Went to Sabbath School and meeting. Heard that Milroy's men had all marched back from Gallipolis to Parkersburg with orders to go to Clarksburg. It is apprehended that Lee designs to march into Western Virginia with his rebel hordes perhaps to Wheeling, Pittsburg and the adjacent parts of Ohio. The number of Federal troops now being assembled at Clarksburg and Parkersburg and a very considerable force under Gen. Cox near the mouth of the Great Kanawha would indicate a purpose on the part of th government to keep the miscreants back from the Ohio river, which is still fordable at hundreds of places. The war has thus far been kept away from us through the good providence of God. We may now, perhaps, see more of it.
During the late political canvas the conduct of the Democrats has been perfectly unscrupulous. They have made lies their refuge, resorting to threats intimidations and bribes to prevent men from voting the Republican ticket. They have misrepresented and lied about William, their falsehoods all hinging on the poor "nigger" and calculated to excite the malignant passions of unprincipled men. I knew that our friends have felt anxious for William's personal safety, but did not know until today that in Washington county, forty men have bound themselves to assassinate him. This has been made known to him from two reliable sources. Prof. Blair of the Ohio University also states his conviction that a similar gang exists in Athens county. Col. Putnam and other loyal men in Marietta have also been threatened. I do not believe God will give them over to the will of their enemies. I will "rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him". "The wicked watcheth the righteous and seeketh to slay him, the Lord will not leave him in his hands". "But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; the end of the wicked shall be cut off." [The following part was part crossed off but is still readable.] The Democratic leaders here about are very mean & corrupt, men such as ========= [unreadable], S D. Mi====, Sharp, &c had enough for any deed and it is a bad one to see ========== hand & glove with them.
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