The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-04-15
lFrom the Holmes County Farmer.]
LIE tier fir o I'M JOnafhan q,
Is smith to Governor Tod.
WASHINGTON, April1. 1863

tne uoWn near ABOUT 700 muntnS ago.
Your kalkcrlation was that when / left
Columbus the Legislator Good akomplish
THAR graft work of passeu the dog law
and drawen their pay regularly. still
think tina will be able tu git them without
any aid, tho I SEA tina hav put off the time
of adjournment from the 26th, of March
to the 14th of April This is ackordsn
to the words Of the sacred hymn which
seq: ~ +li26f zal 50
: When you git good thing keap it, keap It,"
Your Legislator is the most valuable
menagerie the Stait. of Ohio ever oaned.
No buddy complanes of what tha du, for
no buddy knows what tha hay dun. Il
showed THAR wisdem when tha konkluded
to keap THAR duins from the publick
eyes. a5 e nsAeiieas s. asra
+ Deer Guvner, sonest Old Abe thinks you
air the bulliest Guvner aud the moast
back kbonical ruler sinse the time Nebu.
chadnazer was sGuvner of the Wyandot
Ingens. He thinks you air such slick
cuss. He likes you cause he ken turn
you from one thing two another just as
easy as feller ken turn grindstoan. At
the end Of your accomplished administra-
tion you will be provided for. That old
backbone Of yours is adequait two emmy
femcrgeucy nditiwont du for it two crum-
bic away in the shades of retiracy.
I've had a purity tuf time hear I hav
bin showen Abe the good what has cum
of his patriotic administrashen. We hav
abolished slavery in the District of CO.
Iluinby to overthrow the rebellien, but it
didn't quite du it. We turned all the
locofocos out ov .ofes to overthrow the
rebellion, bu; it didn't quite du it. We.
turned niggers into loyal and intelligent
contrabands to overthrow the rebellion,
bbut it didn't quite du it. Then we turned
them into "Free Americkens of Afriken
tdesent to crush the rebellion, but that
didn' quite du it. We Civ profitable con-
tracts toour relashens and political friends
by which tha hav maid millions Of mun-
ney to kill the rebellion, but it didn't
quite du it. Abe issued several procla-
mashens to. kill the rebellion, but they
didn't quite du it. After tryen menny
other patriotick measures to crush the
rebellion, such as taken men off to gov
ernment prisens, destroyer newspapers,
breaken up butternut meeting, issuen
greenbacks, securcn the services of the
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