The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-12-04

bliadiDg end maddsnins them is bsiuI
dispellsd. When The Obscu,iDg cloud l.
finally swept away and the folly anC
lwichednsss Of their leaders bursts full,
upon their view, We may look for suUl
an uprising Of that befOol.d and opprsss
led people. as will hurl their deeeiver
aud oPprsssOrs from power Asd griut
them into dust.
A longing for peace is also seen ia th'
lsitsr. The poor fellow was legiauine
to see and feel the realty. A desolal,
home, and loving wife and helpless
babes wore pceriug upon him and adding
bitterness to the miSery OF dispair. "HoN
many vaiuab,e lives lost and how man,
helpless widows aud orphans are We vii
ling 70 Gee made for lhe rake Of our Ia
voriis institutions =? 1 .hav,
thought much about il, and fually con
cluded that to die FOR ones country
dirty soldier, and be dumped into hole
or left for The tuzsards. aid never though
Of any more e1cepi BY helpless and ies'
titn,s family. docs no. compensate me. y
lf,he whole truth could have burst
upon tile poor fellow as he peuned lhi.
sentsnce- had he known hls own fate
and the ials Of his "h lpless and d, s,i
tuts family had he known the drptl,
Of his own delusion--ths fact that tie
drsolation blas,ing his "couniry" was
causcless and fui:Iess--ihe trials he was
enduring and the blood hi. brothers were
shedding. were lavished only on tho do.
siruciioo Of his chiidrsU's bopss--bsd he
known the true purpote Of the ie sral
Gnv,rDu-nt, q the purpose for which they
w'gId war, aud the true motive Of his
own "amtiIious lead, rs" tB6 agony o.
his di'pair and tho tsIrs or bis la asnia
lions would have been mingled with CT
scrations Of ' deep damnation'' against
The iyran's who. without cause, and for
ambitious purposes alone, have brough,
ruin to his country and dssol.liop 10 bi.
home. III il was 10 do over would
not be 10 favor Of the war. l would
rather have seen the slaves clnsncipatsd
than Zee what I now see. Poor man lie
need noih have seen either, IL but himself
and HE coua.rymen had been content
with the GoyerDnsnt as our tatbers made
IT, IIe might have, ben sccurc 10 the
snjoymen. Of bis-- -iavori.e institutions, In
the prosperity Of his country AUD tho
peace and happiness Of his family, lad
he and, ,h.y. bu, withheld their fratri Jidal
hand from tito heart OF tie Government
that gave aud protected them mall. As
1t is they begin TO see tl,o fruiIs aud mus,
abide 'hs consequences. te4H a.rI
Cotp Water. Miss. Nov. 13b, 90 |
DEAR MornER Why don't you witt?
I'haSe written twice to you and, no au
swsr dn my last | sent NY Likeness ia.
ken 'oa my birthday. We are driving
tho rebels before US slowly. Our adyanc"
is below Holly springs. fighting all the
time. can hear their cannon now. We
kSvs not fought them (lhat is our regi.
meoi) since Saturday. We tiat day
fought Jackson's regiment who whipped
US so at Bolivar; but we hAd ou, whole
regiment this Tins and charged thrn,,
killing 10, wGunding 20. and taking 1l2I
prisouers-amona them .ks bro,hsr Of a
Colonel who was kil!ed in the B5titar
6ght. a~ writing ,tis with paper and
iuk taken from rebels saddle bags. and
g. I'D you a letter found 10 the same
The viiter was killed in tho battle on
lie was an officer 10 Jackson 4
c'valry. Circulate that letter among the
friends there. |. is very sensible. LEI
Albert have Il published. II shows
what the youth think Of The war. and
might DO great deal of good. II is not
finished. aud the poor fSlow who wrote Il
is no molo. In the fight on Saturday.
our company had several wounded u,
none killed We have an army here
which ia large enough 10 make lis way to
the Gulf | dare no. Say how large. but
the largest | ever saw Of 6gthing mcn
and under Sighting Generals.
III h,d TINA would copy hat latter,
but you can Stuiy il out As | did and
IL is really worth showing. especially 10
The traitors who carried the Ohio elec
lion. My bsal'h 10 excellent. Wris
5000. WARREN.
LuMKIS Muds. 7 MiLRs SoUTR(
OF HoLu SPNISes
Rev, RoBER1 II. BoSKR- MY dear and
VsHsraJis old friend I'll have long fol-.
M inolina ion 10 do myself the pleasure
Of wiring you u few lines. 10 these sor,
lines whru onr is isolated from friends,
among. m'n No assipa'sd and reckless.
The deposition 10 be with and converse
with old friends who can think. talk and
&C, with como degree If discretion and
sense. 10 very greI,--,jus, 80 now with
@ytlL ! am discouraged, sick and worn
Out physically, morally and mentally.
! need enroS'AS. MrAt want 10
know what sensible msp are thinking CT
our prcspecO (Lo, thu ensmy's sr.ils