The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-26
CAMP HEAR TaIuNs. Tenn I
March 18th. 1863. I

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amp from twenty four hours picket duty
was banded . letter from an intimate
friend residingin Fairfield county. The
sIter contained the sentiments Of pat
-ior, but enclosed l found q letter taken
rom the Ohio E'gle" which Is said to
have been written by soldier ~ be.
longing to the army Of the Cumberland,
who boasted Of being in two great battles
'incs he enlisted, Zone at Peryvile, the
other Stone River. and run two or three
hair breadth escapes, yet he come out all
right He says he is tired Of fighting
the rebels and d-ns the war, the Pies.
itent. his proclamation. and all the ne.
groes In the South. He then "God
d-ns any man that sustains aud sup.
ports them"
He bad better be prayiog for bis souls
salvation than damning the war. / think
If he does not soon begin. he will be a
candidate for the Internal regions.
Mr.-"J. w. p" (as be signs himself)
makes the assertion that the ''sentiments
of the rsnS and fls of the army" are The
same as bis in supprpssing this wick.d
rebellion. He forgets that there are 9th,
ers ln the army who know such senti-
ments are without foundation, and sre of
the moanest and most abominable that
any man can be guilty of.
His Boosting of being in two grea.
battles and came very nearly losing his
life, is no doubt true for presume he
was one Of the number WHO came back to
the rear on run scared to death, and was
threatened u bullet by his own comrades
If he did not turn and help 10 beat back
the advancing foe. There is where be
met hia hair breadth escspe-not on the
battle 6eld defending the glorious stars
and stripes Of our country.
Mr.. 81. W. p" is anxious 10 get out
Of the service providing he can do it bon
orably. can tell him Of a plan which I
think would be honorable to all such
men, and thatis TO get some soldier in the
regiment to which he belongs, to swing
him 10 the first limb that he comes to-.
and all men who sustain him in such
reasonable sentiments. doubt whether
there is soldier in the army of the Cum.
berland who will utter such sentiments
as have been represented. They dare
not utter them in the presence OF the sol
dlers in this department. or he will get
an honorable discharge e-such as some
rebels received at tie battle Of "Stone
River"
He admits that he is q fool, and says
he lost all OF his friends and money by 60
Dg into the id thing | presume
the only friends he over had we're somp
one idea Mings like himself, who never
done their own thinking, but allowed
others 10 do it for them.
The soldiers Of the l4lh Army corps are
in earnest 10 settling the great struggle
which now exists in The American nation,
and are bound TO push it to the bitter
end. They sustain the President and
his proclamation; and are willing thai
every availsble means be taken that will
weaken and discourage the enemy. They
have brought this war upon US, and they
must be made to feel that they h.v,
waged it for their own destruction. They
were the first to take up arms against th,
Government, and they must be the frs
to lay them down And if they dcstroy
he " ins;itutio" Of slavsry" b. so doing
they can blame none but themselves =
They have already made their once peace
ful firssijes miserable. and brought tbos,
beautiful cotton fields to a wasting des
crt their beautiful mansions " hay,
been ruined by the torch or battle strife
yel they heed not their evil dolngs.
We have q comma nder whose heart i
filled with pure patriotic principIps-no
because lie receives a large saiary-no
because he is aspiring for fame, but fo
the love of our bleeding country. Hi
un'aunled courage is exCeled by non,
who are battling Tor tile restoration Of tn,
Union, His army is in high spirits. snc
under better discipline than il ever hs
been since the outbreak of the rebellion
There never was an army that had mort
confidence in their commander ,han III,
army Of the Cumberland have in theii
little Hero They are eager to me-
The internal rebels at anv moment h,
gives the command firward, and reioic,
over such moves as are practiced in In
diana and Ohio in supprsssing rebs
eheeIs. and a'so editors Of such papers
occasionally getting ~atch fo6s cut a ov,
their eyes, as their butternuts can be dis
tinguished much palmer. BULLY Fol
KtTz Attend to the butternuts in ou
rear, and we will make them skeddadl,
in our iroRt. Mos. RespO'ty,
KATE.
Ems GAzrrTr.