Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-18
Nasty.
Mr. Nasl,y, In View Of the Certainty of
the Payment Of Rebel War Ciaisa.
~tc., L. VI ode rat~1y Cheerful.

The Corners, though cas-, down bv the
totle faleyoor Nv the Potter investigashen,
Is not entirely discouraged. There Is yit
balm In Gllead. Troo, we did expect TO
hev Hayes out and 1ilden and Reform in
BY this time, and Bascom expected TO hev
me and Deekin Pogram and Isaker Gavitt
all drawin saleres ez fedrel ofilses, and
Nv course there Is disappointment.
But we are not goin about ez men with
out hope. We hev the House now, and
will hev the SENT beyond doubt. Then
We shell fall back on our Southern war
claims and the penshun Nv Confedrit SOL
Jerry, aud hope TO be able TO nfuse some
life into the Corners by them means. The
Northern Dlmocrisy are pledged to US,
which is unnecessary, as they never did
dare, and don't now, to refooze US NV the
South anything we want. They can't git
along without US, and therefore We are GER
tin Nv watever we may ask for
We hev taken careful inventory Nv wat
we kin depend upon, when this is fixed
There are sixty citizens NV the Corners
wich served in the Confedrit army, for
longer or shorter periods. Ef they is pen
stoned at say 500 yeer that gives Bas-
com q revenoo Nv $1,000 yeer. Wat the
whole Nv em will waste In pervishus and
cloze will be made up by the Captins and
hubhtlc WIN XIV pcieuths IL 10
q safe estimit TO put down Bascum' $ re-
| ceets from this source alone at $1,000. |
! suppose | must 20 in ez q privit sojer ez
never got higher than that, though | may
squeeze up To Leftenant's peushun on the
strength Nv the Kunnel's promise that |
shood be = Lettentenant ef ever | got so |
| stood fire without runnin.
But this is . mere drop in the bucket
| Our bills for property destroyed By the
Fedral army will make us all rich. Deekin
| Pogram he'd l2 hosses stolen by John Nor
| gan's command, wich kin be charged up TO
| the Fedral Government with great propri-
ETY. A regiment Nv Fedral cavalry wuz
chasin Morgan, and they retreated thro the
Corners. Ell it hadn't been Tor the Fedral
| regiment Morgan never wood hev come
this way and the Deekin wood yet hev he'd
his hosses. | believe the Deekin only
claimed one, when the ravistin happened.
| and that wuZ a mule. but now that he is
likely to be paid for em it hez growed to
| twelve and all Nv EN- elegant blooded
bosses wuth at least $500 apiece. Then
| Morgan's command camped into feeld l.v
| the Deekiu's, wich wood hev destroyed the
wheel ef he had any sowed onto 1t, for wich
he must be paid. He hez lively bill for
fences and barns destroyed by Morgan s
men, enuff ef he gifts it. to take kesr Nv
| hlsSelt all dis lie.
| Kunneil M'Pelter hez claim for bildins
and fences destroyed and hosses and chick
ems and things taken when he wuz with his
regiment with Forests command, which
Nv corse he shood be paid for. They wuz
took, at the same time, by Morgan's men
in conscience NV the invashen Nv the State
by Fedrel soljers.
All the citizens hev claims, all made out
to be presented the minnit the Democrisy
git control Nv both houses. We estimate
that our loss In ,niggers alone Wuz oveI
$500, 900, all Nv wich we must hev with in
trest, and damages also tor loss Nv theil
services to date.
In support Nv our claim We kin show tea
never sence their emansipathun hez thel
bin crop decently put in, and that fol
want Nv ther laber ther hezn't bin thins
done in an agricultural way on any nv on
farms, and thet widespread room hez beI
the result. Ell congreshnel commit.
don't believe 1t let em drop into Bascom'
any hour Nv the day or mite and listen t
| the uurmurs our people sigh between
drinks.
Not heyin any property and never hevii
had any, l shell. Nv course, git nothing bu
INV beggarly penshen. But wat do keer
The rest will hev it, and in plentv. NJ
conyersashen In this region is worth IN
board, the hundred dollars per annum wi
git ,ne sich simple close ez cant borre
J on NV close lines mites, without preliminar
conversashun, and the people would be OF
, grateful indeed 70 let me 60 thirsty. | shs
, | be pervidid for decently.