The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-10-03

/ - '"N "''e Duchman that owns the
potatoes wouldn't take postage STAN ps for
them, and the soldiers went down and
brought him into camp, and made him
take the oath Of allegience, and also made
him swear that he would never refuse tc
take postage stamps. The little fellow i,
half scared to death, and has gone of
crying Here comes basket Of grapes
Where did you get them, man. Con
! tscatet hem, over there about half ,
mile. There are fifteen acres Of vines, bu
the soldiers have codiscated nearly al
the grapes.
There come a couple Of fellows with a
hog; where did they get that? Confis
Gated It. Aud there are six men each
has goose. Well, this don't look much
like Sunday. The church bells are all
ringing in Cincinnati. | wish we wer,
there to attend church, but we cannot ce
there. lie, us go down and talk with III,
Dutchman who is digging his sweet po
tatoes.
"Well, my friend, they use your po
tato patch rather harshly."
"Ies, had fifty dollars worth OF DO
ta,oes here yesterday, and now they are
most all gone. and l have only got five
dollars ; and they cut all my corn, and
killed all my pig, and all my goose.
have TO pay two hund red dollar rent for
twenty acres Of land l have paid one
hundred dollar, and the man come after
the rest yesterday. My old woman tell
him that we could not pay him. Every
thing we go, all stole but he said we
must pay him /; be would not give of a
cent. Do not know what we shall do
(Poor fellow, you appear to be an honest
man, but we can do nothing for you.)
Come, boys, lie. us 60 and find some
water we have had no good water since
we left Ohio. There is a contraband
let US ask him where we can get some
"Say, Sambo, can we get any coed waller
about here % eyes. sab, up TO dat
house." "But that is too far Is there
no spring nearer ?" "Yes. sah,. there
are spring down in dat piece OF woods
SO right down that holler, Massa, and
you cant help but miss it," "Thank YOU
sir" Come on, boys. Well, boys, that is
uUb IL wiz never u
soldier TO be particular what he eats or
drinks. We have seen many a mud.hole
in Ohio filed with better water than we
have seen in any place in Kentucky; but
that makes no difference i; shut your eyes,
and down with it.
A Cincinnati preacher has just arrived
in camp, and is TO preach. All who who
would like to hear a sermon. come along
March, ief, left, lef! Haiti there,
readers OF the Democrat. Orders from
head, quarters. Our pickets are drawn
in. Form into line, and march to head
quarters. Captain, detail twenty. OF
yolr men for guard duty, let the rest 60
Well. tha; scare has upset all the preach :
ing. Make yourselves comfortable wher-
ever you can, for the remainder of The
day, but don't forge. to keep your guns in
their proper places.
8 o'c!ock.--Every man go to bed with
bis gun by his side. Let every fire and
light be extinguished. Corporal Of the
guard, if you find man with light to.
night, put him in the guard house.
Monday This is rather a dull day in
camp. Let us go down, and see the man
who owns the vineyard. lie is Secesh,
but he is getting his reward. His house
is full of men, helping themselves to any
thing they want. His wife is sitting in a
corner Of the room, ,siehing at the destruc-
ton going on around her. Everything is
being ruined. The family say they have
had nothing to eat since yesterday morn
ing. They feel bad, are almost crazy, but
are powerless to stay the progress OF the
confiscalion act. There seems 10 be no
disposition on the part of the officers to
protect anything but Cincinnati, and the
boys are having high time. Let US 60
back to camp. Now, boys, you have got
a hard road to travel. You are down in
ravine several hundred feet below camp.
Ohio affords no such hills as these. Iuto
line, forward, MARCH. Here we are, at
the top Of the hill. You are all out Of
breath. 1t is killing hot day. am
sure you are tired OF soldering by this
time, and would like to GO home and see
your wives and children. There is no
danger Of an immediate attack. so | will
let you return home. Tell the folks at
home that they don't know any more
about war than they do about what is
going on up in the moon. Those who
have seen it within four miles Of Cincin.
natl, have not seen a thousandth par. Of
its desolation and horrors, but l, for one,
would not take a small sum Of money for
what have seen.
We don't want the war in Ohio, and
We deserve all the injury that we shall re-
ceive, il we ever allow il to get here
Let traitor soil sustain all the damage and
desolaIion that rebellion has brought up
on the country.
Mr.. Editor, ! have honorably discharged
your readers from further military service
for the present. They have probably
made up their minds that it is pretty rough
business, this going soldering. So it is,
but not so unpleasant if man has no
other business that requires his attention.
When | commenced this letter, intended
to give my opinion of our past war policy,
as viewed from what have seen; but
time and space will not allow. Perhaps,
at some future time. l may take the time
to set some Of our good. meaning men right
in reference 10 several things that they
talk about when they know nothing Of
,kok L., No1l A