The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-09-12
ATHENS, Alabama. Angus, 4, 1862.

pondent, provided he has any shame ior his
ialsehoods:
ATHENS, Alabama, August 4, 1862.
Dear Ps and lit is nov early year
since enlisted in the service for the pur.
pose OF crushing this unhoy rebellion, and
presume II will be another year beiote
Shasi see you; for think that the rebellion
Is not much nearer suppressed than it was
wheh We first started out. II IS true we
Lave driven them from place to placs--hav,
taken many OF them prisoners, and captured
large quantities of stores, arms and equip
ments-have opened navigation Of the Mis-.
stssippi - taken New Orleans and four
S'a'es from rebel Iominion; but we have
scattered our forces oil over the CONQUERED
territory, IN the capacity Of guards to reb,l
property, protecting lines OF railways and
trlegraPhs from injury by Iebel hordes
whom we have left in our rear. And when
We come TO make big fight, our force is
not large enough, and We must now wait
lhI.e OF Tour months Tor new levy oitroops
Had we pursued different course toward
the scoundrelS, things would have been .lif
iefent. Instead of leaving traitors in on,
rear, to gather into guerilla bands aud cut
OF our trains and haTrass us, if We had com
PEELED every man to take the oath Of allegi.
hnce, and II he violated ii hung him, and n
he refused to swear allegiance, sent him
south OF our lines aud coniscated his prom
eHy, and II again found within our lines,
treated him as spy, there wou d have been
no coward!y bush.whsckers in our midst Ia
annoy us, and we need not have left &c, 900
troops 10 guard bridges, railroads, Strategic
points, DC, but they might have been with
Mcclellan Mt Richmond and defeated the
IebelIious imps, and now we would have
been on the eve OF closing this unholy war.
W. pave pursued the kid glove policy too
long. ! have learned by experience that II
Is fuiiless to attempt to gain the support of
rebels by kindness aud concilia,ion. We
must be firm and severe; our interests de.
'nand II, and their conduct makes il neees.
sary. We must compel them to unite with
us Tor the Union or go to jeff. Davis. We
must no longer protect them, while they
continue to be foes. We must con6scate
their property. They brought this war upou
the country-let their property pay for it,
We must take their slaves and employ them
as teamsteIs, fatigue men. on Notifications
and roads, as cooks, DC. Let every soldier
shoulder his musket and take his place in
The ranks. In this manner we can increase
our force at least sevenly-ive thousand,
and employ at least one hundred Thousand d
negroes. Then you will see traitors turn
pale; then you will see assembling rebels
show their true colors. They will see that
we are in earnest about this war. and mean
10 preserve the Union at all hazards and
crush the rebellion at every cost. They
Will dlscove: tina. this war is no children S
play on our part. They will learn that this
government has arisen in its might to main. =.
tain its supremacy and preserve the nation s
integrity. They will be made aware Of the
fact that there are but two courses 10 pursue,
viz TO sustain the government or 6gh,
against il. .
remain your a1sctionate son,
G.. w. w.