Year: 1861

Hon. @. w. Julian, in a letter written from
Washington to the Centerville Republican. a pa
per conducted by his brother, denies that any
authority was given to me by the President or
War Department to raise aregiment in this State.
The authority given is simply this, the President
OF the United States addressed note to Cover


nor Morton, over his own signature. requesting
him to accept regiment from me as one of the
six called for in requisition issued day or SO
before that time, with which request Governor
Morton has complied. This written request is
now on file in the Governors Office, and may be
seen by any body having the curiosity to inquire
for it. If Julian or any body else inquired of
he President in regard to the matter, the above
Information was undoubtedly given. In this in
stance, as well as in thousand others, this man
Julian has wilfully and deliberately lied. From
the beginning of this war until the present
time, be has not only done nothing in aid
of raising our armies, either by word or deed,
but has been engaged in malignant and Sian
derous attacks upon some of those who were
struggling to maintain the honor of the flag
aud the !, supremacy of the Constitution and
laws. Personally, as is well known in the comfy
where he lives, he is a great coward and submits
with the utmost humility to any indignities thai
NAV be inflicted upon him, and they are not
few: but ike most towards, he is cold-booded
untruthfu and malignant. | appeal with entire
confidence 10 all who have known him intimately
for the last twenty years. that there is no periot
within that time in which he has not been en-
gagged in brawi with somebody whom he wal
attacking and defaming by all the means In nj
power, and generally through the press, wheneve
he had access to one of the papers OF his district
His character in this respect is too well known il
Eastern Indiana to require comment, and it /
perfectly certain that if he had not been engages
for the last two months in viifying me. the sam


amount of malice andfalschood would have beel
heaped upon some other man. He has been busil
i engaged in attacking my qualifications for mill
| tary position Without Intending to say anything


on that subject. may state1with great propriety


that his capacity for Judging of the qualification
Of any body for any purpose Is very limited. IL


is himself in every respect miserable failure.


He was admitted TO practice law twenty year
ago, but up to this time he has never occupie


even third rate position at the bar in Eastern In


diana. He has never had practice enough


keep soul andbody together, and the mystery ha


been for many years how he lived; although h
looked ~ il he had some sense, and appeared


talk we'll his total want Of cs pacity was PAINFUL


manifest the moment he undertook the maaag'


ment of a case e"


His election last fall was entirely owing to h


running on the credit of the Republican candida


for the Presidency. Had it been any other tim
he would have been badly beaten, and as it wa


he fell largely behind his party in the district.


conclusion. denounce this man, and publish hi


to the world as a coward, liar, and a humbu
who should receive kick from every honest ms
: who passes him. 1l s. MEREDITH.