Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-04-17

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and dissatisfaction with a law which
the exjgencies Of the country de-
mandcd, and which is more Just and
humane in its provisions than any
similar law ever before enacted IN
this or any either country.
THE VOICE OF TIE ARMY.-We are
in constant receipt of letters from
our brave boys III the field, written
to their friends and sent to Us for
publication, in order to show the cs-
timation in which the writer's hold
such fellows as VaIlandigham, Olds,
Dressed and Medarv, whose whole
energies are devoted to thwarting
the efforts of the Government to
crush rebellion, who are profuse in
their offers of friendship to armed
traitors, and who avow q readiness to
abjectly PROSTATE themselves in the
dust before the authors Of the rebel
lion and accept such terms as they
may dictate ON condition that they
will condoscend to again become
their masters and dispense to them
the spoil5 of Office IS n times past.
The letters arc al Of the same tenor,
and but add to the already abundant
| testimony that the men in arms are
with rare uaanimity true and firm
friends Of the Government in tie
pending struggle. and the impIaca-
bic enemies OF those found in oppo-
tion whether their field Of operation
be in the loyal or rebel States. We
have not space at our disposal to
give the letters entire; bat we sub
join extracts from several Of them.
The following is from letter TO
a lady in this place, written from
3Eill;ken's Bend, La, by II. ". Cnc-
ZIER, a member Of the 17th Ohio
Volunteers and formerly student
at our University:
Through papers and letters VIC have learn
ed OF The ucti,I,s Of those at tie North Who
are opposed to tie Government and WIZ
They whu take sach a stand are bat prolong-
ing the war, aud aiding and abettiDg trcas,n.
But a. l believe you are informed aud right
iupou this suhj ct, shall mol be lengthy in My
remarks. TlIyse traitors could not do half The
h,uIg 10 our na iuEal cause il they were 10
| I'll. 4 :
they are now d,.iug by dividing the people Of
the NollE, spreading treason and discontent-
ment among Ikem. They would briag a reign
of terror upon Us equal 10 that Of The worst
days witnessed i'll France Bul c.nnot write
Oh this sulj ct; words seem too tame, ard
wriiing too slow. My mind and heart is full
CT iad.E ia ion against sulh b. and should W. get
d chaace to coIne against these traitors who
would destroy all for which We as soldiers have
tui!yd and saT red, terrible will be our ven
gvance, and ii day Of blood aud woe will it be
10 all traitors known, whether secret or q en- -
J. ". GRIFFITH, Of the 55th Ohio
Volunteers, also formerly student
at our University, writing to friend
from Brooks Station. Va, says:
Dark as the night is, ny heart is fall Of
hope, and tie future sIrtads out in glnriouS
never lading splendor bcf;'re my eyes. In the
ia$ticc, eternal Justice Of our cause, l have a
frm bllicf. The cloud, may continue to l0w
CT, the storm a3ay grow duub.y violent, and
tho lightning May send forth lis cleaning
darts, as il hont or the total destruction Of
earth aud man, yet will not the clouds obs
scure, the storm beat down nor the lightning
destroy the hope OF a sure and certain dcllv-
craEcc Of my country The enemi,s Of cur
common country, whether North or South
may u.e their stlorgest Efforts TO beat Us back
into a disluuor;tble slavery, but with the kind
aud generous aid Of the Union Leagues at
home, we will triumph in the cause we have
espOuscd. a / one time we were discouraged
OIL account Of tie action OF CoppprheaIs Is al
home, bat Fedc'ton has taken place in The
public mird, aid UhiuB Leagues are every
where springing up 10 cognleract the effects OF
Peace Societies. Now that the Union men
seem disposed to take lie Coppercads into
tLeir own hlucs, VIC arc satisfied"
HARVEY PRATT, a member of an IL
linois Regiment, writing from Stone
River, Tenn, to his brother.in-Iaw.
Mr.. A. II. JENNINGS, of this town
ship, gives vent to his feelings in the
following strong language
" Were it not for my family could as cheer
lnliy fight rebels and traitors as ! could en-
gage III any other ayocation; in fact rather
like soldering, were it not that it separates
me from my friends and loved ones. But |
make all these sacrifices freely aud am willing
to fight l, 2, B. or 10 years for the restoration
Of the Union and punishment of traitors north
and south, and do NOT want to see a cessa-
: tion Of hostilities until armed rebellion is sub
dued and northern traitors cease to oppose
the government-the latter class being abun-
dainty more contemplate and mean than the
.orner. In fact if any man or party arc de-