American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-10-05
will remember all such, andw while | live,

| net me alone who feels thus--lt Is the
universal Sentiment of the army. Many
of these towards will soon be called to
| Judgment for this contemplate act. But
to those who stood by US, we return our
thanks, and if ever they should stand in
need of friends, they can count us in
Thank God, there were enough of Loyal,
true. hearted men in Pennsylvania to give
us vote and we will now elect honest
old Abraham to the Presidential chair
whip the fighting rebels of the South
go home and cowhide the cowardly sneaks
of Copperheads.
at "Oh, that will be joyful
| JESSE S. TH0RNBURG,
The following will explain ITSELF
f" "MEssRs. Ep1ToRs i-Y Youwill confer a
favor by publishing the following letter
from my father, in your valuable paper.
| am sorry that | should get such letter
from my Father; but I think it right to
1
let the people kho" the klhd Oh ehcouf-
asement we get rom our oopp'Fheau
friends at home. l also send you copy
OF my answer 70 ie' you A"om "iia' VIC
Ihlnk Iil Oh such selllillcii'S' l h9 ie'toi 10
dated aug: 20 loo4-waS Written " SHOi'
distance IRON here--"o can oniS s''0 0A -"
tracts
want you " i0t ii0 Nio" ~" ~"
IKE the war anu Miia' } ." Si0 num-
ior II you are ii39h'ihS 70 ii0e INC n.s
ger, ooo heip the men 'h"' "lo III 'nV
army W men 'hiS war colhnioiioeo' I
thoHSht 1t was 10 restore inns once Slo'l-
our onion' bNt alaS IL turned OUT 10
be to lree the the nigSSer anu Aill OH al .ilo
white men lor the Aoolitionls'S say 'ho'
the hiSgeF Is as Sooo as d "hl'e Ii"l-
Il you can make 'lle hissef your G'i"ai'
'liep nshO 70 seC 'iieh iie0 Du' l va"
not see that the nigSef Is as soou as INC
Wll'e man. lof oou mas put 'n"' ii"i 4 ."
them TO snow tha' they are ho1 .he "hi.e
man equal AooA "' iii u oio Apo .
work since ne mas peen l resilient, II has
oeen a continual Siausn'er ol "ha'o inen
TO lfee the nigSer NO" vo'e lor oiu
ape thls lail, anu you VIII nave war
enough pue nope you nave goe the
WOOL OH your eyes. NO" come ou0 anu
'o'e the Deihocra'ic 'lckeV' anu save 'iie
country llohl the curse 'h"V ilangs over
US we hau Sooo 'ineS wheh 'le Demo, Demo
cra1S hau 'he feiShS OIL government anu
"ouiu nave the same gooo times aSSaih'-
NO" No'e ior inc Doiiiocla'io o'iiui0a'o lof
l 'esiNeii' 'liiS i"ii' "nu i0' 'he "oii'' seo
'ha1 you are ho' III ia'or oi 'nc hiSSser'
10 'ii'S MS sohrcpiieS' oep'' l''i' of'
as lolio"S -..--
DEAN l AIhhN IL Is WIN pleasure
EN- orace inc present opportunity OF an
S"erihS your ic''cr Oh 'he -''h aug
"''' 5'U ~ A0''i ''''' ~" "oio al "oii'
ou' l was oo'h sorry anu "S'ohisfleo 10 see
the 'poSltioh that you nave taken IN the
poh1lcal anairsol TINS great nation, IN It's
tlhe Oh peril, lh 'he nfst pace you want
eo 10 know no" L lheu the service ana
"ha0 was hgh1ih8 Iof' thahk uoa
Ihao am aOie 10 DC mere; "nefe nope
to remain tii tie last reDei mas Oeeh COM
peiied to lay down MS arms ana acknoWl-
edged MS allegiance 10 thls government
pelieVe am hgh'ifiss lor the restoration
OF the Union ana lor the overthrow OF
heh-porh feDeliloh 'hat mas never had
an equal on earth lor Nervousness. It's
no time now TO stop to enquire whether
the negro Is our equal or not; or who
caused the war Ii the negro is made
iree by 'he operations OF war, the south,
VINO caused the war mas done It,
L heartlly endorse the emancipation
proclamation, ana am decidedly In favor
OF eohhscatihS all feheiproPerty--Wheth-