, 1863-07-31

Eishte before great while: dooo't think the
have gloomy places to pase through. I am proud
that there is come people In Onion who stands
firm aud true In their former opinion"
MORE OF THE REVIVAL.
Il. G. D. Co1lips writes to the Rev, james
Thon,ss, Dacey yille, Tenn, under date Of
June 10:
For the moral and spiritual benefit o! those In
s hss 3 se aa
are rejoicing in the hope Of rest ffom the
tolls Of earth aud the dangers Of war on the shorcs
ofimnlortalty Since or Chaplain & has been taken
ganfzed themselves into Christian association,
or the purpose Of countcracting the various vicea
of the camp, and the promotion Of Christian NOR
atty mental improvement and personal salvation.
In he constitution and Flaws they solemly pledge
themselves to abstain from profane language, IN
der all circumstances, from the use Of alcoholic
LIQUORS az beverage, from all games Of chance tor
aa1ueement, and from violating the Sabbath. The
leaders in the movement are Capt. Hail, Captain
1'arlsnd, Lieut.. Day: Lieut. Ingram. and come
private soldiers Of like noble spirit. Ihope your
prayers viii follow our regimelt. aye, our whole
army, that much good may be done, and many souls
be converted to God. 80 that when: In His mercy
peace shall br granted ons army win be able to dis
hand and appreciate the great blessing.
4 sASGuKR DAy1s1TE. -.
Emory writes to his Pa. and Ala.:
"A8 10 our fnthk1DG AD0uE your
being any Ways Union, sach thing never entered
NY bsain-and never will, even II the Yankees
y e1t to take every cent from you and burn your
house and send you South. aud the rest Of the
1wou3d let them do that before would help them
III the least. I was aorrv to hear that the Yanks
treated 5ou go badly, Oh, thnt could been there
1t NJ home enjoying tie things of this iiie that
worked 70 hard for IL pact years. But stin I I'm
nilllIg to put Up With that, provided they take
Rut fsy they take ali that y.u have: ! am will
lIF to fight for ten years logger. and then come
home and support you, ma and sisters and Sam, by
the sweat OF ny broT-yes, moce than willing
lave acted during the Yanks stay In West Tennes-
::fou 6a7e no idea what confidence hava in
months rolls ronnd ve will all be dtsbanded aud
sent home on honorable terms! Oh, how we will
~ haS hsa9y TT E6a iSn R9aea Sc
efms M bonss
shall bleach upon some battle field first"
TO FIGHT TWO YEARS YET.
D. B. Currie writes to R, L. Wood, Ripley,
West Tenn, under date June 20, 1868: j.,
- +,"Whcn left home the people thought
te,e hean aft tan on s snc
than during the whole Of last year. We only know
the war is still going on md nothing about when
peace viii be ma1e. rest easy with Tue tfIpGc{a-
lion that IuiA hare TO stay t'ro years longer.f'
wuAr IS HOPED FOR TIE NORTH.
In letter to 7. c. Coppledgc, Dacoyyillc,
Haywood Co., Tenn, written By tue same
man, Il. D. G. Collins, mentioned above, ac-
crues tie following significant sentence:
'syallandigham, an exile from the North to Dix
ie, has been nominated for Governor of Ohio. on,
Mafthe Yankees itould get satod tcar among thsn1-
se{res!'
This is the religious gentlcmau! =
WISH NOT TO BE ACCOMPLISHED.
II. B. c. Rivers, in O very fine, scholarly
hand, writes to Dr.. Felix Mcfarland, at Da-
ceyyille, under date Of June I'd:
Ave heard last night that there had been anoth-
CT fight at Yicksburg, aud the Yankees were whip
ped. Oh, Ndf tee could capture Or kiu the tehost
II Grants 1rart / would not fnjurc one that stays
upon their own soil, but would have every man
OF them killed who cones on our soil to fight ns.
Did you ever hear of Rnch friends as they nrc
Stealing, plnndesing and committing all sorts OF
WoH'T LIVE WITH TIE YANKEES.
In letter to Mrs. r. n: Donaldson, Troy,
Tenn, occurs the following:
ssTllere is life In the old land yet Our country
is ce,tatn to be free some time It may be shortJ
to conquer or die: as for living with the ID
Yankees, they will never do IT.. II Johnston sue
ceeds IN the rear Of Vicksburg. Jon may look fol
nc home soon. Should he fad may not get to
sceyon until the war ls overland we have gained
an Independence" T. 4. ".