The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-15
ISDIASApoLIs, May 81, 1862.

IL. ISDIASAPoLIs, May n, 1862
JoHN BRowS, Sm: am at home on
furlOugh for ten days only. IS / have
been In the service OF the United States
as a soldier for ten months, The reei-
ment to which belong has been employ
ed in guarding the lines Of the arinviof
the Potomac, and | am clad 10 say that
we have done good service for our caun.
try. l don't know that l would have
written 10 You at this time, but nv wife
received letter from you and Ben aud O.
| she requests me 10 answer il : and I'm do h
| ing SO trust that may not hurt feel.
| ings, but in plain manner reply 10 what
your sentiments were in that Letter. Toy
must confess a great surprise, when 4
! read your sentiments expressed in that
letter. ltbrought 70 memory what d. Q,
Donnohue t'id me nine months ago, that
"Johh Brown was rabid Secessionistp
| consider all Secessionists nothing less
than Rebels OF Traitors 10 the United %
States Of America--traitors 10 the land
that gives every blessing that they en-
joy as freemen! II is too late sis, At
this day to tell a man of common sense
/ in this country that Secession Is anything
else but treason. You say that the South
| ern people are the most noble and generous
hearted OF any on earth. Yea they ex-
hibitcd great beaeaoleHce when they collect.
ed in thousands 40 Charleston 70 murder
| Maj. Anderson and Ais fac, who were
there as soldiers by the authority Of the
| Government and they were leyg bsnevo-
bent indeed, when they robbed not only
the Treasury Of the country, but stole
all the money that was in the Mints
within the Southern States, robbed all
! the Arsensls that belonged 10 the United
States, and after doing all these Be,lepo
lent acts, they met in convention and de-
clared all OF those States out Of the Union.
! without the consent or viii of the people.
! The leaders Of your bcacI0lent Kind went
all over the Southern States and melted
a spirit of icdY and Rebellion In the minds
Of the ign rant class, armed and equip-
ped them ~ march on 20 Washington 10
set up their blessed C0Rfederacy instead OF
obeying the wholesome laws Of our country.
Do you remember in the days Of Wash.
ingiOn there were a class who were so b.
nevo'eRt that they did all in their power
70 defeat our Fdtlers in setting up or In.
depencence, liberty and freedom? In
those days, they were called traitors, and
they were not all killed, as they should
have been, but left 10 seed Ia South Caro-,
lima, where they have multiplied and be.
come 90 numerous thai they are trying 10
b. eak up the Union because the peoule
will not lei them rule IL any longeri Now.
sir, TO make my letter short. / say that
they, Il mean your Southern fTiends)
comm need this war in the most dis.
graceful manner; but anu happy % in
form you, SIR, that we, the true patriotic
people will sad il. There is but two sides
10 the question and they are Union and
DSuHi0n; and the man that sympathizes
with the rebels is not any better IN my
judgment than the worst rebels on T. nh
You say that am in an abolition pdrl
Vel, sir, / most emphatically say that
every action and page hat has been
written before and since THE war oiiea
you the he Every loyal citizen is pro
tected ia all his g7gass, psTs5a aud Dyopsr-
a. believe the majority OF the south
ern people still love the old Agneri an
flag a'id more many Of them will loin
the 0b Jation army goa spsak Of aud help Us
10 kill and hang al the Southern trait.
ors; and The man that would pronounce
the cause that 1 am 6ghtng tor bad
one is eaten up with party prejudice or 10
80 ignorant that he ID not accountable for
his sense. | was Informed not long since,
that the section Of country in which you
live has been faDwtg Tor SeccsR St7itimspts!
IL such men are honest would respect
them more Il they would go and fight for
Rebsldon. This eSHntry has ever been
cursed with broke d0i0a political eroakert
, aud they are not without their influence.
b Nol0, sir, am glad 70 say thst the heart
Of the American people IL capable and
l5iH safe cur Country, ADD for that puT.
pose, am out on the field OF battle, add
. as far as the murder Of your noJk Kind Is
: concerned, they had letter aand e2odti
! am for the Union noD aud forever aud il
2 you are patriotic and tue % oar ChNtyy
! lgrE 10 p, Brown.