The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-12-23
From the Rome Daily-l
Bill Arm Again.

Dir. Editor Somebody amt fooliI
me and perhaps l oughn't to wright abou
it, but I don't want the Grand Army Re
union to think writ that Louisville lette
you published over my name. | think
could have writ as good letter as tina
perhaps, tho it might have strained me
but we amt noticing such things now
We whipped them fellers so often duriI
the late war that we don't feel like wastiI
stationery on 'em now | look upon thu
concern as a ''Grand Condolin Society
and was glad to see that the fellers wh'
got the most whippin made the most noise
in the Reunion. 1 think that's right,
like to see EN- sympathizin together I'm
der common misfortune. L dlden
think however there was much decen
Propriety in holding their meetin in pub
lie, and specially in Louisville. | should
have recommended the Mammoth Cave
| or Cape Fear, or some other quiet Re
treat. But every man to his notion
| We've got no grand army down here tC
reunion and are peaceably attendln tC
bisiness, but I'll bet two dollars that Lou.
isville concern wont knock another chip
off of our hat With this pinted remark
[ dismiss the subjekt. There's bigger
things attractin our attention.
If had time, Mr.. Editor, l would
make few remarks to Mr.. Grant about
his Executive impudence. faint the
first time since we whipped 'em, that
these fellers have been trien TO make our
niggers believe they don't belong to u.s.
They've got some few in the Alabama
Legislature of that opinion now, and they
are playing the Devil generally. Now
if Mr.. Grant can't write better message
than that part about Gorgy, he'd better
abdicate. / read it to Tip, and he said,
"Why Mas Bill, sherely the mans a
fool" What's Gen. Grant got to do
with Gorgy? despise to see a man al
ways putin his segar into other peoples
bisines. l reckon old Boutwell, or some
other old cuss is to blame for it. SAYS
he General, them fellers down there in
that Gorgy cage are gettin along too ca
sy. L think you had better stir EN- up a
ribs just to here 'em growl." All right
old fel, we" growl just for your amuse-
ment now, but hereafter-at some future
timed. Wand the weather permit
ting-and the boys little bigger-and
a few more foundrys built-we'n talk this
matter over. Hurrah for Bob Lee-Pd
like to have seen him and Joe Johnston
walk into that Reunion with their regi-
mentals on-Oh my countrylsome of them
fellers would have been running till yit.
| think l see Pope now in about two miles
af Alasky.
But I've no time to enlarge, Mr.. Edit
or, for [ only wish to say to you about
that letter, you will renig, or put some
other name to it, don't want to rob the
author of his laurels, not to get notorious
about what he done, or what | didn't do.
This kind of thevin has become quite COM
mon and there's no law again it that |
know of, Mr.. Shakespeare said it was
high larcney, and that stealth ones purse
was not to be compared to it, but as the
lawyers say, it seems to be a case of
damien obsequee injurious. l can
thereupon only entreat certain gentlemen
CD to tote their own skillets.
BILL ARP.
p 81 take this okkashun to notify
the Confederate Public, that we are now
organizin Grand Confederate Associa-
ton to make arrangements for the future
payment of Pensions to our Army Wild
Ows and disabled Soldiers. That con-
Germ popularity known as the United
States, has got to pay En- Send in your
names. Hurrah for Bob Lee