Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-07
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Mr.. BnI Arp TO Abe LInkhsrn.

Mr. LrKHoRx-Sir: These are 70 inform, .vou. wa s
are all well, and hope these few lrss nav End YOU
in statu quo We got your Proklanashun. and as
you have put US on nifty short notis few Of Us
bows have concluded 10 write you and ar TOR a lt-
lie more time The fact is, we arc most obieeaed
to have a few more days, for the way things are
happinin its utterly Onposslble for US TO dsperse
in 20 days. Old Virginy and Tennessee, and North
Carolina are continually aggraYatIn into tunults
and karousements and body cant disperse Oniil
you put a stop TO sich onruy conduct on their part
] tried nv darndest yesterday TO dispefse and re-
tire, but il was go; and besides your Marshsl
here sint doing dam thing-he don't read the riot
act nor demonstrate, nor nothin, and ought 70 be
turned out If you conclude to do so, ! am author
lied to rekomend to you Capt. Cooper, or Hr Nc
Clung or perhaps myself would attend to the bust
ness well most anybody. The fact is, the boys
around here want watchin, or they'll take sum
thin. A few days ago heard they surrounded two
Of our best citizens because they was nanRd Fort
and Suntsr. Most of them so hot they fairly sz
when you pour water on EN-, and that's the way
they make up their military companies here now
When man applies TO jine the Volunteers, hey
sprinkle him and if he sizes they take him and if he
don't they don't
Mr.. Lnkhorn, sir, privately speaking, I'm afraid
III get in tight place here among these bloods
and have 70 elope cut Of it, and would like much
to have your Scotch cap and cloak what you traT-
elled in to Washington. suppose YOU wouldn's be
likely 70 use the came disgiSe sgain when ycu left.
and therefore would propose swap. I'm 5 feet
8, and could glt my plow britches and coat to
you in eight or ten days If you can wait thas long
want Won to write to me Immediately about thinRs
generally, and let US know where you intend to DO
YOUR fghtin Your proklamashun SAYS sumthin
about takin possession Of the public property At
an Hazards We cant find no sieh place on
the map l thought il must be about Charleston
or Savannah or Harper's Ferry, but they say it
amt anywhere down South. One man said it WIS q
little factory on an island in Lake Champlsin, where
they made sand bags Ny opinion is that sand bag
business won't pay and il is great waste Of mon
ey Our boys here carry their sand in their giz-
yards, where it keeps better and is always handy.
I'm afraid your government is giyIn you and your
kangaroo heap of unnecessary trouble, and my
humble advice is if things don't work better soon,
you'd better grease Il or trade the darned old thing
off I'd take rails or anything else for it-if could
see you I'd show you slight Of hand trick that
would change the whole concern into buttons quick
If you don't trade or do something else with it soon
it will spile or die on your hands certain.
Give my best respects to Bill Susrd and the other
members of tie kangaroo. What's Hannibal doin
don't hear anything from him now adays.
Yours with care, BILL ASP
P. S.-R you can possibly extend that order to
80 days, do so. We have sent you the discount in
advance on a check at Harper's Ferry. (who keeps
that darned old Ferry now Its givin q heap cf
trouble) but if you positively won't extend, we'll
send you check, drawn by JEFF. Davis, Beaure-
gard endorser; payable on sight anywhere.
Yours, A b.