The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-03-18

Battalion drill, when not one man dissent
ed but all adopted them with deafening
AYE" Do our readers know that not
one man in ten Of the privates ever heard
a word of those resolutions, 1t was simply
impossible? If they do not, we can in
form them that the reading of general OF
special orders or resolutions or anything
else to Regiment of men, owing to the
reader, is humbug. They are neither
heard nor understood. But if they wero,.
the simple fact that the commanding off
GERS desired their passageis enough. But
to the resolutions: a. sa1
WHEREAS, we the officers and men of
the 10th Regiment Ohio Volunteer In
fantry, firmly believing in the justice and
holiness OF the cause In which we are
engaged, and solemnly ayowing our pur-'
pose anew of fighting its battles till the
last rebel in arms is laid low at the foot of
our glorious banner of light and liberty,
do therefore, av7 sa
| Reselve, That nothing but 'sunconditi-
onal surrender" will answer the demand.
ofthe true soldier and patriot. ssa
Now this is all very good reading and
sounds very well; but in all seriousness let
us ask the question, "When is the last
rebel in arms to be laid low?' Two years,
nearly, have rolled round since we com
mencod laying these rebels low by force
Of arms, and it is not yet done. One year
ago, this month, the Secretary of War
reported to Congress that semn hundred
Thousand GOO, ,000) men had been muster
ed into the service of the United States.
i 1t was then claimed that we had more than
was necessary to lay the last rebel low,
and all recruiting was stopped. Since that
n time six hundred thousand (600, ,000) more
with one million three hundred thousand
i l 300, ,0009 men We have not laid the last
trebel low. We have already had in the
Iservice more men than the entire fighting
population of the South between the ages
of Is and As; we have had all the money
and equipments necessary, and the rebels
are not laid low. Why? Simply because
l. wrong policy has been pursued by those
in authority. 1.
Resolred, That we are still actuated by
the same motives that induced US first to
lift our arms against rebellion, that we are
mindful and believe, that service rendered
to our country is service rendered to God
! whose boon our country is to people
determined to be FREE, and with Nese
convictions to inspire us, we will wal
against treason till its last vestige is swept
to its native hell, with devotion unfelt
and unknown by any but the true soldier
/. We trust the soldiers care still actuated
by the same motives that induced them
first to lift their arms against rebellion. "
1 And what was that motive? At every
war meeting in this County it was pro-
claimed to be the maintenance of the
Il Union as it was, the Constitution as it is,
and the enforcement of the laws-for this
and nothing else. But since the 116th
went into the service we have had the
] Proclamations of the 22d of September
and 1st of January; and now under the
guise of war for the Union, We have
a war for the abolition of slavery. Abo-
litionism the object and the Union and
the Constitution the mere incidents of the
war. Whilst We trust in God that tho
elast vestige Of treason may be sweep
from the land we believe that all patriot
ism and love of country is not confined tt
the officers in the army-that those Al
home who are mourning for lost brothers
and sons slain in battle. feel and kno,o anc
appreciate the blessings of liberty as wei
as the horrors of mismanaged war.
| Rcsolved, That we will hail with feel
ings ofdelight the dawnings of PEACE; bu
we can think OF no peace worth having
short of crushing cut the rebellion, ant
F the complete restoration of the authority
of the Government over every foot of hel
fsoil, East West, North and South.
: Yes, the "dawniugs Of PEACE will bs
hailed with such shouts of gladness a.
never rent the heavens before. Oh! wha
an eager longing has the poor private
whose scanty pay will but barely main
tain himself in the camp, to fee to his
dear wife and little ones, who are daily anc
hourly mourning his absence, aud are per
haps being fed by the charity of theil
neighbors and friends. BUT the question
naturally arises in every private soldiers
mind, why has not this rebellion beer
crushed out? Is it necessary to call ou
; one million three hundred thousand more,
| Resolved That we as loyal soldiery
acknowledge the administration as the
: medium through which the destruction oi
J this Rebellion is to be made ef4ectual
, and that we owe to it all that we hold sa
cred in our blood bought free institutions
to give it such support as will enable US te
hand down to generations to come, intact
this glorious UAionof ours. 92ah t.
A pretty show has this administration
made to make the destruction Of the Re
bellion cffectual. With more men, more
money and more of all the appliances Of