Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-01-01
Letter From Jonathan q. Smith TO Gov.
cruOr Tod.



time, | intended fur I'll get to Columbus befoar
New Years, but the fight spoak about between
HAnLrcR sTAnroN aud AnE was renewed, and
had for till settle the matter. All this village
got into uproar. Everybuddy was blamen ev
erybuddy else with the falt of our fellers gitten
licked at fredericksburg and it got up Ieetle the
darndost row you ever set your eyes on, reckon.
1t beet Irish wake all hollow Onest Old ABE
got nearly crazy about the fuss, and bot rope to
hang himself Tho vallandighammcrs urged
him on to kommit the rash act but found it
out and went to him and bet the toddy's with him
that | could fix up the whole matter in two days,
aud he ackordcnly postponed the hangcn. All
the Cabinet Officers except STANTON rendered
tneir designations. Ed sworc that he would see
the country sunk to the bottom Of Yallcrcrick be.
foar he'd resign.
] approached all the Cabinet Offers under a
flag of truce held in each hand, and to prevent at
tacks in my rear had piece Of white muslin,
which composed the outposts Of my shurt, so ar
ranged so as to protrudc from a hole in the slack
of my trowsers and sarve for a flag Of truce
After coaxen EN- tha agreed to wait two days
for me to fix the responsibility on sumbuddy and
clear them all then went down to see AM
pRosE BURNSIDE and told him the deal was to pay
and no pitch wair hot. After tocl,en the hole
matter over coaxed him up to make out his re-
port and put tue blame on himself
Next went down to Washington with AM
DRosEs' report, and told 'cm what bad dun, and
tha waral very glad, and the Cabinet and Con.
gress and all the Government oflisels and Army
contractors, and everybuddy else what lives at the
public Krb rejoiccd with cxcceden graft JOY and
| xcd me to drink, and sed they wood hold on to
| THAR oGises.
ABE Civ me few thousand dollars ef legal
tender for my trouble, which shall appropriate
with my distinguished ability to appropriate 'em
When | got thru fxcn up the fnss piOus look.
en- gentleman with white krovat and a white
stove pipe hat cum up and put his hand on mi
head mud sed, blessed is the peace makers
when tha don't kompromise. | sed, "what old
plug air your" He answered that he was tho
Revernd IIrNY WARD BEEcHER, sent by the Lore
to preach to the "Free Americans of Afriken de
sent and them crucifed" axed his parden ant
invited him to drink, which was accordingly dun
DEER GuvERNER: Next Thursday is the gratC
Jubilee ov the "Free Americans of Afrikcn de
SCENT" and tha will celebrate the CRATE ockasior
awl over the kountry. Der distinguished ielle
citizens of Hoams County, what rote to kcrne
SHERMAN, to arrest the Butternuts, Copperhead
and Secesh Democracy ov loans County hav in
4, Al Al, 7
a speech to the "Free Amerkens Of Afiiken de
SCENT" and THAR white faced friends who vii! as
senlble by thousands at the cuvered bridge owe
Killbuck.
Our cuered bruther JACOB HARRIs, of Nash
vile, IIoams Kounty, and sum of MARTIN WEI.
} KER's constituents. will also bca present o
the ookashen to address the peepel For tn
saik of haven some fun we will hang tie edito
of the Farmer and throw the Printer Oh'es int
the Kllbuck. We air also gon to hang Sherii
NELSON, Tom RAIrF, ASA G. DiMMocK and jon
OBERLy. ave hav the back bone two do IT,
On that ockashen the Oberlin Singen Quire vii
sing the following butiful song komposed by me
The Gay of Jubilc's ariven,
The happy day has cum,
When to the culerd peoples given
The land Of Washington.
1t is the prize we long hav sot,
a Aud raved bekause we found it not.
BY Onest ABRAHAM's glorious plans
The Constitutions rent,
To aid the "Free Americans
| OF Airikan descent.
Then sing my bruthors, bless the day
The Nggers cum from Atrika,
The Laws al. trampled in the mud,
How happy now are we,
White men hav fought through seas Of blood
To set the Nigsers free.
Hale great military nccesstcc,
What sets the cuerd people free.
Then raise your voices, let them ring
O'cr river, land and sea,
Plase ABRAHAM, the glorious King, .
VIII sot the Niggers free,
Oh d! DlNAH, SAM and all creation
Prai Sc ABRAHAMs great Proclamation.
The white trash pay their golden hoard,
2 To aid Emancipation,
If tina refuse, then, by the Lord
Wen send 'em to damnaton.
Then, Buttcrnuts, shell out your cash,
2 Or, bleed beneath ADE LINCOLN Lash
All hale to ABRAHAM the great;
l His naim VIII never die,
b He give the Union of the States,
For Niggers such as !;
:, Then fill your bumpers to the brim,
And drink long lie and health to him.
DEER GuyESER, draw your pay regularly =
you've the back bone to do it,"
Yours Forever
= JONATHAN Q. SMITH.