Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1866-01-11
From Jonathan q. smith.

luvcd loyal bruthcrs, two wright yu few
liucs on the Scnnytorial question. under.
stand yu hav sum trublc ov the question.
The trends ov Skcarman air anxious and
workcn for his clccshen. Shearman is
purity good, but not equal 10 what he shood
bea. lie is write on the tarref question,
but knot so loyal as is headed in the hauls
ov Kongress. / advice yu two go fur glori-
Gus old Gineral Skunk what is won ov the
best men in Amcriky. lie is loyal up two
the hub, 80 loyal that when in the presence
ov cullcrd bruthcrs and sisters his hare curls
so tite that he lifts both feat two wonst.--
lie it was what devized the best plan ful
crusben the rebelyon: l. c., that is two 50,
he proposed two run trane ov cars over
the rebels and crush them awl two eternal
smash. lie run his tranc down two Vienny
and wood smashed the rcbelyon hatter ncl
Burks county dutchman's he'd if it hadent
a bin fur mistake in locaten the ralerodc.
His plan was two run the tranc wright over
the rebbles and maik buzzards vittlcs oy
EN- two wonst; but it SO happened that the
rebbles was located a short distance two one
side ov WHARF the ralcrode run instcd oy
wright on the track, and the rascas took
advantage ov the mistake the men had made
in locating the rode and shot lot ov the
innocent men the Gincral had got on the
tranc fur two sea the smashing process.
Sum disloyal coppurheds found fault with
the Gineral, but the hole fault was with
them what located the ralerodc. Iftha had
put il so as two run over the rebbles tina
wood hav awl bin killed beleavc Old
Buck Cannon had the rode lade out pur.
, pis two dcseavc the Union men and helr
the rcbelyon. 1t was jist as easy fur tive
maik it WHARF the rebblcs was as WHARF i,
was maid.
Skunks gincralship about Baltymoar chal
lenges any the world has ever known, except
that ov the glorious Butler in and abou,
New Orleans. He crushed the rebelyon il
Baltymore, maid the sccesh men cum two
limerick and had the she secesh duly pun
ished for awl tha desarved. He has br
prompt in awl cases in helping the loya
Free Amerkcns ov Afryken descent ii,
luvs the cullcrd bruthcrs and sisters and
hates Valangham. Luvs them with devoted
and undying luv what german bears fol
lager beer He is one ov those brillean
Statesman wat wood shine in the Sinet as ;
nackercl shineth bi moonlight, and tn,
olor ov his loyalty wood bea strong as tha
emitted from the aforesaid makerel in tn,
munth ov August. He wood shine lik
Sumner and Wilson, the bright and butifu
suns ov MASSACHUSETTS, and with thare as
sistencc bea the umble instrumentalities il
the hands ov Providence, as the prcccher
sa, in bringing the cullcrd man up two th
true standerd fur which he was defined.
In convcrshashen with the Gincral
larnt his true sentyments. lie consider
the white man purity good peace ov work
manship, but the cullerd people existed be
fuar the creation ov the world. We reat
in the bible that ''in the beginner God ere
ated the heavens and the airth and darkness
was upon the face ov the deep" The dark
ness hear spoken ov rcfurs two culerd pee
: pie who was flying about like angels withou
habitashcns, .jist as the loyal people ov tn,
South now air The white trash didcnt 81
a voat for = years after the creashen ov tn,
world, as ! am reliably uniformed by Gincra
Skunk. When the devil was let loose 10
a thousen years he chancd in the bonds o
slavery the loyal free Amerikcns ov Afrykel
descent, bckaus tha was the only wons wha
6 woodcnt submit two his coppurhed admins
trashen, and now sense the devil has bi
! captured thru the instrumcntality ov the Re
publikcn party, and justes and onesty pei
vades awl the departments ov the guvel
t mcnt, and liberty and equality is insure
f two awl the people, the cullcrd bruther
q and sisters must bea restoared two thai
a normal condishen.
t Sich, mi trends, is the views ov the Gin
= eral and | know tina air the sentiments o
n u majority ov your loyal and inteligen
D boldly The Western Rcsarve is fur him
=, and tina air always write. And Massachu
0 sets, the sheald and bucker ov the Union
= the tounten ov loyalty, the hub ov the uny
e varse, is in taver oy his elecshen. Iwoo
urge in his behaf his remarkable intcleck
which maiks him cheat amung bar ROOF
: loatcrs and the head ov gracery blagguard,
Gineral Skunk is jst thcman--
e superior two emmy,
q For he 1t was what laid the plan
- And went down two Vienny.
a In Baltymoar, q famous town,
!. His orders, sure, was pointed,
And maid the horrid rebbles down,
" And he took what he wanted.
;f lie wants two hang surviving rcbs,
>, And Coppurhe,ls two boot;
But If thare Is not rope fur awl,
e The balance he wood shute.
The Freedmen crushed the rebel caus,
And tina must bea electors,
And help two mak the nashens laws,
), And bea the whites protectors.
=, Oh, sich is glorious Cineral Skunk,
The candydate urge,
For the Sinet, WHARF he will bea hunk,
- - And cut nifty splurge.
h My beluved bruthers in the holy cause q
e cullerd dominion, Ientreat yu two bea iaitl
e y ful in this tryin hour and generashens q