The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-09

liz CAMP TRIgNE, TENNEssEE,l
May 4. 1888.

Biitor NasRWHs Union
We, the undersigned, members of Cos.
d and II, SD Regiment Indiana volun-
teers, are desirous Of placing before our
own citizens, as well as before the world
atlarge, our views in regard to the present
wicked and causeless rebellion against
our own glorious and once happy country;
because we believe man ia the army
fighting 20 maintain the Government, still
retains at least some OF the rights of
american citizens, aud should on ell oc-
casions express his opinions freely touch
ing the interests of this Government,
without regard TO politics. We desire to
place our views on the record in order
that wo may rash our hands from any
stain or reflections that may be cast
against the county from which we hail;
for to be frank about the matter, we must
admit thst we feel somewhat mortified
to think, yea, even to know that the time
has come that We can not pick up a
newspaper without seeing something
about the difficulties in Brown county,
Indiana, in regard 10 the war, and ia
about the same in our private letters
more fully convince us that there is too
much truth in the charges made against
the loyalty Of portion Of the citizens
Of Brown county. In our private letters
from there We soldiers are all denounced
as black aboIitionist Lincolnites and the
like. If we were easily scared we would
even feel discouraged, but we beg leave to
say emphatically they are mistaken.
We only wish TO reiterate what was said
by ali OF US when our companies were
being raised, and that was this /:
That we esteemed our country higher
than any political party, and we now
say, as we said then, that we regard any
man who is not in favor Of vigorous
prosecution Of the present war, tor the
suppressing the rebellion against the
United States, as a tory, traitor aud q
scOunerel, unworthy 10 be oounienanced
by the meancs, soldier in the army, and
We therefore intend TO wash our hands
fom all the charges Of treason aud
stains east az glinst the county by de-
signing ana corrupt poiN'cdt estas,s, 49,,
We are satisfied, are unloading the hon
est masses for their own personal agran-
dizrment; we therefore petition you,
tie citizens of Brown oounty, to atop and
tank before you act, we feel that W
would like TO see eUery citizen Of Brown
standing up as one man in favor OF the
Governm mt, against any aud all rebel
Gous movements, either North or South,
and we therefore beg Of you to do as you
promised us you would do, before we left
our wives and little ones, TO enter upon
and endure the hardships Of camp life,
that you would lag aside all political
matters until the war was over and our
country saved. We therefore ask that
you Of the North, stand united for a Wig
orous prosecution OF the war, by any
and all means; for permit US 20 assure
you, that we have stood beside each
other in the bloody battle OF Stone River
and in camp the same, and should we be
called to another fearful battle, we pledge
ourselves we will maintain each other
even to or life's blood and when this war s
over and all traitors have laid aside q ei
arms, and we return home, we will stand
by each other in condsnuins ans aud
all men who have * "A HenoubeDg us
as traitors to our party, while we were
battling for our common country. When
this war is over, hen we will talk poll
tics with you; but a. present we have a
more important matter TO attend to-
that Of saving our country.
We would be pleased to have your
individual influence in our favor. We
once more ask Of you for our sake, for
your own sake, and for the sake Of our
wives and little ones we left behind 10
endure tho hardships and privaiions, as
well as zoe, to stop your oteraal wrangling
hDNNt IoA'ltHi ehN nte"N ""A'N" - 'h"
man, crying in thunder tones, down
with rebellion. Then we can, in the
language of one Of old, and truly say,
=" we are all Of one mind"
Capt BRowNINa then offered a resolu-
ton that we furnish copy Of tho follow
ing TO the Nashville, Tenn. UHros, and
The Nashville, Ind Union, requesting them
to publish aud call upon all Union pa
pers to copy.
JosEPn FRAEER, Chairman.
JosErH X MoLLHESsY, Secretary.
| 4. r. PLuMMER, Assistant Secretary.
p. s. There are few men Of our
Companies aho refuse to sign this peli-
ton, not 10 exceed about fifteen Ia both
Companies; some for ono reason aud
some Tor another, AID all Of them admit
the petition TO be correct but they seem
+ TO think by endorsing This they might
wound som. mans ceilings Al ho.ae, Qt
crunly would be BuiiernuD fof osr-
tainly no Union man would take AZ y
offence.