Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-02-14

HUNTSVILLE, AJAX, Jan s 1867.

seen and read several numbers of your
paper, thought perhaps few words
from one ofthe downtroden States, might
tend to encourage you in the great cause
oflberty, aud be extra breeze to the
flag of democracy.
The condition of Arkansas is deplora-
bic. Her people are no more the same
high spirited, people they once we're,
They are as mute as slaves, and al are
toiling for life, for it is life or death with
us now. The prices for the articles
which are necessary to keep soul and
body together are SO exorbitsnt, that but
few are able purchase. For nstanse !:
Wheat, $500 per bushel; corn 80 cts I;
and everything equallyas high. The tune
has leen when this was not, but that
time has past, and our fields are yet open,
the fences having been burned during the
war We are paying our entire attention to
our farms, and rebuilding our houses
We say nothing, but hope for the future.
1t may be best for some to hold their
tongues, but claim the right to speak,
and believe | am far more entitled to free
speach than the "stay-at.home" Union
men who now, after the fight is over,
yelp so loud, "hold the South out, zoe
have conquered | was II soldier who
fought, yes, aud bled, to maintain the
Union, and to have the stars and stripes
again float over the land 1--WE have
conquered" Though-a soldier for the
-Uulon, | deny this. The South is MT
conquered, though she has surrendered
herarmies, and furled the stars aud bars,
she is not conquered.
The parry which | helped to place in
power, now seeks to destroy tt at which
| fought, and which SO many men died
to mulntsiu-The Union and Consti.u
tion. Six months ago | was Republi.
can, but | see that party are worse rebels
than those who waved the stars and bars.
They would so amend the consti uiinn as
to place the negro on an equal with the
white man, ii not degree or TWO above
them; give them all the social and poll /
tical rights the American people we're
once blessed with. That is not what
fought for | fought to save the Union,
not TO make the negro my equal by sup
porting and Educating HIM No sir.
The RAIDS would appropriate money to
educate the negro When ever the ne
goes to sleep and mods forward OF sleeps
with his f Get to the fire instead Of bis
head, then he may be educated. but now
it will do no good to try. Aud more,
who has the best right to this money,
the negro or the orphans of those gho
died in defense OF the Union? say the
orphans. I'VE will take care If your
wives aud children" This has been
and thu children are left TO I
beg for aims. The heart is hard that
would not bleed at such sight. Chill.
dren asking aims, their clothes tattcred
aud torn-these once had plenty, and a
iather TO provide for them;
That father faint in death below,
His voice no longer heard"
He fell on the field of battle to saye the
Union, not to cxalt the negro. If the
Radical party continue in power, the day
is not far distant when free America
will be no more, Congress, the crew,
seem determined to wreck the Ship Of
State. The storm is gaining in its fury.
Johnson, the noble pilot can not control
the crew, they will not lower the sails
the storm rages-the passengers cry:
Helm aport-hard, hard alec
God, how deadly white the sea
Breakers, breakers, through the gloom
Hear their solemn sounding boom;
Can you save her? Pilot listen
How the grim rocks CLEAN and gisten
Save her for our fathers sake,
Save her for the lives al stake,
Save her for the precious freight,
Save our glorious ship of State"
She will be dashed in pieces soon if We
do not selected different cieR.
Arkansas continues quiat, and ic the .
0l1 shin oopu dOvun ,toren, Ill -.