Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-10-29
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comparable with the following ehoic
specimen of polite literature, write
! BY lady who halls from that gallan
loyal little county Of Holmes, wher
Copperheadism runs riot. and rears .;
shaky crest With malignity IS fntsns
as the most bitter rebel could desire {,
see anywhere.
Druse R Deyi(Dtt. doubtless be-
longs to that class Of female Copper
beads, who. At VallsndigAam meetings
were SO anxious for protection from ne
gro equality, and determined to baE.
white husbands or none.' We doubI
Il any respectable negro. after reading
this choice epistle, would care 20 solicit
her dainty hand. The standard ol
education may be low in Gallia county,
but not quite low enough 10 furnish
such a document. That honor is re-
served for The gallant Democratic
county Of Holmes. Here it is:
A vALLANDIGHAMER IN PETIT
COATS.
VIcKsRURG. Sept. 5, 1868.
Mr.. EDITOR: You will do me a favor
by publishing this letter. which re-.
celved from a cousin. although l am
ashamed TO say that she is one Of nv
relatives. Yours,
q W. H. HIGHSHEW,
Lieut.. 68th Reg. o. V. 1.
PLYMProN, August the 18th A D 1868
Dear Harrison Kind and brave friend
i seat my self this pleasant Sabbath
morning for the express purpose Of an
swering your kind letter which I re-
ceived last Friday and was truly glad
to hear from you once more but very
sorry indeed to hear that had insulted
you fore don't want TO insult any body
but | wrote to you just what l thought
and don't think said more than what
was becoming me or what was so | am
sorry if did but | wont take It back
not word Of it, in the first place / will
tell you that am well at present, and
/ hope when this reaches you it will
find you well. you said l insulted you
by slandering the name Of the Presi-
dent now my god it would be an i'm
possibility to do such thing wee could
not find words in our language that
would SANDER that cursed old black
me tfSior But tat If was 9iIeRI RRII ERH tcflsa a
sure it was you call US copperheads wee
can ware the nam. l prefer copperhead
before black snakes any how you said
that those traitors as you call them that
was got up here in Holmes county was
to great a slander to be recorded, but ]
wish to god that lhare had bin enough
of them to killed every cursed black
sbolitionis in the North, you said you
dident know as any Of my friends was
engaged iu the rebellion or not, but
they was not but l wish 10 god they
had bin and just enough more to swept
Ohio clean as they went say hurhah
Tor (Jef Davis and all his men) you
said you felt like beaing il here With
your little company Of men l suppose
you think you would have a good time
so you would but l don't think you
would kill any body il you was here,
you said you would rather shoot those
traitors as to shoot JEFF Davis but JET
Davis is not bin shot yet (hurah for
Jefy) you said you was not fling to
free the negros and l say you are and
I do hope you and all others that talk
as you do will get enough Of the black
devils and you said that you thanked
god the negros was free and freed with
out the loss Of blood now my god il
thar has not been blood shed to free
them it is somthiDg curious in deed
you said you hated the site Of negro
and still you thank god that they are
freed, now dinner isredy and must
90, how l wish you was here 10 eat
with me but l wouldent any Of your
darkies to eat dinner with me devil
of ways but l hope you will eat
dinner with me some time so / must
90 and eat l will eat some for you
Now dinner is over and have washed
the dishes and now I must finish my
letter or / will try to THAT is what is
the matter) as for me saying the. sol-
diers all Of them they was tlrd Of 6ght-
ing for the negroes dident say so |
didcut say they all said so herd some
of them say SO and so did and they
said this war was carried on for moth
ibg else only to make money I herd
one Of these soldiers that came here 10
put down the rebellion in Holmes coun-
ty say that this war was nothing but
theiving and numbering war he said
there was theiving and numbering and
every other thing that was onry car
ried on with it be said II the dsmed Off
GERS had their pockets full enough OF
money the war would be over and he
said t-
he was most damed tired Of it; but you
say YOU wont be tired Of it as long as
tbare is a woody bea TO be freed
(tbis is a lie never said so to ber) l
suppose you will bring one or to home
as : nresent 10 your wife. (hurah for
The wooly heeds) l wish to god the
north had rebelled when the war first