The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-02-24
Headquarters 9TH Iowa REG'T. !
JACKSON Tenn, Feb. l2, 1863.


FRIEND RIcH 1t has become very
evident to the Union soldiers that there
was something more than mere buncomb
in the threat made by some rebels that
there would yet rise up in the North a
party who would cut off upplies, pre-,
vent further enlistmenls, and encourage
deserlion, until the Union army became
so weak that it would be obliged to leave
the South and the rebels to themselves.
Butwe presume these same Copperheads,
who are now working out The will OF
jeff Davis and his fel ow traitors. reck
oned without their hosts. Could YOU
but hear The denunciaions that are pour
ed out by all the men OF The army, from
commanding Generals to high privales,
on those Copperheads of the North, you
would be convinced that there never can
be any such scheme carried out. without
drenching our now peaceful homes in
fralerna blood. No man who has wit,
messed the devastating influences Of this
war, will consent to see an armed mob
violate the orders of the legally constitu-
ted authorities of our country, without
compelling them to answer in blood for
blood. II by mob violence they attempt
TO prevent further enlsments, the arrest
of deserters, or the collection of the reve-
nue., they will bring upon the North
what now the South is suffering, war
in which neighbor is pitted against neigh
Dor, brother against brother, and father
against son.
While there is not a man in the army
but desires peace, YET you can hardly
find one who is not determined thai,
he will accept no peace but such as is
demanded by all principles Of honor and
justice, that is, an unconditional laying
down Of arms by the rebels, and their re-
turning to their peaceful avocations, and
submitting 10 the powers that be. He
who would try 20 force the Government
to accept any other terms is traitor, and
as such The army now in the field feel
bound TO treat him. The soldiers appre-
cate more fully than any one else can.
the whole evil that this war is bringing
on our people, and have no desire 10 see
it repeated in their own homes as often
AS an election takes place. They feel
that to acknowledge this rebellion is TO
say to every disappointed candidate for
Justice OF the Peace, in Iowa, if you can
raise men enough on your side 10 whip
the men who can be raised by your OPP
ponent, YOU shall have the office. They
are not wiling that this country shall
follow in the wake OF Mexico, nor do they
intend that there shall ever be anolhe,
rebellion during this ard the succeeding
generation, for il is their intention to
! fight until either the rebels are conquer
ed or annihilated.
flhere are any in the North who have
a desire TO have that country overrun by
! jayhawkers and guerrillas, let them fol
low out the plan proposed by the butter
nuts in tie Illinois legislature, let them
do as some men in Illinois and Indiana
are now doing-wrile TO their friends in
the army il they will desert and come
home they shall be protected and not Ia
ken back let them form themselves into
bands for the purpose OF resisting the
collection of the revenue, aud opposir.
generally The administration Of the laws
and they will soon know what il is 10
live in land where civil war reirns,
and where redress is only 10 be had by
the strong arm of martial law. Now il
| is hard to believe. aud [ do not believe.
there is one man of sound mind in Iowa,
who wants to have such occurrences take
place in that State. But in some of our
neighboring States we have undeniable
evidence that there are those who do wish
for and are laboring to bring about that
state OF affairs. These men also claim to
have sympathizers, aiders, aud abettors,
in Iowa, and say that in all the North
western States they are very powerful.
That such is the case we have only the
word OF those interested in making it APP
pear that their numbers are as numerous
as possible But if these men think 10
bring home their friends from the enemy
by such course, they may be gratiied
some day by seeing them come not as
citizens, or ceserters, but as an organ.
lied, disciplined and well drilled army.
clothed with the authority Of a great and