Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-03-29

easy, and the Union Leaguers are not going
to trouble you. II they want to save their
own, it don't follow that they want TO steal
yours.
But Joseph Is afraid we can't stand a mil
itary government Well, know its humil-
iating, whitening, crushing; but we have
stood Il, and can try It awhile longer. We
can do II til we can do better, Military
Government aint the cause Of our poverty
and distress. Its government higher than
Thomas, or Sherman or Sheridan. Its the
loss OF crops, the want Of RAIN. The militia
ry never stopped the corn from CROWN, and
there's just as much rain in one platform rs
an other. II the good Lord will only bless
us with abundant harvests, everything will
90 on smoothly enough with the humble and
honest people who drive the plow and hoe
the corn. IL they prosper, everybody else
will too, If they mind their own business.
We will have to quit talking so much, aud
quit writing ltogether--muzzled lips and a
gagged press. I've dohe took warnin my
self, aud quit. Had my life insured in the
knickerbockcr, and the policy won't allow
me to expose myself, to jump into unnecessa-
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anyhow. Folks say the pen is migh,ier than
the sword, but you put EN- both together,
and they'll flank man out of his liberty
and may be his life, in double quick. The
Mayor Of this town had fittle billet ddin
with Genaral Thomas the other day, and
came out second best, though il wasn't an
open field nor a fair fight. thought my
self that 81 ordermust be a hoax, got up ny
Brick Pomery, or somebody, and was look
in for the General to come out in card de-
nyin 1t, but soon found that 1t was a genu-
inc Robesperean ducunient. still thinl,
his posterity will deny it some 20 years
hence.
Well, was mighty mad. would have
given hundred dollars TO have played Van.
toun with him one hour, just to have been
turned loose in the papers, oil free, no gag
no Jail, no barracks, no bayonets, no guard
] would have got such a grin On him for the
next six months as would have made every
body except Brick Pomeroy forget that Beas,
Butler stole spoons. "Livn on their mag
nanimityl" | tell you, that got me, when
knew there wasent enough magnanimiiy in
ship load Of all such to support poor Ret
twenty four hours. Magnanimity My
opinion is they lost the seed and don't know
now what the comrnpditt 70. was us ftii
Of epitaph as Brownlow is of piseu. Ian.
guage comes to me spontaneous; regular
hide lifters, that would have peeled the bark
from mans carcass like skinuin an alliga
tor. But you see was in the cautious state
and had to smother my feelings. think
should have gone up with spontaneous com
bnstion if my wife hadent broke the spell
with her comic scenes, She is DIN amusir
and interestin woman, but much given Il
music in these days of numerous and livel,
offspring; but jest as order 81 come out sh,
hunted up the " gray Jacket" and the con
quered banner, and jest such solo soiree
have Il times week, was never heard IL
Big Shanty befure. She seems to take de
light in lettin the rebel flag on the title pag
see the light, and faunts it about in m,
; face because call myself Union Man.
She says that part of the order about Gen
Hansons remains was founded on scripture
and 50 was Phil. Sheridans about Gen
Johnsons for Solomon says in Ecclesiastei
: 'that living dog is better than a dead lion.
My opinion is that it will be impossible ;
harmonize these women durin this century
Such orders as FL will cut of all hope of i
think IL Gen. Thomas hadn't been a Vir
: ginian, lie wouldent have issued 1t. I've nc
ticed that when Virginian falls he fall
heavy and fur. He gifts further over the sid
agin US than anybody, I've heard that th
General and Edward Johnson were bot
powerful secesh, and got mighty impatien
becau;e the old dominion was SO slow !
movin. The General said all the good dfil
cets woald be gobbled DIP before she seeded
Well, they say old Gen. Scott got hold {
'em about this time, aud took EN- up into
! high mountain, aud showed 'em. kingdom
Or two, and the General fell down and wor
!, shipped, and Ed. johnson wouldn't. te
you, my friends, man ought to lie carefi
about goin up oftU thtse dangerous mouh
. tains, and this leads ME to REMARK we ough
! to petition Mr.. johnson to put over Bi
Shanty General who stood square TO h
= State.
} Hope for the best, my friends. Don't i'm
agine you see painters and injuns beoause "
are in Territory. Don't mistake Burea
y track for bear sign. Don't fear 1t will
: sickly because Florida is hitched on to ou
: diggins. Attend to your business, keep 0
: high mountain, aud all will be well.
would say more, but my wife's music hI
:, begun.
' Yours respectfully,
Bit AhP.
T. r. S.-I date my letter from Big Shant,
: as hear these three "diggins" are to ba'
!, that name. Let Us be thankful we Rno
= where we are. For two years it's bee
y doubtful whether We are In or out. NJ
: opinion now is that we are Out, and hear
y u female voice SLY whoopeel
2 D. A.