Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-02-27

warranted in adding to the fire just two email
sticks every half hour. QUAIL
la the memory OF "the oldest inhabitsn,D e..
there 10 such an institution in IL session ~ III
try almost entirely dopopulated by war s "l
scription and voluntary removul-there hss W. W.
been such heavy snow storm as has raved s;. Ivy
last night no little 10 the positive ,iscn,s snee
all Of us whose habtatiOns are not Of ths u
substantial kind. We awakened this morr,n alOs'
fad, much TO our establishment a pile NJ sl "
on our feet, and that heavy sheet OF tba Ky KY,
invested our chum. Many who retired nj n," Iu
with hair black or brown, arose to 6nd il NJ.
tectly white, not with the fross of mapv ri,,,s
but with the snow Of one night ''S
And 1t wasn't particular by what mo.n.,.
found its way into the tents. Ii crept in "A, asa.I
hole, rent and unguarded opening; erav,,ss "
the posts, attached itself to the ridge pole sns.uP
itself over beds, hunks and fire plac,a an5 III
fused itself generally with a laxativeness whi..
was wonderful indeed. "H'Oa
The men had rough time on picket lac, nit,
without fires. They trudged into Cam " KY
morning with cakes Of snow hanging Ia ,s Ivy
boards and looking like old winter himself '4''
at noon, whilst the storm was at ia bai,h,
the roar Of artillery was heard. At frat il ~ ~
remote and then it sounded in our vicinity un,i,
every battery on the field opened. We instsn,a '
"a.
fight, but we soon learned that the firing vss =
honor of Washington's birth day. This s "sI t "
more appropriate since his birth place ia M, Ae
short distance from us, and the remains NJ a.
mother are Inferred near the city Just onnosi,a
There have been many surmises on the nar, ~,
outsiders as to the degree Of favor with vLisn
certain measures of national policy haye basa
received by our soldiers and It NAV be sslI ~
state that these soldiers are not politicians ~,
are earnest in the suppression of the rebsi yS'
and are perfectly willing that any means ILsl,
TO effect this object should be tried. Tbev ~.
ready TO recognize negtoes, apes or gorilss a.
suitable agents for this purpose, II they Gan onIv
be made available. They have no great nteras
IN 'he negro question, and are content that tbo
Government shall settle it in u way that Il deems
best. N''"'
And if the country had wrought as fatbfallv
and with an eye single 10 the best interests Of X,
Government, rs the soldiers Of our regimen ha w
wrought, and had embarrassed the Aministration
ss llille, affairs would have been 10 a mora nro
missing condition now. Ii is q common evnra.
sion with our men that they are not pad n,
thinking: that others are paid for thinking a,
them, They act upon the orders of Others and
with cheerful compliance. They would iudes
OF the policy of the Emancipation proclamation
by the number OF slaves It made contrabands a.
aud the consequent dimlnitiOn Of the strength AZ
the South in respect TO this element; and tbsv
would judge of the prOprety Of raising nearo
regiments by the manner in which thew fonsh,
aud the aumber OF battles won. Their nva,ish,s
principle has been to uphold the Administrator
III all its measures aud to discharge their dutv
as soldiers, Indifferent us TO the line of policy
pursued so II was just and at the same time ana
cessful. Yours.