Perry County AlArchives History - Letters .....Letter To A. Lincoln From Anyn In Marion (Perry County, Alabama) January 20, 1861
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      Marion Alabama January 20th 1861

Dr Sir:

Being Desirous of Embarking in the farming & timber trade: and hearing of your 
Eminence as a Rail Splitter is my Reason for writing to you.  being a 
Speculator in Suthron lands and having an Interest in Every State South and 
wishing to improve that Interest and hearing of your Profound Judgement on the 
Fence question I will with Due Deference ask your advice as to fencing in my 
South carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Florida Lands.  There 
is a variety of timber which rails can be made of for Instance John Brown 
Rails, Horace Greely do, Fred Dougelass do, Black Republican do, States Rights 
do, and Constitutional Rails.  now I would Like to Know which in your honest 
Opinion and Judgement is the Best timber to fence in this valuable Land with 
give me your views as to timber lasting Longest in Sections or solid. and as to 
the courtesy and Respect to be Exercised as to their Rights and priveledges 
Between Farmers with Sentiments of Equal Rights to all the States and Exclusive 
priveledges to none.  I remain Respectfuly your Friend if you Stand by the 
Constitution to the Letter and Intent.

A Jackson Democrat

Beware the Ides of March

As an honest man I tell you the Suthron people will not Stand your 
administration unless the Personal Liberty Bills are Repealed and the Fugitive 
Slave Law is carried out.  you may think this is written to Intimidate you But 
it is for no such purpose what I have stated are facts and you will find it so 
in less than six months.

The Suthron States will not be Coerced mark that in your Book.  you are in a 
hard place But come up to the constitution like a man and the country will move 
on in prosperity.  we will not stand Abolitionism in any Shape whatever.
Let Northern men stay at home and attend to their own Buisness and let Slavery 
Alone and they will Live longer and be more prosperous.  charity begins at Home 
and they had better take care of the poor and unfortunate at Home than to be 
meddling with other peoples property.  we want nothing but our Rights in the 
Union and will protect them out of it.


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