Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-02-18
From the Nofelch Aurora, February 7th.l
- A sonAler,s Letter.


The foliowine "a An extract ffbm letter 10
gentleman 10 this city, written BY Captain
10 the 26th Itskimspt Il is proper 10 remark
that the Captain leG Norwich D radical Re.
publican. HeBeiongs TO that elasse epf-much
abused men whom the Democrats are charged
with wishing to deprive OF their vetes But
10 the letter.
HFRtESD Of-HAving few minutes TO
spare | will give you little Information IN
regard 20 a soldier life During the last ten
days we have had ten deaths in our regiment
I'VE have number of sick ones, but hope
they are better Now for niggers have
seen enough Of them. They are God.for-
ssken set They steal everything they can lay
their hands on Repubeanism is played ont
and Democrats are plenty All feel sorry
for is that ] supported it so long. ! am proud
to say that II God spares my life and | have
chance to poll another vote, it will be one of
the right kind. There are no long heels here
now, We have been humbugged ever since
we enlisted We we're assured we should
have our pay at Camp Russell-1then at Camp
Buekiugham--then on board the Empire City
land DOW when they get ready. But the
best part of it is, they don't know us for the
6rst two months, They offer to pay us since
the 10th Of November, and we can go to hell
for the rest Now this is the reward of sol
der by this niger party, But thank God
there are not Republicans enough in the Goth
to elect hog hayward This is mean bust
ness. Few are making money but the soldiers
are not. have not one cent OF money, and
don't know when shall have"
Extract from a letter from Lieutenant in
the same regiment
FRIEND ST. am fully satisfied with what
you used to call black Republieans. When |
came away was good one, but when re-
turn, If | ever do, | am a good Democrat, and
no crook to 1t 1t is all very pretty to 90 a
sojering when we are at home, and get good
promises from our good pious Republican
leaders, say this is all very well-but have
made up my mind that they are lying party,
and have got the best of me this time. When
we get out of this ] want TO see them catch
us again. We had as square u promise from
Governor Buckingham as he could give that
we. .shotifd have our pay before we left Nor
wich, and when they wanted us to move from
there, another equally as strong, and fall as
big lie, that if we would go peaeeably to
New York that when the Connecticut regi-
ments got there we should certainly be paid,
and that was done to save time and trouble
That was all very pretty--a nice thing-a big
thing and we all saw it, but nary red did we
see, nor have yet Not one man in twenty
FIVE has had one cent in his pocket know
| have not had cent since left Norwich. |
don't care much about it now for l have got
usedto it, but if / am to live in this way |
should like to be where / could see white
man once in a while | am tired of this bust
4 ness as we are nsedel / for one have met with
a change Of heart | will bet one hundred
dollars that if our regiment was at home next
Spring, Governor Buckingham could not get
twenty-five votes out of it. That is Just the
way the -men.Seel down hore, and they won t
| get over IL lU.lI