American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-04-27

friend, Simeon Nixon, in which he in
forms US that the Methodist Church of
Annapolis are almost unanimously disloyal
that he could not, therefore consent to
see them go on in their efforts to filch the
poor soldier without making an effort to
prevent it. So he prepared this article,
got it printed in the shape of a poster or
hand-bill, and had it posted up all through
Annapolis, doubtless it would prevent
many greenback from finding its way
from the pocket of the poor soldier to the
treasury of this Fair.
In former letter, Mf. Nixon wrote us
that one of the churches of Annapolis had
been rebuilt last summer on the modern
Yankee style at cost of SIG, 900, $4,000
of which had been furnished by the SOL
diers. We give this article place in our
columns for the purpose Of letting our
readers see how things are done "down
South" as also for the moral reflections
with which it abounds, which if properly
studied, may be of interest to all. Our
readers have already been favored with
several contributions from Mr.. Nixon's
pen. One on a Russian funeral, which
should have appeared sooner is also given
to our readers to-day.
From his childhood up to the present
time we have been intimately acquainted
with Mr.. Nixon-received our primary
(ard almost our entire) education with
him.
In early youth he became careful OBJ
server and close reader of our political
history. Although not yet 1--WE beEeve)
a voter, having embraced the principles
of the Republican party, he took an
active part in the compaign of fifty-six,
in behalf of Col Fremont. Nor was his
enthusiasm abated in sixty, when the
same principles were represented by Mr..
Linco1n-frequently addressing popular
meetings and Lincoln clubs with effect.
His addresses were sure to have one vir-
tue not always found in those OF young
orators-that of originality. We rccol-
lect one Of the figures by which in ff-
ty-six, he endcayored to prove the in
furious tendencies of the repeal of the
Missouri compromise, was that Of the old
farmer who in midsummer commenced
taking away the fence between his corn
field and that in which he had his swine
inclosed. One of his neighbors $50 went
the figure) demonstrated with him, assur-
ing him that, if he took away the fence,
the swine would at once overrun the corn
field and destroy the crop before it had
matured. But the old farmer assured his
good neighbors that it was no part OF his
or desire to have the swine de-
stroy his corn-that he only moved the
fence in recognition of the swine's right
Of locomotion-the illustration was believ-
ed to be a happy one and was reproduced
by some of our ablest speakers.
During the campaign of sixty, in illus
tration of the fallacy of compromise, he
took figure from his own farming oper-
ations, Suppose" said he, "that father
and differed about what kind of grain
we had better put in a certain tield-he
wishing to sow it in oats, while / desired
keeping it for corn, there we might prop
erly compromise the difference by sowing
part in oats and reserving the remainder
for corn. But suppose the old gentleman
in place of oats insisted on sewing thistles:
do you suppose l would be in duty bound
to yield the point, and shut my eyes to
the injurious effect such a crop would
have not only on our own farm but on
those of the whole neighborhood?' Such
was his interesting style,
On the night previous to the election
we were present at meeting held IN our
election district, Simeon as usual was call
ed on for a speech. He reminded them
of the fact that four years ago that night
he had met with them there. Therewas
present jackson Democrat" who de-
ciarGa that his father had voted the Dem
ocratic ticket" and so would he. Young
Nixon used this old man for the purpose
of illustrating the method by which the
old party was held together much to his
annoyance and the entertainment of the
meeting He reminded the meeting that
the election morning of fifty-six looked
dark and gloomy to the friends of liberty,
but assured them that it was quite dilfer-
ent now In conclusion he reminded
them that on tomorrow they .wouldIbe call
ed upon to decide whether in the future,
the flag of our country should be the black
flag of human bondage or the Star Span
gled Banner of Liberty. Finally, he as
sured them that whether the banner of
liberty or slavery should triumph in the