New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-07

The Soldiers on Half Hafions-The Eject
Of setting Union Guards over Traitors
PROPERTY.

The Sandpsky Register is permitted TO make the
following extract from private letter written by q
soldier in Gen. Buell. army, stationed at bridgeport
Ala. His proposition 10 eNterminaie Secesh senti-
ment will be heartily seconded, but the manner sng-
ges,ed 10y him is such as, now that he has relieved
himself oil bis indignation, we are sure he viii not
approve:
Buels whole army are now living on bal.
ratons or IA our BOYS have been Tor the last hall
month on nothing at al and don't see tie neces-
siy for II. The companies drew ratlOns Tor one day
last night, and each man got one cracker, baI ra'
ton, 10 last HIN one day, together with Bacon wcr
amt iit TO eat this hot weather. have known boys
ont Of this regiment TO 20 cket guard, morning
alter morning, with nothing III their hayersaoks aud
not a thing had they had for breakfast, ana there
they had to 20 and stand out all day ana night, aC
! live on what they ooud end in the country, which
/ God knows, ten men couldn't make z living OIL Of
by farming, II they had dozen counties Like tins al
under cultivation.
We get some fresh pork sometimes, but what good
il il without salt II would ill men oil faster than
! yellow fever. The men stand it without word OF
complaint, but it won't last long. II the fault lies
in having he mi'road torn up 1 say send the army
back 10 tue Ohio River, and then commence, aud
! hang OK burn at the stake every Secesh or Sympa-
thizer with it, destroy bis property, burn his houses,
kill the women If necessary, 30 there III never be
any more young whelps OF Secesh, free the niggers
and set them 1t the same work. That's my doc
trne, and am perfectly sick of this way of doing
business. Ar long the Sscesh have their property
guarded by Union soldiers, and cir niggers az
home at work supporting their families ana raising
prOytions fog the Southern army, You may call out
all the men there il in tho North, and il wocid be
years before yon would hear the cry Of Peace
from tbe Rebels.
The men here are anxious to fight and anxious to
get through with it, aud il they bad their own way
there would not be enough Of rebellion left in three
months III the Southwestern States to raise any
kind OF cry, whether peace or war. We are fight
ing from principle and rot for territory aud for that
reason say eNterminae and lay waste the whole
thing styling Itself The Southern COniederacy.
IL makes me mad 10 think that one OF Uncle Sans
armies Is cut off SO much from the Norlh that they
have 10 live on half railOns, while there are plenty
OF provisions IN this State and in Tennessee TO sup
pert the army all Sumner; but Uncle Sam is 90
afraid Of hurting the feelings of some of the South
ern brethren that he would not touch pig or an
ear of corn for the life of one of hs soldiers.
For my part think this is Just the blacklist time
the United States Government has seen yet; and
consider II kind OF crisis in which the question is
Shall we fight them and allow them to keep their
niggers and support their families or fight them by
putting An end Slavery, and in conseq hence the
Rebellion; and think that If there is not many
of the Valandigham stripe in the North, they will
DO tue night thing, and hove soon."