Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-05-01
Spicy Correspondence between son.
perllead and a Soldier.

, Spicy Correspondence between "a,
perllead and Soldier.
The following spicy correspondence b,
been sent from Murfreesboro, Tennesse
to The Cincinnati Commercial for public,
ton. The editor of that paper vouches 70
its geuineness - i,f
HAMILTON, ONO, March %, 1868
DEAe BOB 81 suppose you were in
harder battle New Years than and Ras
were with the skunk, and more serious TOD
suppose that before this reaches you vol
Will have been in another. From yha
you say, suppose it is an awful SIGH. tf
see the slaughter of men. You undoulted
ly know of the heavy draft that is awaiting
US. The people here are all of one mind
That is to resist the draft. They all say
that they will rebel against it. / eon',
know how that will work, but if they 60 i
am in. Do you think the soldiers will ieht
US it they were brought up here to takeus ?
don't. l think they would be wis. to
throw down their arms. Bob, we hid a
big democratic meeting in Hamilton, and
the speakers all said they would hav, big
lighting here soon. One said that Lncoln
would be out of the White House il less
than three months. Bob, there mus cer-
tainly be some rough times here ,efore
long. Bob, you may know that us BOYS
had big times in Hamilton yesterday. We
listened to the speaking until We got ired,
the next was euchre and bar. Well, B,b'
| must quit for this true Write. soon if
you don't get killed j. H., JR.
MuRFREEsBoRo, April 2, lS63-J,HN !:
- Your cowardly and disgraceful lettr is
just received. You can better imaginahan
| can define my disgust at receiving sch a
contemplate and reasonable letter from
one claiming TO de citizen of the Amer
Ican Republic; man raised and eduated
under the auspices Of the best Government
ever enjoyed by any people, who ha SO
degenerated in the scale of morality and
love oil country as TO become an oGect
oil contempt rather than Of sympathy. u
blush to think that one of my former aiso-
ciates, who but short time since boased
OF love for his country and her free irsti
tutions, is to-day, from motives of dastarlly
rowardice, cringing in the attitude of s,p-
plication at the shrine of the southern
Confederacy. What has so recently come
over the spirit of your dreams, that YOU
'an thus meanly repudiate both your God
md your country? The sentiments which
you express SAVIOR very much of human |
lepravity. Have you lost all the pride of
Have you become SO demora-
lied as thus to ackno wledge yourself at
nee traitor and disgrace to the free io-
titutions of the country which gave YOU
irth May God, in his infinite justice,
rosper the glorious cause for which the
FEDERAL armies are contending while to the
'retched torment of fire and birthstone, in
ne deepest gorge of hell, consign not only
lie rebels in arms against our government
ut also, and three-fold more deserving.
ne unprincipled and cowardly wretches
ho openly avow themselves traitors, but
ho have not the moral courage to take nm
rms In favor of the rebellion for which
ey profess so much sympathy. If such
en- as Valandigham and his followers ex-
pt to receive mild treatment at the hands
the soldiers in this department of the
rmy, they are laboring under a most woe
delusion, the scorching flames of hell
ould be to them welcome relief if they
ould be unfortunate enough TO fall into
e hands of our justly indignant army. {
ou greatly mistake the loyalty of those a
10 so freely gave their blood at the battle b
Stone River, if for a single moment you II
tertain the opinion that we would justify el
u in resisting the draft. We will, with as
e accord, lay down our lives in support =
the cause for which we enlisted. but new hi
till the last armed foe expires, will we q
lay down our arms, as intimated te
your letter. We will return home for an
other purpose than TO bayonet and, if le'
d be, exterminate all such treason mon loI
3 as you described. This letter will no 20