The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-11-01
A Humorous Response.

The New York Radical State Committee
classed JOHN T. WILSON, of Jamestown,
among the bene6ciaries Of the Republican
party, and wrote him letter asking for
money, to which WILSON replies:
Jamestown N. y, Oct. Is. 1867.
My Dear Hamilton Your affectionate
letter Of the Sth was daily received, and in
reply [ would say that [ am very well, new
er was better; have you heard from Penn
sylvania and Ohio? Have you heard from
them, Hamilton, and how i, your health :?
Your friends here don't ike it and say,
quite dis2ustedly, that this trading off white
votes at the North for niger votes at the
South don't pay" Do you regard it as
\ profitable investment, Hamilton, and how
much more of the stock do you want? 1t
is for sale very cheap among the members
Of the Union Republican party in this 10
cality.
But in regard to that sixty dollars don't
you wish you may get il which you 80 per
Suaslvely expect me TO fork over A. one Of
the benefciarie. of the Republican Union
party | will own, Hamilton, that have
derived many and great benefits from the
party last aforesaid. [ don't deny it. For
instance, they have benc6cently accumua
ted for me in common with the rest of the
people of the United States great Ma
tional debt which, we will admit, is a Ma
tional blessing.
They have replaced the base and cumber-
some metallic currency that used to weigh a
man down and impede locomotion, to say
nothing about wearing holes in his pockets
and disappearing inconveniently in the lin
ing of his trowsers, by light and airy cur
rency that costs but little to manufacture
and nothing to redeem, and which man
may carry around with ease in large amounts
if he can only get it. (Oh, if you could
but get $50 Of mine
They have granted me the glorious privi-
lege of helping furnish board and clothes
to my odorlfprons brethren of African des-
cent in the Southern States, which blessed
privilege they have wrested from the hands
of their late oppressors. They have mul-
tiplied officers and Office holders, and raised
all their salaries and enriched contractors,
and by thus adding to the wealth of each
individual, have increased the aggregate OF
National treasure. Don't you see it, Ham
ilton. don't
They have done away with the slow, sol
emn and cumbrous forms and ceremonies of
SohStiIheiouhi dIii civil Id" III tue duIlIfl>-
tration of the Government, and adopted
the more expeditions and jovial ways OF
military commission.
They have given the odoriferous &c, as
aforesaid, chance to vote, sit on juries.
hold office and do everything, bat work and
get an honest living-that is in the South
ern States. (They did go back on him in
Ohio)
Now, in view of these and countless other
benefits [ have received at their hands,
don't you think You were altogether too
modest in asking for only 500? | assure
you, Hamilton, if you had asked for twice,
or even ten times the amount, it would have
been sent just as cheerfully, and you would
have got 1t just as soon.
Please give my love to Waldo, and tell
him when he gets his $50, [ shall expect
him to spend it all in pulling down corrup-
ton, as you advertised to do in Syracuse
the other day
Tell him also, ''in view of the shortness
of the campaign, not to unnecessarily ia
tigue himself by going too often to the post
Office after that $50, for if he will only wait
patiently for few days he won't get it.
A due Hamilton. Be virtuous and you
will be happy.
The rose is red,
The violet's blue,
The lily's pure,
And how are you2
Yours, as ever, tjust about,
TnuI TT VIZ