, 1862-12-30
4 SOLDIERS LETTER.
L1nco1n's Emancipation ProcIama-
t1on and the Louisville Journal,

Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune7
LOUISVILLE, Dec. a. 1867
From what have seen, learned and heard
IN Kentucky aud Tennessee Of the people Of
both States, since the writer as soldier in the
Union army, who marched aud re-marched,
under the command Of Buell., from this city,
on the LIST day Of October last, to the battle
field Of Pcrryyillc, and through the f.uitless
chase to Crab Orchard after Bragg and his
army, have met and conversed with citi-
zens ut their ,lomes, soldiers Of the rebel
army, both prisoners paroled, dcscrters, and
wounded in the hospitals, and a great majori-
ty Of the three last named say that this rebel
lion will never end so long as the ssproduccr''
in the South is left at home to raise corn,
wheat. and stock to feed the rebel
army in tie field. When at The
same time the Louisville Journal
Of the 21th Of December, in speaking of the
proclamation, says: "It is just as certain as
fate itself that any forcible interference with
the institution Of slavery, US it has existed for
more than hree-quartcrs of i century under
the constitutional guarantees, will be followed
By the resistance Of nearly the entire COM
bined force Of the Soutl.' Slavery OF to-day
is not the the slavery Of the past three-quar-
tiers of century. Then it did not labor to
produce the food and clothing necessary to
sustain, feed and clothc Large army in the
field; to erect forts, build roads and throw up
long lines of stworhs, and dig bitches.
This is the 'institution Of slayery'' Of to-day,
and the institution of slavery Of threc-quar-
ters Of century ago was ueed to benefit If
benefit it could be called) tile world outside,
in producing cotton, rice and other ar.
ticles which are OF use to themselves
and others, and not, Us now, curse
to themselves, both master and slave, and the
country at 1a1ge. The citizens at home are in
favor Of settling the war in the easiest way
possible, and with the least loss to the loyal
portion Of the Soutll-but with no regard to
the rebels who got up the rebellion and have
aided and sustained it throughout. There are
loyal Tennesseeans in the hospital with me
who will .youch for the truth Of my state
nents, whose names names am permitted to
| give, that the doubling may look into the
matter themselves and hare their doubts re-
| moved: There is in one ward, Joseph Glenn
| ins, Joseph Garland, Joseph Snyder, John B.
Hampton, all Of Carter county, Tennessee :;
@Dasld @ Warker and others Of Bledson county,
Tennessee, all Of whom hope and pray that
| the Government will make final stand, and
and it will end the war, it will restore them to
| their families and friends sooner than let sIa,
! very sustain the rebellion. These men belong
to Tennessee regiments, and they believe
| AAsa1 A4le 4GpIAAoA mAI cu4 very SQoQ II LQC
emancipation proclamation is strictly enforced
at the time set; and they also believe that the
Journal is IN ata,naia;' that thu editors ofthat
| journal need not tell them Of what they will
suffer III this last necessity, forit cannot more
| than drive them from their homes and friends
and confseate their property, for the rebel
lion has already done this, and as far as seryils
insurreetion, they are willing to run the risks
Of that, and follow BrownloW to their homes
| in perfect safety. These are the facts, not
| EithEtandiug all tho alarm the border sympa
tlizers may raise. J. G. F.,
| Serg't Co. B. 2Gth Reg't III. Ynls.