The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-07-17
Army Corresponding.
Letter from the Seventeenth.

II
may judge of tho popular opinion among
soldiers in regard, to the prosecution OF
The war. Thomast Division assembled on
the principal crossing of the town to
l,Sar the Declaration Of Independence
read, aud TO hear speeches by several
gcn,lcm,n Of "rouk." The colOrs of
each regiment were brought to The cen
fer an fo,med in square around the
Speakers stand. the remaining s!ireds
aud ribLons Of the gallant 9Th Ohio stas,
ding in contrast with an unused gll;tsfing
banner of another regimeut commanded
lie admilatiou Of every soldier present.
Various citizens were moving around
through lhe crowd, boxing very much
rs though the bad stolen sheep.
APrnyer by Chaphia opened The ex
ercises; Gen. Fry tben delivered short
speech worthy of the man and t occs'
sion, he regretted the circumstances uu-
der which We we're compelled TO be here
liaslcad Of At home to eeIebmte the birth
day Of our Government he haG ue solt
words FOR traitofs and treason, CiIizens
must bd oilher for OF against rs. Those
for us shell be Hehed veil, those against
US wi'Gba cohpelird to submit immediate
lily, Tbers is no neutral ground, After
other appropriate TsmArks he read tho
lDsclGrSliou amid protouu4 sileuce and
retired amid cheers, which tSld'plhirls Of
lhs popularity Of General Fry.
Col Stcadman bling called for asccn-
dsd the stand, and in bis of-hsnd, decis'
i've way, procured the strictos; asten'iou,
| wbilq his broad wit provoked occasional
bursts Of laughter. He was q strict law
and order maD, tut 1t was an injustice tc
soldiers, 10 compel them to guard the
property Of men who are in tho rebe
, army, asd Of men who heap all kinds o
abuss on tho guards, who are protecting
him The policy was all wrong. j! Wa'
, encouragement to 'ebeliiao, yat i. mus
) DO submitied 10. g
Col, Harlan ofBy., reviewed the csus
rs Of the war, which had been worI
g tbrsod baro ia tho papers long ago, ye
sail good ibiug which met With uu
0 bouutsi approval. lie learned ihat'
= soldier, giving no oieuSe except that @
i being o Union soldier. had been shot dea
ll|by Bushvb backers. Now if be were Gen
oral and bad the power, he would max
, Gre secession sympa,higers OF tho
. town bite the dust befors sunse'; il wa
tho ouly way to stop such damuablO in
buwsu warfare. fl, .-. a.4.
= An Ohio Uo.onsl then eulOgissd tn
Union in measured terms, be grew elo
qusnt against Abolitionists, ceprecate
: sDy attempts against slavery. We wer
e band Of Loving brothers, come down t
% louk 10 our embrace our deludsd bresb
;. feu who had went slightly astrsy,
was a regret to him that brother muI
meet brother in dsadly strife. and hope
r. our Southern friends would think bsttt
10 Of us, And como back to the Union
(Criss OF supper. let's 80 TO auppet) Ii
did not vots for Liuooln. aud wished b
was out of tho chair. Much confusion
9 The Union must be preserved. lilo
s Jackson like.) He came With the swor
in ono hand aud the olive bfnoca in Ii
other. The war was caused by damn;
Die parties North and South. increase
confusion duriog which the Colonel II
y Tired.
ave como hero TO fSM.p said the go
u liant Bob McCo6k. "this is no place /
d tell political experience or spin poliIio
1t theories, nor to smooth over trOasou, "
), are here TO protect our GouWRme,t, OGg.
y is enemies, to kill epery man that oppos'
n Il, and treat wih kiadness all who Sabm
u 10 is idUs. Tremendous cheering. "
ara not here 10 shake hands with traitors
t. 5rg them 10 return 10 their allegiance
ot We ARE here 10 compe! them to return
i their loyalty. [Tho wilJcs, cheering
Y, This Is not the lime 10 plead tho UrOnS
i Of our Government and tho rights Of ira
q, tors. They have nonel Men talk of
70 maucipation and destruction Of propsrl
e. Of traitors with great Indignation. No
ifit 10 neces;ary in preserving this Go
re 6rnmant 10 burn down every house az
u free every nigger in this State, | am Il
10 man who will lead this party to do H.
Prolonged ohssrs.] The only way
" end this war is TO 6ght j. 10 an end. I
Of waa opposed to all milk and wa;cT' pc
n icios. aud had little faith in any profour
70 strategy or deep science, but belioy,
10 there waa magioin the bayones. I
IN wanted to SEQ mora esrnes, and dete
OF mined warfare against treason. All Il
n; lsDiency We show them only brings doV
P their Fidicule upon US, We must n
coax but whip them into submission, Al
n that too Os sooa as possible" After
TO few moro remarks, proving him the rig
ss kind ofa General. and intervals Of eheel
proving that he spoke the sentiments
o. the soldiers, he retired amid cheers,
'n which could be heard the familiar "IIC
ire rah for our Bobp bob against the worI
ne Hoorabl from The 9Ib Ohio"
J,E.L.
ri Co. 3, lib 0,Y,