, 1862-11-03
Another Times Libel Denounced by
The *01dfera.
JACKeoN Tenn. Oct. 81, 1852.


Editors Chicago Tribune:
The 23d instant, noticed com munication
headed, "The Democratic Sentiment Of the
3rmy,'' and rurportiag to have been written
BY orc Ct the Lead Mike Regiment. After
having read that art:e1e, began to think
come Yankee ought to invent machine for
telling falsehoods. It would certsin1y pay
that trade is in good repute up North. Be-
lcreiCg to the I" old 45th," feel called upon
to reply to the article in question, for con
sider it an insult to the soldiers have Ia
ken tie pains to ascertsin how the articlein
question is regarded in the Lead Mine regi-
ment, BY officers, as we'll IS men, aud they
unanimously condemn it. have also shown
it oper5ous belonginsto other regiments, and
they pronounce it an insult to the soldiers.
The thi"g was dictated to the reporter of the
Tines, probably to curry favor. By a N IN who
calls himself an told liue'' Democrat, bu.
VITO voted for Mr.. Lincoln, aud upho'ds the
Rrpubllcan principles Jet, while he cusses the
Times evt ~ day.
clsiu, to hive been with the heroes Of
Dorslt Oh. OF Shiloh, and the recent hard
f,ueht battles OF this part Of the country, and
| cYn sate1y say, tnat even with those who
| we're Dsmocr ats. the Republican principles
bave been slnost unanimously adopted. cne
fact !. TO q palpsblc TO b, denied, that the u
/ AsF }thEsS Is ua ltlSl*s 0tt " llt'l
| exh,s st the present time, and endeav,rs to
t pass for the g. CID line" Democ1a azic party, is
nothing bnt tories, are eece.h at heataa
| only wait an opportunity to show themselves
such Tic rebels in this part Of the country
are not deceived IN regard to the character Of
tie Chicago Times.
| r.eoilelt bearing secess!onist SAY, 90
don't know what You s,idiers think ct The
Times, but we consider it very g,o3 sec:s1
Paper To use the lsnguage Of the article
| referred to above: The contrast that would
draw between the Democratic Tory party aud
the rebels IL, that they are like unto two horse
| thieycs-the cne has stolen horse aod the
other 4 mare. The one that has stolen the
Eorse is convicted, while the other-the IL
fo,msnt rot having taken tue precausiou to
say mare instead OF hoEsc-1s released, at the
ssme tiGe beiEg Is guilty Of theft Is the
oh.r.'
It is fact that cannot be 1cnicd, that many
| HhO were Democrats have become Rep"lb!
cam; and aucrg the nnm5er Is the hosou
f1ierd cf the reporter Of the Chicago q pcs
tle very man who dicta' ed to tse Tines III II
tie article 'hat appeared in that paper on tn,
23d inst.
The or,y men taye yet seen In the arm,
~Eo don't like the presidents rrocla.natiol
are two Democrats who belong to this re.,:
, Eeut uhe 45th The soldirrs rejoiced whe,
that proclamation was iesued. They kae7
| til that the very marrow OF the rebellion ha,
, tetn tfuched. Even the man WEo dictated t
D the 7smtS' reporter, told me- with his ow'
! lips, that "he NOW felt that We had policy t
we; and ii any Of the Tory Democrats wh
donbt the trnth Of ny assert ,ns, let taer
Q visit the Lead Niue Regiment, now at tni
. place.
) In corclution, let me say that, knowing th
= msn we'll who dictated the article for :h
Times, can safely say, and prore, that he ls
- tslktd to many = nrsr2, telling him to leas
: fis master and 60 North. The next time b
). dictates for the Chicago Times, let him not d
i. ceive tie editor OF that Tory sheet and iasu
4 | tayorlte among the soldiers.
! FLETCHER GREENWOOD.