The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-02-19
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ed with tie most entsrprisinng Of .bs emil.
grants from the most, intelligent and ac.
tive Of the Esstern States. lSl sd,. ~ ls'
thy are the strong ysomss OF Illiuois;
and Wisconsin. They, have q feryent
passion for liberty. and come what NAV
they are determined that the great outlet
Of tie Mississippi shall remain Ia their
hands. " is to BE- remembered tbat
throughout ibis war these Western armies
have suf- red few II any defeats. Even
B-auregard when opposed 10 Them was
not able TO stem. the torrent which threat.
ensd him. Il is certainly remarkable
circumstance that Rosep Grams should have
persisted in the struggle for three days;
hut his resoluts prudence is justified by
the iact thai 10 the end tho Confsderates
were compelled to retreat.
From The fbdiApapOlis Journal.
Genn MDroy and Other Indiana OAicefS
on The Armj Resolutions.
WINCHESTER. e. Via
lau'Ty 80. 1858.
EDITOR JOURNAL II have iust read Che
NOZZLE resolution Of my brother officers Of
Indiana in the gallant army Of Rosecraos
wio, having assisted by their beroisn in
achieving the splendid victory over The
traitor army under Bragg, turn round 10
rebuke ihe more vile and cowardly trait.
ors at home. who, having taken ad van,
tage OF The absence Of over one hundred
thousand pa :tot soldiers to steal into
power. are disgracing our STATE By their
reasonable acts. .f
! desire to thank lhese 5aye officers.
who, knowing no party save that for the
Union. have adopted these resolutions,
which meet my most hearty approval.
Any man. or set Of men, who, In times
like these. when our government is en-.
igHgcd 10 deadly struggle for it's exist.
encs-s struggle which involves no! only
The fate Of free Government in our own
country. but for slI the world. would at.
tempt 10 disgrace and prostitute the name
iof Democrat by organizing a party under
that name to oppose the Government and.
divide and distrsct the people of the loyal
States, are traitors much meausr than
those in arms who boldly and directly
saek the destruction Of the Government.
for these pretended Democrats sneaking.
ly and indirectly seek the same end by
exciting prejudi against the Govern,
msnt aud division among the people.
Let these traitors Of the Indiana Leg.
iSlature. and the Copperheads, BulternuIs
and K. g. C.'s throughout the State, who
are giving aid. comfort and encourage.
meut to armed treason in the South, read
IN the odium that has followed the mem.
ory of the Blue Light Frderalists and
Hartford Cunventionisis Of 1919. some.
thing Of the execration and deiestation
that will follow their memory down tie
stream Of time. .0
| join with my fellow soldiers Of the,
Union everywhere in warning these trail
tors at home that when we have crushed
armed treason si the South, and restored
the sovereignty Of our Government over
these misguided States. (which, under
God, we surely will do. we will. upon
our return. while our bands are ia, also
extermina,e treason at the North, by arms
if need be. and seal, BY the bleod Of trai.
tOrs. wherever found, tie permanent
peace of our country aud the perpetuity
OF free government TO al future genera.
tons. R. H. MILRoY.
We. the undersigned. Indiana officers
at this place, most cordially subscribe TO
the sentiments expressed in the above
letter of GenI Milrov.
MARK l. DENOTE, Capt. and A ON.
DANIEL MEEKEa. Division Surgeon.
JoHS o. CRAvEXs, A.. D. c.,
z. BAIRD, Capt and A. D. C.