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•V'«»iTu* Case of Me. ^gave a prominent place in ]te ^week to a one aided and anre!UV? *y,,of the cast of R. Sherman, E-q, »v.tains the following sentence :Sherman had been a so’dier in tb* r.T era’e arpy, hot since bis retirements rebel service has pursued ih* nub J law in the office of Win. A. *Glibrary.^in this city. IThis is about as near the truth sible for the Gazette to get wb*n sfeu*j| a political opponent. Mr. Sh»ro%s ri law for a year or over to the office d.'i Sill, Esq., one of our foremost Rtpui^ar jena. At the end of that p«riol,Jh.hraith needing an assistant, hewMssi%in his office, carrying with him fr - \f.the most complimentary endorsement character for morality, itteiligeacci; tlemaniy conduct..The GaztUe says farther : sIt is stated that he frequently txpmsj sympathies in behalf of the Sooth, uiij lime has been known to manifest i:r tence for his pan ia her t?rrib « criat*♦We ask every candid man to relestu it is luely that if Mr. ^herman hiJ h sympathiser with secession tbu t Re*::, of Mr. Sill’s positive character *Si retained him In-his office for the us* b Oa'the contrary, we have personalks:i,tof the fact that he is not now nor hmlt; been a secessionist. He never tehejsiairight or policy of secession, ai wh.iea*dent of Arkansas acted a conspicssywieb the smsll hat zealouscitizens of that State who oppose] itsppation in rebellion. While Gen.* Ginis now an Abolition idol, was mkicg*speeches in favor of secession, »a)rthe people to mob obnoxious CcioairiSherman- was among the faithful fti tnbly stood by the old flag and gyrer We have in our posiessioo ’a copy of :n: cerdings of a meeting at Osceola, At! in which Mr. Sherman was an act.nticipaot, w1 era) resolutions of the mu: factory and unmistakable Uoion nstm adopced. Uis chief crime appears t; been, in the sight of the self style! '* men ” who objected to his aici--si°a t: bar, that rtnce his residence ia tae Kan has acted with the Democratic patty, had come here, and, like flsott. H;;*■others joined hands with the traducert t'| section, stultified all his past rec ti shrieked •• copperbetd ** like a as). would have been welcomed by the *ic? ties who now denounce him, with opea
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Erie Observer
Erie, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Sep 21, 1865
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