Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-10-31
Hear three Democratic Soldiers!

Az late CraDd tbiOh ran at CuicaSo
Gen. Preniiss, Col. Lynch, aud Capt
Gregg, all of whom have been prisoner:
siuce the battle of Shiloh until within Q
few days, addressed the immense audience
Gen. Prentiss gave long and deeply in
terestiDg narrative of the suferiugs o.
himself and companions in captivity, and
the meanuess aud bsrbarism OF the rebels
He gave his sentiments on political mat
tiers as follows:
"Lest may be misunderstood, let me
tell you Republicans,I am no Republican
Democrats, | aIn no Democrat. We are
going 10 our homes in this State, and We
will tell the GOverumant, the candidates,
and the voters, how We have been treated.
Ii may be denied in some quarters.
care not. We are determined to tell the
truth. Here around me are macy Of these
men, my comrades, Republicans and Dem
ocrats, some of whom went south as apol-
ogists for these men. Some Mssourians
and slaveholdcrs were with me 10 prison.
We sill came hume-Sell, call US "abo,-
i.iouists," if you please, or anything else.
tell you the slaves in the South that We
saw are better posted than the butternut
gentry. Every little act of kindness that
these men received, was from slaves.
We have come home ready TO use every
power that God hath gwen US, TO put
down this rebellion. To take their prop.
erty, to take their negroes, to take every
thing"
Col. Lynch spoke with great earnest
ness. We give u short extract:
{" need hardly tell you, have always
been a strong, uuccmpromising Democrat,
] have been an apologlst for the Southern
people. pronounced the stories of their
crucitirs to be gross f4bricafions consid-
cred the Aboliionists aud Republicans the
enemies of the Union. rW not say so
noU. My only platform is, al love my
country" |, as you all know, have never
been an AboliiOuiSt. have turned ne
groes, who came iuto my camp, over to
their Rebel masters. eau not say that
] ike a negro, now. But, if i, should be
necessary, TO save this glorious Union, 1
r9u'd t1Le q regiment IF njggsrs and
march m'o Dicie. Every party should
he merged into one. There should be no
R,publicaus, DO Democrats. Every man
should sacrifice his personal feelings. |
vas opposed to Abraham Lincoln; | am
Dow opposed to every man who Oppuses
Abraham Lincoln"
Cspt. Gregg was equally emphatic
We give single paragraph:
This war must be carried on differently.
This Union must and shall be pc preserv-
ed, whether the "nicgcr' is preserved or
not. The Rebels spit upon your Constr
tuition. hear it said up here, "you must
stand by the Constitution" Why, the
Rebels won't take that Constitution. If
you should hang Wendell Phillips and
all other Aboitiouis's, to morrow, jeff.
Davis wouldn't thank you for it. Why,
IRE ore all ALo'di,nists. tell you, I've
he oush the mill, | wish that every
sympathizer in the north had to 90
through the same mill Iwish they were
compelled to 20 over the tour have.
You may take my head for football, if
they didn't change their notions, If ii
were necessary to free every negro in the
South to save the Union, would do it."
ALL An officer just from Eicksburg
SAYS that erery man ur'icr hir,y:fue has
been impressed iutO the Rebel army-sO
terrible aud strong is the military despot.
ism that scOurges them.
The people not far from Memphis are
suffering for the nccossaries of life. The
cotton, which was their main Resource for
supplies, has been burned up by the Rebel
cuerillas, who make the common people a,
the South needlessly suffer thus, as they
would like to make the Moth.