The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-11
LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA.


March 81 1868.
DEAR UxIoS:-siEce I last wrote you haze
been down to Washington, aud among the
"geaes Of the eick' in the military bospi-,
tails; and to witness there the spirit Of patience
and of sacrifice amang tie -Eohls Loss does oas-
good You feel lifted u. by it nearer to heaven
and 70 Col; that here is more hnmani'y inAthe
world thar y'n thought. and thst its growing
apacs n the land These nobl. fellow. should
receive no neglect or ing, altitude, At the, hands
Of the peoll le; they need all the attention. that
can be given them. = = Az ef..sE 1El
Imet here Yesterday Governor William
Caneop. of Delaware, and the State Ad-
Juan, General Harrington. sen, you
some Days since Gov Ca proclamation,
which has he trne ring ia it. The Gov
ernor and his isAdjutant bad warm hearty
reception at the PaiIa. Corn Exchange
ar association, by the way. that has done
nobly in support Of the Government. in
men and money. The Corn Exchange
Regiment IS part If the men raised by
this loyal, united apd patriotic body. The
Governor and a. iutant we're introduced
hy Alex G Cattell, Esq President Of the
Corn Exchange Bank,a gentleman, who
hy ,Ha, magnetic. organizing Influence of
his has done more than any other one
here 10 save the credit and support the
government in the mos, trying crisis. He
has achieved reputation in that resnrct
beside hat Of Hon SAM Hooper Of BIS.
ton. Adjmant Harrington made fae
address, frequently interrupted with loud
cheers. He said $" The Governor has
determined that the State of Delaware
shall not he The retreat Of either foreign or
dome site traitors, and has issued his proc
lamati that the people of that State shall
holl tier allegiance TO the United States.
Notwithstanding the acts of the Lee,sla.
lure of tha, State. The people Of Dsla.
wa,e have publicly commented the Gov
ernor for his loyalty and denounced the
LegisIau as disloyal aud traitorous.-
The S,at- of Delaware has furnished 10
the General Government. since the break
ing GU. of the rebellion. FIVE regiments of
infantry. one battery, one squadron Of
cavalry, and TWO regiments Of home
guards, besides which her people have sup.
| ported lie families of the ~olunteers.-
The people of that State are prepared to
make any sacrifice for heir country SAKE,
aud are making efforts 10 rid themselves of
that Incubus which has been leading them
TO destruction. Ii was the slaveholding IN
terests on'y OF that State whicn gaze them
the reputation of being disloyal The
!; Governor was determined that D laware
shon d stand firm until the end Of this
fight. He (the Governor) is IN old DEM
ocrat, TUT since his friends have chang,
their po itical compi xions, he has turn. 4
upon them Ills hack. and determined to
stand by the flag Of his country"
l must rot omit to mention thatI came
o'Si w
Baltimore Railroad admirably managed
perfect system everywhere. S NJ. FELTON,
Esq, brother Of the late iamented Presi
der, FELTON, Of Harvard College, is still
Pr. si3ent Of This Road.
!. The city Of Bro,herly Love has not
slackened in her onward career OF materi-
al greatness. observe since was here
in 1869 some fine improvements; and
among others new Post Office or Chest.
nut ST. 1t has just been opened and in
auyurated. Here i. toast given on tie
OCCASION:
:. The memory Of that old Postmaster
General, B.rjalain Franklin. Could he
behold what Us successor in Office has been
sblc 10 effec in settling the prn,racted
hash Of the Philadelphia Po-t.Ofice. he
could not be more astonished if struck by
some Of his own lightning" -
Fight On, dear Union. uphold the starry
banner as you have ,hss far 80 manfully
aud effectively upheld it in the Big Blue
settlements and you will rsceive the sym pa
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