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Here is tlic* letter of another Democrat— from Jacob Lewis, of the 2Gth Indiana, to’ Joseph Uee.se, of thin town. Jake enlisted here, and is well known to our citizens :OampTottkn, Mo., April 2, 1862.You seem to think that the Butternuts will get possession of Indiana. I think there are enough loyal men there to whip such* scoundrels. I am surprised that the good people of Indiana will let the hell-hounds1 go on with their hellish plottings against our glorious country. My plan would be to' arm every loyal man, and for t hem to shoot every home traitor—-the sooner the better. You must not let the Butternuts and the copperheads get the start of you,for this is a time that tries men’s souls, and every loyal man should put his shoulder to the wheel. If he loves his country, now is the time to4 make himself useful in its defence. I think the 26th Indiana, to which I belong, can-whip all the copper-heads in Indiana. If X was at home, I would like to hear a Butternut speak in favor of Jeff. Davis. I would* shoot him down as quick as I would a dog. I expect to come home on a furlough, in #• short time, and if I hear a man speak in fa-' vor of Jeff. Davis, I will send him to h—II,• where all traitors belong. The Butternuts-say that this is a negro war, that it is to set-the negroes free, c. I say that men who1 talk that way are d—d liars. It. never was-the policy of Lincoln to free the negroes,* nor is it his policy now, only so far as to’ deprive rebels of their property. Negroes are property, and I say take them and use’ them. We can use them to great advantage. I am in favor of employing all honorable means to save the Union. I say it-is right to set the negroes free, for when we-do that we strike at the root of the rebellion. Jacob Leavis;
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Martinsville Morgan County Gazette
Martinsville, Indiana, US
Sat, Apr 18, 1863
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