The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-01-28
MERIDIAN HILL,

Nb4iu Dun llAA-ti Di aIIt- -alif ND4 hA4IF dllA
-eaimeni Who has been 80 long ia Mount Pleas
ant hospital, j. very much improved ia health,
and has gone north 10 the general hospital, in
| Portsmouth Grove, r. l. Thomas C. KENYON
OF the Michigan 18th Iafntry, la. been sent
rom the same hospita. 10 West Plilade.p.i4 los
p.tal. These change are made 10 make xay for
the vs-t number Of SICK and wounded from Fred
-fica-olrg.
Speaking OF hospitals, tAi- city is environed
xiih them, az We'll as military camps and forts
Tire whole number forty four, containing ten
thousand patients Alexandria aud Washington
ogether, according 10 official reports, contain
thirteen thousand. These are rot the filthy.
gloomy palde'uoniuns that We at the North 10
our ieverish imlgina,iols suppose. ! have visi
ted many OF them. and car say that never Wit
messed such neatue-s aud cleanliness in my life.
Every thing that can b. done. or Eoney can
ouy, 10 make ihe sick aud wou41el fat.iot sol
lies cheerful and happy, il done. One Of cur
Lansing soldiers sail. he would nt mind being
sick it be bah such place to stas in. The
"A lies and gentlemen OF the better class may be
met every DAY 10 ambuances, carriages and
street cars, Nth loaded baskets, visiting these
hospitals. The citizens gave the patients Of all
the hospitals a glorious Christmas dianer. Yet
there l. yany, theft, and rascllity committed
But such is lie some persons, if they could
set near enough, would dig the pearls out Of the
gates OF tue Nc~ Jerusalum.
One wosd IN regard TO our food Il is better
than we got at Camp Kellogg, Michigan We
are furnished with a. good fresh bread az any
nan ever ate, sugar. such would be sold with
you at twelve cents, Japan tea. coffee, potatoes,
pork, fresh beef, rice, beans, moiasses, Viueger,
peas for soup, in quantities fixed by the Army
regulations. 1 can guarantee that those ar icles
are ali good. | live on my rations, and on tho,e
alone When We % TO the front, We will look
ost for hard tack ani salt pork The govern
ment would furnish soft bread on the front, if it
could
We have been mustered for pay, but camp
runner SAYS it ~il be long time before We ges
ANY. When a man visits the Metropolis, and
gets a correct idea Of the magnitude Of this war,
=
in ordnance aud ordnance stores, forage and ar
any supplies, he viii wonder how they are paid
At all, or how they get money to do it. TAke
just a few items of supply only hay s25 per
ION; oats soc. per bushel shelled corn 81 per
bushel; potatoes use. to 5 / per bush; -four per
barrel $40; wood 50 to $40 per cord beef fla
per cwt; eefsteak I5o. per 10; lumber SIS
per NJ. These must be paid for the camps
aud hospitals freeze and stsrve out. They are
consumed by the ton and by the hundred tons
daily and weekly, vet the soldiers monthly pay
don't come. Yet we want il, and we ought TO
have it. but why don't it come Ask the black
hearted, sweet tongued traitors who wind their
slimy folds around the generous heart OF the
American government, preventing the genial
he blood from flowing out 10 the soldiers and
their wives and children. Go, reader, 10 the
House OF Representatlves-Or rather 10 the de-
bate OF last Wednesday, when the bill came up
making appropriations OF money to pay the sol
der. Il was the key note for battle. The Val
landigham's and Rebel symPathizers-the fire
in the rear" would be patriots, rally TO defeat it.
they talk against the Proclamation, removing
Generals and move to indefinitely postpone,
and wiggie and twist to defeat the bin and ruin
the government and then encourage the soldier
to revolt, desert, &c Why ain't they paid 4:
Ask the two-penny politicians who discourage
en- istments resist the draft, and vote against ap-
populations for soldiers pay. The government
mas money enough, but no authority to pay it.
The appropriation OF last Congress is exhausted,
aud it has no right to pay without another ap
preparation being made. II Is enough to make
an honest mans CHEEK burn with shame, 10 see
men With shoulder straps, who secured their
positions BY arrant erontery Or political intrigue,
stroke their imperias smoke their cigars aud
curse the government, and wish il TO HI, be-
cause they are not paid more promptly. Such
men ought 70 be- scarce. The true patriot will
cling 10 the IA. staff of his countrv. while there
j. star ST hope to shine on It's banner. We
who are vel clothed, well fed, and well equipped
and fighting in a righteous cause, must not for
get that We f h, against a ragged, shOeless, halt
starved set OF deuded rebels Talk Of the Re-
puOlC S"i > =" i"i" anu our country >hip-NTtCA-
ed No, never, Though she may have to ex-
piate in the fiery furnace Of affection, for the
thousand wrongs perpetra,ed on the helpless
save, We pray that God may strengthen the
hani of The Administration TO shake off the in
cubus % SLAYER, that clings to our and with the
teuacity of depai. and drinks with feverish lips
it, very Efe blood
Good bye; Gad %. ria you. aud the dear
ones 40 home. J. S0MNERNILLE.