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Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-09
Judges of Probate Elected.

Litchfield, CHARLES ADAMS, .. Barkhamsted. DANIEL YoUNcs, d. Canaan, GEoRcE W. PEEr, u. q. Cornwall, H. MILTON HART, U. Harwinton, LEWIS SAITH, U. Kent, FREDERICK S. MERwIN, q. New Milford. SAMUEL ORroN, q. New Hartford, .. Norfolk, ROBBINS BATrELL, .. Plymouth, AMMI GIDnrNGs, U. Roxbury, HERMAN B. EASTMAN, q. Salisbury. ALBERT MOORE, q. Sharon, CHARLES SEARS, U. Torrington, HENRY s. BARBOUR, U. Washington, HENRY J. CHURCH, d. Watertown, LEHMAN W. CUTLER, U. Woodbury, JAs. HUNTINGTON, q. Winchester, JOHN BoYD. U.
 Union 10. Dem. 2. Union Dep. 1.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-09
COpperheails Gone Under 1!
sE F 5 - a sA Gt&
 ScymOuYisI1a at a Discount 1!
POOR TON'S A-COLD!
 THE DRAFT KILLED HIM!

We congratulate the lovsrs of our country the Union, the Constitution and the Laws, on the glorious victory achieved in our gallant little State ou Monday last. It was victory after hard fought battle, in which eyery inch of ground was sharply contested with as des perate party Of politicians, copperheads and traitors, as ever was met and overthrown.- But the victory is complete. But little remains to the vanquished- of ofice--little of hobe-lt,le of life-little of honor. We have reelected to the Chief -Magistrsey of this State,a man already tried and not found wanting "a Governor, pledged by all his previ oas acts and history to uphold and defend the Constitution of the State and the United States; the friend of the soldiers, the friend of law. and order, the purest and most upright patriot. statesman and christian gentleman. And we have defeated Seymour l. v zg,ase @af ee g1.
 We have carried the State by large major. ity. and elected both Houses of the Legisla- tnrs-of the true Union-Repqblican stripe.
 We have redeemed this Congressional dis trict, and sent, to represent us in Congress, Q 
 statesman whose whole aim and labor, and whose every vote will be for his country, and thc uphoiding of the Government, and the prosecution of the war against the rebels, by every means which God has placed n our power.
 We have swept the County and cleared 1t of even suspicion of dsloyalty. The copper heads know nor that this is on unpro6tablY 6cld fpy their works, and mors than one ''chicken' has gone home and retired to roost
 We congratulate the County, the State, and she Country. We congratulate our brave sol diers tn the field. They rest now more quietly their hearts beat more confidently, they know nov we remember them, and ,riu sustain then, More than one hearty cheer has gone up CT, pow, from those distant camps, as our brav' boys have learned of the result of this election And corpeFheads cannot deprive them Q, ehesn. and of joy, though they would Q retss.
 ppr issue this week is faik0f the caeerin, pess Ws shall be able to give iller return. aposhsr week, bst enough is known now te give
 THREE CHEERS FQR o!p II cosxEo- TICUT.
 coD BLESS HER
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Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-09

lst. Congressional District. Hartford County gives Deming 20 majority, Holland, a25. Demings majority in the dis triDt is 345.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-09
SileriHs Elected.


 In Hartford C..s,.y, we.tell Russell, of Hartford. Union. is eiec.ed by 10 majority. In Tq}latd Gs,Inty, Au,os Pease, Republi- cap, is re-elcc ed by 3l2 majority.
 In New London County, Richard A. Wheel CT of Stonington, Republican, is re elected by about l.l00 majority. ...,. In Windham County. Prescott May of Put nam, Republican, is elected by about l,60O majority.
 In New Haven County. Gideon o. Hotch. kiss, the copperhead candidate, is of course elected.
 In fairfield CeAnty, the copperhsads alsS elect their Sheriff.
 In Litch6eld County, Leverett W. Wessells, Republican, is elected by over 800 majority. Charles W. Snow, the coppcrhead candidate. is elected in Middlescx County, over Wilbuss F. Burrows, Republican.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-09
4th. COngrcssiOnaI District.

-E0AAs OOAAOH HNSSAO0ak1 D1Sx1HOV
 HoN. JOHN II. HuBBARD is elected by ma jority, as we figure it, of 365. Litchfeli county rolls up majority for him of 57O- and Fairfield majority of 2O5 for Woodruff. A telegram from Bridgeport, as we go to press, states this majority to be 2ls, which reduces Mir. Hubbard's majority in the district to 35l.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-09

Tho gzr bonds q the tovp of RidgeAeld. snopstisg to $le,ooo, hsve all been taken by ihs Connecticut saviass Bank of Nsw Haven. at total preniun Of e6i6, or at nearly sa per s<.s. and srs te bs delivsrsd shortly. Tho bsnds 1T te m iten eps to urtssn yssrs.
 osy. III t 0kle IT bs arrsstsd oa ths sh.Irs q 1id.appi.t Ds.f sss fs'snsF. T. z.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-09

10r We printed m extra on Monday night, containing the glorious news of the election of Rockingham, Hubbard and Vessels! but the roads were SO bad, we were unable to give . full vote from tue County at that time. Through the kindness of the various Town Clerks of the O.. We are able now to give the full, aud we presume. official vote on Govern or, CqpgrcssHsp, Sheriff and Senators. to- gether with list of Representatives. and Judges of Probate elected,
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-09


 Representatives Elected.
 L1rcHF1ELD COUNTY. Litehfeld = Geoxse N. Woodruff, q. Everett H. Wright. d.
 BakIamsted-JesseD Dutton, q Asa L. Dem. ing, d. ... Bethlem-M. s. Todd, q. Bridge,cater R. Weeks, q. Canaan-Hram Holcomb, q. Colcbrook-Albert Kelsy. u Geo. s. Ives, G. CorawaU-M. D. F. Smith, t John MeMur- try, t.
 cosAen-Joseph Wooster, Moses Ly- man,a.
 Hmwixto"-Hsnry E. Hioman, Curtiss Sperry. 4.
 Krpt-l q. 2d day. Norris Horato B.ntion. d. Aetr Hartfard-O. P. Mills, Edmund Watson, u.
 Nsu lMyord-Geo. Taylor, q Albert N. Baldwin. d.
 Aoyolk-Aason Reyes, u John A. shsp. ard. u.
 North CanGGa-E. Bronson, q. Plymouth A. Norton, u. Rorburv-E. c. Prindie, q. SqlisJury-Lsonard Richardson, q Peter Ferris, q.
 Saaron-Harry Lockwood, David E. Lambert. u.
 Torrington Whiting, & Henry c. Colt,u. Y,yea-ElJ.h Hays, q. Washington s. Logan, q Charles C.. Lennon, d.
 Katcloww-David Welton, w. WiHsehfssler-Elott Beardsley, w John J. Tanning, H.
 Wooa5ury-Thomas Root. Benj. Fab rlqu..n Union 22. Dem. I7. Tie l.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-09

Ths latest nsws seceised ip Francs from Msxico ~as not encoqrsgias Gen. Forsy asted for aix thousand troops in addition to Iahs :f,yre fh,i, n,,3.r III ,cosbm. .nd.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-09

aere we see that ID 70 years the negrO population has increased only 3,O67 in this State. Is there anything to alarm labor in this increase, while the white population has increased in 70 years from 232 ,5Sl to 45l ,62O- being gain of 2lS,939 white peop's.
 MERRY AFFECTING The Tribune of last Monday gives it's readers what it styles " A thrilling scene in the Capitol at Nashville, :" from which we take the liberty Of extracting the thrilling part, promising that Governor, Johnson was ili deep distress on account of the determinatien of Buell. to surrender Nashville to the rebels, when certain Colonel Moody proposed to mahs their conditioa the subject, ofprayer, to wkEh the Governor nssentsd,
 The prayer seems to have done the Goyssins or heop ot yooa, for the writer informs us that, '' Whe{ they rose from their knees, the Governor seizsd the Colonels hand all bathei |, in tears, and ssid, 'Thank God that you came. feel better. The cloud is broken We shall be delivered. Damn mel"
 What an example of the efficacy of prayer, and what a valuable contribution to religious literature
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-10
Referees Sale.

Pierce County, Circuit Court, State of Wis
consin. WIN. II. Butler, plaintiff, against
Samuel W. Dickinson, and Mary s. Dick
inson, defendants.
DY virtne and in pursuance of judgment
ID of foreclosure and sale. obtained in the
above entitled case at the May term of said
court, to-wit: on the 25th day of May, 1863.
shall expose for sale and sell 10 the highest
bidder ut the front door of the City Bank of
Prescott III the city OF Prescott in said coun-
ty. on Saturday the 25th day of July. A. ID.
1863, at three O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day the following described premises TO satisfy
said Judgement with interest and cost of sale,
to-wit: commencing at the quarter stake OH
the south line of section six f6G township
twenty -scven (27). range eighteen (ls). and
running thence east sixty rods (60) thence
north 80 rods (30). thence west sixty rods
coy, thence south thirty rods (30). to place
Of beginning, all in town 81 of range Is. be
ing in the county of Pierce and State ofWis-
consin. N. s. DU NBAR, Referee.
WHITE & JAY. PPfs' Att'ys. 6-w3
Datec Prescott, May 6, 1863,
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-10
NEW REMEDIES FOR
sPERRMATORRHGA.

HOWARD ASSOCIATION. PHILA-
IL delphia. 4 BenerOlsnt Institution esta6-
hshet Jy ereeial Endognent, for the Relief o.
H. Sick and Distressed. afflicted nth Vir"ie,tt
saf Chronic Diseases. and esp ciGlLy for the
Care o. Diseases ofthe lSezual Organs.
MEDICAL ADVICE given gratis, by tn
Acting Surgeon.
Valuable REPORTS on Spermafor-
rhoea. and other Diseases of the Sexual Or
CANS and on the new remedies employed In
the Dispensary, sent in sealed letter envelopes
rec of charge. Two or three Stcmps for pos
IA acceptable. Address DR.. j. SKlLLIN
ArJGHTON. Howard Association, No. 2
- Street, PhiIAdelphis. nllyl
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FAX FEED NOTICE.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
County of Pierce.

OFFICE OF CLERK BOARD SUPERVISORS,
Ellsworth, July "a, 1863.
The following piece of land was sold
bv the County Treasurer on the 10th
day Of April, 1860, for the taxes, inter-
est and charges of the year 1862
Therefore, notice is hereby given that
unless said land is redeemed on or before
the first day Of May, 1864, it will be
conveyed to the purchaser according 70
law. The amount of taxes, interest and
charges calculated up to the last day of
redemption, is set opposite TO the dos
cription. OSBORN SrRAHL,
Clerk Board of Supervisors.
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Probate Notice.

Pierce County .Court-In Probate. In tho
matter of the estate of n. y. Powell, de-
ceased.
ON reading and filing the petition Of L. n.
" Powell and NJ A. Powell, admlnistra-
tors of the estate Of said deceased. praying
for an extension of time to pay off the in
,lebtedn,ss of said estate, it is ordered that
said petition be heard before the Judge of this
court OH Monday. the 5th day of October
next. at one ecl0ck P. Nj. at his Office, IN The
city If Prescott. And 1t is further ordered
that notice thereof be given TO ali persons IN
terestea bv publishing a copy of this order
for three weeks succcssiyely, prior 10 said day
of hearing. i'm the Prescott Journal, a weekly
newspaper printed at Prescott. in said county.
WILLIAM HowEs, County Judge.
Dated Sept. u. 1868. 20-w3
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-10
Probate xnfice.

r:,rce County Court. In Pr"tate
IA tlc matter cfihe estate Of Solomon o Nc
Keen, deceased.
~ y reading AMI fling the petition of Ma
~ ~ Ann G. VI, krrn. of Oak Grove in
s;id ririi... representing among other things
that Solomon q. NCne,n. late of Oak Grove
in said aoHnty on the tenth day "f Septorn-
Der. 1863. II his residence in said town died
interstate. leaving goods chattcls and estate
within this county and tina; she. ;hc said pc
tii;o,,.r Is .ht wido~ Of said deceased and
pray ing that administration ofsaid rcstate be
granted unto Solamou 4. Mckeen of Oak
Grove in said county;
1t IS ordered that said petition be heard
before the Judge nf this Court on Monday the
second day of November next. at ten o'clacl
A. at his office la the city of Prescott.
/. is further ordered that notice thereof be
given to the heirs Of said deceased and TO all
persons interested. by publishing a copy of
this order for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing. in the Prescott Journal.
a weekly newspaper printed and published
ut Prescott i'm said county.
WILLIAM How rs, Co. Judge.
Dated Sept. 81, 1868. 2lw3
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-10

o,,e hundred words will be counted as
-...sr, az solid matter; over 100 words will
! rcusted as two squares; over 200 words
:, ,brce squares. etc. etc.
T-uaI advertisements inserted at the. rates
,-ssrrjhcd bv Statute.
add or displayed advertisements will be
t.r,-,l 80 per cent above these rates.
Sr.rfal rioiices 10 cents per line for first in
...!,r ar.d 10 cents for each subsequent
--,,sient advertisements must be paid for
a.. s,Ivguce: all others quarterly.
aIrrriisements not otherwise ordered, will
!. c.-;iuutd until they are ordered out, and
Srq---t accordingly.
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G. r. cox,

5EAL-E IN Flour, GRAIN. ETC Cusi"n OF
dons To order. The best brands OF tiou
sent TO ell parts of the country.
tiver Falls, Nav 4, Sol.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-10
MASONIC.

fsrsxvilI be a regular meeting Of \;
Lodge No. los of Free and Accepted ga,
sons on the sesond and fourth tuesdays %
each month at Masonic Hall. Schasers bull
3ing Prescott " iScOnsin.
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- w. DICKINSON,
Bounty, Claim & Pension Agent,

Will obtain Arrears of pay. Pensions.
Bounty Land. Bounty Money, Claims foG
Horses and other property. destroyed, &c.
River Falls. Wis, Feb 10, 1862. nal II.
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HAMMOND
S = r a M MIL l. !

TVNHF untlcrsignedhavi purchased the above
Mill, rebuilt and refited it and added to
it l4ath and Shingle mill, also a planning
and matching machine, are prepared to ur-
nisll Lumber fthe best description as low as
can be bought in the country.
Also EIatIs and Shingles,
The price of Lumber will Iange from IS 10
81 ) according 10 quality. Bills. of Lumber
through VIC will furnish at $40, We viii take
in exchanged for Lumber all kinds produce and
are ready to contract with any parties string
TO do so for breaking up 200 or 800 acres OF
Land and pay in Lumber.
We have several Thousand acres OF valuable
PRAIRIE d. TIMER LANDS!
which we will sell at fair price to actual set
tlers.
Wehavc a store in connection with the
above Mill in which VIC keep well selected
stock of Dry Goods. Groceries Clothing. Hats
and Caps. Hardware which we will sell rs
low as can he bought at any of the River
Towns. and viii take all kinds of Produce
i'm payment Our facilities for FURNISH
ING LUMBER and
PURCHASING GOODS
Are unsurpassed in this part of the country,
and the beauty of our arrangements is we al
Jaws fulfill on, proniS $. Call on us and see.
CLAPP S DAVIS.
Hammond. ST. CroiN Co. Wis. June Is. 1861
rO2Stf
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D. D. PRICE,

Dealer in all kinds Of Furniture. Chairs, bed
s.eads. Tables. Collins. Gilt MouldInes. nc
ture Frames, Patent Water Drawers. etc
furniture of any description furnished @
order. All work warranted. Terms Casi'
shop on Orange Street, opposite fresco'
Hotel, Prescott, Wis. o7-5
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PHI iCI a y ).
]. II. wHEPPLE.
ri + r G Ill 4 y L ) .

bEARnSLEI 4 LYF0RD.
vs.rrS,IE sSp RErAiL Dealers in Dry Goods
al f,roecrics. store un Broad and Levee
Sire =. -
Prescott. May II. 1861. NH
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-10

given Tire ng,
lands the State o
at the Capitol
4 Mess silsa
ored.
arranged in
describe OF chwnte
he price htrt(
%
o dyers and
sale and three damages Said lands will be sold subject TO all
VIII be fixed by The Commis a
JAMES T. LEWIS, L.
sAML D. HAsrINGs, Commissioners 9sss. of
WINFIELD SMITH, J o :" y A'''"
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NOTICE.
LOST.

In this city Sept. IL, a certificate of the
following described land: The NV ar of the
NV or. Sec. IS, Town &c.
Ant person finding the same and leaving
Il at the Journal Office. will receive one dollar
reward. r. TASKARB.
Prescott, Sept. l9, 1868.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-10
CITY DRUG STORE

"a Dorye BEtsk BUsIxEss. where all kinds o
Drugs. Medicines. Paints. Oils. Perfuife cry
and fancy articles can be bought at ex-
tremely low prices. As ] pay cash down
fer my Goods | can sell them Cheap Tor CGsh
only. Call and see for yourself:
Prescott, May II, 1861. W. j. WHFfFLE-
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Tn PCRSU ANCE " the above notice, general ei'c-
1 ton viii be htid EdrSaiv. succeeding the fist
Monay being the third day Of November next in the
several towns wards and election Ifecn Is IN The Co
Of Pesce. and by the qualified electors Of the state al
Wisconsin,, in the actual militia service Of tie ti'cd
states, ~ this STAFF. NJ HE several pcs.s camps or
places where a regiment battery ct ARTILLERY, part
of regiment, rJt less than cnInpauy unr sep
that day. The following officers 10 he elected,
to-wit:
4 Governor in the place Of Edward Salomon
4 Lieutenant Governor;
Secretary ofS.ato in The place Of James T. Lewis
State Treasurer the p!uc" ri Samuel T. Hastings
Attorney ticaeial in the place II Winfield smith
State Superintendent in the place Of Josiah L. iick-
arsd Iank Comptroller in TIE place of william h.
Ramsey; State Prison Commissioner in lie place Of
A. r. Hodges whose ver,i terms ~ Office will expire
ths fir, t Monday Of January, :. D. l>Gt.
Also n state Senator for the tN enty-eighth district
compr-ing the counties of Pierce St. CroiX folk, Ua-
las Burnett Douglas Ia Iointe ans; Ashland whose
term Of office will expire the first Monay Of January,
A. d. lst s.
Also. Member of Assembly for tha pistrict Of
which Pierce county Is part also, the following q"
officers, tc-wit:
Supervisor for district No l. comprising the cit, e
Prescott aud the towns of OAK tirSye and tlH"n. ~
the place of " = Dunbar. A Supervisor for District
Ne 9 comprising the towns of River Fa :. Martel and
FL Paso in the place Of &. b. Cox. supervisor Tor
District g. comprising the towns of frimhelic Per-
nv, Diamond BlulF, Trenton, Isabelle, Harand, Saleln
Union and Pleasant Valley, in the place OF Jeremiah
Fuller. A County Superintendent of Schools IN The
place of W. T. Hatch. A Clerk 81 the Board of super
vsors 10 fill vacancy made by John VIM. for the bal
ance of the term Which commenced on the hrst Mon
day Of January, lo63
Said election to be conducted the votes canvassed
and returns made in accordance with the provisions 81
Chapter of the Revised Statutes of 1s5S, aud
Chapter eleven OF the laws Of l>G2 extra session.
Given under my hand this 4th Gay of September
1893. COZ ErAN PiETT,
Sheriff of Pierce County.
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p. WEsIFlLL. Cashier.
CmAs. MILLER, President.

Ex-aAysE bought and sold. and prompt al
sen:ion given to collections =,
Prescott, June 10. 1861. hoEl
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NOTICE {:

4 LII persons having Z. S. Excise Tax to
II p,y viii cali at my Office, in the city of
Prescott. and pay the same on or before the
18th day of September, when ten per cent.
will be added G.. a. DILL, Dept. Col.
Prescott, Sept. ). 1868. lo-tf
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CITY HOTEL,
FARMERS HOME.
NI3CELLANE o I S.
cry BANK OF PRESCOTT.

.,,,.,-- WISCONSIN.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-16

+. We copy the following items from the WASH
ington correspondence of the New York Journal
Of Commerce:
yesterday had a talk with private citizen
who has Just returned from Richmond He said
he vas captured at Suckers Gap about month
ago. since v hich time, until his release, he has
sbeeu living in Richmond. After keeping him in
prison for some time. tho Rebel authorities found
sout that he was a brickmaker and gave him EN-
ployme1t in that line. He says that he worked
six d., chat capacity, at the rate OF ten dollars
per day. and was paid ia gTeeHbgcks; he then
asked that ne might be permitted to come North.
ang his request was granted. He said furthermore
that Richmond was lively aid that greenback
. money was abundant Ii true, this story gives
one queer idea Of the war.
fanny story Is circulated about the capital
70 DAY.. which give you for what il Is worth.
Two members Of the House asked permission to
print their speeches instead OF delivering them;
and there are now in print two speeches, with
different names upon them, which precisely
Il thst the manufacturer made a mistake. The
pcople Of Buncombe viii never be any the wiser
lor MI this. especially the speeches. and so the
thing may as well end joke.
give sou the soloxing a. something true and
significant.
no party, but highly intelligent man. re-
Gently questioned a leading Republican Senator
mot re eIectcd) as 70 his opinion OF our national
Affairs The reply was: They will come out
al right: but l candidiy tell you | think the
Democratic party ell hare the good luck to set
lie them
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-16
Manufacturing Public sentiment i'm



The Journal, OF Yesterday, contains a series Of
Endorsements of the Murfreesboro resolutions by
the Indiana regiments in the army of the Cum
berIand To say that such Endorsements express
the sentiments Of the private soldiers-the file of
the army-is all CANNON. We do not suppose
one soldier in twenty has read or herd
read these resolutions, so as to understand
their import. Their approval, as represented,
was formGiity, that every army officer under
stands and appreciates We illustrate the way
the vote as it is called was taken in regiment,
and that will be a fair illustration of all A sol
dier writes the modus operandi in his regiment,
which was in this wise: The regiment was on dress
parade. when the Adjutant. holding the American
ensign in his hand, said: "All who are in favor
of the Union as il was and of fighting I'M
der this flag of the Union will step forward"
Every man, of course. in the ranks, upon such
an appeal. stepped forward This was c,lled an
Endorsement of the resolutions, and it was so
recorded The discipline Of the army is almost
despOtic OF necessity. We all know with what
facility names are gotterxo petitions and recon-
mendations. without the sisners scarcely know
Ing or nquiring the character of the document.
The same thing can be done with greater facility
in an army, where inferior OFF GERS would. or
could be- embarrassed if they thwarted the wishes
or purposes Of their superiors.
The snrest criterions of the real sentiments of
the soldiers their private letters written in the
freedom and confidence of friendship. We have
seen hundreds of these letters. and they, with
scarcely m exception. differ in toto from the
spirit and intent of the Murfreesboro resolutions
And, when freed from the restraints of the ser
vice and at full liberty to express their honest
convictions il will be found that the private sol
der, uniuhuenced by the desire for promotion and
its rewards-with no hope Of eagle OF stars to
induce him to stoop at the footstool of power
has but little feeling in common with the officer,
ambitious Of distinction, and whose mind is
warped to secure coveted advancement by yield
ing his own convictions to the purposes of those
who have the power to bestow the favor The
soldier in the army has no independence only in
thought and conviction; but the soldier at home,
released from his contract with the Government,
will be difTeren: man. He will not only think
independently. but will act as a freeman; and the
same sentiments which prompt his friends and
the people at home, will surely influence and
govern him