The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-07-09
Mr. BILL ARP TO ABE LINKHORN.-
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Mr. LINK HoRN-Sir:-i suppose nv letter
was taken by you an insult, tho it warnt SO in
tended I have hearn that you sent it TO the
dead letter offs. Well don't know, Of course
but it's my opinion you had better not put any
more trash In that Semetary, for you'll need all the
buryiDg ground you've got about Washington fof
other purposes soon. I've been doin nay best to
keepthngs quiet and consulate you, but Isee you re
bent on scrowgin' our boys into fight, so can
just tell you, I'm agin you, and you can git as
ferocius fight as you desire. Your konduet has
riz my pizen-you've trod my rattlesnake, sir,
and everything handle at these presents is nfeo-
tious, look out, and if you don't want to swell
up from handlin this letter, you had better take
another drink.
We sent on few thousand of our boys to see
you, and present arms, and fix up this difficulty,
but suppose you thought they were obeyin your
20 days motifs, and carryin their guns to
you; and you come out with more procamations
and Marshall law, and blockade and other non-
sense, and now dent know what our boys will
DO. But notify you they never give no bonds
TO keep the peace before they left home-the fact
Is, they could Mt give security; SO, Mr Linkhorn,
you can look out for em, and if you've got any
thing to communicate, do it with Telcskope, or
some other long-winded weapon-for some Of the
boyslS near-slghted, and at hundred yards coudnt
tell whether you was an Andy -lusian mule or an
keep thin walk edgeways, and shiny your
side, of EN- might take crack at you jest
for the fun Of the thing, ike Bill Ford did at
Squire Mitc!lell's old mule and dump kart Them
boys is dangerous, surei and there's few more of
the same sort left behind, only they are the more
rizener from being held back aud wearn kirb
bit SO long, I've just come up on little turlow
from Camp Brown, and when left Il boys there
were nearly all foaming at the mouth.
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" alarmed, or you wouldn't sleep in your boots aud
live under Marshall law. They say that's a very
good Kind Of Law for Black Republicans or any
ether animals of dark color Spullock used it
last summer the coast among them well
known, thoroughbred imported Africans, and it
scattered EN- from Carolina to Texas. They
never give the country bit of trouble, and you've
no idea how docile they are now to a cotton stalk
Charley Lamar can give you any further informa
ton you might desire upon this subject.
But your blockade is a humbug, MIR Linkhorn
and amt got no more pint to it than your sand
bags. In the first aud last place, you amt got
the Blocks, and you'll never gt any more live
oaks from swamps to make 'em. Howseever
didn't think about that overland army of 200 900
men. IF you and your kangaroo are bent on
playin that dead march, don't let 'en ensure their
lives, it would break every insurance, offs in
your country. Shore you are born, the 2 might
accidentally git back alive, but them five c;pheIs
never would If you are bent on such extrava-
gance, it would be great accommodation to :he
Charleston boys to give 'em some 10 days motifs So
they might import few more buzZards and lay in
cargo of Darby's Prophylactic; give em reasona-
BE motifs, Nr Linkhorp, do. If you please
You can read this to Bill Suard and the rest of
your Kangaroo would send 'em my respects,
but the truth is, respects correspondent to their
color, mighty scarce and high in this country.
and | can't afford it,
Yours, BILL ARP.
n. B.-Tell Chase his anl Helpers prayers are
answered The nggers riz this morning about day !