Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-12-22
Letter from Jonathan q. smith.

Letter from Jonathan q. smith.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1864.
FRIEND SOLOMON SHOPPER, DEER Sur
In your travels over Homes county you
hav good oppcrtuncta ov obsarven the
the disloyalty ov the people. That tha air
disloyal, is evydcnt from the fact that 80
menny ov them voted forninst the COVER
mcnt aud for Mcclellan.
] spose you will travel thru that benitcd
rcgcn az long az the ".ychnits' season lasts,
or az long az you ken maik mummy oph sick
Corpurhcds. The loyal people ov that
county hav but littel means ov obtainen
korrect informashcn in regard two true
loyalty, bckausc tha hav no Provost mar
shals and but few loyal Postmasters. The
Government wants you two instruct them,
and bi request ov Abe write two you the
follern instrucshens:
1t is didoyal two think this akursed re-
belion is not about two bea smashed az fiat
az rotten punkin with forty tun ov pig
lead on it, or a farmers pocket-book after
paing his taxes.
1t is disloyal two say THAR will bea emmy
moar drafts.
1t is disloyal two bea aposed two the next
draft
1t is disloyal two say taxes has riz.
1t is disloyal two eat Berloner Sassage,
bekause dorgs amt taxed.
1t is disloyal for man liable two draft
two kommit eternity by taken pizen, chicken
hesef or in emmy uther manner two defraud
the government ov a solger.
1t is disloyal two due bizness with Cop
purheads, or hav emmy intercourse with them,
without given EN- your opinion ov sich'vile
ereters whenever you hav a chance. That
waz the charge forninst John Casky.
1t is disloyal two say the country is gitten
! in debt or that men air getten scarse.
1t is disloyal two say greenbacks air not az
good as gold.
You shood kommitt these two. memory so
that you ken go over 'em without usen
periods. When you hav used up these in
strucshens will furnish you with moar.
You ma look for the draft two cum opf
before long if not sooner. The Government
wants men two maik the war stop. The
moar men we hav the less tighten there viii
bea.
You know the Government is again elected
fur fore years. The people hav declared
fur moar men, moar taxes and moar drafts
and Abe is not the boy two Disregard the
wishes ov the people in these particklers. -
Speculaten will bea good fur fore years long
er, and you will bea enabled two maika for
tune by the ".Schnits" bizness.
My Deer Sur you might yet bea promot
ed to government kontracter, or two agen
for sum benevalent association, and ther
you will git the greens two sum purpis.
The furst fore years Abe was able two giN
only half ov his trends offes. He will nov
retire them and Civ plaice two the ones wha
has bin standen back. With this view o'
the subject you will redily sea the necesst,
for
Sticl1en to Abram, SO honest and true,
And this holy war which he is bound to put thru
In shouten for Union, not the Union ov old
But the one which his procamashens unfold.
, A Union fully freed 1rum slaverys chain,
In which our Union party forever will rain;
A Union WHARF awl cullers ov men will bea fre
To vote thare free choice, ifit's az we decree.
And awl those who don't consider us royal,
win catch particular HI for bein disloyal;
7 WHARF conscriptions will maill the masses grov
weak,
And taxation imbue them with spirit mos
mcal;
WHARF otfisers will prosper in awl kinds O
weather,
And the Stats with bayonets be pinioned to
gcther.
a Union WHARF no distinction ov cutler is seen
And the national currency ill forever bea green
This YOU urge witha tongue that is glib,
And your pockets will bea filled frum the publ
crib;
Your wallet, plethoric, will bea like the rest,
Who by Abraham's administration are blessed
My Deer Sur, will start two Columbu
in few days two talk part in Ohio Legls
later, and you want emmy legislator du
p on the schnits bizness | will sea that you
desirs air carried ont.
Yours Forever,
JONATHAN o. SMITH.