The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-27
Mack !" Versus. Brick ;" Pomeroy
| Rebel Soldiers Opinion.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May H.
The other day noticed in one OF
the news storesin Macon, a lithograph
about foot square in size, posted UP
as an advertisements forthe La Crosse,
Wisconsin, Democrat, Brick Pome
roy's paper. In the center was an
imperial" sized likeness of Pome-
roy, with ever thinen and the auto
graph of the egotistical ass under
meath. Above and around this were
six war pictures, all intended as
abusive SANDERS of the Union sol
.diers, and the cause they served.
One was entitled" How, they Restored
the Union, and represented a couple
of Federal soldiers ehalting a wagon
loaded with cotton, and putting pis-
toll to the head of the Negro driver.
Another was Going to get Legacy
for his Children" Under this caption
there was a Union soldier, about
to leave home with his knapsack on
his back, and his wife and children
around him bidding him farewell.
Opposite to this was the Legacy he
left, j" which was presented to the OBJ
server in an old, lame man, surround
ed by a squalid and want stricken
family, with grief and despair on
every countenance. | have forgotten
what the other three pictures were,
but those | have spoken of will suf-.
iciently indicate their character A
one-armed~ Georgian, to whom had
previously been introduced, happened
to come along at that time, and point
ing to the Infamous libel, asked him
what he thought of it. and what he
thought of the filthy wretch, who,
living'in' a State that sent 5000 sol
diers into the Union army, would
print such thing - Well, said hes
: stranger, to tell you the truth, |
think that ere fellow would do most
any thing that's mean. I'm South
ern man, and while the war went on.
Twas the biggest rebel you ever saw. [
don't like the Yankees very well now,
but the Yankee soldiers deserve bet
ter than that, even from US rebels, let
alone from a Northern man. I lost
my arm on the skirmish line at Ken
nesaw. The man that shot me was
on foot, and | was on horseback. [
rode up to the length of this room of
him. He had Spencer rife and /
had earbine. / thought had him
sure. Surrender says L. Go to
hell, says he, and bizz came ball
that knocked my horse from under.
me. | got behind tree, and loaded
my gun, and came at him afoot Sur
render, says I. Meier a time, says
he. I've got four loads in this rifle
yet, and when / shoot them out, I'll.
bust your head with the butt end of
it. He blazed away at me, and shot
me IN the elbow, So [ had to give it
up, and get to the rear. Now, that
man was no coward, and although he
knocked my arm off, if / could come
across him to-day I'd, take big
drink with him. Q and treat q him
like gentleman, for he was
a good soldier; and now that
the war is over. there is no men in
the North we like soweH as the. YAM.
kee soldiers. IF they'd only. leave re-
construction to the soldierston both
sides, we'd fix it up among ourselves
mighty quick. [ saw that fellow
pointing to Pomeroy' : picture of him
self) when he was down here last
winter. When [ heard him talk |
made up my mind he was id cow
ard. or he'd have been fighting on
our side during the war. But he
wanted US to take his paper, and a
good many of US did it. He said Ben
Butler had sued him for 100000 and
we must help him out [ did not.
want to have anything to do with
him, but my wife told me must give
him few dollars togo to law with
Butler-for you Know the womgf
down here all hate Butler Ike. the
devil" sfe .s,, 90 ? at1A.l r. "
i stopped the g eoreiian'g3 flow of