, 1861-05-14

and the people tn its length and breadth are q
united peopIe- for 'the glorious: old dag, now
and forever. fs.';;:: Il + - =: !:
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If fnuythlng were needed to proye the deVo.
ted, patriott5m :of the Illinois 'yolunteets, .
visit to this plkce at this: time would furnish
it. Here is none Of the pomp aud, circun-
stance OF; glorious wG.n There Is nothing to
furnish excitement: The men are '1odged in
the midst Of mud aud water, the ahofes: Of The
enemy within echoing distance on either side
At present they are without uniforms, and ~
tthey tramp thstr allotted rounds; covered with
their. partf colnred Blankets present by 70
means an sttrsctive aspect. 4 has been rain:
Ing steadily and 1t times peofasal5, for several
days.~ The town is . huge mud pond. The
camp looks like laks:AaIrounded With bAth:
ing shaaties. !, Nothing can heeoueeived more
utterly and hopslessly forlorn and dismal to
the:eye Of tie observer, than tbs :ontwssd as:
pects Of military life here. ~ ! .t,:2.
/: And yet, amidst all this, the spirit Of the
men Is cheerful and animated. There is no
murmuring. They make joke of their dis
comforts laugh At the rain and mud, and the
ahsntle4, and the cooking; make the best Of
everything, and perform theif ard16uB and f.
tiguing duty With cheerful alacrlty and un-
1inchlng DEVOTION, ~. ;ss,;- III :
The duties these men are performing are, In
ny Judgment, q tar higher test Of their loyalty
to the cause Of their country than service on
the battle field. There is an excitement about
the lstteE,,uadsrzthe impulse ufwhieh hireling
troops, ignorant of what they: fight for. will
often BE- reused to great enthusiasm, and per-
form noble feats Of daring. To be clad in the
uniform Of the soldier, aud march to battle
amid the sound OF m&r &rtiaf music, The ro,ring
Of artillery, and Ill the aninaating md inbpir-
ing associations which surround in army in
the field, Is one thing but TO be planted In a
mud hole, And work On, day sner day, in mad
and ,Mxter;; live hi khanties, s1eep; on wet
boards ,zn3ateh IN squaaa about 1 dirty town,
with spoars food, In your mouths and dirty
: blanket .on, youz, baea15 IT, keep this mp day
after dag, without anEht. to make excitement
Or awaksn interest t-tthls h ,reqnffss that man
-rhould haee within him the fire ofa ne love for
the cadsewhich be supports. = It Ia this which
has impressed ma more. than. anything Else,
durlng ny visilf here, II l. this which has rem.
!. deEed the yisit We have msde- here (uotxith.
sfxhdhhE that It has raInsd necessarily the
whplg lrns) ons Of great interest. Fl :: :
F.:;Is has been spnrce af pride and satis.
faction to me- tot1na our men 50 patient, cheer
sfa Sd ndpl1antng g; s.; ,haer tie eircumstan-
i they pa4aeed ias than 1t would
havabeen 10 have seen them ii splendid ul1li,
~; ~ aray, going through drea parAdn and
szzaking fine shoH Of the ''fuss and feathers ,,
lot yaE:I ~ C5Il~s--;l,.:t..~ t..~ a -
It has been sald several times sines ] have
been. .heze. ths tlbts u nome ii HE poetry of
*etoadier4 ltas 4 Caro; snd IN one esnaza It Is
/: true This outward ahow j. wanting, but IN !
SENSE It Il not true. There Is really
snqreto toaeh the feelings, and kihdle the In;
thustssm pei tine patrtot ii tthe exhibition Of
noble eof patient endnraace, ( inlhaly
4ortfudey i tsmsomptzining submesion 10 hard.
thlps ID snd exposure than would be
a#ah;9pPea a};pye Y p 9pleadon Of the meat dn4
tsheds smnttary encainprnentk -: .s:. ~
=: Ihese ideas 'afe especially spplopriate to nnr
Chicago bo1s, who Hre llocated Ut Camp smith:
'1h1 p1aee Where there + nothing bht ssvtsuapai
s7drys shers' 'thsg have ths positip l 9th:
,7efl fhe most Uncomfortable sFhey1 afe, com.
peilea to i've in TENTS. 1nost Of which ars IA
yet w1tthoat hoaos+s, ahd not 1nay 70 hxe in mud
Nd ;wstm, blt toaieep III It. These hazdahipa
( st,a result om the haety oc-
espation Of q place like this by large bodies Of
n,en, Without any suitable camp equipments.
fEyezythtng Of cerrse has to bepgepared after
their arrival, and prepared under the
most diaeayaptfggsoqs :eirsumstances..
At Camp smith, fhe difaculties IN the ;ray
wefd tf eoafse stm sfeate} 1Tom III. distance
!: faat itn ID and
anpp1lez::1c.. alEasaidahaa haa
:been4 4thltz thu !hoys. hare had ~ endure the
;izasE! !psf1.4ioaf Ru they 11azse,s anaidz,
II Ill theproRa eon.ciopsnesa that they oeeudplJ
tne post Of heanot, i fan
foral dts additional hadsll lps;s THIS posnt: al
which thny .ro stationed i: fhs f point WA, e
Of all qthpra, Garo 8 tbs most assssilable, ane
nhesee, nhesee,lf' .heze; an attack w4in;ba nAae.
f~--,Our ,boyyi tbs midst OF al their dfscom
forts de fiji df xssl l'and split, cheerful hope
fnl, snd enthuaiastie for .ths- cs1ss, and over
how4ag With xaaee7eaon 10 The sglorious old
'sarG iiAhaiKaahso SWe Ehtt tpr1ud o
them, and feel eure they tH - b found tn.
eoialars ind true msnIir every jposlttah b
which tAszmay he,Rlsqsas ,Et-zu,.
And here let say TO- ~ men who are think
ins Of eulisting, that nnleas they aze prepared
fo meet iii eorfs of, hafdshlpA md priyafinai
e! 1n1fi q they bad sbe4ter stxy a,