On board the Savannah

                                                                                                            Nov 9^th/64

 

Dear Father

                        I Received your letter containing the figure of one it was not the kind of stamps i meant it was gumback i wanted however i guess i will come ashore on friday or saterday and then i can bring some with me

 

How did the Election come off in the city lively times i suppose but little Mac came out ahead i hear after all however i am afraid he will not be elected for the White House for the Black Repubs did not give him a fair shake about a week ago there was an ord Officer came aboard/ to find out how the men would vote and he found out that they would all vote for little Mac with the exception of the Officers who to save there shoulder straps would vote for the Big Joker the day before Election an Order came from the Admiral to allow no men ashore on the next day but the Officers went ashore all most to a man the Consequence was little Mac was Cheated out of two or three thousand votes from this Navy Yard perhaps that was one of Abes little jokes but the men here couldent see Where the laugh came in. The coler Brigade on board here which composes our mess cooks are all in high sprites at the prospect of the Rail splitter takeing another lease of the White House/ for they are all Repubs and black at that most of them came came off plantations down south and were set free by Uncle Abrahamm it is a wonder he did not issue a proclamation allowing all the krokes in Country to vote for he would have had all theire votes

 

You say you think Abe ought to remain in his seat as they have had experience and ought to be well verssed in Warfare and it would be better to let him settle it that might be so but i cant see it i think all the trouble is he is to well verssed in warfare for he manages to heap it up without either loosing or gaining ground he has kept it up now four years and cuss my tarry toplights if i think it is any nearer to the end of the yarn than it was at the begining/

 

and again who should be better verssed in warfare than he that has had Command of an army and led them to a glorious victory at Antietam he of the Rail splitting notoriety th was afraid then that the name of little Mac on G. B. McClellen would become to popular and so had him removed from the army however we shall see what we will see one of these days and that before long

 

there was three or four Gun Boats Cruising up and down the River on Election day most all day

 

there i guess i have said henough about politic i down on em anyhow i go in for lickeing the south back in the union and i guess we can do it

 

                        having no more at

 

            present i will Remain

                        Y         E          S          Jack

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