Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-04-21
IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.
REPORT on rur CONDUCT or TIE war

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/ DEER OLD ABE 1t has bin a good
while scncc you appinted me committy TO
examcn and report on the konduct Of the
war. For three munths bav put in awl
mi time in securcn the facts in the cayse,
and / beg lcav TO rcaport as follers:
Over too millehs ov men bav bin cawled
two the fcald and moar than haff ov them
arc nix 10 bea found at this particklcr and
important time. But the guvcrment is fil
len tharc places with free and intelligent
Americans ov Afriken descent. hay coun-
ted on at the amount ov mummy what has
bin expended until the 6ggers run out and
| had to stop. SO that after awl, mi labors
| am unable too report what VIC hav Civ in
men and mummy to krush Che Rebellion,
but we started out TO Civ the last man and
the last dolcr, and am happce two bea
abel to report that We air gittcn the men
purity well thinned out, and we will soon
bea to the bottom dollcr When we spend
awl the mon and mummy the rebellion cx-
pircs as a material consequence
1t affords me graft FLASHER two stait that
the Army Contractors, Suffers, Quotor-
masters and Camp Followers air awl loyal.
All the principal offesholdcrs under the guv-
crmcnt air also loyal. Tharc is good men
ny of the private solgers what air disloyal
Koppurheds; but the men what hav big
ofIiscs and big saleries feal the protectin
| power and the value ov the government
and thay air loyal; our cullcd bruthers and
sisters air awl loyal.
THAR is graft mcnny ov the private sol
F gers in favor ov MAcCLELLAN. This,
think, shood be considered disloyal prac-
tice, and in order two punish it, reckon
mend the bilden of very large Nashional
Guard House in which two confne awl such
until tha bckome loyal
Frequent drafts is good thing two maik
loyal people and give ollises two the trends
.ov the government. Your proclamashuns
hav dun moar to restoar the Union than en-:
, nything else, and l rckommcnd that you
: isshuc them periodically ; say every four
weeks and in order to secure regularity in
, this matter, advise the government to use
plentifully ov CHEESEMAN'S Female Pills
But shood the government bekum in inter
esten situation the use ov the Pills and the
issuin ov the proclamashens must bea fem
, porarily suspended to secure the personal
/ salty ov the guverment
The guverment had the smallpox sum
t time ago, and awl loyal people git it as fast
as thay ken, but sum Koppurheds air git
D ten vixinated to avoid it. Nun but rebel
+ simpathizers will try to keep clear of the
, smallpox after the government set the ex-
] ample, and [ advise that awl what as gil
vixinated be arrested and sent beyond the
e lines for disloya practices.
= The government deserves graft praize fol
carryin the elecshuns in the Eastern States,
New Hampshire Connecticut ond Maryland
5 thereby krushcn the rebellion in them reb
ell strongholds Carryin elccshens air oy
IL moar importance than killen rebels, ant
sence the guverment desires re-elecshun
wood advise it two pay partickler attcnshu1
r two this important department ov the pub
o lick service. beg leave two suggest tina
:. the government was a little rcmiss in this be
q. haff in Rhode Island and the loyal peepl
"a cum purity near gettin beet by the Koppul
!, hcds.
The loyal noospapcrs air graft arm o
, the publick sarvis, and in view of the cum
p ming clecshun they shood pitch in heavy O
r the koppurheds and rebel simpythisers
T 1t is understood to bca the purpis ov tn
-. government two prosekute the war until cy
cry man, woman and child in the rebel states i
cxtuminated, THAR property conlisticatet
and the country settled with loyal people
s In this richeous and human undertaken aw
Ell loyal people will Civ the government thai
IT undivided support | am asshurcd that th
/ government will bea viggerusly supported b,
L the Army Kontracters.
I'd [ Recommend that sumthing bea dun 70
ID the support ov our euler bruthers and sis
le ters and ourncaces and neffues shood not b
he forgotten.
se expect CHASE two mak me appropr
ar ov about one million ov dollers to pay fc
10 maxim this report. am loyal, and shoe
~ be paid promptly. Twill now retire tw
IN Iallercreek, and the mummy ken bea scr
two me.
-, DEER GUVERMENT, believe me
- Yours Truly,
- JONATHAN Q. SMITH.
,s p. s. | desire two draw my pay prompt
b y. j. @, S.
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