The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-10-13

Charles B. DAILY, 200 O(
Total $1.7OO O(
This money was taken January 26, 1864
The above parties were old men
staying at home and interfering with
no one. Several of them had borne
their muskets and followed the stars
and stripes through the Creek, Florida
and Mexican wars. They are all dead
except DR.. VIM. Bate, who is now
living here and substantiates the
above.
STATE TENNESSEE,
Giles County.
This day personally appeared before
me DR.. VIM. Bate, to me known as a
man of high standing and credibility
aud says that he was citizen of Pu-
laski, Tenn, during the war Of the re-
bellion and has been ever since. That
he was personally acquainted with J :.
3. Weaver, who as Colonel Of the
United States troops was in control of
the forces stationed in Pulaski, Tenn,
in 1864. That said J. B. Weaver
was very oppressive and extortionate
upon the citizens Of said town and
vicinity. That said commandant J. B..
Weaver issued military order requir-
ing the above parties and perhaps others
to pay over to him a large sum of
money for the alleged purpose of sup
porting refugees then within his lines.
This order was accompanied with the
threat that if not complied with i'm
mediately that the parties on whom
the demand was made would be sent
South. Under this threat affiant paid
over to said J. B. Weaver the sum of
one hundred dollars, and affiant verify
believes the other parties on whom the
demand was made paid the amount re-
quired Of them.
WIN. BATE.
and sworn to before
me August %, 1892.
J. W. BRADEN,
Clerk Circuit Court.
P. Abe1nathy, son of Charles {.
has the original receipt
which Weaver gave to his father for
the S25o taken from him.
Weaver had David K. Cox arrested
and imprisoned until his friends paid
$500 for his release. Cox is dead,
but his son, E. R. Cox, is living here
and will substantiate the above, so will
Major J. B. Stacy and Col. S. E. Rose,
friends of Cox who furnished part
of the money.
He had John P. Williams, an old
Mexican soldier, arrested and impris-
oned until he paid him $500. Mr..
Williams borrowed the money from J.
P. May, President of the Peoples Ma
tional Bank, Pulaski.
Hon. Pleasant Smith, an old citizen
and former Mayor of the city, was
here during the war. He says Weaver
was the worst man that was ever in this
county, and that every Southern man
who votes for him should hang his head
in shame.
D. +. Harrison, an old citizen Of
Pulaski, Tennessee, was there while
Col. J. B. Weaver was commander of
the post.
He states of all men he ever knew
Weaver was the worst-that he seemed
to have perfect hatred for the Southern
people, and took delight in abusing,
prosecuting and robbing them,--that
he had no respect or feeling for old
1efenseless men, women and children.
Mr.. Harrison also states that Mr. Lanier,
Of Nashville, had given him (Harrison(
s1,o35 with which to buy some cotton,
out as soon as Weaver found it out
he had Harrison arrested and took
$685. Of the money, and ten added
[alsehood to robbery by reporting to
Mr.. Lanier that Harrison had made
way with the money.
d. T. HARRISON.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
August 23, 1892.
]. J. McCALLUL, J. P.
HIS POLITICAL RECORD.
General ]. B. Weaver is the nominee
IF the Peoples party for President.
Below we give some of his utterances
II regard to the Democratic party and
he Southern people. The appended
quotations are taken from reliable
sources.
He said at Abba on July IS, 1866:
81 want to congratulate you first,
ellow-citizens, on the suppression Of
purely Democratic rebellion, gotten
ID by Democrats for the Democratic
purpose of discovering this Union, and
establishing human slavery.
Now and forever it is established as an
eternal truth that the Democracy in
10 place or State can ever be trusted
With government. As a party it should
lisband, Just as a section of it did at
Appomattox.'
"Here we have the old fight over
again. The Confederate Democrats,
North and South, in which the in
amous copperhead division Of Iowa
appears, again contestins with Grant
or the safetyof the Union. AS at Donel-
on, he proposes to move on their
works at once, and there is no escape
or this rank, traitorous horde except
n another surrender. Charge on them,
ellow Republicans, and spare not one,
not even deputy road supervisor,
rom total political annihilation."
He said in Bloomfield on Septem-
Der 26, 1869:
What is the use of further arraign
ing the defunct Democracy, with all
its hoary crimes, at the bar Of public
opinion? We know that its acts COM