Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-12


ferson and Madison and Marshall and Patrick Henry
and all the Lees, and who give away all the terti
tory In the northwest for nothinl Is she TO BE-
andazed by these new light christians who arc
compounded from all the skum Of all creation, and
thisk that Paul aud Peter and Revelations hsv
been for 200 years maxim special arrangements 10.
receivn their sanctied souls in Paradise. Treason
the dickens Where's your dictionary Where's
Danl Webster? Where's the history Of the Amer~
kin revolution?
No il ant trees0n nor reeson--but its devi!ish
internal inhuman hate What do they keep Mr.
Davis in Jail for2 hear sum say that il ant Mr.,
Johnson's voluntary doings; but the iremcngious
pressure of surrounding circumstances. Durn the
circumstances. Amt Mr. Davis great and good
man. lf Andy johnson ant an ihlidel, wouldent
he svnp chances for heaYen with him end give all
bis earthly estate to boot2 II Mr. Daviss honor
aud integrity, and patriotism, and true courage
were weighed in balance fgainst Summers and
Stevens and all of his enemies, wouldent he out.
weigh EN- all2 Wont his conduct in Mexico and
in the late war; and bis nobility Of character live
long aud grow bright In history, while the memory
Of the howns that are bayin him In his dungeoa
will sink into oblevion? think so--thats what
I-say, and IN bet on il, and Charles Conner and
all the women in the country will 60 my halves
But there aint no particular point in all this, Mr..
Happy. Its only my opnoh, that's ALL may be
a tarne fool, and sometimes feel like am a fool
about everything and don't know nothin. 1'm tryin
my hest however, to take things jest as find em.
and my principal bisness for the last two months
have been weanin nigers TO make em feel free
put en- all out to take care of themselves but they
keep comm back to me, and 1t keeps me workn
day and night to provide for EN-. I've been wilin
long time for EN- TO be free II they could take
care OF themselves, and don't know what Thad
Stevens is flssn about, unless he is jest mad boz
cause our boys burnt his iron works. II that's all,
we can plead the ruins of various similar estab-
lishments in these regions, and geta judgment
agin him.
But I'm about through Mr.. Happy. with what
had TO say. Only ths--if there ever was an
atilikted people that needed trends its US. II we've
got any trends anywhere, want EN- to show their
hands and stand by us In our trouble. feel like
reachin out to the five points of the compass 10
searcs Of sympathy and If there is on honest
Statesman or brave soldier northe Of the line who
loves his fellow men, let him open his heart and
meet rs on halfway ground. We aint afeerd Of
beasts or varrnints--of devils deinons--o Of
Stevens or Sumner but we are wai1l-hearted
and forgivin people, and love our fIends. Aint We
'nnd don't wep
Yours everlastingly BILL ARP
r. S.--Isr Brownow dead yit? I'm writn bis
obituary. and thought would like for the sad
event TO come or as soon possible. | wish yon
would send me list Of your members who voted
for that resolution declarin Gen. Lee and Mr.. Davis
infamous. We are getlin up bill in the Ceorgy
Legislator, declarin them infamous who voted for
the resolution Fight the devil with fire is my
motto b. A.