Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-10-02
Army {. rrespondence Delaware Gazette-)
Prom the 32d Regiment.


YIcKsBU RG, Mss, Sept. 10, 1868.
En-. {; f;EzETTE:zT bear. both by letter and
returning farioughed soldiers, that our former
frieuds up in Delaware county. who style them
elves "Batfernuts," are making great ealcu
lations on the soldiers 10 the army voting fOr
vallandigbam. One said. at is understood
hat nearly all the soldiers will vote for Val"
Now, for their consolation, 1 will give them
an idea about how the Delaware county boys
of the 32d Ohio will vote. Having been with
them over two long years in the army, l have
become quite well acquainted with them. Oul
of the company that left Delaware eouniy,
there are only thirty men LEFT, and / am sure
that there Is not more than one who will vote
for Val and doubt whether be will / may
safely say that there are but very few men IN
the regiment who will vote for such man
There may be a few weak ones, who never bad
anv miEd of their own nor never viii have.
who have been deluded by copperhead letters
from home; such men may vote for him. There
are some men who murmur at anything. II
we march little too fast, or don't always
have enough TO eat on a march, they curse the
| General and officers, the Government and even
/ (Ied himself Such men fiud fault with every
thing the Government does, and such men art
| the ones who are disheartened, and write home
about the solliers being discouraged and sick
| of the war Such men are the ones who VIII
/ vote for Val. because they are told that be Is
/ in for peace, and will put stop TO this bloody
war. He might call the Ohio soldiers home
| but out of new difficulties that would arise
| sooner or later, we would be plunged into o
] war far more bloody and outrageous Than thi'
war is. You, my former friends, who style
| yourselves Peace Democrats, can you not set
where your peace policy would terminate! ! l
you want The war 10 stop, and peace estab
ished-a firm and permanent peace-jus
throw off your. party prejudioe', bury then
deep in oblivion, and unite all your sympathies
4 your lives and your fortunes with the peoph
who are trying TO maintain and protect th
best government in the world. II you canno
come and help us fight our country's battles
you can aid US and make US comfortable whit
we are fighting them. Many Of you hav
brave sons in the army, who have united thei
fortunes with the brave and gallant defender
Of cur beloved country, and would yOn De
prive them Of one comfort that was IN you
power to bestow Would you starve then
by .Gnt ting off their supplies in the rear, o
withholding from them of your abundanc
which God has been pleased 10 bless you with
Would you cheat them OF their hard earne
pay, by refusing to pay your taxes, or eve
murmur because your taxes are higher tha
they have been before? II you would, pru
that God may open your eyes and your hear'
that you may see wtere you are and under
stand what your duty to your fellow men IS
Now, as you are about TO choose Cover
or for the State of Ohio, choose one who love
his country. aud Will do all in his power {
: save it. Choose one who loves the soldiers
aud will do all be can TO supply their want
aud relieve them of suffering. Choose on
who despises traitors to his government, an
when you have done that, you have taken
long steptoward that peace you have so Ion
desired. l need not tell you how much "
have contracted the rebel lines in spite OF th
multitudinous hosts and big guns that hav
been arrayed against US in the front, and the
sympai hsers who have barassed and tantalize
Uur rear. Ydu can see where we stand; u
/ most on the eve Of closing in upon and crusl
: ing this umhoiy -ion. Peace Democrat
: will you stand back and look on without a
sistiBg US, when tie work is so near accou
plshed, and we need your help? Think 81
riou-iy Of these things, and when you go
: the polls TO vote let eUery man vote for Jon
BRoUGH. Ioppose Vallandigbam because b
opposes the Government. If the Ohio soldier
4 vote this fall, you may count on ninety out
every hundred, if not ninety-nine, who wi
vote for the Government candidate, Jon
BRoUGH. Y ours respectfully.
G. e. SMITH,
? -r> AaH Co. /, 32d o. V. 1.