The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-30

TIJse vil- and dstestsbIe traitors in the
North will one day receive the punish
menl due to their crimes Time works
mira les, and if it don't work out re.
vsnge for the por, foot sore, duty sery-
ing soldiers 10 the 6sld, there is no God
Who shapes the End Of man.
The patriotic address Of Doclo: Dor
sey 10 the Democracy Of Ohio, is he'd in
high rspus; " tho scldiers. lie x
pressed heir sentiments 10 man wien
be declared that ale is vile slanderer
Of Americans and American freemsn who
daIes to say that OUT brave men 10 he
field are desirous OF laying down their
arms, or returning 10 their homes while
there is an armed rebel Or enemies 10
encounter. Nothing but the uttsr ami
hilation Of this wicked rebellion and the
condigD punishment Of the leaders of it.
is going 10 satiae the vengeance Of lbe
army" We desire peace, but at the
same time we want an honorable peace.
and sucb one is not 10 b. Lad unless it
be conquered one .Copducr the enemy
we must, ere we think Of returning to The
quiet and security Vf a cilizsn's !ifs.-
You can tell Doctcr Olds tbatihe com
bined Gnarh'raIiohs OF .Stuihern rebels
and traitors IN fbe Forth cgnnot change
tie unswsrTing loyalty of The army. Il,
at least, will sand inn Treason must
lie put down." Is the commpn exclama
tion Of the soldiers. aud they are in for
putting it down and they Are all conf.
dent that the s'arS aud stripes will again
float ov,r every foIt and arsenal, and in
The streets Of every Southern city .snd
town, IRON the sounding shores Of the
Atlantic 10 where The broad Pacific rip
Plies on California sand from the broad
streams of the North 10 The reptile
haunted regions Of the sunlit, South. =
The army is, unit in .favorof prosecu--
: ting this war TO The bitter end They Ia
vor no armis ice, but desire to push af-
fairb from tie prsscn. with vIgor and
force. ..~ ,..s
Matters AID things in this camp pre-
sent quite military aspect. Everything
: as far as the naked eye can reach reminds
one OF wars magnificent stern array"
We lie CIui's Brigade are encamped
upon he ! anks OF Cripple Creek. seven
milss rom Mulfreesbo'o, 10 an eas,eiIy
| direction, in beautiful redar grove,
! pleasantly Gated, and all appear 10 enjoy
a soldiers liIe IN camp hugely. , q.
l took deck passage en- the cars from
Nashville 10 Murfreesboio, kDo owing that
We were going to pass over portion Of
t the late battle Geld. and I can assnre you
: ny eyes never met more terrif: sight
, Very near four months have passed by
upon the wings Of time end lave assisted
in whitening the hairs; of many a hesd
: since the cate Of that terrible engage
D ment, yet many are the frightful scenes
: that meet the searching vision as on'
passes over, that holly contested battle
ground. The inanimsle bodies Of hun.
u dreds Of horses lay scattered. over lht
g E, ,ld-sone here and there, aud others in
o groups of Eve or six. Cedar trees eight
, aud ten inches il diau Gei are cut square
OF by cannon balls, and their tops lay
scattered around. Huge holes were tori
in The earth by the bursting Of shells
j but the most affecting sight Of all wa'
n the group OF graves, the little, moundo o
esr,h, beneath whose cluggy surface slum
hers many a brave and gallan, soldier
Il Hard by lilrl- clump Of cedars. wher'
n the heroic 90ih stood their ground. / an
1t told, nobly coutending for the right, is
: cluster Of twenty or thirty littls mound'
4 Of earth, 81 by side, with neat liltl'
head boards, bearing the name, com pan,
D ard regiment Of him who sleeps within
8, the narrow con6n4s Of that silent tomb
so far as it was practicable to ascertain
lie those facts. Alter leaving the heal
reudiug sights Of the battle field. we ap
n proaCh The formidable forti6catious q
- ROsecrans army. Such works ! hav
IT seen earth works. rifle pits. breaOt works
a &c. but never have my eyes feasted them
e. selves upon such Publications as these
le Surely Murfreesborq is; .impregnabe.-
II Rosecrsns is prepared for either 80 at
lack or a forward movement. The i'm
u mense stock Of provisions, such as pi kle
,e pork, hard tack, gsl!, soap, candles, cof
is fee sacks barrels oi sugar, and "varior
a, other articles too tedious 10 mention"
a, and around the city. cnnyinces the moi
increduous of his ability as a command
0' ing General TO procure food and rsimer
IN sufficient 10 keep his army in comforts
81 BILE state of existence, This army. larg
If and intelligent as it is. having within i
-, organization many Of the most iutelipel
men Of the North, really worsbips Geu
is Rosecrans; and we'll it m'y. for it h,
s' ample reasons for SO doing. An ord
'r- emanaling from him. no matter how stri
ur aud rigid it may prove to be, is Submlt's
- 10 With the greatest Of pleasure. II
~ boys are all confident Of success shou
ay they again engage the enemy. No sui
nd demoraliEed army as that Of Buell.
ii, former times. is to be seen here. tt
IA hody is NO longer an armed mob or ra
BILE, but well drilled, we'll discipline
"s gloriously heroic army. Hope. in lar
Die German capitals, is plainly stamped u
en- On the Coun,ensucos Of the entire atmy.
10 The general supposition in camp
a. that we will remain in this place for s"v
:, time vet. and the boys not satisfied wi
y the necessariss and substantialS, are |
we sorting to the ornamental Headquatt'
,tv took the fever 6rsl by forminp an aten