The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-11-28
THE REPLY.

JAMESTOWN, N. l., Oct., 10, loOI
Nh Deos Humilton---Your affection
ate letter of the Sth was duly received,
end in reply would say that l am very
well, never was better; have heard
from Pennsylvania and Ohio. Have
YOU heard from them, Hamilton, and
how is your health? Your friends
here don't like it, and say, quite dis
gustedly, that this trading off white
votes at the North, for Niger votes at
the South, "ton't pay" DO you re-
gard it as profitable Investment,
Hamilton, and how much more sof the
stock do you want? 1t is for sale very
cheap among the members Of the I'm:
ion Republican party in this locality.
,.But in regard to that sixty dollars
1don't you wish you may get it?)
which you so persuasively expect me
to fork over, as one of"the bcnoiitiaries
of the Republican Union party" ! will
own, Hamilton, that have derived ma
NJ and great benefits from the party
last aforesaid. l don't deny it. For
instance, they have bonoGclcntly accu-
mulated for 1ne, in common with the
rest of the people of the United States,
n great national debt which, we all ad'
init, is national blessing.
They have placed the base and cum
brous metallic currency that used to
weigh man down and impede loco
motion, to say nothing about wearing
holes in his pockets and disappearing
inconveniently iii the Innings Of his
trousers, by light and air currency
that costs but little to manufacture, and
nothing to redeem, and which man
can carry around with case in large
amounts, if he can only get it. (Oh!
if you could but get SEQ ofmine.)
They have granted me the glorious
: privilege of helping furnish board and
clothes to my odorifcrous brethren OF
African descent in the Southern States,
which blessed privilege they have wrcs-
ted from the hands of their late oppres-
sors. They have multiplied 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 aggre-
gate of national treasure. (Don't you
see it, Hamilton? l don't.)
They have done'away with the slow,
solemn and cumbrous forms and cere-
monies of constitutional and civil law
in the administration Of the Govern
rneut, and adopted the more eXpedi.
tious and joyial ways ofmi'itary COM
missioncrs.
They have given the odilerous, etc (,
as aforesaid, q chance to vote, SIT on
juries, hold office, and do everything
IDut work and get an honest living
that is, in the Southern States. (Ihey
did 90 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 alto
gcther too modest i'll asking for only
$50. assure you, Hamilton, If you
had asked for twice, and even ten times
as much, itwould have been sent you
lust as cheerfully, and you would have
got it just rs soon.
Please give my love to Waldo, ana
tell him when he gets this $50, l shall
expect him to spend i: all in puiiing
down corruption, as You advertised 10
lo at Syracuse the other day.
Tell him, also, in "view of the short
ness of the campaign" not to unncces,
sarily fatigue himself by gong 700 700 o., o.,
ten to the post Office after that $50, FOL
if he will only wait patiently few days
he won't get it.
A due! Hamilton. Be yirtuous an'
you will be happy.
The rose is red,
The viOlet's blue.
The lilly's pure.
And so are you!
Yours, as ever, (just about
JoHy L. WILSON.