The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-11-12
From the Southerner.
Another Letter from Bill Arp to Hr.
Linkhorn.

sibul .ha, you are usin 100 much prokly
masbun? =? More'u ls months ago you
pablishd an edik, orde,iu tho boys to re.
tire and be peaceful, bu, they dis.re,ired,
and went to 6,in. The effek VET bad.
very bad. Nov you've prokI-med the
n,gg-rs tree after Jan, wary. and I'm aferr.
ed i, will prove fee simple title for all
time.
Every free niger will git in the kot,on
patch now, shuse; for tne tsrnsl ,elels
do ever! thing by kon,r~r,s N'gger.
have ris 20 pur sent, aud are gro~in
more darker aud uore blacker svry day.
A big piantsshun now look like the sun
~er in A knpss. Your pr"kIymsshun
have ensalsd At'k, upon US 50 strong
that you kin sk,uslly smell it. T,ppi"
say we call hlm TIP for shorty chat ne
are porso0ally interested. aud he think
You had better make Ell, free fus,. and
isshu your proklymsshun Afterwards
Gen. Hunter tried i, your WAY and over
krapped hiss.lf. Tip never 60, no fre.
papers NJ all.
Mr.. Linkhorn, Sur, I'm sfeerd you've
taken IN more ground than you kin tend
You're trying tn do too much ut onst.-
GsnI Hunter tried your plan and kvuldent
work il over three States. so YOU had
better prsktis on manp~,hic doses. Il
you'll begin on D.ds kouuty you kin tell
~hs; your masheen will do, for thar Amt
but one niggef thar, aud hey keep hiiu
in = ksgs rs . kur,osity-Or may be you
bad better experiment GU dogs fust II
YOU kould manage to Civ I'm all the hy
dsofoby ] think il would work. and then
you nigh, Try it Oh the niggers and other
horned katie. II they won, aks-p, your
freedom, why. 10, em slone. 1t are use
less 10 kali em If they won, KUN. !
w"nst hearn Teller in = thestur SAY he
kould kali spiri,s from the mssty deep,
but the spirits never kun aud lie never
got nary dri"k-so Z" i, gently, Mr.. L,nk-
horn, but go it shore. The world, the
fissh and devil are lo..ki"g to you to sI
tend the egis Of freedom over all kresshun
over things xn,n,sl aud in animal
over Bull bats and skiesch owls, grub
worms and grindston.s. nisy-rs ~"d ~in
gs,e's, aud evry,h,ng tina, dou't spit 80
the yssr,h turns upside down Yo.'n
have free f,e. Mr.. Lr"kho,n, in dom all
this. but never mind pitch iu-greAl !.
your reward.
Mr.. Linkhorn, Sur, II are smsrin to
think What = big gob you hav under.
took. IL srs n big gob shore. Ms,,h.
M~t,icks no. his daddy kouldnen, fgg.r
how long i, will take YOU to ge. thru Ak
kordin to your fsebul progress. The dou
be rule ot 3 wont tech II, nor tar and
tret : Great Bethel ! What = power OF
work Had-nt YOU better sublet the kon
trsc, to sum European N~.huns I Shore
IS you're born. you'll need heap Of un.
dertokers before U in,sh yors overland
msrch-it U kouid march IKE jackson
It would do. bu, U kant. Dr. B.uy say,
that JSckson's troops take tue gov, It
they rest p hours.
Ar. Li"kho'n, Sur, Our People ri, more
stubborn ever! day. They 20 nifty ugh
naked aud say they're ssvsu Their sundy
k'ose to ware TO your hSngin. They
jest glory in liv,n on h.lf rsshuns and
stewin salt out Of their smoke house dirt
They say they rather fite U than feed.
U, and swsre by the ghost Of k~Ihoun
they will eat roots and drnk branch Wa
ter the balance Of time before they will
kerno~Iy to your sbolishum die nasty
Chicky hom'ny wlS, = COB you've un.
dsrtook !! Do Hannibal hep you any ,
| hssrn tell that he jss: sot 10 the corner
Of your offs oil day long, and neve, ssd
. word bu, Niger, niger, nigger. and
tina, since your pr"kly ,n-sl,um, his face
hav turned darker and his hair more
kinkysr.
Mr. Linkhorn. Sur. hav you any late
n.~s from Mr.. Hsrpes's Ferry. learn
that Stone w. Jackson kept the payroll
ior few days and that about l.4Oo
crossed over 10 - hours. He's a smart
fer'yms". shore. DO your folks know ho~
TO make il payi !, ain = bad crossin. bu,
still. suppose. are hsap safer than
Balls Buff OF Shephsris,own. Thsms
dangerous fords, Mr. LiIkhorn, shore, and
I'm sfsered IL your folks keep crossing
sich sickly rivers fks the Po,omnk and
Chicky hominy. yos',i nav sii the skum
Of your poPuISshun killed up, and will
hav 10 enkrosch on your good society.
Mr.. L;nkhor", Sur. Your Generals don't