, 1863-03-12
COFPEKHdEAD LtTEKA.-
TURE.
The meAus RcKorted to by Northern
Traitors to DetnoralkZe the
Aru1Ys

The me.ns Rc.orted to By Northern
TrR1forH to Uetn0rn1kZe the
Army
We are in the receipt of Numbers Of letters
written By various CopPerheads In ibis State
to soldiers in the army, to induce them to
disgrace themselves by deserting, and by them
sent to US for publication As specimen =!
bricks, We give d few Of them.
REV. JONATHAN KlpwELL or DOUGLAS co. |
SENDS CossoL1NG LINES TO 4 SOLDIER. t
. FEBRUARY the 18th, one thousand S00G3.
DEAR Brother: With Great impatience I
take my pen in hand to inform you that We
are all well hoping those few lines may find
yor get d spared monument Of the q mzlng
goodness and condesension Of all mighty God
Soul and mine:
/ received your letter Inst Knight when I
cain home was Varey glad to hear Of your
good helth continued So long not withstand
Life l feal to praise God that armies Of your
fellow soldiers hare qnit the bustling Scans Of
time While the marciful Creator have singled
you rs m object Of his Spshie1 care aud pfoyf-
dencc and my prase is ION lord continue thy
Great loss how to answer some particular re-
quests you maid in your letter you seam to
bee in q Great strait and do not Know Just
whit to doc. fea1 unabel to Give you ad.
yise if my sonl was IN your souls std then
sighted and fea1 delicasey In trying to Give
you advise Mt this trying !. trimbliDg period
Of our nations history lest / should ad-
wise you to take measures that might
not direct you're steps to the poart Of peace.
Or however am in d close place TO bee TO bee
never the less fcal that should risk my
life for you, and if this letter is broken open
or falls ii to the hands Of the abolition It will
bee the cause OF my death. hare bin at
tending republican var meetings last week
the war sbon1d Be prosecuted until the
South should bee snbdued Il that al
| men that speakes . gainst the Wat shall
bee Guilty Of treason hence if I am still found
to Give my Opinion to soaldier I shou1d bee
| you know that ever hare opposed the mea-
sures that have bin taken In this nnholy Wnr
| had it bin for tho mantainanc Of our nobel
land rs nation could have used my Pen in
draxing sonHoaling lines to you for your med,
| OF men Unlisted Us they thought to preserve
| the Union and inforce the laws, of this nation
! But alas they must now see that If the negro
was tnken out Of the way that the quarrel
1ey 0Gas friaine As {ons5 nS henee me if 4 had Bin
guild into this thing without Knowing the
! right side from the Tong one when ever my
| eyes would be opened then would be taken
| & Paroled as n prisnor d Just rs often ns they
! would exchange me 50 often should be taken
| doant think should desert But think ]
| should be often takin pzisnor I cannot tell
| you what to doc for may think now what I
| should doc bnt If was there might think
a mother wny hence my advise to you Is that
| now Give you some Of the moast Important
sketches Of our nations history at the present
| time.
Firs t, you have doubtless heard that the
| President have lshued his emancipation pro-
clanlation, But the result of it in Illinois q
Indianfa perhaps would bee what you should
! like TO know ehall commence with Ind
1st they are now in hostility among them
selves the goyinor has armed one copntey Of
abolition md gave them awdcrs to take all
the arnes from all the democrats and 1t is sub
posed that in yarey short time the States
will bee ingaged in a mortul condict-therc is
men now making strong speaches for the
Union & dcnounce the abolition Tin order to
gain fricnds) but ut the same time they cry
out Il. gafnst the. abolition they them
selves have (negEaes) that they hare stolen
from the South hence It is plain that they still
want to dsieyc the people, Just as they hare
bin doing during the progress Of this monst
wicked var have bnt small rune to close
own state am Of the opinion that If the war
continues, that next may will sec this state in
rs bad condition as last may did mlsnria or
Kentuckey Our ledgislator is called by theab-
lition set Of seeeEh s. say they onght to bee
hanged in short every thing seams to bee on1ey
the whole I hearcd the great speaker from
terrc hanght Inst thursday Say that fifty thou
| sand had now deserted the army by u s)such
friend writing to you they are now making
q raingemcnts to compel any man over Is, &
: sand have now left what will then be the re-
suit but strength to tho south I am at loss
) how to stop rightin to you your mother and
Ascy say they writ to you last week but do
moi Know What they did right therefore
close b. Begging God to be mercif1l to US as
heart 0 Wesley jmploar God and he will MAKE
? way for your escape
TO Y Kitchens Wesley Irxfuse to sign NJ,
sa,ne.''
Of this letter the Captain, J. ". Boatman
company I, 54th regiment Illinois volunteers
) writes as follows:
This letter nus mailed at "Brushy Fort,
: Feb. 20, md to-day, the yonng mon receives
! another from the same author, still more in
| famous II possible, mailed at "Milton Sta
} tion,'' Douglas county,. Illinois, Feb. 2od
tious for mischief. The young nan says b.
j.. has received fifty letters from this 1nonste
: Of tke same character; and that he has be
t come 50 djsgusted with his treason, TINT b
| 10 "A1AuE AE SuuA4A NC NAAN6tOs LIS ELL = LII
name is Jonathan Kidwell, a Baptist preacher
r living in Douglas county. This vile hYpo
c critic, Coppe1head" and traitor, seems tt
have forgotten to preach Christ and hin
= crucified, but is in favor Of JEFF Davis. ant
t him glo1iaed. He has s stolen the livery .
!, Heaven TO serYc the Devil in" # seems Il
be his meat and drink, to try to SOW the seed
. | Of dissention nmong the soldiers, and t,
8 dcmoralizc the Union Army. he is SO los
to shame and common decency. that b
+ Tonld, if he could, persuade his "brothcrf
), | 10 inAiet upon himself brand Of eternal In
!. fanny.
: ELI MATHEW 8 zrIsTLE TO HIS sUS-EL1 I
WILLING HIS SUN SHALL MARY WHEN II
LEAVES TIE "wAnE."
Christian County Ills January the IS 1856
Deare Sun Recerd your letter OF the Is G
December 1862 yestererdny and was soros
to find You 60 mnehin favour Of this abolitio
warc when euch Men as Colonel Die
|, | Richardson and A{ireck and Gouday c
Chicago Democrats and Harden Republica
| at Springfield Ills last weak In presents q
5000 thousand peop1s publicity at the top q
pcrgered sconndrol and Il OF the crou
shonted over it and said that factes aud BIZ
defiance on thecse ussurtlons and say they vii
tR Rs ar2P nv g9ea IN hf5s M s1b b
: ware and that they will use all there influanc
l. to Keep Men out OF it-But Just notice thi
:. abolition partie where they have the power 8
:. | howe they use It Tie goyener Of indiana re
fuses to give the Legislator his anagural ad
: dress Because there IS amejority Of democrat
!, Elected in the State the abiect is to Delete til
\ Electing Of democrat sinneter to Congress
Just give them the power and they will Nal
= Slaves Of all the democratic partie md turn th
! negro loose on us-this unholy war
has to stop this hole sail Murder Mus
Be stopped 1t Cant be supported ane,
= longer Ere'y Bodey is tired Of
= md ar determed to stop this danable va
!, You see that Illinois Indiana Ohio New yorl
Jarsay ar all opposed to Caring the War on an,
, ; longe the legislator Of Illinois has Just elcc
ted Dick Richardson united States Sineter B,
: large Mejority-the soldiers ARE Dc
= serting and Coming home eTa!y da.
: fem lee has Come home B McheE,!
arch Hatchet John Fe1min William Smith ant
;, CRATE Many others and sWare they WIN d
J here We arc MI Wei at present when say al
3 70 My.not wanting you to Mary Want you Il
i Mary when you ret out Of this ware But no
White yoA are in this unholy war. want yol
ELI MATTHEWS.
To A. T. Matthew'S.
= = JOHN TRo7rER 1H1sEs "o1p ABE" has CALL
:. Ed HaCK TIE EMANCIPATION OF THE FROG
! IANA7l0s.
4 .FERnEAHr TEE 4. D. 1868
Dear Sir Address you a lev lines to let yo'
c no That me md my family Is well ut this tim
t trusting that these few lines msy find you vel
and doing well. Stin don't think that yo1
# aFr doing well if yon are fighting for what tn