The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-26
NORTHERN calvALRY.
Horrible Treatment of SOuthe rnefs
in Northern Ohio.

from the Louisville Courier Journal
We have before us several private
letters from Southerners settled IN
northern Ohio, which leave us no room
to doubt the bitter hostility which ex-
lists in that region against the most
well disposed persons of rebel antece-
dents. We have long suspected as
much. At length the damning proof
reaches us, and we demand that the
first act of the next Crongress shall be
the total reconstruction of the Cleve-
land district, that the whole power OF
the army and navy be put forth, If need
be. and that sentries be placed. like
lamp-posts, from one end of Euclid av-
enue to the other, until law, reverence
and order are restored. But to our
testimony.
A veteran officer. who served gallant t.
" with Morgan's cavalry. writes his old
partner in Lexington. KY, from Cleve-
land: 'sThings is going on poorly with
me, pard. When I ukered that old
fool out of the land I writ you about,
and got up the distillery, I thought |
had struck lie. Well, / did make two
or three considerable winnins. But
this is the cussedest county you ever
see. One night last spring the boys
was havin little spree-l do'no how it
was-but one of the fellers got knocked
on the head, or something, and [
thought it best to slope; so here am
in Cleveland without cent, can't go
back to the farm, amt able to raise a
stake, and-well, that's bad enough,
and serves me right. | might have
know'd that these dam'd abolition
whelps would use me up. Nothing
good can come out of Nazarith. Send
me ten dollars to pay my board-blll,
and as much more as you can spare.
No one ever read this letter without a
burning sense of indignation. The
writer is not politician. He plays as
square game of cards as Dick Parsons.
But he is driven from his home, and
finds himself weary wsnderer on the
sounding and everlasting shores Of Lake
Erie, unable to raise stake, and not
sure of being able to sustain his much.
reduced credit at his clearinghouse.
The second letter, among those for
warded to US for perusal and publica-
ton, is more heartrending because it is
from lady. She writes to sister in
Louisville: when the balloon busted
at Cincinnati, Henry thought he would
try his luck in Cleveland, and we came
to this benightcd, God-forsaken town
| 1t is perfectly awful. Henry went in
partners with Chicago man named
Mckissick. The saloon did very well
until Henry go. into fight with one o.
the local reporters of the Herald about
the White League, aad drew pistol or
the reporter. Since then people say he
is dangerous man, and custom has
dropped off. But the worst part re
mains to be told. The grand danes o.
Euclid avenue carry themselves mighty
Lauty. Would you believe it! l have
not received a single call. It's all be
cause I was a Sccesh girl before my
marriage, which heaven knows was TIT
right cause, and wish Harry woule
try his hand at keno. for the saloon
business don't pay no how"
We might quote Fifty letters or more
to the same purport. But enough
These will show the spiteful temper o
northern Ohio. The men are bitter ant
vengeful. The women are proud ant
exclusive. We have tried to think diff
ferently, but we cannot resist such evi
dence as the foregoing.