The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-05
A FittiiIg tiMeaial. s.
.Onn hundred and ffty.ffe private so

81 AFittiiIg1 TestImeaial. )
Il: ons. hundred and ffty-ffs private sol |
diers in the Army of Gen. Rosecrans
have sent to Mr.. Burton, Representative
from Sullivan County, an1-pniqqqe and
welLdeserxed- testimonial, as an evil
deucp of their appreciation Of his d4isiin-
teycsted-efforts. in behalf Of the UTpfo-
tectea ana t1rfendtcSs soldiers = Y1ivg i
IL twill be remembered that Mr. Bur.
ton was the. dthoF of the resolution de-
.clariug that e Indiana would, not furnish. |
another IA an Or another dollar for the
war; ndthat he also Oiferedathebresolu-'
ton to increase the soldiers pay. The
comments cation accompanying, the testiA-
si m1ionidif clearly Shows that The soldiers
duly appreciate bis disinterested and
.loyaf smotiVeseg..-. 81 ''-' ~ ta.cigs 50.
z Bysway6f explanation of:some of the
tTallasienss weys hopl rsaysthat at me top
y Of the sheet an army button of the purest1
brass wfthsalock of Afrieat wepl neatly
tied win an appropriate "yaller" strings, :
!. are fastened, as symbols of the feelings
fault ~ aeah3eyed in the worda-=helow.
4 4 me enilfdiiows list of one htadred
and . ssS,s Flames collected from three
a.sc6mp rnies, that happened to be handy
!: wl,eH 'stlIe document was prepared, and.
esarlrseTel.y man of the three5signed.it,:
land thus Indicated his own: individual
ssaJJmiratidn:u Mr. Burton ~ 81. -7g-..f'; -
&. :; Thg 3ofpSing is INSTRUMENTATION
4 ACCOMMODATING inyifiga the TESTIMONIAL omit
81 the names for want of space: 20 -.
IL THE FIELD IN TENNESSEE
January %. 1868. ~ s..
, To the Hon Mr.. Burton, -IAelqtet. Of.
!. tie .%Iadidaa Legislature from 'Suttieaas
: SIN. The, underSie ned, soldiers in the
- fela. having read your resolutions maze
S So ysrtla.te- ti.e. yayment of the .friendie$s
soldiers. and desiring to assure YOU OF
p their high appreciation of your 'diSilite-
rested efforts in their behalf {diSlnte-
= rested, because, as you and your friends
! have already signified your unwilling.
v ness to contribute lone dollar or one
y man for the war" you can, of COURSE
have no interest I'm this .matter), beg
> leave to offer YOU the above testimonial
Z EoE.theirregard. ( 3 . - '.-
5 + The design, We think is, 7in the follow
,e ing respects, good o-e:
,.t list Tue metal of which the, button is
composed must fern major part in the
= composition of the man VINO has thus
n 3 sef8gerifeipgsyt thrown himself between We
IS the 0ppressoxs and me otct'PHS y 'H n1
e = 81: tThe Spread Eagle is,.indicative Of
u our appreciation Of the etoquence OF your
re 1appeaL .SnaN3,IS, =. :
~ attest either oar vivid conception OF. the
:. Indignation you. have experienced at the
-. ateocitg of President Lincoih7 and tht
criminal negKgence of Governor Morton
ce. or the possibility of the. soldiers
5,z.llsa fer The war =. 4
80 button IS said to have come. from TIL
ng head Of "a once fiiendte&S, now de
.es 1inct, eontrabaiid;5 who served his mas
- = ter faithfully, but died fremzthe PROCLAIM
10, 0tion, q disease said toEbes peculiar *
, . them and their relatiyes;: the Copper
ne :, heads, T, We. nnd erstand your friends il
d Indiana are suffering severely from this
he disease; inoctlafi66n is the ronly safe
,rt sgpard-ipoculate your friends land they
are safe
~ Ne sincerely hope that: You a nd your
Is. friends, most of whom, we understand
IL are sale soni tie; exemption list, mas
q: 2 never have occasion to wear such but
= - tons as athe..oH Sent, in an Internal
az Abolition war - ~ and that the one sent is
lie + Of the Government pattern will, not de
tn Preeiate the gilt-ia your opinion - - . !
MI ALLOW, ns,ih conclusion, tois,y that, as
y d leyI soldiers, we do not ask or want the
=; a sympathy OF traitors, AID 4bat esPetiaH5
~ we do not want7t0 be made the Whipping
re, post around which iTdries, may lash bet
g ter and more loyal men 3hah'themselyeS.