Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-03
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CREw CaEEK, Ala, Aug. 81, l

Crew CREEK, Alas Aug. 81, 1868,
Iwant to write something about politics. You
know that heretofore We in the army were
prohibited from reading any but Abolition pa
pers. There not being any but Abolition pa
pers 10 read, read them, and camoto the conclu-
slon that Democrats we're all disloyal. read
these papers till became disguised at the Dem'
ocratic psrty-I was down on that party at that
time, In fact believed that they were trying to
bring on dishonorable terms OF peace. / wrote
to my neighbors aud told them | was nc more
Democrat. I called G. l.. Vallsndigham.
traitor, q tory and everything of that s,rt. But
finally got to see some Democratic papers
studied them over, | read both sides--and oime
TO the honest conclusion that he Democratic par
ty was the party for me / read the Platform Of
the Ohio Democraoy-h is right, and | am 60
Ing to support 1t, Vallandigham and all. Val.
landigham was sent South ior unworthy things.
His prosecutors are wrong. A man that 10 Tor
the Union is right, In my opinion. He was ex.
He'd, beollse he was for the Union, regardless
of consequences, and because he Was rot in for
freeing and srmiug the niggers. iBtough is 70
man. Why don't they serd him Southi In bis
MariettL speech on the 10th of June, he said he
set free, till slavery was abolished Ia he o
Union mani | say he 10 not. Then why not
send him Sou!h7 On, no, he is in favor Of the
niggors being freed and equslized With white
men, and the Administration Woald not punish
such man, be he ever euch traitor But let
8 Democrat say anything and he is arrested.--
Oh, these negro loving men!-how they love
this country, sitting away back at home, pray.
ing for the niggers more than they do TO their
God. They abuse true Union men who will
stick TO this county and the Union, by calling
them Copperheads, and Butternuts, aud liars
l understand tVo Abolitionists called an old :,
gray headed man liar when he told them that
| was going to vote for Vallandigham. Well,
now will just tell you ths. these two men are
the liars instead Of that old man. know not
their names, bus II shows what kind of men
they are TO abnse an o.d men aud make him
oat a liar when he tells the truth. tell you,
such war men as these negro loving men are,
who think more OF the niggers than they do Of
whiie men, are the very men who are prolong.
lag this war. If the Republicans we're the only
men doing the fighting IL would be poor 90.
If they are the only Union men, God help the
country. st-lg o. : 1Ia gr .
am Dsmoerat-I am going to vote the
whole Democratic ticket, Ous and out. Il will
be my fret vote, and think I am going to vote
for true Union men. The slsnters and abuse
the Republican, heap on the Democratic. party
do not hut them in the least. Those very men
thus abused as being Copperheada, Buiternuts,
etc are better Union nen than their abusers.
IkGOW this to be true If old Abe Lincoln
wants to keep DsmOor ats In his q mya soldiers,
who are Or were ihree-fourths when they came
ont, why don't bis commanders permit Demo
cratic newspapers TO circulate In the army as
we'll as Republican papers, those lielng sheets
thal are constantly thrown into our camps day
by day7 l tell you, there'is somsthing rotten n
with old ABE In this respect. ~
81. .t-s 'isH ASOLDIER
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