Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-12-25
Letter From Jonathan q. Smith TO Gov.
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AFRICAN RAscnr, No. sc, SALT RNERJ
Dccefnbcr Qfth. 1869. {

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MARrN WELLER is also obliged to you ior send
en- him "Ffcc American Of African descent" as
a "succedancum" for him. lie has ihrowed up
his doncin Skule. We will both be down next
week will ockcrpy my posishen in the Legs
later as Representative from the "Froo Amer.
ican of African descent Republic of IIayti.-
You ken rely on MARris as actcn jigger boss for
you this winter lie is in faver of the next dra IT.
| went over TO see onest OLD ABE yesterday.
Misses LlSKES and all the little LIsKEss was
very glad to see me, kissed the whole family
round FIVE or six times and then tuck sulnthin
good to drink and felt better.
Nc and Abe went up into the garret Of the
White House where we had n long talk awl to
ourselves. Abe thinks things air gitten into
snarl. lie don't like the pecpel gitten fornist
him in his patriotic efforts to liberty to the
Stree Americans of African descent" but he Is
bound to put her though or bust bilcr. He
sez by frccn the slaves he ken git nearly all the
preachers on his side, and though he may lose the
confidence OF the people and destroy the Union
foreverif the preachers can't take him over Jor.
dan without a pontoon bridge, when the time
Gums, it must bea devil of strange thing.
Abe says when he ordered BURNSIDE to advance
on Fredericksburg he was mislcd by disloyal and
unintclligent Contrband of the feminine pcrsua.
sion. She came to his house and took him into
the back kitchen and told him that thare wair
only a few rebels at fredericksburg and what
tina was awl wanted TO desert and jne our forces
He scz when this shcmale descendant of Ham
thus opened and unberdened to him her apparently
onset and loyal breast he went wright down to
BURNSIDE and told him TO pitch in and bag the
hole party; and to maik people believe big thing
had been dun he tclegraphcd over the coustry
that THAR wair 200 900 rebels when in fact he
thot THAR wair only about 10000.
When the word cum that Burnside was crosscn
the river Abe, Stanton and Ialleck got into
three cornered fight as to which shood hav the
oner of the great victory. They broke seven
cheers tore up tile carpet and upset the table and
split the dishes about it, and just when tha had
progressed to this interestin pint feller run in
and said Burnside was licked and had cum back
over the river. Then tha kommensed charger
each other with ben the cause of the defeat and
wair about gitten into another fight when | pro.
posed that we all drink and drop the matter, which
was accordingly done
Abe feels good at the patriotism of Congress
in indorsen his proclamashen bya vote of 7S to
ST. He sez his foot Is now down firm OH executor
the proclamashcn, buven up all the slave and pre-.
scrven the liberty loven principles Of the Repub
liean party. He is bound to hav majority of
his friends in the next Congress if he has to send
Massachusetts, soldiers to every Congre ssional
who will stand by the proclamation and uphold
him in kompensated Emancipation.
Congress is doin furst rate. Tha air devoten
all THAR time and talent to passen resolutions
laws, &c for the benefit of the cullored peepel.
A bill is up for raisen hundred cuered Regi-
mcnts for doin guard duty round Washington and
to preserve the purity of the elecshuns of Mem
bers of Congress in Virginia, Tennessee, Ken.
, rcky, North Carolina and other States. Every.
thing what the Vallandighammers gifts up for the
| benefit of white men is voted down. This is
wright
5 White was the fashinablc euler in this country
f long enough. The konsentrated wisdom of Con.
grcss and the Administration is determined to
make change. Black must hereafter bea the
standard euler The national flag shood bea
changed from red, white and blue t, red black
; and blue. If Godey's Lady's Book for February
but this air strictly conGdenshcl, Gums out with
white in his fashen plates he will be arrested and
the Magazine confscated. Abe expects to issue a
proclamashen purity soon to compel peepel tt
wear cullcred shirts, the wimen cullercd petit
coats and the sheep bear black wool. Black Ill
bea the emblem of Liberty and rejoicing instead
of, as heretofore, a token of mourning and sor
row.
: Light sumtmes Gums from dark places, and
one Of the most strkcn instances of it as ! ever
seed, is that of a patriotic friend OF mine, and a
most devoted friend of the culered peepel. il
Prairie township, Holmes county, who has been
so anxious to add numbers to the Republican par,
ty that he run double. geered family by applyin
himself to the carnal wants Of his wite's hired
girl. The Holmes county coppcrheads, butter
nuts aud secesh Democracy air persecutin ant
proseeutn him for his devoshen to country bu
oncst Old Abe will give him sum appointment
and take him from their thevin clutches
Deer Guvemcr, want you tc talk sum OF
your contingent fund, three or four thousand
dollars will do and charter AMBos' Soloon il
Columbu for US to have a good time when w
cum. am sorry OLDs has got out of prison.
hope his release will cause no person to react Oh
3 the substanshaity OF your backbone. | am af
feared VIC will have troubel with him this winte
in the legislature.
Deer GuernOr, draw your pay regularly AM
: take good care of that bully old backbone o
: yours.
= We air the bully powers that be,
Before whom nun ken stand;
y We're bound to set the niggers free
y Throughout this glorious land.
!, If Buttelnuts resit our powers,
y Wen sartin make 'em rue it;
d We're bound to rule this land of ours
a We've "thc back bone to do it,
With Onest ABE and glorious Ed,
And HALLEcK good and true,
Well free the tribe of UNCLE NED;
j. We're bound to put it through.
It When copperheads our plans assail.
s. And swear we can't get through it,
Wen send the rascais off to Jail
9 We've "the back bone to do it,"