West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-09-04
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socr tho ma. articles "a which my
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a,t Truth IS .ru,n aud misrepresen.
tat,on is falschood. AS to those articles
j link as tho lrislman said, when
mule kicked him-considcr the source
hence it came.
Over the signature Of Geo. c. Shaw
any name is used and ycsy great per-
er on OF the fac IS, in relation to Lieut.
Cr@wiord requiring one to take The oath
VI Aesiance That gentleman writes,
"'., he says are facts Lut no is badly
-staken. The facts arc as follows
Lieut.. Crawford was detailed at the
- ming of the war, in 1851, TO canvass
Iv settlement and administer The oath
allegiance, and kindly called on me
lake the oath. l objected, stating rs
eason that was Immediately OIL the
100 and the Confederate might call on
Tor similar purpose and that would
place ne in close position. lie agreed
that | should 60 to Rowlcsburg and SEQ
officers at that place, and ifthey excus
cd me it would be all right. | told him
. would DO dow u in day or two and
he started oft. On leaving my house
he was met by his men who told HIM
would not como 10 Rowlosburg as
promised. The Lieutenant returned,
came INTO my room, and said must
take the oath before lie left. | aprin
objected and he drew his revolver. held
1T in his hand, opened the door and
called his men in and ordered them
DANES Cassaday, Benz Davis, Robert
Davis, Francis Marion Ford, D. X
Ford and several others, all armcdO to
take me- told them not to AXE me
and, picking up a chair, refused to DO
touched. The Lieutenant saw was
determined not 10 be taken and again
requested me to go to Rowlesburg
told him had no horse to ride and he
very kindly offered mo his and said
that could either 90 with him or GO
by myself. Al my request he ordered
me men out of my room aud told him
II he would modify the oath | would
take IT this he consented TO and be.
fore him and in his presence alone
took the oath. For the truth of this
statement, call on any of the above
e named gentleman
Again, over the signature OF "Rcrub-
hcan,' is another mistake. did vote
for the ordinance, but did it under pro
test, saying at the time that would
vote with the mass of the voters at my
polls, but never advised single vote,
10 vote in that way.
"Watchman," you also abuse The
truth. / never presented petition to
the public in my life TO have the post
Office changed, but suppose you know
who did, and he failed TO have resolu
,tion 10 so aheol With it. You would
better not say Too rlnch. You say tho
Republicans have no, lost much in me
nat Ai''J 10 so NJ JnuSe The worth
OF an article, or Ito Importance of a
man by what ID s4id An article worth
less is not noticeable, neither would
there be anything wrote about the man
of no worth. You further say never
was a RepuU..ceu porhaps not, in the
atrict sense OF tEo Republican princi.
les; but always voted with the Union
party, and viii here give you tho esti
'uate placed upon my Union principles
during the war was tho first man m
l-y county 20 take the stand in favor Of
t-e Union after the ordinance was pass-
20. and to prove tho facts, the Union
people voted to me the Office OF Clerk
OF the Circuit Court, Clerk or The Cour-
y Court, Clerk Of the Board of Suuer-
iSors, County Treasurer County Super
intendent OF Free schools and PRESIDENT
OF the Board of Registration of Voters
held all the position at the same time.
l was Democrat before the war. and
during the war was a Uuion man and
my policy was never called in question
Gentlemen, With proper respect TO
you ALL / am Yours,