The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-08
From the Pittsburg Chroni
A Soldiers Letter.

1t is worthy of notice that nothing ex-
cites an enemy of the Administration
and the Government more than the i'm
putation that the soldiers in the army
understand and despise his purposes; and
it is an equ ally noticeable fact that the
soldiers, with rare exceptions, instinct.
lively and Immediately appreciate and
trample under foot all this class of politi-
clans. He must indeed be an eccentric
exception who, after fighting the battles
of his country, can return to his home
and take by the hand and cooperate with
the men who were Indifferent to his safe
ty and his fame during his absence; and
it is to the honor of the men who still
wear and have worn the American uni
form, that instances of this kind are few
and far between. Do we all remember
that in the Revolutionary War the
shameless tory was more despisable to
General Washington than the armed
Englishman. or even the hired Hessian
Now, tory to true soldierin this strug-
gle.should be far less infamous than one
who is called a sympathizer with seces-
sion in the free States, because the sym
pathizer, unlike the tory, damages the
Government without risking his life.-
The tory was circulating spy, carrying
information from the region in which he
lived to the fore gni INVADER who paid him,
while the sympathizer, generally living
away from the field of strife, labors un-
der no such disability or apprehension
All this by way of introduction to the
following letter, recently received by the
editor of the Chronicle:
CAMP OF SECOND Rect. P. R. V. c.,
FAIRFAx STATION, Va, June Is, '63.
The Copperheads of Ohio have insult
ed the soldiers who are in the field en-
during privations and risking their lives
for this great Nations life. They have
had the audacity to nominate Vallandig-
ham for Governor, man who, while
member of Congress, refused to vote
men and money for the purpose of saving
his country; man who has been utter
ing treason ever since the traitors fired
upon Fort Sumter. This is the man the
sO-called Democrats have nominated to
be the successor of the patriot Uemoci at
Tod. Has it then come to this, that the
Democratic party favor disunion and
slavery? Have the Democratic party of
Ohio consented to the overthrow of the
great Democratic doctrine of selfgov-
ernment? But the people of Ohio will
rise en- n,0SSe and rebuke them. The blood
of the slain in this great contest of free
dom will cry out from the hills and val
leys of the South and rebuke them the
thousands of MANNED and sick soldiers
I'LL rol,l-o ill.,, Ill., ,,l1 L. i
by all lovers of freedom, justice, and lib
erty; for treason cannot, will not, live in
this land of Washington. say to you,
sir, that l would rather shoot the man
who, while his country is bleeding at ev-
cry pore, remains at home and utters
treason, than the armed rebel in the field !;
and so help me God, the man who utters
treason in my presence when l return
from this contest, if it please God to
spare me, shall be met and answered as
he deserves | fear not death on the
battle field fighting for my country, but
why should / be insulted at home by
these cowardly Copperheads? These are
my sentiments, and believe | have the
right to utter them, after having fought
in seven hard-fought battles for this, my
poor, bleeding, but beloved country
SOLDIER FOR THE WAR.
AS sort of pendent to this out-spoken
declaration on the part of one who prob
ably by this time has been engaged with
the foe, and possibly wounded or killed
in supporting the old flag. what does the
reader think of the following?
The soldiers of Ohio will have the
privilege of voting at the next election,
and there will be very few of them who
will 60 for men like Vallandigham and
Pugh. One of them, Captain Edgar,
now in the army of General Rosecrans,
lately wrote letter to Mr.. Pugh, late a
Senator in Congress from that State, In
which he said:
GO Seeing that you are second on the
Democratic ticket nominated yesterday
at Columbus, to be voted for next Octo
Der, and that you feel proud to follow
where c. L. Vallandigham leads, you
doubtless will use your best efforts to Sc
cure the election of your friend. To tha
end. perhaps you may feel inclined tt
canvass the Ohio regiments of the ar
mics of the Cumberland, Tennessee
| Gulf, and elsewhere.
"'If you feel disposed to risk the re
suits of debate before the soldiers you 81
much affected to despise, | am your vii
ling servant to that end. ="