The Greenville times., 1876-08-12


We copy the following from the
Chicago Tribune of the thirteenth
ultimo
Chicago, July c9.-I am in re- |
ceipt Of . letter from o brother Of. |
iicer in the late civil war, . lieu |
tenant-colonel Of an Illinois or
grnixation, and now living in Mis-
sissippi, where he has been since
1855, and inclose you an extract
for publication If you deem it oil
sufficient importance, but with
hold the gentleman's name and
place Of residence, because ii pub
Iished his life would not be worth
cent.
fExtrsct ffom Private Letter.l
Mississippi, July ls.-Your e.
teemed favor Of the twel11h Of May
came duly 10 hon1, and ] would
have answered It sooner, but these
Internal vagabonds have been Civ
ing me more trouble. All the out
Irageous villainy that was ever
thought Of = now going = in the
south. Ma vho hsl ted
s. ;:;. s: =: !: !: \! n! ~ !. ~ IS; 3;
] s61It q their loyalty y
'TfosHo<3 QI~kne In iafl. n Vu
=. WashIl hon county, 0Scnr
or nyo men are ironed dom with
heavy weights, and tha thermome-
ter one hundred ano ono hundred
and four degrees. In other places
It Is much worse. ! have sold one
piece Of my property At = sacrifice
Of thirteen thousand dollars, and
when l can 6ell the balance will
leave tho country. The only hope
for . Union man In the south Is the
election Of Hayes and Wheeler. l
a. not pray often, but when ! do,
| X 6br the election Of these men.
| tOpo all my old boys will 80 the
| straight Republican ticket. have
| written several letters recently to
eome Of INV old friends through
The State Of Illinois, and IN eaci
one l impressed the necessity Of o
! united effort to elect Mr.. Hayes.
XXX.
We give place to the above thus
prominently, in the hope that the
attention of the citizens Of Wash
ington county will the more like.
|Iy be called to 1t, and that they
| viii an the more quickly respond
| to Il Us Il deservcs.-Appeal.
\ rho above document has caused
much comment md some feeling
lin thiss community. It u not tht
t3rst, nor 70 IL Il likely 10 10 the lae'
communication Of this charoeee
| nom THE source. Though Il posses
scs thIs difference ftom its predecee
sors, thatit iesisnates its author Y
be W. n. Bolton. The points 9
designation are 20 strong thu
every ono recognised and pro
nounced upon them instantly
What identi flration Il wanting 4
. the letter Of Xxx,is supplied !
that ofhls corresp ondent. A denia
: or refutattUn ofthc presumption u
on which The community pronouil
, ccs this man to bc guilty Of this inf
: nous act, must (lst) show withot'
: bubbles another Lieutenant Co
ouel Of an Illinois organization (no
rsuimon,) who came to this Stat
and county in 1865; (9d) whichsann
person has sold property, avowedl
: because Of personal insecurity, at q
3 approximation Of $4,000 less thu
i he paid for It. (ad) which same pc
! son was, at about tho timc when
letter dated May II, 1870, woul
reach lere from Chicago, preycnte
q from auaw cring Il because tho III
= formal vagabonds" were nnolestit
! him. At this time !. Q. the lat.'
= part Of May, Bolton was being !
dfcted for the crime of "false e
|, try" whilst he Was Chance'
:, Clerk. These constitute the poiun z
Of Identification contained IN y
letter. We have other and mo
,r direct proof which we do not CO
ts "a cite now. xssgls.
N Some ofthc attendants Of this
dictment had as well be state
We then had Rai,ical Judge. q
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