Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-04
BRICK POMEROY's SECOND LETTER
TO BILL ARP.

Did you hear anything drap up this way7
Something fell DOWN. The men at the other
end Of the avenue snapped cap, Bill, just
TO see If the nipple was clear. That cap
means businessl II is some ways to the
other end Of the avenue where the vultures
have gathered to feast upon the corpse 80
terribly mangled; but the man at the other
end Of the avenue has quick aye, cool
brain, steady nerve, and his gun is ready.
Just you sit down behind a stump like, and
keep cool. II Is doggoned aggravating to
keep cool in fight, but you must do it,
The report Of that cap wh.stled from Maine
TO Minnesota, and several millions Of true
sportsmen are ready TO load for the man at
the other end of the avenue to fire.
Aud tell your folks there to keep still--to
plant their corn, cotton, rice and sugar cane.
Give them good advice, Bill. Help them
smooth down the billocks, and level the sod
over the graves where so many of your
brave boys and our brave boys are sleeping
togethes. Build up the houses our boys
pulled down, and as soon as we get off our
war dudds, we will help you, Bill. You see
we are unhitching the team that ran away
and broke down your gate. We don't like
the team any better than you did. Your
gate post Is oar gate post. The team was
bad one-the man at the other end of the
avenue Is unhitching it. Tell your folks 10
DO brave in peace as they were in war. The
early winds Of spring-the February and
the March winds are of more account than
you dream Of They are blowing the dead
ducks far ont to sea. They are clearing
away the debris wheeling the little sticks
hither and yon. Rolling, flying and eddy
ing around the leaves, and the leaves and
twigs are leaving their resting place, and it
will not be long, Bill, before all this rubbish
will be removed and the grass and flowers
will again beautify the earth as before
And there shall be no more prowling-no
more poaching. The man at the other end
Of the avenue is not q clown, buffoon, vul-
gar gester, low wit, boorish story-teller.
Ahl no, Bill He is very good man, and
you will like him. We like him because he
is just. The people like him because he is
generous and statesmanlike.
We have been having some little trouble
mp this way, Bill. The jewellers who lately
eat In our banquet hall, were kitchen soul
lions but they are going home soon. And
when they have all gone, we shall have o
party there. Time is loosening the Ice in the
river. Some Of US know how you folks have
been used, and we are telling others.
Not long since when we told your people
that our people when fighting your people
were stealing themselves rich, they said we
were disloyalan put us in prison. And they
pulled down our printing offices, they threw
our type into the rivers. They mobbed u.
in our places of business. They shot at, AND
wounded us on the streets. They withheld
business from us. They sought 10 array the
people of the North against those who be-
lieved in toting fair. They did all thes,
things in the name of God and the grea
moral party But spring fashions are com
ing on, Bill, and in little while you and
will meet somewhere and will be goot
friends, and your boys and our boys aftel
awhile, will be loving the same girls anC
riding down the same lane together.
1t is hard to sit behind the stump, Bill
and see the fight going on. 1t may be har,
for your folks to work on their plantations
to rebuild their cities, and bleach out thei
mourning goods, while there is tremor O
war yet on the cir, Bill, but you can do i
Do you be true and brave-we will answe
for the rest. You have more witnesses IN tn
North, Bill, than You know of. There er
skeletons in many families hereaway, an
there are skeletons some people would b
doggoned glad to get rid of-glad II the
had never took them in.
There are pinanos, silver spoons, silve
sugar bowls, silver cream pitchers, silver ST
gar tongs, gold watches beautiful painting
valuable books, important documents, ring
breastpins, lockets, laces, silk goods, fal
horses, marble top Bureaus, rosewood furn
ture, guitars, photographs, keepsakes, m,
mentoes Of gold and silver, and other wi
nesses here from your district witnesses
the Convention against the thieves who owe
run your country in the name of loyalty an
stole from you while their comrades WEI
fighting. Aud these witnesses are havin
weight now. Their testimony is becomin
more and more important. Not more
your behalf Bill, than against the plumb
loving thieves and towards who went IN
the war to steal more than to fight, to 4
their pockets more than to subdue the r
bellion, SO called.
We sent for Maginnis, and he is now at Il
other end of the avenue with a gun ia
hand, ready to resist further eucroaehmen
ON our domain. 1t is hard, Bill, to forget Il
'"o"''s VI wv s"S'f Sus VIC utNSt wv ". "
were both wrong. We both fought WE'LL
We hurt you and you burt us. We are DO
Americans, and you know, Bill, that Is go,
stock. Up here in the North the people a
sick OF feasting on blood, aud we will ha
no more Of II, except in defense of law, @
der, and the Constitution. The mask is b
ing stripped from the highwaymen who late
'patroled our mountain paths aad all is cor
ing out well. So be of good cheer.
you stand close by the old flag, Bill, and ,
will stand close by IT, Assert your righ
Bill, and We will help you maintain them
The war is past. The bloody curtain
rolled up. You take hold OF one end. and
will take hold Of the other, and will carry
far away. The scenes of the past shall new
be re-enacted, Bill, and II ySans will
brave, wenns will stand by you, and We "
ennn bo hanps, snua,ha.