, 1863-02-13
LETTER FROM An EE41AENOHS
SEE REBEL. :,
Sic fs Willing to stStoop to c.. ,e,t

Editors Chfcago Tribune:
The following letterwas received j few days
since, from Southern Illinois, by IL. sell; which
desire tAc public to read. 1t seems the lady
las become disgnstcd with the country in
general, and the Administration in "particu-
lar,'' and am inclined TO think she will bc.
cc1nc t;isgustcd with herself, when shc reads
hvr own letter in print:
RosE HILL, Jefferson Co., Ill, Jan. ed. 1863.
Mosr ADORABLE UNCLE: reed your let
ter dniy-rcad it undincAingly and pro-
called you Il black Republican bcforc, nov
will call you an Abolitionist and the next time
have M doubt will call you all Anlaigatnn-
ticuist, which ftrsent}y hupc and pray you
will not feel honoredat. The TRADE Of vindic-
tLo devoted heads Of VIC poor Rtbelsin general
and myself in particular. l feel truly sorry
! fur Eupposcing By the tone Of your letters
aud by being ii Lncoln's Army that you werc
i i Republican, Thought you wonld feel highly
honoret by the title, Int 1t seems yon are not,
/. So in future l will address you By tho more
appropriate name-an Abnltionist, don't you
:, fell sorry over il? feel extremely sorry for
you, but suppose you would not crave the
+; sympathy Of Rebel even was it rendered
with sincerity bnt perhaps you viii feel differ.
cnt some day, when you do please remember
J your most odtt3i7tt in your prayers. You say,
! s'yon voted for Lincoln and are proud OF it -
! 1urr:h for you, would stick toit. You have
/ Il right to be proud you voted for lnln that
| was SO brave that when he removed to the
scat of Government, he lad to 60 under the
| disguise Of Scotch paid and leave his f.1nily
to Ego it alone", besides being sucha talented
! man, making such noblc speeches on starting
ont, and leaving the world i'll doubt as to
wheathcr he lncnt peace or war; and then he
had such a glorious way Of putting his foot
| f1oE Y11n4 +3tcr
it through The writ Of Lt7bis Corpus, and many
other places In the Constitution. Oh he Is Z
perfect Bird. my only surprise is that the
whole United States with Europe included did
not vote for him, and all feel proud oft. !
beg leave to inform you that .yon we're not
mistaken about my being IL Rebel, was not
Testing foil am Re1f1 OF the deepest dyc, and
a1n proud Of it, II thought there was droI
uf Abolition blood in me would kill lnyscl
to get rid of it, and thank God mn NOT tlis
only one in the north, hut If there WAS only
| :,s many more ] would he satisfied. There i:
nothing would hesitate 10 do to forward thu
, | interests Of the south, would "stoop to con
. qucr" will all the energies Of my life, and I
! weak ,fiuil ,rc,ndn can do heap OF mischief j
,, she tries, but suppose you are aware Of that
1t seems very sinEuler to Inc that It takcs Lin
; cnln's n.inolts SO long to crush the rebellion
: if the rcs,tls always Elin rs you say they do
. | yot, have had plenty OF time to run them Il
: the middle Of South America since tho wa
UtTEIt sllu }cl ou s1lE Aol At3 AGsklE! uo4k4s
if Than you was in the beginning, besides hay
. ;ng twice Us many men as they hayc, and still
t it docs no good, do YOU know the reason, the,
: hare the right and God Oh their side ,chtts Yo
, have oppression, Tyranny despotisus and a los
groyeling hatred towards them to for
ward, the base To1iisms Of tue nortl.
. but it will never sHccccd the tiuo vii
como when I'LL honorable mau " i'll blush I,
own that he ever belonged to suell an arm
: rs Abe Lincol.l's Jurisdiction called upon til
: field. l suppose my dear Uncle you will b
;. proud you are in the 18th regiment when
d icll you that one Of your comrades is now Il
:: Jail in lit. Vernon for stealing 4 horse in thi
j., county when on his road home a week or tw
y >iuce and he is not the only one that belong
y 10 tho light fingered gentry by all account
J. for 1t is generally known that the 18th doc
. more stealing and meaness than any othe
+ regiment in the army quite pEaiseworth
). regiment think will get up . petition an
! present it to the King of the Northern Cor
: federacy, to hayc their salary raised for tAcl
:, l1ndaunted bravery in stealing.
e Now Uncle Press you and had better dro
i the war subject, rs it will do no good and n11
to harm to follow it up in the way VIC have b
a gun. The Mississippi river will How ur efreal
Sf bcfurc. will change my mind On the polite:
u question and suppose you are just rs flti
a. "kiss and make friend" as the children sa
and drop The subject, but If you don't wal
tu write 10 me because am !: Hfbd, all sc
- have to do is just to eay go, and we will tlu
Y even hut ! like yun Just Ms we'll rs il "a
we're rs good Rebel Us lam. write soon nj
remember Tic as friend
T1z,1r 1axrz