Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-05-15


r'enu IN tne eastern part OF the county
has sent US letter written BY Capt. ID. @.
Wadswortb Of Co. O. Q4tb owl datcd n,
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= ''''0' ''"No "s iOiio"-
ing ex'fac's'
"Men are returning to their regiments, and our
numbers are increasing. Butternuts are look
ing rather down in the mouth. The news from
the North Is Gar from being good news TO them.
Their Internal black magazine did not divide the
North as much AZ they supposed il would; Il
only made some Of them show their hands so
that we know who the enemies TO the Govern
ment are
~ really feel rejoiced TO see that those at home
are doing something IN the way Of encourage
ment to the soldiers. Their patriotic action has
encourage every soldier. You can see 1t in all
their actions-there is NJ grumbling or discon-
tent among them now; there is Union in the ar
my Of the Cumberland.
"a good many of the rebel conecripts come
| into our lines and have conversed with many
Of the prisoners Of war, and have not as vet
/ found any one that could tell in' what respect
their new government could be better than the
government they were rebellinp against. Some
say we want Estate Rights" but on being asked
what state rights they had lost before rebelling,
thew could not tell me.
"One of their git offs ia that Abraham Lin
coin and the Abolitionists want TO suhiueate
them and bring them down on level with the
Niger. / cannot see that there would be much
bringing down to n sbonld like to see the
poor white man here get up equal with the ne.
gro in some things. Frbat the moor white man
here is the poorest fed and ciosbed Is sure
thing. He is uneducated: 40 is the negro. Roth
use the same language and the dialect is uni
versally the came II is won ones and I'VE
ones 'dar for there, hope for help lis for this
oder for other, and so on. You would swear
that they were all negroes if YOU heard but did
not see them talk But all this is a natural con-
sequence of the system OF slavery. The FIRST
milk they drink is nigger milk; the first articu.
lation or sound that the child hears is that Of
some wench who is waiting upon its mother, and
!, they play with negro children while growing
up. 1t would be well If the association stopped
here but unfortunately the color ofthe inbabit.
? ants here will not warrant this conclusion. Sc
, who can blame them for loving the negro so we'll
The flesh on them is made Of negro milk-and
like loves like you know. Talk of bringing
! them down on the level with "niqgcr." Looi
= at them as they are, not as they pretend to be
: 1t is fact that cannot be denied that the white
man in the South has become in many respect.
niggeriEed.
al often see the ladies here riding out in frs
rates carriage, with fine horses and big negro
by her side driving the team. This may do fo
a southern lady, but if my wife should allow
such thing rather think she would find i
: hard to find neighbors that would like to asso
7 cate with her, or even allow her 10 come int
|, their houses.
"Tell the Copperheads that President Abra
3 ham Liucoln's Proclamation is working like
S charm. 1t is sure to become one of the mos
I popular orders of the war. l should liked I,
have seen it issued year sooner; it is all right
r (When the snake squirms you know that he il