Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-02-06
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Jonathan u. smith admitted
10 thcLcs islaturc AS a Delegate
from Ilnyti.

Israel iOhWORTH My Deer old friend,
you kno Jane and me was married at your ef.
ilcicnt and popler Uotel. hope you air in
good condishen and enjoying yourself amoz-
ingly. | cum to this city jist bcfoar the in
ogcrashen ofthe Guverncr. The coored bar
bers OF the city hav crate influence with the
members OF the legislator and tha concluded
to do sometAin for me. Upon examination IL
was found that their was no delegate from tho
Republic Of Hayt, and accordinly the BARRIERS
and other colored people prevailed on the leg
slater to elect me a delegate from that pat
riotc republic. For this favor | am under
special obligations to the femail vlmen por-
shcn OF the colored citizens; they have
more influence with the majority Of the mem.
bcrs of the legislator ner the mai men has. l
must also say that am under lasten obliga.
shens to the eebratcd old Flax Break, Mr..
Miller. of Greene county to the world re-
nowned Ventrloquist, Mr.. Crum, of Ashtabu.
la Mr., Hills, of Medina, who knoes moar
ncr emmy one man OF to kno, and TO Mr.. Myers,
of Lucas, whose face looks like the gable end
of a hucklebcrry bush in Il hailsturm, his
mouth like allegater's, and his countenance
like the very devil and if it's emmy index to
his heart it is as sour as crabapplo and as
bitter as hops.
The legislator has wisely concluded that
the peepel kno too much to be easily guvcrn-
ed, and that Is nun of the peepel's bzinoss
what the sublime Grand Council is doin at
at Columbus. We hav voted that our pro
ccedens shant DO published in the papers I'M
less the editers steel the procecdcns and pub
them for nothen. We have also decided that
the laws shant be published for the pecpel TO
reed. 1t is nun of the pecpel's bizness what
laws we pass, and by keepcn knowledge of
'em from the peepel tha will violate em with
odt knon it, and then the lawyers will have
somethcn to do. Then, if the peepel don't
kpo what laws we pass they won't be eternal
ly growln about bad laws bein passed. We
hav been retrenchen and reformen sum and
by the time we git dun with it we expect to
save the State about two dollars and thirty.
seven cents year in sum departments of the
public servis, tn ough we have to increase the
expenses in sum other things. We have a
considerable increase ofmessengers, carriers,
clerks, and spittoon cleaners, so that the ex-
penses ov the legislative department of the
government will be considerably increased,
but that's the way tha hav it in England and,
sense our Guverner may put us under the pro-
tecshcn of the British crown it is better for us
to prepare for liven in British stilc. l don't
kno what we will be able to do for our colored
Uruthers and sisters this winter, but we will
do sumter considerable for them. Tha hav
lots ov tru trends hear. Ben Wade hasritten
me that he is sound on coniscation, the col
ored gentleman what is so highly respected
in Congress, and we will elect ben to the Sin
ate. We air goin to district the Stait fol
Congressman so that you locoiocos wont hav
bit moar show nor a quart of ''Skitau
Schnops' would hav in the faicc ofGuvernei
Tod. The locoiocos hav protested evil con
= cernin us, and 10! the hatf has not been toal d
Il for we will skin 'em to the tip Of there tails
While on the subject of rctrenchment
shood hav mentioned little circumstance
S what happened hear. Jackson, from Craw
II ford County, cum inter the Hall while we wa
" tocken Of cutten down expenses, and in to elk
n en- to bruther Hills, of Medina, and bruthe
: West, of Logan, he sed he tho't the member
5 shood reduce there oan pay from four dollar
to three dollars day. That made Yves
and Hills tighten mad and tha maid jackson
s"bout face" and tina applied the tows o
thare butcs to his cote tale from the hall dow
0 starcs and then down strcat for about q quar-
), ter of mile and the last seen of him he wa
goin at ;hc rate Of about fifteen miles an hou
toward Bucyrus. When the fun was goin ol
!. the rest of us Union men iollered along lik
boys after show, hollerin hurrah for Hill
and West. The disunion locofoeos stage,
i back but tha was as mad as blazes. Th
a landlord was on high hoss about it hecaus,
~ Jackson hadn't time to pay his bill beioar hC
left. When the performance was over VIC
6 got ten barrels of UNION Logger Beer, and
| took 1t up to the hall and appinted speak,
, llubbell Grocery kecper-General and And
wilkins Washmaster-G General to wash til
tumblers, and we had Il good time. Bruthc
o Myers, OF Lucas, got SICK of the procceden
is and when II conveyance, consisten of col or
ed gentleman with a wheelbarrow, cum alon
Mr.. Myers got aboard and went to his rooms
J. You must not let the editor OF the Holmes
Q County FARMER, what teached siule on al
lercrick, git l.old of this letter for fear h
publishes it aud then the deal wood bca to pa
sure.
s. Yours Forever,
n ION NArHAN ~. SMITH.