Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-08-03
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EN ERSON ETlIEssIDGE TO
PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
4 witty and CaustiC Letter.
Au MimjtaJle Reriew Of Me Causes Of his
Irrest
CoLuMBus, KY, July IL, lSG

CoLuMBus, KY, July l3, 1865.
President of the United States
The Hon. Horace Greeley-the wisest
and among among the best of your present
friends-once addressed your distinguished
predecessor through the columns of news
paper. He wrote in behalf of the 'coored
race )" | am emboldened by his example to
invoke your attention to the condition of
the unfortunate whites. Besides, | know
how you are surrounded by political and re-
| ligOus patriots who daily approach the
throne of executive grace to assure you Of
their love of country and dctcstation OF place;
and to offer up their fcrvent prayers for the
restoration of your health and the prolon-
cation of your invaluable life. Perhaps
some one OF these may see this communica-
ton and present it to the attention of your
excellency. In this press upon your precious
time, | make no estimate of the intervals
you so checrtully devote to the crowds of
lcontrabands who constitute so much of the
elite of the capitol
| know the magnanimous nature of your
cxcellcncy, aud fear the sad announcement
| have to make will prove injurious, if not
fatal, to the delicate scnsibiIitics Of your
noble and generous heart was arrested
at my home in Dresden, Tennessee, on Fri
day last, (hangman's day. by u detach.
and appearance would do honor to any ser
vice. They are known in the army regula-
tons as ''colored troops but, to their
shame be it spoken, your old friend still per
slst in calling them "niggcrs.' They were
commanded and directed by four or five
white men who arrested me as Mr. Adder
rig, from which infer, they claim Il lager
beer nationality. deem it my duty to re.
port that your old friends of the secesh per
suason still persist in the reasonable prac
ticc of calling the pcrsonnd Of such expcdi
tions 'd---d Dutch and niggers You
will doubtless be relieved to hear that the
expedition was success Though | had
timely warning of the approaching raid,
preferred surrender to hopeless resistance
and the command reached this city without
material loss, treating me, since my arrest,
with courtesy and Kindness, for which | am
grateful.
have been here five days and, though
! have not yet been able to obtain the names
of my accusers, or a copy of the charges, if
any, upon which | was arrested, have OBJ.
tanned from other sources information upon
which rely of the causes and motives OF
my arrest. | am charged with using trea
sonablc language against the government
OF the United States, and the government o
Tennessee and with speaking disrcspcct
fully ct your eXceIicncy, and of the High
Rev. William q. Brownow, who, unmnd
iul that the constitution of Tennessee ex
cludes all ministers from civil office, is no,
claiming to have successfully seized the oilic
of governor of said state. Further, an,
truly, that | have given professional opin
ion, declaring that the slaves in Tennessee
na J,,L, Lo h,II ,; ,iSu ~ ''m ~, WIZ
mcnJ;nc ,,rct;on f,rcr i, Tcnnn.n , ";.'' a, W,
nrnno.e ~ ;nInjme a nor,;nn 81 ,,' 80 ;N,,' G,.'
tn;,;nr ,,o, an a., s,',,". .v" W. ny ,e'ou,
th;ngs did sov md ,bc c;rcnms,,nnoS W. S','' 49,
dnr wbcL have nrnynt al ,Ln n,;i;,ar,, II. H.
, rlr,surc of thnt ,r,nd orn,,, of wh;"L' ,,n
are the commander, in. .ch;cf "''N" w
A nuhGc mnct;ng of all fla o;,;yo,s
low countv tho ist dov ~ inI, l.,
to consider thn hast cour.e tn bo ,Ionioj q,
y ,Lo ;ntnrc.,s oroIl Tb,, nont;n', ,,,.,s ,,a,.
large, and was addressed by William /
Caldwell and MYSELF Tho oh;ect of III
meeting, the character of Mr. Caldwell
sneech and much of NV own NAV hc ca i
u inferred from tho followinp resolution
which were unanimously a1ontcI nj Il
close of the meetingwaIl but the last bavir
been rcported from the committees IN res
;, lu,;ons
IWoom;,,b ,bo orooooJ;,c. s.o,,r,.;,
|. l"'o"'''' ''o p'1,o'u'''s' a. o'"p''"''''
~ unimportant' ED, FARMER
On the following Monday, July Sd, ave
large meeting was held at Trenton, GibsC
county, which | addressed for three hour
Isaac Sampson, one OF Brownlow $ new
=. appointed ultJudges, having, AS he sa
full civli and criminal jurisdiction to ARE