Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1862-11-28

NV loose In regiments, with only
commanders, and tell
them to $50 in on their muscle'"
the rebellion would be crushed
out in three months. | used to
think, when / was civilian, that
1t destroyed the usefulness of
man as soon as he aspiFed for a
place higher than a Colonel, and
| have not changed my mind
much since a soldier.
Politicians have sought to
control this war too much; they
have thrown obstacles In the way
Of the President. Whenever q
General would arise who gave
evidence OF doing something, po-
litical wire workers trembled for
fear he would be the next PreSl-
dent. Others feared that Satan's
Kingdom would iall in the South
ern States, and they would make
efforts for MS removal, or a mod
ificatIon of his plans, or a change
in his position. Then there were
the threats that hundreds OF thou
sands Of men in the Northern
States would rise up, as by mag
lc, to prevent the -marchlng OF our
armies 70 victory. These things
have all had their effect, besides
a great many other prominent
causes which it would not be IN
place for me here to mention.--
The great dividing question Is,
! how should the war be proSecu-
ted; and here citizens and SOL
diers divide. There is, however,
but little division among soldiers
on this point. They demand a
vigorous prosecution, and care
but little what becomes of the
nigger. But we find men here
in Virginia who want to discuss
the question of the origin Of the
war, and how it could have been
prevented. Each great man has
mad preventive for the war,
and he advertlseS 1t more than
ever did patent medicine vendors
the virtues of their various nos
trums,-the most prominent OF
which was to have hung twenty
five Northern men, and the same
number from tie South, always
taking care to hang the Northern
men hrs-. But the number oil
sacrlii Is was always governed
hv the SIZE OF the man, and the
rapaclt; OF his NAV.
Of ne thin5 yol Will always
be sale IN doing, that is, TO write
these men down as traitors or
great a ;ses. Ii voG ask them
what tn . North has done, that
she must sacrifice % OF her great
u,en, the answer is to atone for
the sin OF saying that all men
are entitled TO liberty under our
American Constitution. And to
speak ii favor OF it in our Ma
tionai Halls Of Legislation, is to
be guilty OF treason and worthy
of death. Shame on the man
who ever urged such a plan as
feasible or right. If man can
not stand in his place in the Sen
ate OF the United States, and
speak in favor of human liberty
| would be ashamed to own that
| ever was an American citizen.
y ct this sa;ue class OF men talk
about the Liberty of speech and
of the press, in connection with
the arresting OF traitors, and the
suppression OF reasonable news
papers.
We left Guyandotte on Friday
morning last, and took up the linz
OF march to Cattlesburg, where
we arrived, in good order, on the
evening OF the same day; a dis
lance OF II miles. The 4Oth
Ohio will start up the Big San
dy tomorrow for Louisa, about
30 miles from this point, and We
will follow in 4 few days.
The nigh. before we left Guy
andotte, the field officers of the
S4th were serenaded by their men
with vocal and instrumental Nh
sic. After which Col. Orr, Maj.
Nef, Rev. Stout and Capt. Bur
ris were called ON for speeches,
all of whom responded--Col.
Trusler being absent. The length
OF this letter prevents me from
giving the substance of either OF
their speeches, but suffice it to
say that they were frequently
cheered while speaking, and at
the conclusion of each, three
rousing cheers were given for the
speaker.
4 young man by the name of
Life. in Capt. Burres' Co., was
accidentlly shot through the
wrist. He will probably lose his
hand.
The measels and mumps are
prevailing TO some extent in the
Regiment-was brought into the
Regiment by Capt. kirby's Co.
We have more sicEnaS, on thu r