The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-10

United States and make sure OF his
election.
Why Ne WASN'T A DEna0caAT.
Froo the ssesbenvfie Herald
In q conversation with Harvey
Campbell, Of Ross township, the other
day, the question WAS asked by us Why
he didn't vote the Democratic ticket
with Ewing the soldier at its head
His answer We give in his own words
"a nearly ~ possible, and we respect
fully submit Il to the old soldiers Of
Ohio, who want 10 vote with the DEM
Ocrats.
Mr. Campbell enlisted ~ q private
in an Ohio Regiment, and ut the Close
Of the war was mustered out rs \ Lieu
tenant Said he. I'll tell YOU why I
am not . Democrat. When jeff Davis
aud other leaders Of that party seeded,
I went with my gun TO make them
come hack, and ! had four brothers,
that were working for the same old
flag. My brother Will went ON the IA
nous Andrews Railroad expedition,
sent cut by Gen. Mitchell from Shell
byville, Tennessee, TO cut of the rebel
communications, by tearing up tracks
and bridges and cutting telegraph
wires. He was taken prisoner. and
though Was close enough ut one time
with rescuing party to wave my hand
ut him as they took him from Sarato-
ga, we couldn't save him, and with
seven Others he WAS taken to Atlanta,
and without any warning, except the
words Of the guard ''cOMe along, We
want yOu." the eight soldiers were
taken out of the prison and con fronte<i
WIN their connhs In the carts re'Ady 10
TAKE 'nenl 20 .ne gai,ows. Inc whoie
eignt wefe nHng' ana tnoagn the rope
ooAe ".n WI 1nu se. MN 'aIi 10 Tue
gro0n9, anu ns Segged LOT an hour
hore ioI so'ne ,ittie preparation, u was
not ersnteu nina. anu he was strung
up IKE oog- Inc hahgaeh were all
democrats. anu ooh proP.~e to vote
WIN tne'n u'~'ay. nrothet James Was
snot tnrougn anu tnfough az ferrys-
viIe, N.Y. anu uieSi III the hsrpitai al
l.ouisvIiie-sent out OF the world oy
tue 'Ieu N"t,"s tue same ticker as nose
VINO hui's Wu. All lrhhorats To-
sethe', anu ! Son want 10 vote WIN
tnen. lheI. t.'ele MAS Joseph ai,otn-
Z! D!osne, sa''a " Deunorstic outlets
~ stone niVer' anu u,ei IN the Evans
vhie fosP'al. Inat announcer reason
uoii want 10 vote WIN iheih now.
lheh, "aI soush: WASH num-,
rom New HuH1oerIahu, VINO was IN
Ahdefsohsiie prison Won me- anu
starveu' sIeN anu sef.in eaten. lie
oecaahe suen ou'uen 10 nun INA, one
day ne roileu, ne was Too weak To
walk, PooI ieiiow over tiie ueau me
IN that a~iui Paa,e, anu suaIu not
ten stets away, wn u nNihg To-Day
votes the DeMIatic ueket, snot tne
neiP'ess Ii'ai1 through the heaTt, ana
Iouna MN Iyine here ueau. uoht
ieei IKE Young ,ne sam. ticket that
guaru votes, wou'u You Ineh ! staid
III AhoersohSiie myself ior sixteen
long months WIN d~,sO others no Del
ter on thah l, anu all OF us There be-
cause we were .ghtlns 10 maintain
the hePuoi,c anu keepit united. There
we were AL IN twenty-five acre lot
witho9t covering OF amy KIM, subject
I'd 10 the cold IN the winter, the blaz-
ing seh IN ina SUMMER, sl"iied corn
bre;sd anu WAFER ior ion' anu not much
oil tnat, no ciotnes, no Deus except the
SAND, awe WIN nee anu nies, only
niue wafer that ran "TRIP by urip from
the spring ia uie corner Oh the Stock
ade, ana each Oh US Iiaoie !" Oe sh"tany
minute oy the guarus. i Tell You II
was awful. Ohe gay u storn,ed ami The
stocAaIe waS purity wa>.ieu away ahu
We couluiit resist ''ie HON Oh waller,