The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-08-08
Our Srmg Correspondents
LETTER FROM THE THREE
MONTHS VOLUNTEERS.
CAMr BuRSs. CLARKsBURo, Va..l
LII. AA.L rEO

CAMP BuRSs. CLARKsBURo, Va.}
July 2oth, 60.
Hon. John S. Carlisle addressed the peo
pie here yesterday. A great part Of his re.
marks were such as you mightexpect to hear
from fourth rate lawyer, thoroughly inbued
with the dea that II slavery should be abol.
ished. oil things would go to everlasti ng
rmnsh.
FIom his remarks one would refer that the
thought everything hinged on the negro
done away with, he seemed to think the I'm.
ion was hardly worth saving. The old half.
way secesh doctrine Of hanging the leaders
OF "both Sides" as 'ie called il, he is partic
u!arly pleased with. ] should like to know
what "both sides" are to be hung. man
is either Tor the Union or against it. and il is
hard tu see who are trying to overthr w the
government, but the southern traitors. He
thought to tickle some Of the semi.seccsh
heres ahouts, by such honorable aud patriotic
ganimon.
take him to be a man who cares more
for No. /. than fer lis country or anything
else. He made sthe allbsions to the nboli.
t.onists. as he was pleased to call them, that
We thought were meant for on regiment,
which made good many CONSERVATIVES >
among US very angry. He made very poor
impression ON those ofus who heard him -
His opposition to the admission Of estern
Virginia, as new state. has played him out
with most Union meu in this region.
The health OF the regiment is better now
than it has been at any time since leaving
Camp Chase. Not n single death has occur.
red yet. Company d has but one sick man
-Peniston-in the hospital and he will be
out in a few days, as he is fast recovering
Some boys from each mess 60 out each day
and gather o parcel Of blackberries and we
have a feast Of them. This we fnd effectu.
ally cures the diarrhea aud gives US good
sppetites for Uncle Sans pork and beans
The boys are very merry to-day, this being
the centre Of our term Of service. Counting
from the date of the muster, the 10th Of June
We have just been in the service month
and half As we only made arrangements
to be gone for three months. We are as partic
ulsr about getting home at the proper time,
as ifa term Of the years was drawing to a
close. Each man belonging to Co. d has
left "iear" 10 Ohio, whom he is very apx'
ious to see. and don't blame them for want.
t.sr Ia her 4 Ia narfaatlv natural
Who bames themf
Scrae prominent men In Tifin wrote here
lest week that Senator Lang was going to
be Colohsl ofthe l0ist regiment Your read.
ers should have seen the indignation expires.
,ed on each mans eountenance, and they
would thea have no need to ask any ques
tons about the man who says. the Southern
people are just az good titisens and chris.
tians as we ares" aud who treated US at Co.
lnmbus and Camp chass.as though We were
his slaves.
Company D viii never forget SIN for the
way he treated them. Since we learned that
Coi Webster is to be the coloEel. a number
Of Us would like TO join the regiment but as
our term will rot be cut till the regiment 10
formed. ] suppose We will be disappointed
The truth Of the case is that this thing OF
going into the service rnder officers who
know nothing of military matters Is, at best.
a rather risky exper ment II the Colonel
will not strictly enforce military law, every
thing is confusion and uproar No s'fe'y
FOR property. No order nor satisfaction.
J. s. N.