Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-03-05
CAMP SILL. MURrnEEsBoRo. Tenn.
February 1st. 1863.

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February ls,. 1868. !.
- Father, you write. in rather .
dssPonding tone about this war; about its
lasting twenty years. and then about the
country being cut iAio az many Govern.
men,s. Now ron, must allow me to differ
With you. for. ! tell yon just as sure asthe
sun shines this rebsllian will DO put down.
and traitors punished; and that class of sc
cessionists styling themselves old I'm.
Democrats 20 how ] detest and despise
them. will meet Nth their just rewards
from an outraged people. as sure and GER
tain as the Rebellion is to go down. which
is as certain as there is Gid in heaven %
punish sinners. Look at the prospect Of
the Southern traitors for a moment. Any
reasonable man can at once see their doom.
One year ag" the rebels were in possession
Of all the slave territory. except MAJ ylsnd,
Delaware aud a part of Kentucky. and
threatening the bofdcrs Of the free States.
Now look at them. The Mississippi river.
which they occupied from its mouth to the
mouth of the Ohio. is ~rossed from them.
With the exception OF Vitksburgh, AMI the
next great battle you hear Of will be At that
place. and when you hear Of Il. you will
also hear Of its fall: then the Great Sonih.
srn ConIederacy will he cut in two
When that il d,ne it will require but .
few weeks to put down the scattered guer-
lila and Indian bands who now infest the
country west Of that River. One year ago
the rebels were in possession of slmo>t the
entire Atlantic seabosrd; now they hold
but two pla es along its entire length and
those places are 50 blockaded that they
hardly dare look towards the sea. That
portion OF the Con'edefscy which the reb.
els depended upon for their supplies.
namely: the border states. are in our pos
session and very likely to remain 20. Add
To all this q ai,tiusl ard, O want of conf
,ience in their rulers at home. and you will
find that they have but very faint hope
of success. Look for q moment at the
price list Ut the common neeesssries of lie
IN the Richmond papers. and Jou will sev
what desperate ci. cums,sn,es they are la
boring under. Listen also to the CONS
plants Of the people of that misguided
county against their de.poiic rulers for
putting firth such eiicts o. the twenty ne
gro act; and the act recently enacted to
make the citizen give mp his properly and
freedom to the their so called governmclH
leaving that government 30 set the price
upon it. ! tell YIN. Father. they long TO
Tree themselves from the yoke Of their OPP
pressors; and the first chance they have
they will 10 it. Thousands upon thon.-
ands OF the southern people long to &c" the
Federal army enter their country; and il
will not be many months until their long
ing eyes shall he gra,i6ei Il is undoubt-
sdlv, too true that the southern leaders ex.
\
pc, aid from The Internal traitors in the
north. a. ia,; rs they can obtain power.
and il is also true that they are now IN
cover inlndiana: but. their misdeeds there
has received rather severe rebuke by the
revolutions adopted by the entire mass 81
soldiers from that State; and they will
hardly dare put forth any of their traitor
ons designs against our beloved govern.
ment after receiving such resolutions. II
they do not fear The soldiers Of Indiana al
really. they had better l.egin to for inst SO
sure as they go to promnlgating the doc
trine of secession in their legislation. or IA
to passing laws derogs,ury to pn,,ing
down this rebellion they win End few
regiments of Indiana troops At home in .
ve,y shot space Of time. and l can assure
them they will be rather unwelcomc visi.
tors. There is no politics or party in THE
amy and We can ill brook to sre those We
have left at home AID this re bellion in. any
! form whatever, for each day the war goe,
on il costing us our lives by hundreds. from
disease and battle. Then let the northern
traitors beware how they treat us. for The
motto Of our eonntry will apply to Us. Il
PiuriLas Uaum." one forme,l of many ),
i Iawould like very w'll. indee.t. to come
home and zee you. but until this unholy
rebellion is crushed out of existence. root
and branch, yon must not look. for me.
unless perchancs shorhl he fortunate e.
nough to make yon short wish. (which 4
undoubtedly, SHOULD do il I ever have the
opportunity. In staying here aud bsttli &
for my country 1 fell that am doing :
duty the highest man i ever called upon
to perform upon the earth; and i believe
that future generations will bless US with
their highest blessings h'r Saving onr no.
bic country from anarchy sudsoruin. j
have written mose nPpn this suhjrct ihan
ka intended anil L wilI le. vsIit rplw .sonly
saying before close. slo INIT les ,ahythi y
bur patriotism enter iyouN hsart. tor any;
thing else At the present time 10 . fsndf firm
the tOssssf pits efakelf. - aid No l.as% =