Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-11-27

ST. CLAIRS WILLIE, OHIO,
THURSDAY, nov. az, 1892.
Letter from the 98th Reg't.
Editorial Correspondence Of the Belmont Chronicle.
LEBANON, KY, Nov. 18th, 1862.

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Editorial Correspondence Of the Belmont Chronicle.
LEBANON, KY, Nov. 18th, 1862.
Ny last letter appeared in the number of
the paper for which it was written, and the
paper containing it was received in camp'at
noon on Ssturday---two days after its publi-
cs,iicns.sA very rsnsaskal2e ocaprreuce and
one for which we feel very much like "pass-
ing a vote Of thanks to be sent to the 2.
NJ. General, or some of his agents to whom
we are indebted, for this very extraordinary
feat of early mail delivery. The event has
encouraged us to make another effort; al
though there is but little of interest going
on at present in this part of Uncle Abra
hams great battle field, to write about.
FAULT FINDING.
My recent letters have been rather of a
fault finding cast, and may be made the
subject of comment by some of my very
particular friends, whose devotion to the
Union is of rather questionable character,
and others whose recent conversion to I'm
ionism may in their own opinion give them
the right to criticize everything said or writ
ten with reference to the war or the army.
THEIR USE.
Those in position in the army are bound
by every means in their power to correct the
faults they find in the army and there is
no doubt that letters from the army con-
tanning structures upon the abuses and out
RACES perpetrated by the camp followers and
hangers on who are found in the wake of
an army, have good effect by drawing the
attention of the soldiers to them, and show.
ing them how easy it is for few men of
this kind, in each Regiment, to injure the
reputation Of the Regiment, and the neces-
sity of their using every precautiou to pre-
vent them from doing it.
THEIR ABUSE.
And when the whining sycophants oil
treason at home, and the men who from its
commencement have been misrepresenting
the object of the war and opposing the
vigorous prosecution Of it, shall pervert
thceo lotters- from, hsir aalr rdas;an.,a aad
use them rs arguments TO show that the
army is mislnanagcd, and those in position
unfit to control it, they deserve TO be brand
ed as traitors, and punished accordingly ;
and their hypocritical cry Of conservatism
would not save them if they should make
their appearance in the army, and attempt
to use them in that way.
| CHANGE OF COMMANDERS
1t is said that change is not always re-
| FORM but this part Of the army appears
to be perfectly satisfied with the recent
changes in the armies of the Potomac and
Cumberland, and believe that if Lee and
Bragg will just give Burnside and Rose
Grams the same opportunities in Virginia
and Tennessee that they gave Mcclellan
and Buell. in Maryland and Kentucky, al
though much farther from their base of
supplies, the country will see very differ.
ent result.
REASONS WHY THE WAR is NOT OVER.
When the army is cleared of few more
of these slow coaches, these "wait for
the wagon " men, and the President shall
discharge the balance in it who say ''it i,
not the policy" to bag the Rebels, but tC
! continue this war until both sides are tirec
of it, and then, when the newly elected con
seyvatire Congress shall assemble, fix up o
compromise by which slavery will be saved
the people will soon find out why it was tina
the war was not ended sooner. We have
the men, we have the means, we have th,
: energy to push this rebellion to the wall
and the rank and file and that part of th'
officers who have something else to do for
living than serving in the army are anxiou
, to have it done, and the only reason why i
has not been done is that there are too man.
Major and Brigadier Generals in the arm.
whose interest it is to prolong the war, be
: cause when it is over they will again b
Captains and Leutenants in the regula
army, or whose feelings are against any ter
" mination of it that will not be favorable b
T. the peculiar institution, or will be dis
astrouis to their chivalrous associates of Yves
Point recollection.
The citizens here were startled yesterda
: by despatch from Louisville, via Nun
fordville, that the Rebel Cavalry, fiftee
hundred strong, were at Somerset, advanc
ing. Munfordville is hundred miles fror
Somerset, and on inquiry it was found tina
this was the same report that reached u
three or four days ago, via Mt. Vernon
about twenty miles North of Soperset-t
. which point we have telegraphic commun
J, cations, and that there was no truth in it.
The 34th Brigade has been ordered t
jamestown, about 60 miles Southwest {
this place, and will start to'day-except tn
: 9Sth, which will remain here for the pres
ent, but will probably follow in short time
u The object appears to be to establish lin
of posts near the Southern border of tn
State to prevent incursions of the enemy
and it is probable that there will be force
] left fnr that nurpose at Glasgow on til