The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-03-20

thank MIN fOr sucn letterB u ne coulr
not come home Aonordbiy, he never want
ed TO returni" Think " we ever &c
home, somc offhese Buttcrnuts will "dfy
upi" The boys have sworn vengesnc,
upon ,hem--for they are prolongipg N,
war by their disioydi talk and actions, :
The rebels know all about II, and tejoics
that the people in the North are moi
united on tho war. They think tho
Democratic Butternuts will help them af
ter while, and il they can only hold ou'
until their Butternut friends gets in full
power, Il hope to God that never will
beD then they are all right 1t is very
hard for US, to think that we have lel.
our homes, and everything that is deaf
to defend our country, and property oI
these traitors. and still they reJoics Al
our defeats ! Thank God, If we live to
get home, there is a day of final settle
mont, we hope, not far of. If il was moi
for the true Union men in Ohio, o,my pray.
er would be to see the rebel army get
into that State. think that would sat.
is6y . the cowardly dirty Dutte7nuts al
home. IL they could only see the de.
slructiVn of properly in this country
caused by the rebels, they would soon
change their minds, if there is n drop ot
patriotic blood in their vcine."
He also writes
You said, you wanted to Sc, this cars.
cd rebellion put down" You do not want
to see that any more than | do. 1t mus
be put down,ii we have got to come home
to Ohio to begin the work. think that
is much needed. Those cowardly But.
ternuts at home who have been writing
disloyal letters to the soldiers, arc moi
fit TO live, and God knows hardly fit to
die. We have marked them, aud will
remember them. TO think that we have
& our homes, friends and everything
that is dear to us--with our lives in our
hands to brave the harGshps Of war in
defence OF the best government that oy
or was organic d, aud these home Butter
nut cowarJs, enjoying all these blessings
We urc Protecting,it is two bad--anj now
they are doing all they can against Us,
and helping the traitors. Ii they were
in the rebel army, thoy could not do us
half as much injury, for they ure too big
towards to fight WHAT is the cause OF
all this opposition to the Union army
| cannot account for il in any other way,
that they (Butternuts) are afraid their
party will be broken up, and rather than
to submit to anything but democratic
rule, they will destroy the best Govern
ment that ever existed. | thank God ]
never voted the ticket. III had,I would
take the oath OF allegiance to my country
and take TO lasting and prayer. think
HI is yearning for all such Union men.
The rebels are beginning to show them
selves around here again. There was a
disgraccml Oftir occurred hero few
days ago, of which ! am ashamed to
write. A train Of 81 wagons went out
for hay, and 40 mon from the ll6,h Reg
iment to guard them, when a rebel cayal.
ry company made chargc upon ,ns1r,
and cur men surrendered without firing a
gun IL was all on account of coward
ardly coppcrhcad Captain. Tiers is a
prospect OF getting cIoar of all such Off.
GERS, soon. Two members of our compa.
ny was along-Nathan Conr ad driving
cur Company team, and Andrew Leitncr
driving the Quartcrmaster's team
There was five teams from cur Rcgi.
ment taken-ths horses and men, and
the rebels buriit the wagons. The men
were taken about 40 miles, Ond then pa
rolled. Conrad has come back, and
swears he will not leave. Bully for Con.
rad. 'at" a. '7 ct.'' ...