Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-06-04
A Noble Letter from the Armv

We copy from the Gazette of last weeJ
the most excellent letter of Mr. Glenn. B
Mills, dated Camp Reynolds, March 26th
1868, to Samuel Day, Esq, OF Mead Tow n
ship; and invite its perusal by every true
patriot and gcodcitisen. Mr.. Mills write
as soldier and patriot only can write. Hi
rebukes to Copperheads and Rebel sympa
thiztrs are justly scathing snd terrible.
1t is interesting to read the iutroductor,
remarks Of the Gazette to this letter. Th.
first impression was to not publish it. |,
was nauseous dose. Taking lobeia would
have been nothing compared to it. The
editor would as leave had half his teeth
extracted as publish it; but il must be
done, ut is letter from the army" and
if the Gazette don't publish il, the CHRoN.
icLE will; and may seek to make the last
state oftbe case worse than the first. So
the Gazette concludes to publish the:letter,
with lengthy introduction to prove that
Mr.. Mills has been tnisled, and that his
sources OF intelligence are not reliable, and
his conclusions false. The Gazette saws
This letter contains conclusive evidence of
what we have for long time thought
that is, that the Republican leaders have
been tampering with the soldiers in the
army, to poison their minds and mislead
them as to the purposes and feelings o!
those who have felt it their duty to oppose
the radical abolition measures Of Mr.. Lin.
coins Administration. Although many,
very many persona have the decided opinion
that the Conscriptiun law is Wholly unau.
Morised BY the Consultation, yet there has
not been, nor will not be any physical esist.
snce to the draft under that law"
Now, Stephen, who has said there hw
been any resistance to draft which has not
yet been made? Certainly not Mr.. Mills
and as to resistance hereafter it will depend
very much upon the SOLITARY influence which
Order No, 3s may exert upon certain class
Of Copperheads which are yet lying around
loose. You do not say that you have not
heard talk Of physical resistance to the
draft. You may be we'll enough posted aoo
to say there will be none bat your edi,ori.
Als and even your introduction to Mr.. Mills
letter are calculated so far as thoy will 20 to
encourage and produce physical resistance.
You say very many persons believe the
Con'cription law to be wholly unaut horixed
by the Constitution" What's your opin.
ion, stephsnG Don't you think il is an Abo.
!ltion measure which ought to bs resisted2
fhe Gasette continues "And We wish here
to tell Mr.. Mills, the author Of the follow.
ing letter. that his paper, and his private
sources ofinteligence have mised him mos,
osregiously on the subject of resis,.nc, 10
the draft, and that therefore Ii. 'elsnohsd
list, compressed lips, blanched cheek and
burning eye, however bloody NAV h,vs
been their indications, was all the rs.ul, or|
false intelligence. In this short c,,r.o,
here are two falschoods- direct pervers;on.
'f tho language Of Mr. Mills letter ma
one general falsehood which sverv schno,l
boy can comprehend. NJ. Mills says, "Ws
earn that rosistanceto military authoritv
has been sttemptod recently 10 one Of The
'ountiss Of the State. tEviisn.ly alludinr
TO the Noble county aasiv, and not the draJ1
And IT the men Who sacourage this tbiu.,
could see the effect which saeh. new, ,pro.