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if he Site rifles Office.[communicated.]I| Mk. Editor: I notice the friends ot the1 several aspirants for county officers are using your columns for the purpose of saying a good word for them, and with your permission I beg leave to rail the attention ot the L'nion citizens to a worthy aud promising young soldier, who h a candidate for Sheriff.John Gordon J.ee, u farmer ot Honey : Creek Township, and non of Or. H. D. Lee 1 of Riley, was one of the first men to respond to Governor Morton*8 call for tho 100 days ■ service Although Captain of a company of ; Home Guards in his township, he left his wife j . and children, and shouldered his musket as j ; a private soldier. At Indianapolis he was : I appointed Orderly Sargeant of his company, f | and by the promotion of Capt. Smith, ho be* 1 : came Second Lieutenant. He is now at j Bridgeport, Alabama, doing good service,' and whatever course the good people of Vigo j County choose to adopt, respecting nominations, Gordon Lee will never desert his post, or fail to perform his duty, either at home or in the field. Berlmps if would be well for • the people to reflect that there is a conside- j i rable part, of Vigo County laving outside of i Terre Haute, and that policii an well as jus* ! ! tice requires tfca pari to bo considered, and j j acted upon in making nominations.Another thing to ho considered is that in : times like these, all pnr^onal. elfish and partisan feelings ought to bo laid aside, and the !; great principle ot human brotherhood reoog-• tiized, independent of the accidents ot birth, or past political differences of opinion.1 wii! conclude by stating the fact, at tho ! election held on the fourth of Judo by the 100 days men from this county, Lee actually ! received a majority of the vofos, and the ad-dition to tho return showing a majority | against him was not mado until three days afterwards.1 give you my authority for this statement j and you are at liberty to give it ne well as j the name uf the writei of this communication4 Ito auv person authorized to ask it.VOX SENIOR.
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Terre Haute Weekly Wabash Express
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Wed, Jun 15, 1864
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Eldred P.
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