A Yankee letter.
--The Nashville
Union publishes the following letter written by a girl of
Havana, Illinois, to her brother in the army of the Cumberland.
Although the orthography is bad, the letter contains some real common sense views.
The
Union dubs the girl a real "copperhead" for writing to her brother in a strain calculated to make him desert.
We expect the
Yankees have a sufficient incentive to desert without encouragement from home.
All they want is an opportunity;
Dear brother it is nothing strange to see a soldier now a days up here they are thick as in a bed One fellow by the name of hob choirs who was
Colonel came home a few days ago and some one asked him what he came home for "Why says he I thought I would come up to this end of the regiment" good for him the people are down on the Proclamation and a grant many of the people say kill Old Abe and blow the
Cabinet to the devil Some of the men say they wont go to war while the Abolitionist say they shall go I suppose you have heard that the
Proscription act has passed that is to force every man into Arms I hope and pray to God if they undertake that that the last Abolitionists in the world may be sent to that land prepared for the Devil and his Imps then I think the
Sun would Shine Once more on a happy Nation
The Golden Circles are as thick as hope here and I do not feel very much afraid of Old Abes proscription act as they are in favor of peace by every man staying at Home and minding his own business if the Democrats had of done that in the first place Old Abe and his Abolitionist Crew would had to nock under as Robert is ready to go to the
Office you must be a good boy and do the best you can from your Stater.
