The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-06-18
wooDsFIELD MONROE COUNTY OHIO JUNE 49, 1862
War, Wit and Hulnor,

War, Wit and Humor, u
From Vanity Fair.
OUR WAR CORRESPONDENCE.
- LETTER FROM NJ 'ARoNE.
DEAR VANITY: am in trouble.
| have issued a proclamation, and Presi-
dent Lincoln has sat down upon it,.
Which is rough. !.
However, to quote the touching Ian
guage of Col. Greeley, I chow to this
decision. The decision, as yet, has not
returned my, bow. d.es- -e..;s,r,
Thiswas the proclamation: r,re, -,.s,
HEADQUARTERS, May 9, 1862.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 1.-THE Gulf
States, comprising the military department
known as Dixie, having deliberately de-
clared themselves no longer under my
projections: and having taken up arms
against the said Me, it becomes military
necessity to declare them under Martial
law. This was accordingly done last year.
Niggers and Martial law in free country
are altogether incompatible; the persons
in these Gulf States heretofore held to be
Niggers, are therefore declared forever
white
"(Oficial.) Nc ARoNE.
Action Commander in Chief.
"Baron Won KowHlNGEN,. Ass. Adjt.
General"
What do you think of that?
President Lincoln, on hearing of this
order, Immediately informed the public
that if his officers were disposed. to make
idiots of themselves, he was not, and he
would reserve all the rights of his position
to himself / can hardly find fault with
his prejudice in favor of attending to his
own business, though it is not the common
usage with officials generally.
1t was my intention to have enforced
the terms of my proclamation, if 1 could,
in all the Gulf States, as soon as had
conquered them.
The order was considered, by intelligent
contrabands here, to be the only practical
solution of the question whether or no a
white man is as good as nigger, if he
behaves himself - t- > $50
did not take the steps, however, with
out mature deliberation and much advice.
Baron Won Kowhingen tells me that white
niggers are we'll known in Prussia. His
great aunt used them there as early az
1895. In one of Bayard Taylor's letters ii
is stated that they are much in youge on
the West coast of Patagonia, where they
are esteemed a luxury, with parsley and
drawn butter | myself have seen then
O., IL
: Barnum's Museum.
1t is thought that the President wa.
;. Influenced by the feeling of extreme oppo
sition that showed itself in West Broad
way and Laurens street.
: The more common belief however, i,
that he was Influenced only by a feeling
5 of extreme common-sense and Justice,
Il The news not being of very important
5 nature, must record singular and high
ly successful surgical operation performed
here lately by one of my private surgeons
2 A crazy headed sort Of fellow, General
Hunter, who has been mixed up with the
t army good deal one way or another, wa.
d recently taken with extraordinary bdz
e zings and noises in the head. ..iSom,
: thought he had "a bee in his.bonuet, LAND
d abolition on the BRAIN S-s-- .sss.
Finally, the difficulty settled in his righ
g ear. Formerly, all good advices counsel
G and suggestion used to go. in at ono ca
and out Of the other, but as this was. n
S longer the case, the surgeon rightly con
:. cluded the acoustic tube to be the seat O
) trouble; the more especially as the patien
e seemed entirely deaf to all reason o
: wisdom. ssG2 lH@ lt% 49, 49,
e His medical adviser then applied certai
e draw preparations, and allowed him t
6 have his own way for time.- The result
,-1justifed the most sanguine- expectations
n and, within short time, he was ready4fo
It the operation. His hands were tied, fo
II the safety of the nation, and, after brie
l. but energetic attempt, the surgeon dis
rs covered and removed from Hunters ca
ID an enormous Flea
c. The strangcstr part of the story is
g come, Upon the body of the flea Wa
N marked in plain letters, Honest Oh
Abe's. last Proclamation. This incideI
IN seems too strange to be true, but I Civ
IN you my word that it is, and that there. al
j. many millions of free people rejoicing
n its truth to-day. News is scarce. A II,
l. liable gentleman from Richmond has ju,
ii informed me that the rebel Congress vote
l an appropriation of 5000 last Saturda,
IS for the placing of finger-posts to indical
l. the nearest road to the "Last Ditch,D
Ell order that the soldiers could find the
re way to die comfortably there, withe,
i losing thegroad x X < about ii
W only thing they have not lost hitherto.
a. AsI am about to advance. my arm
as upon Richmond, Iswish you would az
id vance some money upon my pay * g
as This is reliable. = x. and l al
" s.-.4 srs MCARoNE.
-Hv MARK THIs.--The man who car
not hold his political abolitionism in abe,
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