North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-09-23
A One.Armed Wisconsin Soldier Writes
to ScheMck

The Postmaster at Mayville, in Wiscon.
sin, Captain J. A. Barney. served nearly
three years in the Union army, lost an arm
in the service, and was brevetted Captain
by Governor Fairchild. Receiving one OF
the blackmailing circulars from the Radi-
cal National Committee few days since,
he sent the following reply:
Although not in sympathy with the
purposes of the Republican party scaH
readily understand that money is neces-
sary to conduct your campaign; but as I
could scarcely be expected to vote for one
man and contribute funds for the success
of his opponent, am under the necessity
of declinining to comply with your urgent
demand. and assure you that, should be
pei mitted to vote next November, my
ballot, together with majority of my
former companions in arms, will be cast
for Seymour and Blair"
No, gentlemen
we shall ne er do the thing that you ax.
We're willing to pay fair price for the
But never the threc-penny tax
Hoping that you may be as successful
elsewhere as here, l am, very respectfully
yours, j. "A. Barney, p. NJ.
-Erchange.
We know you, John Barney: we parted
amid the crash and thunder of LATHE, and
now, after all these long years of Republi-
can ''peace.' we extend to you the cordial
greeting of Democratic soldier. Chick
amauga was tough place, John, but we
fought well-as we'll as VIC knew how
believing that hard fighting, and hard
uh nn1 ho
vation of the Union. 1t seems, though,
that we reckoned without our host. But
never mind, John what are the sacrifices
we made, and the hardships we underwent
aye, what is the loss Of dozen paltry
States when compared with the preserva-
ton of "The Party"
We kept up to our skirmish line, John,
and to our line of battle, bu: we were too
slow to keep pace with this party of Pro-
gress; therefore we are Corperheads and
Traitors.
We took your place in Co. B., John,
after you left one "traitor" arm on that
eventful ground, and had gone home to
try to earn an honest living with the other,
and called tho roll to see how many Of the
boys were left. All except yourself and
few others, wounded or taken prisoners;
answered "here!' But ah, too many of
them answered in whispers from the spirit
world. Perhaps 'tis better: for he'd they
lived, they. too, might have become "Cop-
perhcads
l say, John, do you ever see any gold +?
No? Well cheer up, then, old boy, for
surely you will get your pittance from tho
government, in chink. The Grant Party
is going to pay those noble fellows whose
presence was SO necessary at home to
garner up means for you and to do the
fghting-those noble fellows who shelled
out the greenbacks as thick as chaff or a
barn floor, and as valuable, too-the
PARTY is going to pay them off in gold,
and of course, they will pay poor one
armed soldier the same! may be fooled,
John, as have been before in anticipat-
ing the course Of this patriotic party. but
never mind, it will all be right; tell you
it will all be right, though our rebelliouS
minds may be slow to comprehend and
it. Why, didn't they equalize
our bounties? Didn't they make two
hundred dollars, paid as, equal three
hundred dollars, paid the negroes, for less
than half the service, and that in the rear ?
And isn't that consistent, also, with the
radical idea Of Equality? What are you
growing about, then, Copperhead, traitor
Gus, one-armed John Barney, and why,
Oh, why don't you pay Mr.. Schenck tie
trife he askes to sustain the Great Moral
Institution ?-NorM Western Democrat.