Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-10-02

GAINESVILLE, Wis:
The combination Of copperhcad politician
like the unclean spirits OF cid has entere
into the Democratic name and organization
and with far less manliness than It's ancier
Federal predecessor, is practicing the sam
experiment upon patriotic endurance. 1t
alive to the support of the government, bu
-brlm full OF contentious opposition to tn
administration. II is opposed to the disso
luton Of the Union, but noisily counsels
speedy peace, with rebellion which declar
dissolution its only TERMS 1t is for vigor
outs prosecution Of the war, but opposed tc
furnishing either men ormoney for that pur
pose, 1t is against enlisting colored soldier.
because they may chance to get b t 4
the wind and its nobility" and to the raising
of white ones, because the "black republican
administration is carry ing on war for III.
negro" 1t resists the draft because it is un.
constitutional, and discouragcs volunteering
becauseit is wicked and unjust war on our
part. which ought to be suspended by amnes.
ties, and superseded by proposing to armt d
rebellion, liberal terms of peace. These and
numerous other shifts, devices, wrigglings
and pretenses are paraded to cover the dis
loyal schemes Of set Of pcrfdious politicians
who aim at leadership, ard prefer a party
which they can ride and run, in sympathy
with the rebellion, to the integrity Of the
Union, the vindication of the laws or the
triumphso of our country's Constitution. Act
ing politically IN concert with a rebellion
which threatens our nations life, and receiv-
ing the plaudits Of its public press; laboring
beside British aristocracy and French jesu
itism in affording it aid and comfort, and con-
stributing to its continuance in its work Of
dosolation and murder, this knot of graceless
politicians, coiing themselves together like
sciotted vipers, christen themselves par ercel-
Lence the Democratic party, and hiss out "trai
tor" to every Democrat who adhcres to the
true principles Of Democratic faith according
10 the theories Of Jefferson or the practice Of
jackson.
49, II is only to be regretted that any portion
Of the Democratic masses should be thus de
luded and mised to follow an honored name
when robbed Of every single attribute which
made it estimable, or commended it to the
lovers Of popular liberty. But !" time at last
sets all things even," and this error will be
corrected. As for the base and brazen lead,
-ers who are playing political push-pin with
rebellion in the name Of democracy, and en-
couraging it to endurance, they will meet
their appropriate reward in the curses and ex.
!ecrations. Of bereved fathers, and weeping
mothers, and waiing maidens, now and
hereafter in the scorn and contempt of man
kind. When this boastful and braggart re.
bellion, already jaded and Keeling, Shall 60
down, It's copperhead " democracy" will fall
with it, and sink so deep that mo bubble will
ever rise to tell where it went down."
As true Democrats, my friends, we have
but one course to pursue, and that is to give
thorough and sincere support to the adj
ministration, and aid and encourage it in put
ting down the rebellion by force Of arms and
in indicating the authority o. the govern.
ment. But while We should prosecute the
war for this sole purpose. if incidentally,
"our nations shame, which makes US the
reproach of neighboring states" should get
disturbed or destroyed by the action of those
who would make it the corner stone of their
of the fundamental democratic idea, that
politically, call men were created equal"
Let us, pray you, first rescue this edlfice
Of humanity's holy hope from the conflaera-
ton which threatens it, and when once it is
secured to our posterity, determine by polit.
ical strife if we will, who shall govern it
Such a course becomes the patriot, such
the true Democrat, who confGes in the prn-
ciples OF his creed and loves his country.
p Fort Gregg and Fort Wagner.
Fort Gregg is about twelve hundred yards
from Fort Wagner, and is small but very
strong work, mounting three and 1O-inch
guns, and furnished with two howitzers. It'll
is within fair Smelling distance of Forts Moul-
trie, Beauregard and Johnston, and since fall.
ing hto'the hands of Gen. Gilmore, the reb-
els keep it too hot to be probably occupied
by our troops.
Fort Wagner is described as work of i'm
mense labor, and is as strong as labor and
art can make it, perfect mountain of earth
has been thrown up in the erection Of the
entireFwork.. 10 storming party, attacking
it in front, il might truly be pronounced i'm
pregnable. 1t is rather succession or con-
geries OF forts than a fort, and if by any al |
most impossible good fortune and valor an
attacking force could gain possession of one
of these, they would have accomplished moth
ing but to win spot for their own sacrifice. |
Three storming parties had been made up for |
charge on the fort on Monday morning at
eight O'clock. but at daylight the good news
was announced: "The rebels have evacuated |
the whole Island" An eyewitness, from
whose letter to the Post we have condensed
the above, thus describes the <." - |
~ HORRIBLE SCENES IN FORT WAGNER.
~ AS the light dawned, what spectacle was
presented by the interior of Fort Wagner |
There were splintered timbers, dsmounted
and exploded guns, walls and traverses torn |
and furrowed by shot and shell; here man.
gled fragment Of body, leg, an arm, half
Of a head !; there four bodies lying in pile,
on which the heat and sun had produced the
frightful marks ofdecomposition Zone of these
bodies was Of Lieutenant Colonel) Strewn
oil around were bodies of horses and mules
The air was unspcakably foul and loathsome
with the stencil from all these masses of de-
cay Those who first went into the fort cod
not help vomiting repeatedly. Attracted by
groan, they found in one Of the bomb proofs
wounded man whose injuries had not been
dressed at all. He died while being removed
to our hospital
3 , Probably a number of causes combined to
produce this abrupt flight of tie rebels. The
destruction Of their commissary store,hoase
threatened them with starvation; the muir
derous effects of our shells (attested by the
CHASTITY relics strewn through the forD show.
ed that the bomb-proofs and splinter proofs
were by no means impcnetrable; the condi-
ton of garrison crowded into those close
shelters with but narrow door, and that at
times SO closed up with the sand dislodged
from above by our shells that the inmates
had to dig themselves out, must have been
one Of nearly absolute suffocation. aut |
The progress Of our sap and its extension
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