measures
the Government to suppress Rebellion
and forever recorded against him in tn
e archives of our nation. BuckaIew ha
n left recorded on the Journal of the Un
g ted States Senate, his vote against tt
~ amendment to our constitution by whic
- slavery was abolished against the repe
: of that most Infamous of all the la1
d ever enacted by the congress of the Un
1t ted States, the fugitive slave law. I
j. voted against thn eatahlishment of Il
l. Freedman's Bureau, he voted again
p, allowing negroes 10 become citizens
1t the United States, and in favor Of co
<, stitutional amendment forever pIohih
to ing tn IN from becoming citizens. |
te was opposed to the equality of all m
h before the law, and so voted. He W
lie opposed to paying bounties to soldie
o and so rC corded his vote. He vas c
ut posed to paying black soldiers the sar
o. wages paid to whites and 50 voted. |
Or was opposed to the conscription act a
SIS voted "no" on the passage of the b
le He voted against the payment of t
le men called into service to defend Q
a. state against Lees invading host, kno'
lg as the emergency men,. He vas
ok favor of paying Rebel slaves owners
lis the slaves drafted or enlisted into
h. armies of the United States. Thus
e! might trace his record while Uni
'p- States Senator and prove that In ev
oa instance by speech and vote he oqpo
'as whatever favored his country, or
la' country's soldiers in the field, or
'k- family Of the soldier at home. Iu ev
lof thing uptayorable to the Government
vas its soldiers, by speech and vote he -
ier vored.
o'' Yet he now asks the Pennsylva
'no soldiers, and soldiers friends to eley
mp him to the chief Majistracy OF
nut State.
usf Commenting on the silly charge of
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