The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-03-06
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! would send them dawn south aud let
iiem be shot. thppouse). Tho dnrkies
shobd Rc and eight " they wsn'cd to 90
80. I
Men talked about resisting the draft -
There would be sonic iun when thut
pomss about. The speaker would like
~ sec tho man who Wvuld resist tho draft
--hc would hc al Interesting sight in.
decd. lie did not sec ono i rc tonight
who would do ". Ilc Judged others by
himself-hc had right t.. do 40, because
re was peace man himself aud wanted
io see this war stopped.
Speaking ofncgroes, they toll us that
white men do not want to fight with
them, und yet the rebels do fght with
,hem. Why cannot wei Rather thpn
Acc your sous brains blown cut, suppose
yoa send negro IN his pluce; how would
hat suit youl (vuicc.. frst-ratr) We
may have TO fglt in thirty days; II Tho
alternative is presented what shall dol
II somc ttnlwnrt negro should present
b hInsclfand offer to fight should let hin,
do soi (Nuioes, lUt him 20 in.) We
would givo him inusket aud ic him to
go IN lemons nc the boys sny. aud
"como out equcczcd." Nlughtcr.) II
y said dsrkics wont 6ght. have ku,
. lullc experience ~ 10 that ] have never
hnd any dnrkies about my command or
urtuhd nc. but have seen negroes work
ing rebel battcrirs al Stone River; the
rctcls nndcrstnnd better than we how ~
u'r the ncgroce They cnn rnss nmmu-
nitun from each other to The gudncrs. -
/ 'yo seen long lines Of negroes passing
,hell aud snlid shot from tho tnissons IN
'hc rcur, aud never coud undtrsland
why n negro could no, do that as well m
white mNn. They will b. IN demand
when snhs,iitiies htc wanicd you might
hire darkirs cheaper than whitc mon -
How did ihoec negroes do at Stone Ilv-
,r' | knuw That | was closer 10 them
ihsnI wanted to 10 and got away rs
fAst as possible. ! had a realizing scnsc
that they shot well and were ns fast aud
M swim 70 load and iiro nv white men,
tlsa curious fact hut Il II true. | had
doubts OH that suhicct, but the ir powder
flashes jurt ns quick rs white mems.
Well, that proclamation business
Somo mon went IN for Old Abe until the
proclamation. You SEQ Old Abe went
20 work 10 Nil these robcls constitutions
nlly---a mistake Old Abe made. I though,
80. 30 dld you. 80 did the people Of
ms country. The nrIny marchcd thro'
ine most iertilc portions OF rcbeldom.
Thr fences Of rebel planters must not be
m"ehed' Scnuncis wcro placed at doors
and around c0rnfcds to keep our mon
from burning rails aud taking corn. II
Is different now. Took at II now. Go
uach Into ,nnt country now We make
owsn work ~ as We g"' " WIZ be q
oHUous oIu ''mc 'nislng corn IN middle
t'nnVoS0c-ho Iehecs' u" houses--ull
zone 70 on'h"oy pnuy much, Laugh
WrJ' so'ne men say n n pily to dcs-
uoy 20 n,uch properly. Innt II sos That
Whot va HDc 'hought. lie was SAID
10 Oc RAJ Erll'er' Ho knew what Il
cost 70 splt tahs. Thnt "a why he pun
ished soldiers tor birnlng thcm
he thcn aivcrtcd to The insidiou' prac-
uos VI scnnlhg Iclters rocking with trsn-
son 10 ir'ehdS hdrelations IN the army. !
certain 'pslleo OF the Peace In this
county ma wrht.n iol,cr TO his nephew
w. we pew 'n' 'ustrc u'onght ~
nep"om ~ "iu'n ,uu,rhut as hc was
n'u'se"' o"' u" "u' o'u'y m's'nkch' lhc
nVPnow AZ oure snoWtd II 10 nim Vhc
sP."h'' ~ Won" not mention any
naw.s' M uu. u ,nCrc was q Jaw passed to
u.sn won We wouiu sec 'hu' thal
''eU'. so' .nc o,u'ht o. H.
SpcsNI"g q, In'n VINO make renoolc
anu pte'o soldiers nc taiu u was not the
man VINO oullles on inc streets OF his ma
,ro .own' or VINO ro'scs comm o'on on
n,s own account IN a oar room These
wcte net me men 10 DC depended upon
on tno no'u OF oo,lc' Tor bravo ana sold
cry conooot' u was INC unobrusvc,
que, lnau' inc ehrlsuan man, VINO makes
DO dsPiay, no oo1s'si eul when tho trial
eom'' hc SHOWS nls uuty ana ne won't
run nc seen teau'ng nus 'estament'
or ou'n'snlng ms muSk'i--'hosc are the
nny TWO 'ns'''N''ohS he has TO take care
o. i
TIC was proud mani mol OF himself
bn oil INC boys OF the A9lh' lie wns
proud OF th9 army 'e was connected with
because u hed never been whipped, al
though u had come pretty near i once
or twice. lie was proud OF the General
in command Of that army because ho
thought more OF the comfort of his men
than he did OF rebel property. He Was
an AMBITIOUS men; he did not know
whethcr no Woulu gVt ktar or not; but