Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-14
From KonI,Is,s Bntterr.


CAzP KoSKLE, Feb. /, 1853
We have been removed from Camp
Chase, and are now eneamped on the
Franklin county Fair Grounds. We are
very pleasantly situated, and if we only
had summer, our scenery would be beau
tiful. The battery is now nearly fitted out,
and we.Eill probably Tensih in camp a
few weeks for the purpose of drilling. The
boys say that there viii be but one more
winter before their time Of enlistment win
expire. But let us hope that before the
coming of another winter this war will
be closed and our soldiers sent home.
How little did we think, when our troubles
first began, that it would require even the
time which we have already spent in fight
ing to put down The rebellion. We were
going out to have mere play spell. And,
with the support which the loyal people If
the North would give the Government the
unbounded resources which we possessed
our money-with our navy, which was to
close the Southern ports from the world,
and 8 cause which just men everywhere
would applaud, the Confederacy would
soon fall from its foundations, and rebels
would soon know their doom. Secretary
Seward thought thirty or sixty days long
enough TO bring peace and quiet to our
disordered country. But We have fully
come to the conclusion that we have q
great work on our hands-that we are not
lighting with coWards-b but with part Of
the American people, as brave and coura-
geous as ourselves; and the thirty and
sixty days have long since gone by. The
rebels are not yet conquered. But our
forefathers fought seven years to give birth
to the Republic, and we had better fight
seven years more than suffer its downfall.
The soldiers, as well as the citizens, are st
times discouraged; yet, has not this been
the case in every war; In those wars
which England wsged to break the power Of
Napoleon, the people Of England murmured
and almost revoited against the Grown.
What we have most TO fear, probably, are
those at home, who, though say they are
FOR the Union, oppose everything that is
done for its preservation. The Admins
tration does nothing right. They shed
tears over those who are martyrs from the
suspension Of the habess corpus, in viola
ton Of the musty records Of Judicial deci-
sions, worship the Constitution, look with
frowns, upon the emancipation measures,
and even propose to form 3 new Confeder-
acy, leaving certain portions 10 freeze in
the cold. And this element hss and will
show itself at cur elections, and II our SOL
diers are not allowed TO vote, Ohio will be
cursed with the rule Of old ValIandigham.
A traitor now is the Governor Of the great
State Of New York.
We are looking with anxiety for the
passing of the bill before Congress for the
Organization Of negro regiments. Many
seem to think that the soldier will be NOR
tilted in pride and disgraeed to fight BY the
side of negroes. We are willing to fight
by the side Of anything, even e mules, to
stop this awful war. Why cannot negroes
fght2 They always have fought gallant
". As q general thing they are healthy
and physically as good, il not better, than
/ the whites-are accustomed 10 the South
ern climate and can stand hard ssrVice,
which they have always seen in slavery,
aud why not put them in to fight for the
Union The rebels have and win arm
them, and let US play the same game. We
must have sn the help that can be found.
Our expenses are increasing at an snors
nous rate per day our men sre falling and
/ dying; wickedness is gaining ground--an
inevitable consequence Of WGr everywhere
i-discontsnt Is increasing at home and in
The army, and let the most stringent and
powerful means be used. itt O. T