The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-12
A Soldiers Widow Appeals TO the
PFegident-A BeOFching Letter.


President-A Searching Letter.
The Philadelphia Press Of Friday
publishes d letter from soldiers wild
--aaa-af- thaL- etty-to President .lahasat,.
Ia answer 10 that portion Of his
Cleveland speech Ia which lie asked
his audience Who 4made greater
sacrifice Ia the war fhan ~" Who
suffered more than III 30, aud sub
mits ~ tho just iudantnt Of the world
whether on tie score Of sniierings aud
sacrifices his claims ~ popular sym
pathy aud support bear any eompar-
son 10 hers She says.
Before tllelfebNllion, sir, | had a
husband, kind. loving, industrious,
economical who, for myself and our
four little ones, made Il comfortable
provision. Oar home WAS fheab0de 0e
peace and plenty. What has BECOME
Of him? Ne mas stafued ~ dtafh
al Aadnsoaptie, aud that / by
the 'ehiyalie' whom your policy would.
fam restore, without repentance, 10
the head OF our Government, Since
then have been trying my beat 40
earn bread for my little onesby piglaQ
hhe needle, Al times, whe1 that kind
Of employment has ihiled me, have
been compelled 10 stand from early
morn tlll night All the fpashstab, j
had two brothers, steady men, kind
aud generous, Had the rebellion
left them aa ID found them. pipehing
poverty skSEsd have never known
Alas alas ono Of them persisted
from exposure and want on Belle r.
land, and the other had bis right arm
taken OH by a rebel shell ht Ante
tam, He cannot assist me. The pTis
vatloha and hafdAhipa | have had to
endure have no shattered my own
health aud strength that / feel al
times unable 70 endure The fatigue Of
plying the needle, No that, except
my trust la mafoIfil God, / have
sacrificed for my country my ALL~-
husband, brothers, house, home, lly-
iiag-and ! am cast, a beggar, on the
cold charity 81 tho world And all
thla | owe 10 the Southern slavHhold.
err, and 10 thelr iniauitoua attempt 10
murder my beloved country, az they
81 murder my husband and my
bfothorn
Now. Mr.. johnson, since ) u n.
yite comparison, what have you Huf, |
fefed1 Exhibit your scars, and
wounds, and bruiaeaI Did yon lose i
leg or an arm, on were y0u even 80 |
much al aorat0hed or bruiaad2 Where |
h the blood yoa shed2 Would il |
stain a white cambria pocket hand |
kerohlefY How much property dld |
you l0aoY Why, II report speaks true,
during most Of the time nf the war
you were living on the " fat Of tho |
land, In Nashville. out Of harms |
way, protected, na you were. by Union |
bayoneta. Out Of Uncle Sam over
howing edmmiAaary stores you drew
plenty 10 cad aud 10 drink the beaf
Of meats, aud. what was of still more |
consequences To you, tho eh0iocR Of
liquors Add 10 this your Handsome
salary az Military Governor. Then
the great Union party, whom you have
since 30 foully betrayed, made you
Vice President, with salary of,Ra,000
per annum, Then, 10 crown II all
John Wilkes Booth made you Prosi'
dent, and there you are yet, DO tho
tune of S2o, 900 year, with f.riaa.
The rebellion found you, | learn,
comparatively poor man Now you
are rich, with a sound body, not TO
speak OF your mind, whose soundneaa
In not so certain.
fon, Andrew johnson. talk Of your
sacrifices aud y0ur sullerinea, and
challenge comparison, Flo fie
upon youl Why, sir, on that score /
ought 10 BIO Amorioa'a Queea, and you
ought TO be sweating over the wash
tub' Aud now, sir, arc your quus.
tons AZ To who suffered more than
you, who sacrificed more than you by
reason Of the war, anawered2 I did,
sir, and j know hundreds of poor
womea, tossed from the nights Of af,
huenee into tho vale of penury aud
want, who have suffered aud sacrificed
ten thousand times more than you,
nnd ara making no ostentatioua pa.
rade of either.
fouran respectfully.
MARY Il ANE ~ aat......r -.