Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-12-03
A REPLY.
Mt. Vernon, Nov. l6, 1868.

and oners ov Sinater in the Ohio Legislator.
One year since this district Civ over 2.s0U ma
joriy aginst the Union Steit ticket; but this year.
by frauds, greenbacks falshoods, ntimmy ydashen,
Loyal Leagues and other masheens used by the
"truy loyal" amung which shood bea consider
ed the excessive buty and pursenal poperlarety
ov our onerabe candydait for Snater we hav
wiped out those $500 majorita and Civ you 266
mojorta; or, in uther wurds, you hav run over
1900 votes ahed of what the Union Stait ticket
did last year. The near menshen ov this impor.
fact in your kard dewly mpresses us, your "activo
supporters, and awl true trends ov the Guvern-
ment." With the bully truth that you dir fully
aware ov your crate Importance.
And, Deer Sinater, allow me to asshure you
that your "actve supporters, and awl true trends
ov the Guvernment," look upon you as the britest
Jewel in the intellectual ornaments ov the coun
try, as the moast respendent star in the brite
galexy ov Statesmen ov Gather Afriken or Amer
iken descent, as the bully boy with the glass eye
and big TOOTH as a hole team and big yaller
dorg under the wagin, as cock ov the wock aud
bulldorg at the tannery. But, deer Sinater, your
nifty intellect, which leeves your "actve supeor-
ters, and aw true frends-ov the Government" in
dout as too whether you air the product ov
Almighty genius and workmanship or whether you
air the proprietor ov the universe yourself, is not
awl that contributes too your popularity or marks
you as the big chunk what awl the sparks Gums
off from. Your fine clothes, your faultless toy
| let, your sweet voice-as musical as that ov the
bird they cawl the Bunyan-.your raven locks like
unto them what was sheercd from the immortel
Sampson by the faithless Dlah, your fowen
beard, your butifu mustash and the luster ov your
little haze ize awl due THAR share in securin for
you worshep as fervent and devotid as that Civ
en- by "the active supporters and awl true frends''
ov the golden Calf what was worshipped in the
days ov Aaron In your recent vset to Gettys
burg it was frequently remarked that D. TOT, J.
Bruff, 8 Cameron; A. Linken, W. II. Seward,
A. Curtin and uther big men stuck cloas two you
and did not allow the vuger two bea in your
presents.
We will "not consider your victory as q triumph
ov party NEARLY" 1t is a triumph ov shoddy, ov
big government contracts, ov ofishe lberality in
the expenditure ov pubick funds, ov freedom for
our culerd bruthers and sisters, ov the Union as
we wood hav it insted ov the rickety old Union
Washington and Jefferson maid, ov conscriptions,
ov violashens ov the Constitution, ov illegal ar
rests and ov war until slavery is extermynated.
You air in faver of "suppressen the rebellion
E b force ov arms" and altho you hav not shol
derd the muskit or wealded the sword, thousands
ov rebel sympathizers have fallen by the wealdeu
oy your jaw-Sampson also Slowed thousans ov
Phylistens with the jaw boan ov a Ass.
While you expires your thankfulness to the
"gaant solgers for thare sympathy and su frage,
you must not forgit that had not them solsers bin
deprived ov readen copperhead papers and uther-
g wise coerced inter voten the "Union ticket" by
the moast loyal men ov the country, you W ooo
not a had thare "simpethey and sufrage," nor got
"a complete victory" The victory was the mair
thing; it puts your noas in the publick crib ant
sticks your hand in Uncle Sans pocket it is {
victory ov spoils and hattie won in faver ov the
cullerd people, Onest Old Abe is grately rejoic-
ed over your "complete victory" he wood a 500
ner had emmy man on the Stait and county ticket
beet than to have you miss gsincn the ''e0mplete
victory" he thot your elecshen ov moar impor
tance than awl the rest and it is evedent the saiu
feelens war centerd in your buzzem for your all
" the only man in the whole pstolick what maid {
5 kard after the elecshen. Had your victory no
bin complete you wood not been sent to Gettys
. burg on a FLASHER trip at expense two the tax
o payers ov about thurty dollers.
t No loyal man whot has sense enuff to kerr
d quits two bare and bring the baskit back wi
dout that your ''complete victory will at early
day nifty gait awl the sufferin ov urbrave Unio
defenders" and 'restoar a permanent peace tw
our beloved country" The CRATE assstense yo
+. will Civ the solgers win Civ the rebellion dst
bl ow purity darned soon. l am gon two ha
f Guvemer Tod cawl the legislator together imme
, dyately SO that you may hav chance two crus
a the d-m thing In a hurry. The Guvener sez h
will due it as soon as you air reddy two go in o
the mussel.
Deer Sinater, your "active supporters, and av
dignity the offes-the high and responsible offe
to which you hav secured complete victory.
Like tho hen whot was set on hundred egg
you hav a chance two spred yureself, and we e,
pect you two due it. Ifyour close shood git TIVE
sm all let out the tucks, or tare them two thunde
and darn the expence. Draw your enormous sal
cry regularly, deal deth and damnation and fir
0 AMI birthstone to the copperheds and rebel simp'
# thizers, tax the people hevy two maik EN- mea
IS and submissive. voat for a appropriashen two pa
/. the expence ov the "loyal" caravan whot wer
:, two Gettysburg. maik speeches aud convince a'
l. the world that you air, whot you know yourse
: two bea, ah-ll of feller Don't forgt to crus
y he rebellion in a cuppie ov daze. and two dra
d your pay reglerly, and generashens what hahn
s. bin dreemed ov will, like broods ov unhedge
}, chickens, burst thare shells and rze up two blel
Q your naim and sing your praise.
h And in conclushen, Deer Sinater, lest yo
q shood burst biler in your crate work ov crush
9 en- the rebellion, exterminaten Copperheds an
is restoren 'permanent peace to the country" al
% we shood never agin sea your butful face, b
10 you aaeotionate
a. Farewell,
JONATHAN Q. SMITH.