, 1862-01-14

':nls and file Of our arn1y-that our S,
s:irrs ars towards, and did not enlist
i:siit. i loo absurd even 10 dignity with
t,r1l:;'l or IN brand is falsellood, The
soldiers, il is notorious, have been in state
bouicli''",:u characterization, because they
are he'll Ia *. :u1.l thai tic great discon-
ten Of The army the t1i;ng that saddchs
ard sirkcns and kills our men, il inglori-
,us ira.iTor Why they are rsprcsS:4l;
N:.y hound with wisles, is to the rank an:l
lie inscrr;aElc and to 1lcir fathers a.,;l
llotltcrs and county thai sent them forth,
the ea,ssc that paralyscs the army is cqsl;tl
II inscrg,.bir- 4 soldier in nae of a,r
Illinois regiments stationed near Cairo. in
4 ls.;tcrpnl,lislled in the TRIBUNE. thus Dr.
:, !i''cs The universal feeling rcrya,|ing tac
1:uk and filc Of our army:
Every soldier in camp longs fo. the dar wlsen tlse
word 10 advance shall be given. We asc sf heazti-
ly SILK Of this inaction The men arc asking each
other when the WAT is to commence. They nave
been kept on the peace establishment, at rnnne
expense, about long enough they think. II the re-
bvltion Is 10 be put down by force OF arms. we
think it il about time the fighting should pesin IL
VIC are not allowed to fight the seeesh we want to
: be mustered out and sent home. we Volunteered
10 hc1p whip the traitors and save the Union. and
would like to be set at work for the sooner we be-
ciu the sooner We sha1l get through with the job.
We are better armed, drilled, fed clad, and paid
: than the 1ebcls, We outnumber them also.
Then what is holding US back: It is whispered
that the reason Is that the Government or the
Generals afraid to let Us pitch IN 1esst we hurt
the peculiar institution. But we're VIC enlisted to
. *ore Iure'y? We thought it vas to save The
Union we were wanted for, and that slavery must
lok cut for ITSELF and that II it stood in the way
Of the Union it must go down.
That is the way the soldiers feel i'll regard
to the inaction that amazcs the traitors and
.liscourages the loyal. This plain soldier
| hits the cause Of the stagnation: Our pro-
| slavery West Point Generals arc resolved
! that the peculiar institution shall not be
| hurt, and nothing shall he done to wound
the sensibilities Of the chiyalrous slave
holders. and that no injury shall be in
| f1ictcd that would render them adverse to
reconstruction Of the Union on a pro,
| slavery basis; or iu other words, that would
| prevent the admission Of the Free States
into the Southern Confederacy under TIC
Montgomery Constitution. That is the So
luton Of the inaction Of OUT grand army
But this deGcaey towards the paricides
| is not confined exclusively to the West
Point Generals, but is shared by some
members of the Cabinet. One Of them re
Gently declared in the presence Of seycra:
persons in substance :-"W are striving
to restore the Union and preserve the Con
stitntion. We all trust to see the Cnio1
once more restored; but in order to sue
| cced in achieving this great result, VIC mus
leave no fostering wound behind, to rankl'
and corrode for generations to come. N
such wound has yet been inflicted on cithc
side, and he hoped none would be-
lad our armies advanced in Decembe
and attacked and beaten the rebels aloni
tlcir lines, and followed up the blow unit
they were dispersed or captured, it wor1
have left 4 fostering wound behind in IL
minds Of the cliyalry that would "rankl
and corrode" for years to come. No sue
wound has been inflicted. Of course til
country should rejoice that our soutller
| brethren in arms against us, have not bee
: attended