New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-04
LETTER FROM A SOLDIER IN VIRGINIA.


To the Editor 81 The N. T. 7ribune.
SIR: Enclosed you will find g. for which please
send me The TRIBUNE daily, and also please let
me know for how long that pays, 10 that can
renew. This division lKearney's) is lying here
about two miles from Baltimore Cross Roads, and
close to the sosm sawmil spoken of by your CORE
spon6enis, tuppose, as it stands right beside the
w. p. and Il. Railroad, and, a matter OF course,
we get the papers. l 10 ice, too, the comments
they make upon different subjects generally, and
particularly upon hunters Proclamation ana
the Presidents revocation OF the zane. L no.
tioe that papers of TIE Herald and Inquirer
=" ilk Of politics very loud III praise oil
Lincoln and derogstory Of Hunter, and the
Hcr0ld comes out in its low-lived way and attacks
Secretary Stanton and other members OF The Cabnet
ss instigators of that proclamation Whether they
were were not, matters not to me- bat OF one
thing / am satisfied-ihat it is right, and should
have been let alone The Herald and The Inquirer
TO the contrary notwithstanding. lhey can zee
nothing good Ill any measure against slavery, and
nothing but good in any measure fayofiDg II. lie
assertion has been frequently made in these papers
that If the Government should ndopt the emoncipa'
ton policy, half the army would go home. Now,
declare such assertions 10 be libel upon the pat
riotism of the army. There might be some officers
who would resign and 90 homr, but that instead OF
being loss 10 the army, would be gam as they
are OF the stripe that only Disgrace 10 the army
Of freecon any how, and their places could DC sup
piled from the ranks of priyates, who wouid make
Tar better officers, and who would hight Tor principle
instead Of for money and rank, IA many are now
fighting. Again | am satisfied that every day
march Of the army and every days continuance oil
tie war is adding TO the number Of Anti-Slayery
men in the army. / Judge of the whole army by
what ! see in this portion o. it, and know that at
least two are Anti-Slayery now to one Elk months
ago. when iirst came into service. l judge that
sxa-ilI itr al
causes that would make Anii-Slaycry men IN thls
dysion would make them in all the other divisons;
those causes being the low brutality Of the Southern
soldiers, they Day 2nelYs our wounded at the Dat
tie Of Williamsburg and other places also, the
diapidated and woe.be-gone appearance OF me
country through which we have passed on our nd.
vance toward Richmond, and also the aimost total
absence of churches and schoolhouses the ignorance
Of the people in general and the general sbabbiness
of the buildings showing the seni-savage state OF tne
inhabitants Of this " Slavery cursed country"
have heard men declare i'll favor Of srming the ne
groes fight for their liberty, who, SIX ncn'hs
ago were rank pro-Shvery men, aud opposed 10
their being used by our Government III any snaPo VI
FORM and otheTs who were also pTo-Savery Demo
Gratis who have not gotten quite 30 lar along, de-
clare in favor OF using them TO do the making oil ROADS
and building Of Notifications, In place OF using the
white soldiers for such purposes. think the Work
Of freedom and regeneration for thls naUon goes
brayely OIL and that few months longer OF war
will atundantly repay future generations for Oil the
blood spilled and money spent in the war, in the III
creased prosperity and enlarged freedom OF the
people. This :" sacred coil, which IL now allnost
barren waste from the slovenly iiliage OF unrequed
lnLor. will be settled bv Northern men, and under
their system of free labor and enlightened style OF
agriculture will he made TO blossom as the garden OF
Lden, and literally to flow with "miik ana
honey" May the day soon come, should be The
wish Of every ,rue lover of bis country, who mas
the best good Of HE race al heart.
May "a, 1867.