Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-04-03
Correspondence Of the Journal.
from the 55th Regiment, owl.
BvRKK's sEArIoN, va, March 9th, Is

BURKE's STATION, Va, March 18th, 1863.
To the Editor Of tie Fremont Journal;
Pardon me for intruding upon your time in
reading these few lines. cannot help at these
times to raise my feeble voice in opposition to
those unmitigated falshoods that have been fab
ricated at home, charging the army in the field
with being "demoralized." l do assure YOU
that it never was in better state of discipline.
They feel the sting of those Northern traitors,
in their hellish designs. could not bring nv :
self up to the belief that we had mea--in our
midst, in whose bosom treason ranked, and
whose gladness and joy would be paramount to
madness at the downfall of this Government, but
the news we receive from home from time to
time has convinced me that there is as dark a
plot brewing in the North to blot out this Gov.
eminent as ever existed in the South; the NaI.
arines of Vallandgham proclivities-a copper.
headed coil Of venom-who would surrender
this proud country of Freedom to an ambassa.
dor OF Satan's. i am twice glad that have en-.
listed IN cause that is triumphantly sending
those ambassadors of hell back to their chaos ~
ruin, and the army stands ready to destroy tbe
unchristian dogs, South or North, or vhsrcpey
they may be found
Do these bablers of treason exnect that tbe
army will quietly submit to their abuse of the
noble cause we are engaged in? Do they think
that we viii stand idly by and see our country
bargained away by their designsY Can they
think that while the loyal sons of Ohio are in
the held lighting and driving back the rebels
preventing her soil from being polluted by the
tread of ed-handed treason, that thew. (tbe
Northern traitors,) will escape the punishment
of ,treasonf Sossure as those who survive this
struggle return home and find 0,ae cowartlly i'm.
becile wretch who would be SO base as 10 talk
treason, he would not lay down his m,isket.
do not 20 too far nor beyond the pale of civil.
zatlon, when say the loyal soldiers of the North
in their indignation to Northern traitors amounts
70 curse 70 the breast that gave them milk;
the utter adherence and seorn cannot be nor.
trayed by our language, Freedom or Despo.
tism Is the watchword of the army, not "Ad.
ministration," Constitution" Conservatism,
~Habeas Corpus, this General or that General
but"Country or no Country a bowling vii.
derness in preference TO a surrender.
Already the dissentions and divisions in the
North are hailed with Joy in the South, and our
ministers abroad through Europe are greeted
with, you are race Of Plebans descending
Into the vale Of anarchy. You cannot govern
yourselves-you need some one 10 govern Won
"a Macmillan Duke, sustained upon the throne
OF America by France and England" The ar
my needs the moral support of every one in the
North, and expects it. Cease your political Jar
gon:.. Put on the lofty armor of God and shout
Tor liberty; make the old world tremble with the
acclamation that man can govern himself
Please hnd place in your paper for these
lew lines and u you discover any improprieties
please excuse them by remembering that h
comes from one devoted to the cause he Is IN,
and is proud to represent Sandusky county, o.
Yours, JOHN GLEASON.