Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-11-26
q. Smith TO Governor
Andrews.
GETTEYsBuRG, Pa, Nov. 90, 1863.


Andrews.
GETTEysBURG, Pa, Nov. 20, 1868.
DEER GUNNER Our mutual friend, d. TOP,
Esquire, furnished, at the cxpcnce ov the Stait
ov Ohio, to ME and the members ov the Legisla.
ter, and number of loyal editors, and good
menny moar loyal individuals transportashen two
cum to Getteysburg too deddycate the Nashon
al Semmeterry. We took in commisary stores
for twenty loyal men at Columbes, and at Gosh.
octown we drew hevvy rashens of Hays best old
rye. We had bully good trip, good eaten, good
drinken, stories and songs envened the occashen.
Some copperhed traters sed we had two much lev
ity to bea goin to funeral; but tina had better
dry up or tha will find themselves arrested for dis
curagn enlistment or resisteh the draft.
THAR is sum traters complanen about us spen.
den twenty five or thirty thousen dollars out ov
the Trasury to pay our expenses hear and back.
Men who took about sich things air traters, and
tina shood awl bea sent South Or hung.
When we cum we fourd hear onest old Abe,
onest Simon Cameron, onest Andy Curtin, onest
w. II. Seward and good menny other loyal &
onest men. We was sorry you ddent cum for
sum ov us wanted two sea you stamp few small
armies out ov the ground. Seward, Cameron,
Curtin, Charly Anderson and several others maid
good Union speaches in which tha sed menny 10y.
al things, fully indorson the war for the Union ov
our party and the liberation ov the Free Amer'
kens ov Afriken descent
Onest Simon Cameron wants two be nomna
ted for Vice President to run on the ticket with
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bea nominated for President. Thus it will bea
sean he is disloyal bckaus he wants to overthro
the Government at the next elecshcn. Chase
wanted to cum but Abe woodent let him cum
bekaus he is disloya and wants to bea President
at the next elocshen. Our party frend, was awl
bzzy elecshenearing to git matters fixed up rite
for the next elecshcn, but THAR was was two
menny interests to protect Weawl treated Sey.
mour, Parker, the coppcrhead Stait oflisers of
Pcnnsyvany and the rest ov the traiters in atten-
dance with our bttprest skorns. Tha not beaing
loyal tha coodent circulate with us.
We spent m our or too at the funeral seremo
mes and then attended two our proper bzness.-
We tocked matters wi over and cum two menny
wise COM lushens. Onest old Abe sed he now
! has the bull by the horns and he intends to peg
away till every Ameriken ov Afriken descent is
free as the vultures what roam the air. He sez
no Stats shall cum back inter the Union till the
laste vestage ov slavery is fscked out ov 'en
and tha fondly embrace the pious people of M as.
sachusits as brethern and acknowledge onest old
Abe two bea THAR Priest, Prophet and King
Too this holy doctrine we awl give our moast
hearty assent and declared it our fixed and de-
termened purpis to wage war ov determination
, against copperheds and awl others who dlssen,
therefrom.
Amung the big men preseLt was Gen. Schenck
the hero ov Vienna. He tn OF he shood bea or
the ticket for President or Vice President. He
sed: 81 run train ov cars rite down amung the
secesh, at Vienna, and if tha had bin in the righ
pace wood hav run over and crushed 'em; bu
= tina taid off the track and murdered my solgers
which was not my fault, nor did it say enythine
against my master strategy, controlled the
elecshcns in Maryland and Delaware and maid
the people vote the emancipation ticket under The
pains and penalties ov Imprisonment, transporta.
ton and death. l have WED with your worth,
sarvent. Ben Butler, in abusen wimen and op
presscn families, and in short l hav dun moa
4 than wac required ov Satan to maik him rule
in hell, and think shood hav my reward" -
Abe replied that he had bin a faithful sarveDt
, but that he was already Brgadear Gineral ant
. member of Congress and that he shood be sat
4, isfed for the present,
, Onest Simon Cameron was anxious for plaic
on the ticket He sed. 81 boast not ov what
j, hav dun, but you awl know what ken due. ant
: demand that my chances bea respected" Thi
T.. razed crate excitement; the knees ov our mer
/. smotc each other, and thare teath begun to chat
ter, and tina all seemed two hav the ager an
n shakes; but Abe, who is always full ov resour
It ces proposed that we talk drink awl round anC
= drop the subject for the present, which wa
IS ackorden;y dun.
= We intendid two select man for speaker o
+ Kongress, but thare wus not enuff ov the mem
e bers present to maik that practicable. Thar
d was also good mcnny other things we calkula
81 ted on doin, but there too menny copperhed
e about, and too menny loyal men what had bin il
dulgen in drop two much for us two karry o
l. bizness satisfactorily
is Deer Guyner, must kongratulate you On you
y loyalty and yure luv for our kullered brethren
sistern, and espeshally must kompliment you 0
yure fatherly kare ov the pous puritans ov b,
y luved Massachusetts,, whom you protect from daI
r ger and harm by fllen yure quotas ov troops b
d enlistments from uther Stats My deer s
:. draw yure pay regularly, and beleave me
a. JONATHAN Q. SMITH.