The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-05-15
Damur1as.
ARTEMs WARD GOES ON APEACE MISSION TO
E JEFF DAVIS,

| Wihu that we eau nave TeaS rs ionB as
the 6te goes on. Not much. The sym.
pathisin Demos promist that these Rebel
ion shoold be over as soon KS they were
lected, and they air doin all in thar pow
er to git it overall over the North.
Yon could stick more loyrlty ia chick
ems ear than sch men possess.
The other day 'pinted myselfa com.
mittee ov the Whole to SO to Richmon an
see Of | could mt convins j. Davis ov the
error ov his ways, and persuade him to
jine the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. Sumthin must soon be did to nave
the War stopt,or by the time its ended the
Northern Sympathisers will have nosouth.
ern brethern, or no Constitootion, or no
Declaration of Independence, or no moth
ing, or anythin' else. None. Whar Good
we prouoorG. Washintons,J. Quincy jeff
ersons, Thomas Adamses, and ct settery,
to make another Constitution. an so4th-
the larst especially Ecko ansers--whar
That's why the Brecks air taken sch good
care OF that instrument.
But was goiu to tell you bout me trip,
to the Capitol ov the Southirn Conthev-
eracy. 1t was d bootiful morning that |
started hary cloud obskewered the Orb
ov day; when rove at the Secesh lines,
dirty lookin Confed called me "Halt"
and pinted bagonet at me. He arskt
me who | was and whar was going.
"My friend ruff, 'sez l. "Pve just bin
up North stealing things an sich for jeff.
Me an him air old pals"
He let me pars.
In doc corse ov mail | rove at Rich
mon! l unfolded me mission, an was ush.
cred into his orgus presents. He'd jist
returned from speechifyiu tower
t,Tap us your Aipper old Covy' SEE /,
sddressin him in the F. F. VS. approved
dierlict. @u
"Make known your bizness," sez he,
"I'm fitten up proclamation fur the ex-
termination ov the whole yankee nation,
and l arn't got much leisure for emmy oc-
cupation.
II come, sez I, "on 4 mission ov peas.
Your Copper head friends in the North
will soon cease to exist, ef thins carnt be
arranged to prohibit the Uuionsters from
tearin the Constitoosh. es
"What terms ho you offer, sez jeff.
"Wall, sez l, II are instructed by the
(Wood. Stiles &Co., you
know, propose ennything which will
most disgrace the North. You kin take
your niggers allsover creation. incloodin
Jarsey. .,.. H..
"Wood that be Constitootional?' arst ]
D. with sly twinkle ov hes eye.
90, see | "its matter ov no differ
,nce how much you chaps brake that ar
.ikil to sever the Union, SO the Republi-
cans air stopt from doin the same to keep
he sed Union together. That's what
,ou Northern chums want to see dun.
"Wall," sez the Confed Pres, "ef your
Government will let us secesh, an will pay
ii our diets, and give us Brute Butler to
'ang, we might come to terms"
SIS thar pothin you cud wish?" m
WaLyes-give us all the terri0ries.,'
"Nothin else."
"Throw in three ord free states.-4New {
,ork, .Penna, an Massachusetts,, for in
tuns." ......
"Nothin else."
"Yes--in footur we must nave all we /
risk.
~. Davis, ''sez | II hev no dout your :.
lends in the North wood make all these
oncessions and more too; but it has Just !.
ccurd to me that thar was nothin sed to
I'D Abe about il bed left Washington. !.
hood'nt wonder eff he'd object to the
Ian some. But your democrat friends :
r doin all they kin fur ye." 800
II know, 'ses j. D."and that's what r
'eps our spirits up. We ar fer them to
! in power d then we expec to git all !,
. arsks An yet us Shivilry considered .
m the contemplblist Sc: Of dirt-estln
wards in the North. We Good buy
m all fer Confsd shinplaster." Y
s"Those was my opinion, a. So n
I returned to Washington, disgus,ed v
ith all peas measures The sympathi- y
rs may do thar own dr:isstin in the c.