Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-02-27
Letter OF Jona than q. Smith TO Senator
sumner, of Massachusetts.

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letter of Jona than q. Smith TO Senator
sumner, of Massachusetts.
CoLuMBus, ONO Feb 25, 1862.
DEER SUR--I talk mi pen in had tu inform
you that | am sound and in good condishen,
and hope these few lines ma find you cnjoyon
the saim blossoms. We air gitton along very
well in the Ohio Legislator. short time ago
we elected Third Assistent Surgent.a at. Arms
bekaus we had no place else tu put a hungry
Republic can what was hear. At furst ho was
tn git two dollars day, but after discussin
the subiict for about a week we raised his wa.
gcs tn four dollors a day. We air foolen the
pecpel nice. Tha think we air retrenchen and
reformen, and so we air like the feller kept
tavern in Indianny. Durn the time spent in
discussin the the Assistent Surgcnt,at Arms
our wages cum TO about FIVE thousand dollers.
sum ocofocos hav got up a bill TO prevent
our cullerd bruthren from cummin ;ntu this
stat, but tell you we air bound to lay it out
cold. Our cullered sisters hear hav a CRATE
influence over the genuine Republican Mem
Ders OF the Legislator and reseav crate atten.
shen frum them. We hav shurc thing for
clccten Ben Wade to the Sinet. All the cul-
lerd peepel air in his iavcr. We hav sum
trubble with porshen of the locofocos cleo
ted on the Union ticket, but we will maik cnl
dance to our music. Tha must and will cum
tn tea.
want you tu keep things goin in Washing
ton. The Republicans about hear kno that
Old Abe is lstcncn to evil counscls. lie is
under the influence of locofocos, or else he
wood never put Stanton, one of Old Buck IS
Cabinet Officers, in for Sectetary Of War.
Our trends air gittcn afraid Lincoln and the
locofocos will end the war and restore the
Union bofoar Mr.. Confiscation is attended tu
and befoar the slaves is all set free. Tu pre-
vent sich sad catastrophy you must hurry
up you emancipashen maShers. Don't delay
day, but push the thing write along. When
Burlingamc sed; "Wo must have an anti sla-
very Constitution, an anti-slavery Bible, and
an anti-slayery Cod" us Republicans sed
Amen, SO mote it be, &c. The old Constitu-
ton must bea amended by necessity, either
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durn which, until it is Thoroughly, cssenshclly
and eteinally anti-slavery. The old Bible
must bea re translated and made emfatikallv
slavery-no difference whether il goes
for sprinkler, pouren or immurshen SO it is
wright on the cullerd populashen. God
must proclaim in tones louder ner the thun.
ders of Sinai that the Slaves must bca free, or
we will withdraw our suppot from him and con
fiscate the cattle he has roamin upon thousen
hills; and then, l fancy, he wont carry on sich
an extensive bizness as he has bin duin. Hav
Congress cocus on these matters without delay.
and then rush EN- thru he foar it is eternally
an forever too late. Bea shure and hay ter
titorial guvcrments formed for the "Secesh,
in Congress. Your idly that tha hav commit.
tc suicide and ken no mo0r live as stats is
new and bully good. Press it on Congress.
Tell EN- that the OLio Legeslater is in laver ov
it. Ii the Stats shood cum back and bea
represented in Congress the trends ov our
culerd sisters and bruthers might not bea
able to keep there present wortcn majority in
that buddy.
Abuse Mcclellan like all possessed, for he
mite be the next locoioco candidate for Pres
dent Send you stumpers down tn Rhode
Island tn prevent the elecshen OF Guvenel
Sprague. If he shood sdccecd the locofocos
will crow and malk us feel bad Connecticut
and New Hampshire air also in danger. Send
your men to them Immediately, if not sooner.
Hurry your bill thru Congress to supply the
cullerd pecpel of the South with provisions
clothes, books, &C.. You had better expel
all the locofocos from the Sinet while you hay
the power. Carlisle, ov Vlrginuy shood hav
his woclen papers.
sea that Mr. Conway, Of hleeden Kansas.
sed: 81 will lot vote another dollar for thi,
war, unless it is made war against slavery d
llurrah for Conway Mr.. Elliott, of Massa,
chusetts, set. 'There should be no restoration
of the Union with slavery in it," Mr.. Ste
vens, OF sylvania, sed: "Universal eman-
cipation must be proclaimed to all That's
the kind of talk | like to hear cumen from
Members of Congress, and am happy to say
that no Republican ennywhare has bin known
to say one word against the speeches OF these
distinguished Republican Members. Let
there declarashens bea recorded as the law
and the proiets. You shood have Van Wyck
and DAVIS expelled for disclosen the private
bi2ncss Of our government o1sers and agents
They are no better ner locoiocos.
Yours in Haist,
JONATHAN n CMITu