The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-06-05

certainly take more pains to keep mp
a correspondence, with their friends
in the field
You have asked me to write you q
letter for publication in your coun.
ty paper. Having never been wri.
ter for the press, and knowing, that,
ensure publication, manuscript must
be meritorious, feel my incapacity
Of writing anything worthy; yet will
give you my opinion, concerning
events rs now transpiring.
AS for the prospect of bringing
this rebellion to successful close,
it never was better than at present
The campaign, this Spring, has OPEN
ed with the right kind Of spirit, md
in manner that shows that they
mean TO accomplish something. They
appear to be advancing in all depart
mcnts at the same time, giving the
enemy all he wants to do, at every
point, and in that manner preventing
him from massing his force, against
ono department.
From the tone OF their press, they
begin to think their case is desperate;
and although they claim victory at
Charlottesville, yet they admit that
q few more such victories, would ruin
them in this department.
There is no doubt but what We gave
them harder blows than we received;
yet l believe, had everything been
tended TO, rs it ought TO have been,
by division and corps commanders,
the result would have been far differ.
cnt Obloquy has been cast on our
corps, undeservcd by the men, and
which might have been averted, had
our division compandor listened, 10
the reports sent in by Captains in
charge Of pickets, and acted on the
suggestion of Rcgimental command.
ers. But they wcle not needed. and
the result proved to him his error,
when it was too late
The spirit of this army is rs good
rs ever, and as far rs discipline Is con-
cencd, are ready to make another
advance under Joe. Hooker, who has
their full confidence. ...
a word or two now, in regard to
traitors at home. If they only knew
how low in the estimation of the SOL
,diers, they were held, based upon
their actions at home, they would hide
their heads in shame. If the soldiers
had their destiny in their hands, they
would have but short time to prepare
for eternity.
For my part, look upon all that
do not uphold and encourage the gov
ernmcnt, in all her efforts to put down
this accurscd rebellion, by every
means in their power, rs men unwor-
thy the name Of frcomcn, and fit only
to be slaves. Any person who is so
selfish and mean rs to sacrifice this
Union for party or personal aggrand-
izemcnts ought TO he hung, and wo,d
like to spring the trap. They ought
TO be looked upon by, all good and
true men, with contempt they deserve
and allowed to associate only with
criminals and traitors of their own
stamp; and if allowed to live, Let them
have the pleasure of looking through
CRATES, during the war at least.
I Things are beginning to take the
right turn in the Northern States, and
i think if they make n few more ex.
amplcs of the leaders of the Vallan.
digham stripe. you will come out all
right.
/ The cowardly traitors of the North
are beginning to find out that they
will be attended to, MS well rs their
their friends of the South, and it is
our wish, that those in power may
continue in the good work, till no
more remains to vent their traitorous
anathemas against our government.
: AS for the army, let our actions
speak for MS, and he assured that
nothing but the Union, one, and in
. scparahlc, will satislie us. 1t was for
that, that we left our families and the
comforts of home, and are willing to
lay down our lives if need be, for its
accomplishment.
S. c.. LAPHAM.
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