, 1863-12-15

SN~ VI LAC IA1LO41 VI Lu0 AAlHDAE UAS LQe
honor Of a personal acquaintance with the
redoubtable II. JcG. Thompson, who for SO
many months, with his ragged, hungry
horde Of "butternuts'' so harried our loyal
people in Southeast Missouri The follow.
ing letter from the former Mayor of st. 10.
seph, WAS received last week, and as it was
not marked I" confidential, J" we lay It in full
before our readers:
JouEscs's ISLAND, szAR sAspuskx, O,l
Thursday, Dec 5, 1858.
-, Editor Chicago Tribune:
DEAR SR-Of course yon remember me,
and therefore are not surprised ut hearing
from me. ~ / want you to. send me your
TR1nCsB, while am the guestof Uncle Sam,
that ma hear all the good news that you
that you will not convert me to your faith,
but / an anxious to hear g both sides Of the
story" that I may know that am not be-
nighted, even though persist in being q rcb-
el (S) Will not tempt you with Confed-
crate notes or Missouri War Bonds, md the
given me by some kind hearted friends, to
supply me with snch creature comforts as
Uncle Sam tnils to issue, and therefore I
trust to your desire to SDread the Truth to
get your paper: t4( do not suppose that
your political differences interfere with
your personal relations with the Editor OF
the Time, therefore ask you to ask him (as
do not know him personality to send me lis
paper also, for lear yoQ may seluce me from
the way which yon say he wants me to 60.
I still hare the most lively aad kindly re-
the guest Of your Board of Tfade-and am
fully convinced that The Audobon Club feeds
its guests much better than Uncle Samuel
docs Ills. However, rs being prisoner Is the
least Of NIL the many trials. troubles and
mislortIncs Of war, I will not complain,
though It trcts me as much ns 1t does any
hope all of the members Of the Society Of
St Joseph have not "gone down to the
wars''; AID any Of them that are left must
receive my Kind regaras. q pray that
the day may soon come when the North aud
the South can extend such courtcsics to each
other as the cities Of Chicago and ST. Joseph
friendly neiglIbors, though We can never be
brothers again. {6)
With many wishes for your personal sue
cees, md political defeat, I AM (9) yours most
respectfully, N. JEFF. THOMPSON,
Brig. Gen. Il 8. G.
REPLY.
L Certainly VIC remember you, JEFF, and
from the moment Of onr first acquaintance in
your off1ce, when Mayor Of st. Joseph, Mo-,
1nxr1
sou, 4ons: 1nuA peteonaits nas ever oeen
nfnls nAeu' eo toa' VIC coulo 1oentny you
Any "nc1e
lou snan nave tne TRIBUNE, 1en. ana II Il
you remain az your Pleasant Island home
oeyoha Inc t1me 1or winch yon Will see 1t
mafheo on Inc laoei' aud we forget 10 re-
new, o1oP Us une ano We VII most cneef-
~ .os y sata ~ .a,a sout suos,apnon espee1a!y
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sowwe ars JefF that IN so no-.,a+
Thcne mn manv thinra ahont yon that we
hike. and while you were rryelins in pil1aee
and slaughter. and perpetratinr the most
awful crimes against Cod and man, we often
thought Of you, and wondered how Won
could do it. We shall send you the TRIBUNE,
hoping that Won. vile traitor ne you have
made yourself, "may return, to realizing
sense Of the tlcndisb crimes you have com-
mitted.
4. We'll Jee ,f 11nc1e Gam doea mt e,r-
nish You wi,n the 1nxnr,es he certain1v