Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-04-10
NO. 2.
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Let the Soldiers spsak for 9Aemsslves

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Let the Soldiers speak for 1Ae1nsslvss
Much is said lately about the courage and
spirit of our boys in the army especially do
the CopPcrhead organs grOwl or rather chuck
lie over the demoyaltstng influence of the Pres
ilcnl's proclamation III the West, &c Sucl
newspaper eanling aud railing as this "The
army is trcasoGable and rotten from head ia
toe, ;" Of battle courage or victory, ASSURANCE
there is not to be found iEF tie Eastern army !"
. The sota ers Of tie West do not 6cl,suD heV
can beat tie enemy" "The Presidents pro.
clamalion is publicly cursed, and the conduct
Of soldiers in the cars and in the cities is vul-
gar and brutal beyord description" Are Ii
bells upon the almost unparalleled patriotisRs
and VI tlnching zeal aud determination of our
Western troops, The Tigers Of Stone Riv-
er." While al this time the great army from
:" head 10 toe" and the people of every Loyal
Stale, are perhaps more than ever before.
deeply convinced of the justness of our cause,
ami more sternly fixed in the purpose TO crush
down every buIwark Of rebellion aud eradi-
the roots of the curse Of the Na.iOE.
But it is my purpose in this communica-
| tiou to let tie soldiers speak for themselves.--
Within the past few weeks, an unusual mum
| Der Of patriotic letters have been received
! from the boys. l nave made extracts from a
few that are now before me. In the letter
written thus to bis friends, the suffering sold
ier is apt TO speak from the heart, without
dissemble. 10 no single case is there a word
of mplainI-except against the Copper
heads in the North. The soldiers away down
there in Tennessee and Mississippi have got if
possible a myre abhOrent norton OF Copper
heads than even Ourselves-perhaps because
most of their information comes through roh-
! el sources.
| Here is a word from member of Company
ID, 2zrh Regiment D. v. l., the letter is dated
March llih, 1868:
We arrived in Corinlh after many days
weary marching, sometimes twenty four hours
without morsel to eai 1'heu il was. some
times wished could be at home, but we are
all determined to cling to the old ship as long
as there is stick of her timber left although
the co:.duct of the Northern traitors seems
very discOuraging to Us soldiers A day or
so ago the officers OF our regiment held
meeting and adopted resolutions, which were
signed by all the Dou-eonmissioned officers
and privates to be sent to Cincinnati for pub
licatiOn, TO show the Northern people that We
not sick enoagh of war to sell our country for
peace, after enduring the manifold hardships OF
the field for nearly 20 months"
Does this look like Generalization An
other, captain of the 45th regiment, writes
have now been several months in the ser.
vice. aud l feel that while MY country needs
Il will 81
bind me to my home my widowed mother,
and my little ssters-but my God and Ooun-
try first. 4 soldiers life is far from being a
pleasant one, but we came not from choice,
but at the call OF dnty. We do not wish to
come home now until the war is closed we
hope and pray this may be speedily, but we
will have no compromise with treason" Is
he dastard2
An Indiana boy writes from Franklin,
Tennessce-rather humorous fellow-and
says: The everlasting nigger Is at the bot
tom OF all this, everybody says so, then We
must be pretty near the bottom, for the mig
gers are pouring up like swarms of bees
We GouI care. Some of the North Western
yeonen while ago didn't seem quite content
to fight for the proclamation, but the action of
the COpperheads in the North has now drawn
their attention from the proclamation to a
more vigorous prosecution of the war, so as to
get through, and get home to attend to their
cases. You may look out for u.s.
Another Of our boys, member of the 2Oth
Regiment, o. Y. l., asks why the ladies do
not suppress the Cincinnati Enquirer, and
keep things straight till be comes back. He
is dear, brave aud good boy. Oh may be
come back to help us. 1t is our opinion that
he ought to have his own way ais far as the
Cincinnati Enquirer is concerned.
But best of all, have the Federal Knap-
sack before me, it is little newspaper that is
printed by the l25th o. vi Lieut. r q. |
Powers, Editor. Published at uncertain ia |
tervals and devoted to the interests Of the U. !
). service. Motto" Up with our banner, |
down with Secession" BA." Exchanges
none but perfectly loyal papers will be entered
on our exchange list. Editors of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer school need make no application
every true loyal soldier abhors them as he does
he miserable Bushwhacker," who seeks by |
stealth to take his life" I he sheet is we'll |
printed, aud choice selection of reading mat
ter is contained in it. II is loyal and patri-
otic through and through l will send you
the copy Of poem that is original with some
of the boys. Whatever its pOetical merit is
it breathes the right spirit, and 1 hope you
will give it publication.
Written for the Knapsack.
Fair Play.
Must we weep DER days more bless'd?
Must but blush our fathers bled !
Earth render back from out thy breast,
4 remnant of the SDartans dead