The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-11-08

SLAYER Of old. The ffr; Of January next Is
the de- Of March TO this rebellion. after
which. like the winged messenger OF death
70 the Union army will sweep like the dead
Iy simeon over this land Of treason.
We viii DO forced 10 decide by the stern
arbitcr Of the sword. whether the Union must
die that slavery may live. or whether the
Constitutional liberty Of thirty millions OF
white men y greater in the scale Of humani-
" than the privilege Of buying and selling
few Of the African race, am daily growing
more satisfied that this Is the real and only
Issue; with slavery protected this rebellion
Is giant. destroy slavery and IL Is pigmy.
A soldiers life Is not all hardships; We
have great many amusing incidents which
will provoke even a emile from q man who
hss marched twenty miles with years sup
ply Of Quar,ermaster stores on his back,
load compared TO which the affection Of Job,
would be a joke. For instance the other
day your subscriber who stood an hour or
two in the hot sun at Camp Dick Thompson
while suffering officer read to him the car
,icles Of war" whereby he imagined be was
posted a. 70 a soldiers duty. was made the
victim of a rash act. We had marched our
allotted march and camped in fine field in
the midst Of which stood a very poor ex-
cuse for school house, which house il was
decided to occupy as headquarters which
was accordingly done, and il so happened
that the bowel, of divers officers yearned
for some Of the luxuries Of Kentucky farm
er hard BY ard your servant was detailed TO
take a squad Of colored guards and green
back" and forage for chickens. butter. &c.
Procuring 4 proper red tape pass. signed.
countersisned and approved IN red ink that
10 might look warlike be started OF leaving
sundry Colonies. Lieutenant Colonies. Ma
jors. Quarsesmaslers, &c, &c. cherishing
he delesivc hope OF revellins on a meal
'arge enough Tor grown person. In due
,oarte Of tina your unfortunate writer
cached iAo farmers mansion. shook hands
9TH respectable looking papa. gave
very gallant military salute 70 several mar
riagsable locking daughter, and some
stern ard useless orders 10 the dar-
key escort and commenced his purchases.
bucket Of milk OF most beautiful sky
blue. round OF two Of butter which might
have been probably used by yonug ladies
ia place OF lilly-white Tor the cheek. ven.
cradle rooster OF the Shanghai p,rsuasion.
whose frail body would have been resolved
into two legs by cutting off the bead
were negotiated for, when 10 therc came
the tramp Of armed men. the dreadful sus-
Pense was but monieEtary. for soon appear
grim visaeed Michigan Colonel. looking
a rectlfied edition of the Catholic anathema
out Of his fierce left eve. followed by dozen
sons Of Mars.
Ii was my misfortune when a school. boy
10 read in SCOTS works of Fitz James and
Roderic Dhu, of their stern and war-like
visage when clad in panoply of steel.
fancied they were both changed into one
person aud he now before me. He demand
ed surrender. | surren dered-my milk
and butter. but he wanted my frail earthly
remains. | demonstrated and showed my
pass He was an "ossifer' and scorned q
bit OF paper. ] denied his authority. but
was soon convinced OF my error when he
produced such arguments a. file of bayo-
nets pointed at the most vital parts of my
body-thcn felt myself prisoner. and i'm
ages Of guard housev. of being sent home
paroled during the war when would be de
nied the luxury Of hard bread TO eat; again
| imagined myself great General with my
body guard eseorting me into the presence Of
His E1celency, Mr.. Lincoln. who was to
congratulate mo for some great victory in
which | had suecesslully retreated. losing but
half Of nv army. bat soon all vain images
fed. as was ordered 10 halt before Division
Headquarters to await my fate. Did some
horrid demon await me, was | to be blown
| from the mouth ola cannon. or sentenced TO
read one Of vallandngham's speeches A
faint hope told me ! should be spared the
latter torture. was placed Ia guarl-
house. protected from the rude and wicked
world outside by well armed soldier. until
vas taken out and tried by a jury of off,
GERS and mysterious looking bottles aud f.
nally sentenced to-go back and get my
purchased articles.
We are informed by an order from Gen.
HalIeck that the soldiers are fully equipped
at last. Prompted by motives Of economy
and humanity the order will reduce the la
Dor of mules and horses aud give il to the
soldiers. Mules are expensive and scarce
soldiers are plenty aud cheap. therefore six
wagons will be allowed in the place Of the
thirteen We now have. and hsnceforth vol.
un,eer soldier will be sigh, worth seeing.
Armed with hi. tra.,y gun and surmounted
~ith a teut. camp kettles. knapssck aud mes,
chest on his back. and his bod grid abou,
with belt stuck toll Of axes. shovels, picks
&c. he ~ill be proof against the enemy /,
hle AID ~ha, lazy people call rest o
al this OF course true soldier will moi
complain bat they have learned % their dis
satisfaction that an order vii soon be ISSUED
for hardening their hard bread. which Byrac
slous feat. Il ever accomplished. will con
s;der most i6hgnan. 81, IL : ali on account
q she var. AL 50 ne vii have % sard Il
The ssh Resinea; Is dong well a. could
De expected 0Aeess ssl mea ready "a
draw their PAY pronps,r