, 1862-07-24
THE WESTERN ARMY,

| ours. B.
THE WESTERN ARMY.
No,e orr E|t'iers are Trtattd-Guardtuq RsJe
ITcptyty-4Hoac the Tlest A1ieu Uvrks-Gru,
Hatltck's dtefAod Of coneiliating the Rebels.
lFtom the Springfield <1n.) Jouanall
1.-THE following interesting letter is from IN
cfl:cer OF MI Illinois regiment It was not in
tended for publication, but Us the writer was
strong and influential conservative" Dem.
ocrat when he joined the army, the friend
who ecsiyed It could not 1ef1stu fr.m letting
the public STE the great chapge that had coue
over the spirit Of his dreams. 1t will be OBJ
served tlat tie statements con- aimed In the
letter iully corzoboratc what our army cor
responltnts have written in relation 10 the
abou'inab1e velvet policy Of Gen H41eck In
his dealing with rebels:]
JACKSON. Tenn July "a, 1862.
This city has about 5000 fphabitants--re-
tels, oil, ard atirg with ill-dIsguised impa-
tienee, TO join IL oIiving uut the "inynders."
cared eLc1Dis 8, waiting 10 cut our th1Dats,
they arc trtattd very tenderly. Their own
amy burned up their fences, but nurs il un-
der were pepnlties If a Tail Is removed. They
taxtd themselves and made large voluntary
contributions to feed tlle SuurlcIn army. but
now nost Ut them refuse to 81 Il tu ttY YAtkees"
ut any price, while others, sell milk At fury
cats per quart, pota!ots T. they grow small"
etc. at foar dollars per tushei, eggs ut furiy
ctnts. butter testn'y five cents, Uuions two
cents each. butte1utilk twlnty ccLts per quart,
II d t1rtc. ro1 only our bouadlees se.:l:uae
bur
their neiglbols that yengtance will betall
:htib ae kotn as Beanlt gard drives us q suy.
1GOte y ho art Itch eluu1h TO indulge their
Itsentnient q li.:le furt her make thr,r servants
throw away tie Iuik they canlut use. i
wealthy mar, ]. .. Campbell dld this. He
was formerly III business in ueta, aud has a
]hree property there, which he is afraid will
be eottiscated. lie had tnltr subs Ut dnioh
battlc-has but two stuso. aud rs nc drive
hack all The 1eEroes who approach us aud
y 10 y Wohid gladly sell us the proceeds of their
little industries, We shut oureclyes in and live
OF. ra.ious.
We set guards around the yards and gardens
Of Itte1s, 70 That Our n,eu cannot a.u any
thing 10 their hard trt I'd and ei1e baron by
ok predatiuhs upon private property" Our
co:thtl tnadc so1nc IIcn wt'rk four days for
stealing suu.c lr-. n apples, 30 sseeu that to
cst liz I'll would bc ttveIc tnL,shment; ind
nov The nr1uy VI the tIii- d states is IN sharp
Inteutt Ct ulan who, though he did not
etca1 Green apples, actually swore, In tue
11tf. nee Ut lady, ttat he would hare them
I3fEMu11AADrM.-The same lady has a hl&.
baud AID blutht Is i'll The confeortase arn9,
aha Grove our men out VI ber yard With a
brpoutt1tk, becanst they wanted 70 purchase
milk kaid the wiehed she WAS niau, she
would bc III The utuy, too-she would sell ur
eiye my thing for lhu South, but would not
s. Il thing to the Yausees," who h4d no
bus1'ess therc- We are Erots ctilg that house
Htry Carefully with Its ripening grain, gro ~iug
to feed the rebel arn.y; and ii the negroes
who support ite Eeael t"ner while he is light
lrs US, AID Who will raise ,00U bu,irls OF
grsiu to 1ted tteir suldiIIs next full, should
c"ne near us, otlef 10 work for ns, or with to
Cease "orhiIg 1cr the support Of this REBEL
lion, cur asoElls would thrust them pack
and cothNl Lit III to work still a.aiust us.
NC hft pt"c:ici'g low ct,uriesy do
not "ir1 to ''irratate our Southern brethren ="
-Nc art s.1y "co1,selyative."]
We rot aftng very well amidst the desola.
9lon ahd death that ra,ned upon US at Dourl-
kt'n abd Plt1shur.. We u!Atte holiday did.
W Lot, = hen tit enil drank up thu blood Ut
thousands 1t our tith ald kin? We make
pleassh fattlHe, 10 VIC OF, in riding along
hhd a16uLd icr nilits nLd n4ite-, nruonx the
jnt1r illit cks "h.re our friends aild cualpan.
:ol's 3orGotsuu, kltep? It is only here aHfopg
lie ]" oilt vito eit@ ard mait1td us--wterc
live tht Ut cplc no sent them out, aud armed
thsni. i't Encouraged them In rebellion and |
es'n-fhst We are under constr4iur. and |
though Ut klo~ flor they tell us .o) III they |
aft READY to sE-iic us ag.iu, We irea. .rsa bet
!tf tthn Vt Treat our own meu-giye theul |
Larger ltb. Ify, aid are ten'uld more tender OF |
fiit1r he!ii "a. The man who suptrinttnded |
Ii. bu1h,Ege, hslisibGs, Nlfppligs, r.dtngs on
TIT mrn, Is sow daily visitor ut ht:ad-
QUARTERS Il officers who have peri1ed til. lr
lives bra.efy i'll battle. Such Is the way NC
eLo~ nur L1rtor oi treason->uvh t1c tnauner
III :" "Llch VI manifest our stIfT.,w tor our Araye
trd best neI--such cur way of discvuragfpg
Ieht llinr.
The whole resources Of this to an went out
! '.ler h5 git or by robbery, to support the
rebel army At Cotil.th. Even The ta,ui,ies If
til If 0" Il soldiers we're left destitute Wh-n
Nc tLfeItu Ctrinth We tound great heaps of
ltn.hions bnrb.Ig up. set on ire os tue sebel
carry Urn, away. They robbed aud IN, power
'sh. Their own :" mothers, wives. daugh ghtrrs
41d eisttrs" that they talk SO much about
Then, burning up their food, ran I'll and lett
Ut n to ttarve, n'st making them TRULY De-
1t VI tlnt mnlder, robbery and r2yishm Mt
.:ats' as soon as abandoned. Now, Gen,
|ial}cck is calling upon the sympatu. tic peo-
pie Of The North to replace this properly
'ttltn 'rom the poor, aud burut up thelr own
1us taLds, brothers aud fathers in the armr OF
'ef. Davis! Why rot call upon the rtch
|
o support the mes in the rebel army, to d.
for the families Of the same men at
lcmer They have tine crops now ripcntng
Or the harvest, and they themselves openly
4 clare That the surplus is for the rebel army,
We 6ught to take that surplus and then We
hey have made so.
As II Is row, their men fight us. their ne
'rces feed them while doing tt-and we feed I
te fa1pil'es they abandon aud rob; and ten TO
ne, the Very cnes VIC feed, despise us for
lolhE H. attTbu'iDg our generosity to a
ntakirg dt sire (euppoeed to be common to
soFtlern peorle) 10 con.l'iate the Sau,h. I
would make their rich support their poor.
I'd our army besides, leaving them ltttle to
ppp1rt new army for us to overcome. We
te blnndtring most terribly. The arts Of tue
emaEogne hare not Jet died ont, and it ia
'oettble that our armies contain distinguished
ntn who are already "calcu]atfng tho value
the Union" 10 them, when the tune shall
nme that soft and velvet footed record Of |
heir PIT sent official acts will bring grateful
arvest Of southern votes.
1 Fay put down The armed rebellion first;
ot by fawrlnE npoR It's most mischieyons ,
uplcrters-rot by tickliog the hand yet ex-
nded 10 emt'e uE--not by compelling their
ee1ots to feed them and ourselves to feed
b. If families, while they tight us-but By the
'trcy, bnt with Irresistible efficiency and !
arbt stnrfs. / would make strung weak !
ht rich loor-tbe vicious tame-1he rebel /
uus suhmtssive-the armed man man Of :
eacc. I would punish the l.aders-forgiye !
1e deluded- raise up the faithfnl poor-re-
and those who bave borne up unpoltuted ,
rough these great tribullttons, aud thus +
store the Union. ratify anew our sacred con-
iuri0n, aud bring out to vie~ again, uu- | ,
n'mtd By misfortune, each bright particulu
ar hfcl nest)ea in the folds If our thrice !,
flag.
A Good Dodge. /