Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-06-19
An OLD LETTER.

addressed 10 Mt William Otis, III" father
Of ". +. Otts, Esq. In those days cnvcl-
op,s were mover used Many old men will
remember the style of folding and scaling
letters. The manner of the address Is also
quite different from tho style Of the present
day. The address is about IA follows Mr..
William OTIS, South Carolina, SplrtnnhnrG
District; 10 be lodged in the office at
Woodford Our readers will doubtless find
this letter interesting many of the s,nti-
mcnts will he appreciated obout this time
especially.
KENTUCKY, HENRY Co, Apr. Il, l-f-.
Mr.. Uiiliam Ous-Your letter undcr date
Of the 7th of March came to hand on the
9TH of April, the reception Of which was
truly gratifying. ! do not rccollcct ever
having rocd line from one Of my old pn-
pills before. NY old friend Barnett reed
every information contained IN your letter;
and requested me, If | should write "you,
to return you his thanks for the Satl-iic-
tory information you gave him. Thirty
two years have passed over ~, William,
slnco saw you; | have experienced some
sickness in tho time, but thr0' the abuL-
dant goodness Of God, ! have generally
been healthy, aud am 81 at this time, my
wife is well also; have no family but my
.olf and wifr, and five blacks. Perhaps you
may rccollcct that | left Carollna having
three sons and four daughters, two of these
daughters have decd, all the rest Of my
ehildrcn are alive and hearty, together
with their families, They ARE all living so
convenient to me that can see them any
day
You will reasonably expect that ia thus
my 10th ycar that not only my body hnt
my mental faculties, must be- considerably
ON the decline. You will thcrciurr not cA-
pcct very intelligent and satisfactory
letter from me; tbut you must takc the vii.
Tor the iccl.) A. to country affairs. there
is an overlooking plenty of the Nee" SaIir-
Of life. Markets for every kind Of produce
is very low, tobacco from s. IA 3-cnrn per
barrol sl-cvery thing else in the same pro-
portion. As to political matters, We arr u
restless and uneasy people Ike the oth"r
States, we have ~ many aspniac lomh-
Cogucs, that the people (,ho' many of them,
~ to sound politics, scarcely krow thciI
right hand from their left are almost IL
perpetual turmoil. Tho country Is row
contending who ahall b. the n,vt Isl
dent, and there are many hot and violent
partisans among us; which | c"rsider tho
most fearful symptom of political lis aSc
our free and happy republic has ever cNrc-
ricnccd; some for Jackson, and some frr
Adams, but il seems to be the general olun-
ION that the majority al TINS State arc in
favor of the reelection Of Adams II - \
maxim that will hold good IN all societies,
United we stand-Divihcd We fall 1t l.,
probable Great Britain hcholds those Nio-
lent party spirits that c\ist at this time a.
Omlnous of our Republics tumhling into
ruin; but hope there yot rmlins - much
good sense and patriotism N the nation A.
will preserve the harmony and union of the
States, so ~ 10 enable them to TRIUMPH
over all the banners Of dcspotism.
Let mo request you 10 write to- me once
moro on the reception Of this; il will ut all
times lie pleasing to mo 10 hear of your
welfare. Give me such information re-
spectine the political affairs Of NV old
State ~ you may think worth oommuni-
eating I should he glad to hear who of
my old nciGlhorr are vet living, in partic-
ulnr your father AMI brothers, ~ have
not heard a word from your quarter for
many years Ne 80 good rs to inform me
whether my old and much respected friend
william Lancaster, il yet alive. have
been informed my old ncighbors, Clas.
Moore and wife have long since gone to
the house appointed for all living; should
be glad 10 hear who OF their children are
yet alive.
Lest ! should weary you, must close my
letter.; but shou'd do it reluctantly wero !
70 say nothing 70 you about religion. This
10 probably the last communication we may
have b This world on that slLimportsnt
sukjes6 BE assured, my namc-sake, that
ssythtog | may say to You will proceed
4om the purest motives. You know We
arc all born TO die. I suppose you are 20
years old or upwards, and therefore past
he meridian Of life. Life 10 short, my