The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-05-02
The Observation Of Soldier.

The last number Of the Ohio Democrat
contains q letter from John Migrants. .
member Of The Sixth Corps. Ohio Volunteer
Sharp-shooters. and dated Camp Murirees
boro, Tennessee, April 6, 1868, which con-
tains matter worth thinking over. Mr.. Ny
grants says.
The general opinion in the army is that
this war will close about harvest But the
premises from which they derive this con-
clusion are indeed various aud conflicting.
Some build their conclusions upon the
rumors afloat that the South are about 10
starve 10 death. Others that Vicksburg,
Richmond, Tulahoma aud Chattanooga
i'll fall into The hands OF the North ere
long. and hence the Southern Confederacy
sink into oblivion. Others siiil (and they
are numerousl expect a compromise upon
honorable terms.
There are two hospitals in this place,
coniaining wounded rebel prisoners and
their doctors and nurses, from whom have
gathered some information, and their opin.
ions in reference 10 the present war. They
all agree that they never will come into The
Union unless they have some inducements
TO come in. Rather than submit. at the ex-
pense Of losing their slaves. having their
property all confscated, and perhaps the
majority Of them being hung they will fight,
they say. ill the last man i killed. "But
give Us guarantee OF our rights say they,
"and we are, with the exception Of a few.
perhaps. all ready 10 come into the Union"
asked them why they did not come in un-
der Lincoln's Proclamation. They replied,
because they thought il only q deception 20
disarm the South, so that they could free
their slaves with less difficulty.
The greatest hope tha, they have and the
strongest reason to continue the rebellion,
they get from Abolition and Republican
n wspa pers which are strewed throughout
the northern army. These papers are teem-
ling daily with editorials and Communications
calling all Democrats sympathizers, North
ern traitors. Northern rebels, Copperheads
and MISUNDERSTANDING themselves ready
Ito fght traitors, North and South. All this
being credited by the South, they hail the
Ipojonty OF The North as being ready 10 as
sist them in their devilish scheme Of over
turning this Government. Hence they
Iclaim that The Northwest will be added to
their Coniederacy. This Is their only hope,
based on The Abolition and Republican
papers. Hence their slander and abuse has
a most damuable influence upon those in
rebellion agsinst this Government.
| told them there were no rebels in the
North; while they differed on the plan Of
prosecuting the war, and warmly opposed
each other upon these points, all parties
agreed that this country should never be
divided. They were all for the Union. True,
some oppose the Confscation Bill, the
Emancipation Proclamation. and making
soldiers OF negroes, &C.; Notwithstanding
they are still for the Union as Il was and
the Constitution as II IL. told them the
reason they called them traitors, &c, was
becsuse they do not indorsc their sentiment
Of Abolitionism.
| firmly believe II the policy was for the
Cons,i,utior and the Union, instead Of free
ling The niger, this war would end before
1.-two months.