The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-05
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CtaP Man SILVER CREkH, Kentucky,
November llth, 1862.

november illn, looS.
A. RRAM, Dear Sir;-Your letter came du-
Ily to hand anil answer il at the earliest
opportunity, that you, and those who have
friends with us, may know where and how
all is going.
We are in the heart Of rebeldom, where.
we are received IN the silent contempt ex
sons visible. We have been in towns fine
fourishing businesss places without see
ing half dozen white men and women,
where the rebels who had passed just before
us, were cheered and Toasted by unanimous
consent. We hear no cheers, see no wav
ing OF handkerchiels, no demonstration Of
Joy. but ali OF disrespect. know not what
to.say Of our prospects. These people are
no doubt in most desperate earnest, ard III
we do whip them, how are We TO make them
our friends, teach them to be brethrenl--
One fact rs perhaps not strange, but 1t is
striking in political view. The citizens
here-who in our faces--avow themselves
secessionis,s and rebels, say that they think
that this war will be closed because of the
success ofthe Democracy in the North as
they will equally recognize the Confejerscy
| know that this win be challenged as fac,
but | affirm that il is so, and have the bes,
of ev dence on this point. But they dare
not do it. They must settle to suit. these
tigers, these hyeuns, who will have South.
ern government aud nothing else; this COM
promises the North, and the idea is out Of
the question, for the North will Ilse as
giant and crush Democracy and the rebels
together. before they will submit TO IT,
They have male promise and they must
fulfll il or fall iuto utter rain. What will
they dol Alas for the party! SO far as |
am able 10 learn, the soldiers North OF Dix.
ons line, desire peace II il can be on terms
honorable 10 the North, to the Northern
idea, but upon other terms, never. | am a
soldie,. this is my position, and do not
think that | misrepresent my comrades. A
few Soulless scapegraceS OF course feel 9th.
erwise, bli; they are party hacks or soulless
the army, and never went there for other
purpose than TO money or political repute
who are a shame to their country the ser
, vice aud the mother who bore them. | az
firm most emphatically. that the army SO faI
as know, as a mass, are in favor Of stand
y inc by their arms Snd their banner, until ;
victory shall be gained by force. and peace
btanel on the principles Of equality an'
4; the regulations under which We have Sc
long praSpered.
d On the negro question, | cannot Ielrain
from adding word of remark. First, tina
the negro halerS OF the regiment, those " h'
II talked Of their odnr g., who curse at hom
4 the underground railroad, the Republican
and AbolitionlStS, for disturbing the relation
, between master aud slave; who find faul
n with Lincoln FOR proposing to free ther
on January lst, 1863, are the very men mos
anxions TO .ake runaway boys under the
care, Keep them with them hide them whe
hunted in camp, act just as any Abolition
ist would, being it said TO their honor. tbs
ihey--so far as have seen--do usa thel
WE'LL in every respect, so far as | can Sc,
place them on equality with their whit
water boys. One rabId Dtmocratlc Cap
tain, formerly a Lawyer (not from Hancock
\. said repeatedly IN my hearing thus evenn
:" thas his negro waiter slept with him an
O'HceTs every night, that Tom should b
cared for. be clothed, and that he should 1
paid for his service. You viii scarce BE-
leve this. bat it is the fact upon all that
honor. Another notice 'ble fact is, the rei
sprightllness and intelligence of the negro,
here, comparing very favorably with 9th
poor clauses. More than that, the negro
Tennessee, is not so black by far as the NJ
gro OF 0hio. II IS Idle to ptate about n
gro equality. Whenever white man w
men or child comes 10 see us, the black ma
woman or child, are all hudi aIouI
them, not a hundred yards OF, but in L
circle. have seen it a hundred times
Kentucky. II is late and must cuncluG
Eve. yours,
~ Woons