The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-05-14
The Voice OF a True Union Sol
hier.

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The Dayton Empire prints the fol-
lowing extract from a letter, recently
received from Union soldier of Mont
gomery county, now in the army at
Columbia, Tennessee. 1t speaks for
itself:
/ have always been a Republican, but as
the Dayton journal is getting to be bur
lesque on a respectable community, and the
Adm nistration is carrying out Abolition
principles, (as we'll as thousands Of my fel-
low Soldiers) am forever done with the name,
as well as with the Abolition principles OF
the Republican party. We Republican sol
diers, and the same may be said OF our brother
Democratic soldiers, did not enlist 10 expose
our lives to aid Abolitionism, nor emancipate
the loAthsome negro, and ,hen 10 be taxed to
the backbone to pay the bill. We are will
ing to fight and sacrifice our lives for the re-
storation OF peace and the main'ainance ot
the Constitution, and the preservation oi the
Union, and its laws, but We are not wiling
to fight Tor the abolition oil slavery.
The editor adds:
Our correspondent, we doubt not, but
speaks the sentiments of nine tenths Of the
rank and file OF the army. They did not en-
hst to fight the battles Of Abolitionism, nor
do they desire to Offer their lives for the sole
benefit Of the negro.
The Republican Legislature ''smelt a MICE
when they refused to pass bill allowing The
volunteers to vote.
Bs% To the above we will add the
following, 1t is the closing part of a
letter written by Mr.. Hugh R. Nc
Gowan, member of the first Cadiz
Company, to J. L. Price, of Carol
ton, Ohio, published in the Carrolton
Union. After giving an interesting
description of the fight at Pittsburg
Landing, Mr.. MCGOWAN says:--
The immediate emancipation of the slaves
as policy Of the Government would, at this
time, prove the most disastrous affair tha
ever beiel a nation. The united army, with
out an opposing voice, would throw dowr
their arms, declaring that they refuse to figh
for Government whose war policy was The
| freedom of the slave. There was holer
higher cause that called this great army to
gether for queliing rebellion, and if it wa'
supposed that the soldier was fighting dl
rectly for the freedom of the slave, all tht
abolitionists OF the north who have enjoyed
the smiles OF reace since the war began, suci
as Wendell Phillips, could not stop the army
de sertions. There are TWO great enemies tt
our Country and our nstion's happineSs-th
traitor and the abolitionist-and the soone
both are annihilated, the sooner our Countr,
will hail once more peace and harmony
Such is the soldiers policy.
Are the above extracts not warning
enough to the ultra Abolitionists? Are
they still determined to ruin the coun
try by forcing upon the Union an ultr;
abolition emancipation scheme? W.
trust that Mr.. Bingham, and all of hi
ultra followers, will read particularly
what Mr.. MCGOWAN says. Our brave
soldiers, thank God, are not fighting
for the emancipation of negroes. The,
are fighting to preserve the Constitu
lion as it is and restore the Union as i
was. Whenever the ultra Abolition
emancipation scheme of Mr.. Bingham
and men of his stamp, passes Congress
then it will be sorry day for the re
storation of the Union. Our brav
soldiers will become disheartened; ant
God have mercy on the man or me-
who lays any impediment in their wa
of trying to restore the Union. 81
would have been better for him neve
to have been born"
1t is evident to every unpredjudice
mind that those "twin relics" Secei
sionism and Abolitionism, are dete
, mined to ruin the country, if it is
their power, and it behooves every NJ
: tional man to be at his post, to bait
g against these abominable heresies.
J Now read this:
, A Union soldier died the other day at S
Louis OF wounds received at Fort Donelso
: He was from Iowa. and his funeral was he
Y in the Capital OF that State. His dying il
junction was, that no enemy of his countr
: secesstonist or abolitionist, should be alolved
f touch his body Chicago Times.
The repugnance OF that soldier to abolition
:. ism-his detestation Of it's not singula
q but is shared in by three iourths Of the arm
The feeling is increasing in intensity ever
= day Cincinnati Enquirer.