gaving us the cold shoulder and refuses all aide in this our most dire necesity and actually shows all sivilized nations of the world her weakness and as I have long predicted her first downfall. The only news I now hold after reading the last telegrams from home are that as the country is on the verge of ruin and bankruptcy we must one and all turn out in a body for say three or four months in the Spring & Summer & distroy as many of the enemy as we can and subdue them into terms and if that does not do, let us all, while our heads and hands are left us, turn against England that has so basely used us in the time of need and go with clear heads and willing hands over to our cousins in the great republic who I am certain will send us men and money to protect us from the savages and oppen our country out to make it of value to us and the rising generation. Every man in America is a politician by virtue of citizenship and can call for all their own leading men