The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-02-16

Rnd customs at bis pleasurei For,
say they, "hc has changed the Constitu-
ton Of the United States in almost ev-
cry particular Ii is not the old Con-;
stitution, for that VIC love; but it is one
Of Mr. Lin?oln's own make, and also he
has prescribed such bqrbed oath that
no living mortal on earth can swallow
it except the Yankees, and they are un-
dorstooi to be able to swallow almost
anything" Sane Of these even say
that they would venture to try to get
down the oath, and go North, but then
they would be pressed Immediately Into
the Union army, and that they don't
admire. They want to gctout Of the
fight if possible. To oil these l return
rational answer. Bat to others of
this class the "Nigg2r"is is the hObgoblin.
"For you Yankees say they, "aro ia
favor Of the niger and against the
white man. We would not mind Abo-
lilionism so much If it did not compel
as white men to m1rry ngger ,oire', and
our whito women to marry niger hhs'
bands, neither Of which wo are quite
willing to do yet" This argument l
generally answer thus; would not
think you men would have such a dis
taste to having a negro for wifo, when
sec such variety of different shades
Of color down here As to your Southern
white women marrying negro husbands,
it is all to their taste. If one should
want negro husband we Yankees would
not raise any material objection, but as
to com pulsion it does not exist among
the Yankees. Men and wemen marry
whom they please, or at least whom
they can get. What zoe mean by cab
olitionism" is, that every man, white as
we'll as black, shall have his natural
rights, which are life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness, and when man
labors for us we remunorate him for it.
Often when l have been listening to
these rebels objections to Mr.. Lincoln
and his Administration have been re-
minded Of q small class of individuals at
the North, that call themselves "Demo-
Gratis Their language is the same,
their objections are the same, their feel
ings appear to be the same, and l in
elude them all in the same family Of
fCanaanitcs," for their speech betray.
eth them, and We soldiers have got TO
be very good judges of rebel language.
Our cars are so fine that we can detect
the slightest Southern ring. I am mis-
taken if the above class of Northcrners
will not find it out when we get home
from the army.
Recently some Of the boys Of the
175th have been favored with a nice box
ofhomc delicaccs, prepared and forward
ed by the loved ones far away. o, ye
u dear ones at homH, you have no idea oi
= the sweet remembrances that throng the
mind and thrill the heart of the soldier
as he lays aside his hard-tack and fat
meat to taste Of the sweet meats prepur.
ed by the hands Of dear wife, an affec-
tionate mother or fond sister. These
J, boxes are welcome visitors to the soldiers
T at any tim; yea, even the Chaplain
n would bid one welcome! In behalf ol
b the regiment, dear ladies', return You
It thaLks for the past and gladly avail,
: the future,
Hoods rail greatly improved the
feelings of the citizens of this part ot
y Secessia. They think he made a grand
failure and so do We, so we are agreed
y upon that point.
. There is nothing Of especial intores
occurring here now--not enough cveu
u to break the monotony of camp life.-
l. Al quiet on Duck River.
e Yours, respectfully,
s JAMES P. SHULTz,
Chaplain 175th o. V. I.