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CAMP NEAR MURFRERsDoRo, TENN.
January 97, 1868.
Hon. A. McVcigh, Ohio Senate:
DEAR CoLoNEL.-I wrote you sometime
since, but have not heard from you. |
lake it for granted that my letter was lost
in some Of the captured mails; however |
will now write you upon different sub
ject.
Is it truth that we hear 10 the army
that out Democratic friends at home have
so far forgotten the principles of our
fathers as to abandon theirGovernment in
this its hour of peril and need?
Sure y we must he misinformed, yet it
comes from such reliable sources that |
am almost compelled to believe it. am
told that some Of them even wear "but.
tprnut" watch chains to show their de-
rision and contempt for the Government
Can it be possible that Democrats. who
have ever boasted that they were the pa
Culiar friends OF the Government in time
of war, have 50 changed that they can 30
publicly express their sentiments against
the prosecution ofthe war. as l have read
10 the Ohio Eagle, in Vallandigham aud
Olds' speechss, and receive applause
from Democratic audience? Is Crltch-
fields speech correctly reported? II SO
and they are'susained by the Democracy.
don't let them get in tie po,sr of the sol
disrs, for 'Os haue no such Democracy in
tie army.
You and |, both, well remember the
time when it was the grandest boast Of n
Democrat to assert 'thst his party had
fought all tho wars to that time, and he
was in favor OF the next one. Yet l find
men getting Judgeships'u Ohio because
they changed politics, or rather parties,
10 get among his kind. anti.war. l find
man elected to the Ohio Legislature, who
make anti.war speeches, and after months
Of imprisonment, tim it and mellow it
down, and yet leave it 90 that every SOL
der pronouuces him an ass or tory. D.
mocratS in Ohio led by such men as Olds,
Trump. VaIlandigham, Shaw, Roland &
Co., shan't say to me an no Democrat.
| present clean record, which none Of
them can do on voting, except Vallan,
bingham, and perhaps lie can remember
the time, when he was very lukewarm. -
As to the others. when they were doing
their best against the Democracy | stood
for them, and now predict | will stand
there again. mocrscy arrayed agains,
its Governmen; In time of such rebeli II
as this
Some we're so silly as yet to talk about
compromise. others talking treason and
writing it. Surely the time is last ap
proacbing when these mems mouths will
be stopped, if not by force, by the friendt
of our Government at home. You may
expect to occasionally hear from soldier,
upon politics, as well as services 10 the
field. "Anti>war Democrats = what 8
term. Never shall it be said of me il
time Of war or rebellion, l was found ar
rsyed against my Government. Do thes,
men think because the President I DON
say he has, makes mistake, therefore
Democrats must 60 against their Govern
menl? |. as Wright says. "don't belong
to that wing" The great bugaboo is tn
nigger and slavery. My doctrine is, le
} them take care Of themselves, and we wi
try to take care of the Government; aud
in doing so, should it become necessar
, 10 crush the institution Of slavery, sa
crush it. Let us first see whether W
I have Government. and then take car
, of minor matters.
; II rebels assert they will not have ou
/ laws or Constitution TO govern them, TAX
! from them both, and run their boat wit
} tn ir own rudder This understand t
; bs the substance Of the Presidents pre-
claInalion, and hence | augur il is rigt
q: and just, and is one Of the most eff-cliv
means to break up rebellion that can b
q used, and am in favor Of using a
. means at hand.
! Ask mo 10 ride ia q boat with sue
= Officers running it, as will at Demo
] cratic supper say they care but little VIII
Z rules JEFF Davis or Lincoln | won't rid
Il | assure You there are thousands of u
b in the same fix. I'll run the risk Of N
/, Democracy in company with Gen'l S'eat
. man, Colonel Burk, Colonel Conncl
Colonel Choate, Gen'l Lytle, Gen'l NJ,
e Cook, Wright, and Dave Tod, and man
g others | could mention. suppose
b fact, am told, Rnuney and Roland a
i ready count me out Of the Democrat
b party. Neither Of them can say as muc
as can. l have never voted anylhiu
y than the regularly no minated Democrat
n ticket Cor any off e, from Justice of Il
It Peace up; when they have been givin
not only the cold shoud der to the licke
# bu, using their influence against it,
have been advocating, publicly and pr
valely, the cause. let them say VIII
u they please, the time is coming when SO
!. diers, who are now feeling the effects
}, their course, will attend to them. W
= will be at home sometime, l hope; IN
d all such as put themselves in opposite
/. to the war, or its vigorous prosecution
by word, or act, or even silence, will
i, attended to, and receive their just r.
ward You at home do not approcia
the feeling OF the soldiers upon this sui
, ject | but express their sentiments, e,
. cept it is not In strong enough l'nguag
'' We look upon all such men as take Il
course Of Yallandgham. O!ds, and th
' class, as worse than Davis or Brecker
ridge; while the former have too muc
- ccwartice to Gght US, like man and soIc