The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-12-04

or, they sre found to have had their birth
In tho brains of the persons referred to,
and therefore resulting in no very serious
calamity Over prairie and wood, ford
Ing streams aud climbing hills, q vast ar
my, from four or five different courses, at
last, after many weary days of marching,
collected in and about Springfield, and
made the plain white with their tents,
each soldier of which was eager to meet
the long talked. of foe, the long retreating
Price. Day after day. forced marches
were endured with the greatest patience.
under difficulties that cannot be described ,
all sanguine that the end would annihilnte
the rebels, and preserve the fair State OF
Missouriato the Union. Report after re
port was circulated, each bringing nearer
and nearer the looked-for contest, when
the superiority of Freedom was to be for>
ever established. It was here, just here,
that. like the power that felied the walls
of Jericho, the news came. that not q
foe was within 6fty-6ve miles of Spring:
ield : Then came the question in every
soldiers mind, why march and drag as
away out here to meet, and lay watching
each other, where not single hundred
rebels are to fight US Something was
wrong; something was rotten; somebody
was to blame; somebody had TO bear the
responsibility; and who could that person
be but the commander in-chief of the ar
my Of the West, but Major General John
C Fremoul? The soldier had looked up
to him as child to father; and swift as
Lightning, and With stnnuing force, the
ides, whether true or not, flashed through
bis mind, that he had been trifled with;
and at this very nick of time Fremont was
removed; aud was it any woDdar that
none felt il to be his duty totresist il!
Fremont was superseded. and not single
ssnsible soldier regretted it,;
THE CAUSE IN MISSOURI
The question has often been asked by
Union men, How prospers our cause in
Missouri and j! may many times more
be asked before it is correctly answered. |
Norman in the State, and of course no
one out oft, knows the exact condition
of The Rebel and Federal forces here.
Or army II connted by thousands. and is
superior 70 any other in the field; but of
what account e it, when no foe dares to
meet II. but scattsrs as it approaches, on
y e coIIsct when II departs, to pillage as
before Less ihaa one month ago. Gen.
5tureis matched from Kansas City to
Springfield, and found all quiet on the
roHd that since has been the scene of at
east two fights. in one of which we lost a
traio of City wagons in sight of where q
Union Gag waved in the town of Pleasant
Hill, as we entered it. The Missourians
will eight only when they have two to oue;
and some other. mode of warfare will have
20 o7be adopted before they are completely
luellsd, and quiet restored to the State.
The HEALTH OF THE TROOPS
No one thug. perhaps, so interests the
friends Of soldier, as his health; aud of
most other things they will hear more than
Of II. II he is well, few words au'
nonnces the fact; and if sick. be seldom
will refer to it, for fear of creating al
anxiety uncalled for.
There are troops here from Ohio, In-
diana, Illinois, Iowa. Nebraska aud Mis-
souri,; and excepting, perhaps the Mis-,
sourians, the Ohioans are the healthiest,
although, in coming here, they underwent
. greater change of climate than any of
the others named The First Nebraska
Regiment has over three hundred unfit for
duty; The Iowa Regiments are about the
same, auO most of the others ditto Tue
Twenty seventh has not over one hundred
men in hospital, aud most of those went
there with measles.or mnnps, and are on
~ hindered from being with the Regi
ment by the want of q chance to join it.
A sick soldier is in bad fx, far more SO
than any one unacquaiuted with his life
ever imagined He has no friends to ad
minister to his wants. and no one seems
to care whether he dies or lives. l have
been in many different situations, but may
God preserve me from that of sick sol
dier. 4
COOP News. Sinee writing the fore.
going, our winter clothing has arrived in
camp. and I can do nothing else but pic
.ture to myself what proud fellow Pli be
when get new suit, and covar il with
Q big blue overcoat, with capes to it like
those our grand pas used TO wear, and
but I'll.not anticipate. but will tell about
clothing in my next, as paper is as scarce
here as some of your readers, perhaps,
wish. BRIGHAM.