The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-12-16
From the Holmes County Farmer.
Jonathan q. Smith to Governor
Andrews, ..
GETTEYsBuRG. Pa. Nov. Is

Tod, Esquire, furnished, at the expense o,
the Stait ov Ohio. to me and the members o,
the Legislator, and number OF loyal editors
and good menny moar loyal individuals
transportasheu wo cum to Gettysburg to
deddycate the Nashional Semmetary. We
took in commisary stores for twenty Loyal
men at Columbus, and at Coshoctown we
drew havy rashens OF Hays's best old rye
We had bully good trip, good eaten, good
drinken, stories and songs enlivened the oc-
cashen. Some copperEead tIaters sed we
had two much levity to be goin to funeral;
but ths had better dry up or tina will find
themselves arrested for discuragin enlistment
or resisten the draft
THAR is sum traters complanen about US
spenden twenty five or thirty thousand dol
lars out ov the Treasury to pay our expen>
ses hear ard back. Men who took about
sich things air traters, and .ha shood awl bea
sent South or hung.
When we cum we found here onest Old
Zoo, onest Simon Cameron, onest Andy
Currain, onest w. FL. Seward and a good
menny other loyal Il snest men. We was
sorry that you dident cum for sum ov us
wanted two sea you stamp few small ar.
mics out Of the ground. Seward, Cameron,
Curtin, ChaIly Anderson and several others
maid good Union speaches in which tina sed
menny loyal things, fully indorsed the war
for the Union OF our party and the liberia
tion OF the Free Amarikens ov Ahiken de-.
cent.
Onest Simon Cameron wants to be nomi
naied for Vice President to run on the tick
ct with onest old Abe. Onest Andy Curtin
wants to be nominated for President. Thus
it will bea sean he is disloyal bekaus he
wants to overthrow the government at the
next elecshen. Chase wanted too cum but
Abe woodent let him cum, bekaus he is dis.
loyal and wants too bea President at the
next slecshun. Our party friends was awl
bizzy elecshenearing to git matters fixed up
rite fur the next elecshen, but THAR was
two menny interests to protect. We awl
treated Seymour. Parker, the copperhead
Stait officers ov Pennsylvany and the rest
ov the traters in attendance with our bitter
skorns. Tha nc! being loyal tha coodent
circulate with us.
Wo spent an our or too at the funeral sere.
mUnies and then attended two our proper
biznsss. We tocked matters awl over and
cum two menny wise conclushens. Onest
old Abe sed he now has the bull by the
horns and be intends two peg away till evry
Ameriken, ov AIriken descent, is free as the
vultures that roam the air. He sez no Stait
shall cum back inter the Union till the last
vestage ov slavery is fsicked out ov dem,
and tha fOndly embrace the pious people ov
Massachusetts, as retharn and acknowledge
old Abe two bea their Priest, Prophet and
King. Too this holy doctrine we awl give
our moast hearty assent and declared it our
fixed ann determened purpis to wage war
ov determination against copperheads and
owl other who dissent therefrom.
Among the big men present was Genera
Sckcnck, the hero of Vienna. II 20 thot no
skood bea on the ticket for Presiden or Vice
President. He sed: Il run train ov cars
rite down among the secssh. at Vienna, and
il tha had bin in right place wood hav run
over and crushed 'sm; but tina staid off the
track and murdered my solgers, which was
not my fault, nor did it say enything against
my master strategy. l controlled the elec
shon in Maryland and Delaware and maid
the peepil vote emancipation ticket under the
pains and penalties ov Imprisonment, trans
portation and death have wed with your
worthy sarvent, Ben Butler, in abusen WIN,
en- and oppressen families, and in short hay
dun moar than was required ov Satan to
maik him ruler in hell, and think shood
have my reward" Abe replied that he had
bin faithful sarvent, but that he was al
ready Brigadsar Gineral and a member o
Congress and that he shood bs satisfied for
the present.
Onest Sim Cameron was anxious for o
place on the ticket. He sed: II boast no,
what hav dun, but you awl know what
ken due, and demsnd that my chances bea
respected" This razsd CRATE excitement;
the knees ov our men smote other, and thar
teath begun to chatter, andstha all seemed
two have the sgsr and shekes, but Abe, who
ls always full ov resorces proposed that We
talk drink awl round and drop the subjec
for the present, which was ackordenly dun,
| We intended to select man for speaker
OF kongress, but there wus not enuff oy tht
members present to maik that practicable
Thare was also good many other thing
we kalkulated on doin, but thare was tot
menDy copperheads about, and too menn,
other loyal men what had bin indulgen IN q
drop two much for Us two kerry on biznes
ats factorily.
Deer Guvner, l must congratulate you OF
your loyalty and your luv for our kullsrct
brethren & sistern, and especially must
compliment you on yure athsrly kare o.
the plous puritans ov beloved Massachusetts,
whom you protect from danger and harm
by fillen yure quotas ov troops by enlist
| ments from usher Stats. My deer sir
draw yure pay regularly, and behave me.
/ Ever yours,
"'.' JONATHAN @. SMITH