The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-02-26
For The Transcript
1nllan,own, Feb. Is 1865.

H. an extract, was lately received ~
Mr. Jesse Phillips Of this township.
The reader should lnaw chat the man
who wro'e il, was n Democra, and Il
strong orroscr of aholl'ionsm in every
tom, bu, being robbed by Prices sol
ders, ne lief, his farm, rails, d three hund.
red and eighty State militia, fought
three battles (winning every 'jme) and
came home after hard campaign, the
nncompromising Union man who would
Strang,e treason wherever it shows its
head.
TO the weak hncca, conditional Union
men Of Iowa, il is afec,ionSh|y com
mendsd
Caldwell Co, Mo-, Jan. 20, g..
DEAK BROTHER JEssE.
] seat myself This evening T. answer
yours Of late date. In reference to the
rebellion here, can say that our coun,y
is quiet 1t present and probably will be
until spring, when, if the war policy is
the same as last year, it will be as bad
or worse for us then ever. l think ii
depends great deal on how the Peace
Democrats or Peace cnt threats receive
the Presidents Emancipation proclama.
lion. Now Jesse, do not know your
politics. yon may belong 10 that third
party the peace democrats, but hope
not; hope You are true son Of orr
father Abraham. For my part, am
in for the government cost what i, will.
Fit cost dear negro, let him 90. Slav-
cry is the root Of the disease, ami say
root il out and nc, lease a single branch.
And not only /, but all the sound
Union snrn N our conn,,y and in on,
army. who have seen the great evil G.:
this system, say the same thing. II all
these s!avehpliers bad b-en at Lome
between their rloM handles instead of
holding secret organizations, brandy
sucking: an! running into all sorts Of
shonliilatisns, this rebellion would never
have been though; Of. And now all Tie
loi,e these devils have If victory, il 10
get the North divided. Ii they car,
accomplish hi, Tiny will be able 10 a.,
With IL ~ they please. even to maxim.
slaves Of rs and our children, and tie,
viii do it ifthey can make This third
par,y work right
The leaders ofthis party are the worst
mon living. they are the cause Of tie
continuance Of the war; II Jeff Davis
should see the North united 10 a man.
and all the negroes emancipafed and
ali these overwhelming armies coming
against him with fire and sword, he
would surrender but so long AZ these
rotten hearted devils are allowed 10 rrr
over our country and make speeches 10
the people, tcllin. them what al aprni
thing il is to have ON friends fall IN
battle. what a great thing peace is. and
that We had better have peace on hal.
terms, just 20 long he will never give
mp. We have had snch men here. bur
We slnclt rat and killed some and ,he
rest took the hint and left | would a.
soon kill one Of them as any seccssioais
in the South. They arc wolf, il sheer,
clothing. Now Jesse, if you have an,
such stock going through your coun,r,
land | have no doubt you havc) SPEAK
10 yon ~ : brother and friend, &c lool
out for him; he is numbering our friends
h. il doing more injury than any Eft,
soldiers in the sccesh army. say al
such ought to be killed wherever found
Warn your neighbors Of such impostorl
for the North is full Of them, sent on
by JEFF Davis.
am now At home. was obliged /,
resign my Office or let my family suffc
and let my stock so to destruction.
intead to arrange my business this win
ieE, and II the rebellion is not checked
hy spring, shall forsake my family ane
put in my mite for the Union and tn,
enforcement Of the laws, trusting ou
future snsienance and happiness to al
Almighty God. l believe lis hand !.
with the Inioa and we shall eventual,
prevail. We have been awfuliy scourged
and may be yet moro, bnt truth and
right must and vii! triumph. II tn,
rebels need attending to here in tn,
spring, stall take command Of A II
). company, and 80 in for the war
Tn!ess the Emancipation proclaim alto,
j. emf reed and the laws respected. it i
Of no use for Union men to try to sta,
~ home.
But shall be one Of Uncle Sans boy,
and not militia man next time.