Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-02-04
rrom the ieth Regiment.
DECRows PoINT, TEXAS,
Dec. 3Ofb. 1863.

/ US Dec. 30th, 1868.
JAS. A. EsTILL:
1 According 10 promise,
embrace the present opportunity of writing
4 to you. The Holmes County boys that be
I long TO the Sixteenth Regiment are all in
pretty good health and able to make gas.
/ tronomic disposition Of their rations. We
are encamped in the sand up to our knees.
J We had a merry Christmas here 1hcre
being no drill on that day, the boys spent
their time eating aud drinking
There arc several democrats mere from
oButtornut County, Ohio who have ser
we'd their country mot the sweet scented god
of abolition ianaticism-the niggor), ever
since the. inauguration of the war for the
suppression of this wicked rebellion, who
wish to know how it is that We have ceased
to be the fortunate recipients of the Fdrmer.
Has the Editor forgotten us, or does he
think that his rebel organ" would be an
unwelcome guest in the tent of Federal
soldier? If it is the latter he is sorey mis-
taken If the Fd,D,cr should reach the
camp of the Sixteenth, it would make the
patriotic blood bound through their veins
with an increased velocity and cause their
hearts to throb with proud emotion when
they read the true Democratic principles
contained therein. The abolitionsts at
home may call the Fdrner rebel organ,
'sccosh sheet, or anything that is mean
and detestable, and still it is the same pa
triotic advocate of sound Democratic prin.
ciples. 1t speaks the will, and in behalf Of
millions of frcemeD, and at the next Presi
dental election know that it will do gooC
execution as an auxiliary in hurting from
power the reckless, despotic helmsmen whC
are guiding the glorious old Ship of Stat,
into a maelstrom of political and Social ruin
and placing the wheel in the hands of mel
who will set the point of their compass to
ward the everlasting landmark of politics
4 freedom and social liberty aud steer at la.
into the harbor OF peace among ourselye
and good will to ali naIions--in the hands {
men fit to be called true Americans.
The other day | happened to get hold ,
a copy of the Holmes County Repubiico,
{ and in reading over the contents / found
letter written by David Williams, of G.
q, l02d Regiment o. V. |. | do not a
, tach any blame to the AUTHOR for what
!. stated, but / blame the poor, miserah
:. scoundrcls at home for writing such lies
, the soldiers in the army to get them to ha
- !, and abuse their fellow men because they
a not exactly agree with them in polite
1t opoinion. | say shame on such men !
They would purloin the pinions from q
wings of the proud bird of American LII
nj crty and pervert them to the vile and ba,
born purpose Of penning black aud alandC
Vi Gus lies to brave men in the army agair
is patriot fathers and brothers at home W
" are trying to regain by the ballot what tn
,c have lost by the bayonct--their Libertie
Where are the persons that saw an AME
Us ICAN FLAG torn down and trampled In {
ys dust by Democrats, in the streets Of NJ
n lersburg, on the 9th day of October la
od If there was II flag torn down that day
had not the thirteen stripes and thirty-f
go stars which belong to the American flag.
X Had it not but three stripes and nary sta
Where was the ''mob from that raised p
ticular IIades on the 9th of October Ia
by abusing ladies', threatening to Gle
out Millersburg, and with the point of [
he respectable women, and calling them nan
llv too mean and vulgar to repeat? They W,
- a lot of low vulgar y-at-homc- -soldi
Is from Akron, too mean and cowardly to
ed upon the bloody field and there defend {
cause they advocate with so much bragg
n docio
- II David Williams and his comrades C,
VI template ''wiping out all men who vot
he for c. L. Nallandigham, when they
No, home they can have the first 'round" W
,rt Dock Ianeyhill, and several more of Co.
10th Regiment o. v J., who belong
Holmes County. And before they
through the 'out-posts Of the "ma
body Of the Vallandigham Dcmocr;
ss- now in the service Of their country, Il
he will find that they had the wrong count
-, segn~
Ill Our Colonel is trying to raise a vetcl
We Regiment of Cavalry There are some
for the 10th who will re-enlist, but not V
he many.
-. There is no telling how long we will
''e main here, and it is a greater task to CO
nst to a conclusion as to where we will go
next. Surely it cannot be worse place
My kind regards to all my friends. / cl
with a sincere wish that this cruel and wi
or. ed rebellion will soon be crushed out of
istcncc, our beloved country restored
req its former peace and harmony, and that
cy, men who are now enduring soldiers
in will be restored to their families and fric
o,b at home, TO enjoy the laurcls they have
a" on many bloody battle field
'ut Yours undauntcdly
his VIM b. TANEYHILI