The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-11-13
Ae'ter from tho 40th REGIMENT,
FORr PIcKERISG, MEMPHIs, TENN, J
Oelober, eth. 1869.

""' - wiz not TAX you
patience with lengthy article, as Lrev
: lty Is desirable, especially in this kind o
commuIicaIion. unless il rsIales to Int
tie or some Teusrkable occurrence an,
as | have neither, perhaps the best cal
DO is TO be as brief as possible.
Within the last few days we have beer
very sensitly reminded of our Northern
homes by the chilling blasts fyom III,
North. Verify old Boreas has come dowr
after the manner Of tina hssyrians. auc
ruthIessly taken possession of The South
This is the la'est and most approved msl h
oc OF taking rebeldom. Yesterday we b ac
quite snow storm; we anticipated fhc
81 i2hing should enough snow fall. A
short time since tho Confe l.raoy, just
over the way, was visited by the 46Ib
toy the way | suppose the citizens o
Fairfield have learned by this lime thai
there is regiment known rs the 46 h.
aud 'ha, two Companies in it are from
that section) and made 10 irel its power.
Sometime will slapSe ere it recovsrs from
the shock We gave it, We only success.
fully carried out our or ,ers and r. turned
to camp after two days absence, without
toos'ng single nun. This is very ,e>
marIable, as We might Lave been gobb,ed
up had thare been an enemy in that re-
glon of country. to do It. Il was repo, ted
short iims since to be infested with
gueTrilIas-we saw none, however. A
number OF farm houses Wore burnt, and
considerable properly on6scaled "a
hg for Northern rebels.
Gen. Sherman is making uss of the
right m ans to put an end to lhs gusr
mia barbarous pra 'tices OF firing upon
our steamboats,. Notwithstanding some
lines the innocent are made TO suffer with
Tie guilty, but genuine Union men are
s" scarce in the Confederacy. that were
we To destroy every plantation, the
amount of suffering BY The loyal would
10 trivial when compared with what
might grow cut Of guerrilla system of
warfare This is the quickest aud per.
haps the only way this rebellion ear be
ended. The 46 h is in favor oil mskipg
use OF any means within its power to end
this damnSble war, and forever blot GU,
treason.
The rebels of the South have at last
heard from their worthy brethren in tile
North. They have game for them yin.
tory more decisive and more disastrous to
the Union than the battles of Manassas. or
.he surrender Of H,rper's Ferry or Mum
tordsville. They may well continue this
war and hopa for recognition, and thew
viii get it IN soon as these men ONE in.
to power, unI~ss it is delerm inpd ere that
time. Can it be- that our friends a, hom.
are l"osl0g their patriotism? Have they
sunk to so low a degree in the scale of
humanity as to admit that treason is ripit
ior the sake of peace ?-that sece essionism
is virtue, and one Of the leading princi
pies of republican form Of government.
II such is tho case, we had better all b.
uead Ian live to see our once happy and
prosperous country sink into ineyilubl.
ruin; for this is the tendency Of secese
sonlsm, aud the aim of the leaders of the
rebellion, should they suecetd in gainiug
their independence.
A lew days ego / saw copy of the
Ohio Eagle. / rxanined i. closely. On
the first page the principal topic was the
n'gg'~; the second page do third do
fourth do. We are v,ry slrry that the
citizens Of fairfield are still willing to l,e
duped by such a sheet. Ii is fl com.
panion of the Grenada Appeal, and the
injury il does our Government ia certain.
ly greater. The rebels here are slmos,
as severe in their vtuperaiions agains,
the Government aS the editor Of that On
per. You may oensure the Presidents
Proclamation and view it as YOU please
but assure you it is well lee, i've in the
army. and it will he carried out to he
very letter let Northern rebels ssy and
do what they may. The rebels here are
beginning to feel lis effects ALREADY.
Gen. Price is reported still al Holly
Springs. and concentrating his forces.
Should they remain there a year OF i've,
and wait until we build a wall around we
will psrbaps bag them. Our success here
Ind elsewhere in the West depends very
materially upon the stragetic movements
If the army OF the Potomac. Should
Mcclellan be fortunate enough to drive
he rebels back to Richm md. he may
POSSIBLY be able tn hold them there In
hat event tho COnicdcraey " II doubtless
70 vigorously attacked at Vicssburrh, |,
nd should she Federals DO as successful a
8 wo were last year. wa do not Sc what &
'iH prevent those places from falling in y
o our hands 10 few hundred thousand g
ears. ! believe one man was killed du
ing tho latter A,mba,dment.
Most oflhe forces he,e are snucly en-
conced in the fort The eupi.. GERS ar, c
cry moderate workers. Perhaps tb Y =
ar they will complet4 the Job too soon.
We find it extremely difficult to make our
reasiwOrks formidable; cattle can run
yer them with impuni,y. When it i,
'mpleed we feel confident we Cum resist
- thousands of the enany. unless
icy come upon us while the 10th Cor
oral is asleep, ...... ..
Tho 18Th Regulars arrived here a few
ay' since, Capt Ewing, OF Lancaster.
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