The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-02
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A correspondent of the Cincinnati
ENQUIRER writing, from Youngstown
peys I veil .deseycd tribute to that
gallant spldicr and sterling Democrat,
General Sam. Beatty, who votes as he
feught, 70 preserve the Union with all
the rights. dignity aud squality of the
several states unimpaired, We give
place to the letter below:
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Oct. 90, 1876.
To ,tAe, Editor Of the Enquirer: CRY
1 fln yodr'paper of the goth inst. / was
pleased 10 see an address from the
Western Veteran Soldiers ReformAs-
ISOLATION, with headquarters in Chi
cago. The long list Of names of dis
unguished Generals and soldiers at
tached to the address proves conclu-
sively that a, large majority OF the
fighting Generals in the late civil war
are now Tor Tilden, Hendricks and
honest government The veteran SOL
pdiers in this, sMahoning County, are
taking active measures toward form
ing a reform organization, and splen-
did1y the work goes on. Within few
days we will forward to Chicago the
names ofsat least fifty veterans who
arc now fighting under Tilden's Ite-
form banner, and who are in favor of
ousting from power the horde of rot
ten and corrupt shoddy contractors
and ring thieves, whose positions have
been made secure,to them by many
hard fought battles of the honest pri-
vate soldier.
During the campaign 1 have not
seen the name OF General Sam. Beatty,
the brave aud, gallant commander of
the n Third Division, Fourth Army
Corps, Army OF the Cumberland, in
any paper. At the breaking out of
the rebellion, and almost before the
echoes of the first cannon fired atFort
Sumter had died out, This man raised
q Company in Stark County and offer
ed his services to the Governor OF the
State. Hrs Company was assigned to-
the three months Nineteenth Ohio
v Volunteer Infantry. He was commis-
siOned a Colonel, and with his regi-
ment participated in the battle ofltich
Mountain. At the expiration of the
regiments term of enlistment Colonel
Beatty reOrganized it as a three-years
regiment. aud two years aiterward,
while in command Of a brigade, of
which III old regiment formed part,
did much toward its veteran organiZa-
ton. tisi ueJs Ilsa II itiHr rit
= Almost immediately after the battle
Of Shiloh, Colonel Beatty, for gallant
service, was commissioned Brigadier
General and placed in command of
brigade. He took part in ali the bat.
ties in which the Army of the Cum
berland was engaged, and during the
last two years of terrible war COM
manded one of the largest divisions in
the army, No General or soldier had
u better fighting reputation than Gen.
eral Sam. Beatty. The officers and
soldiers who served under him knew,
and will bear me witness, that with
him as our commander we had brave
aud gallantsleader. biH- h1.f
AT the close of the war, and after
more than four years of faithful SER
vice to his country, he returned unos-
tentatiously, like Cincinnatus, to his
farm near Massillon, with well-earn
ed Major Generals commission. Be-
fore the war, during the war and since
the war he was and is q Democrat,
His name should be placed in the list
of brave soldiers who now favor
change in the Administration. His
name would be tower of strength
with the ''soddier boys" of the Fourth
Army Corps, Army of the Cumber-
land So -lli1H"v hH"Ui o. p. S.