Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-08-06
rcspondence Of the charles CITY lntcll.gencer
ARMY LETTER.
HEADQUARTERS nth ARMY CoRPs,
vicksburg, July %, 1863.

HEApouARTEns nth ARMY CoRPs,
yicksburg, July %, 1863.
Editor Of the Intelligenoer
AT the present time, when our arms
are being signally blessed by the God
of battles with victory on every side,
it cheers the heart of the soldier to
see the reaction in the North and feel
that the soldiers are sympathised with,
that q majority of the folks at hume
are with us in our marches, in our
camp, and rejoice with Us when the
enemy yields to US one OF their strong
holds.
l have read with pleasure the re-
marks made by the gentlemen assem-
bled at your city July 4th. A thrice
glorious halo will henccforth be found
around "The day we celebrate" Fa-
theirs will tell their children that on
that day Gen. Grant hoisted the flag
of flags over the works at Vicksburg;
that the blockade of the great Father
OF Waters was raised and the bogus
Confederacy split in twain that on
this day Prentice smote the rebel army
bip and thigh, and Meade rolled back
the mighty host of traitors from the
hills of free Pennsylvania.
Future generations will shout as
shouted the people when the p@ans of
liberty rang ont from the old belfry
where was published the Declaration
that made Us free people.
Mr.. Hildreth, you will not find in
the army any quarrel in regard to
parties. No man denounces his COM
rade if his political creed differs from
his own. Democrats, Republicans, all
are striving, first to save the country,
and afterwards rectify errors at the
ballot-box. Said Gen. Grant, IL am
not a politician but a soldier" So
speak his army. They believe that
the Administration mean to do right,
aud they give a cordial support to all
measures for the suppression Of this
rebe llion. They regard the Proclama-
tion as q war measure, a military ne
cessity, as an act intended to cripple
the enemy in his resources, trip him
at every step.
If the negro can be made useful to
the Government, and If Ivy their use
this war will sooner be brought to a
termination, | believe every soldier
will say use them, arm every negro
in the United States.
The boys from Iowa are proud of
the State they represent. They know
that they have the good wishes and
prayers of vast majority of vast
majority of the people Of the Hawk
eye State, and that the people prize
the liberties Iowa boys are defending
and dying for upon every battlefield
i'm the Southwest.
We know that there are few Cop
perheads who are rowing about seek
ing what soldier or supporter Of the
Administration they can devour but
they only serve to confirm the old
adage that black sheep may be found
in every flock" We know that these
reptiles would trail in the dust the
flag which their fathers supported at
Monmouth and Yorktown, which wav-
ed over the decks Of the Chesapeake
and the Constitution, and foated over
the Halls of the Monteznmas that
they would even treat the brave boys
who have died for the Union, as FASH
es under the soles of their feet !" If
by that they could destroy the Gov.
eminent aud secure the accomplish
ment of their own designs.
They have often spoken of the cor.
ruption of the loyal States. Allow
me to say that they are the greatest
corruption that can be found, and that
the. boys from the army and navy are
the genuine soap and sand that will
scour dorcn such corruption.
We know there are few beardless
youth who critcise our Generals and
their movements Young men who
know no more of military science
than Nicodcmus knew of the new
birth, yet can plan battle that would
cause the dead Napoleon to arise from
his warrior tomb for the purpose of
admiring its execution They could
capture the city of Richmond while
you are boiling eggs for breakfast,
clean out Bragg in the twinkling Of
an ere. and finally KNOCK the socks"
off Of the whole rebellion in just eight
minutes and half! All these prom.
Using young men ough: to apply to
the President for a position, ard II
they fail in their application let them
canvass for Mahony's Prisoner Of
State" This class of men are what
the soldiers term "old peaches"
True it is, that this war has contin.
ned longer than was expected when
President Lincoln called for the IS, 900
men. But we now have an army and
a navy. Then We bad neither. Then
we were but little versed in the art of
war now we have some of the best
Generals that modern times have pro-
duced. If this rebellion is not crush
ed this year---as ] believe it will be-
why can We not fight another year?
A man in the State of Wisconsin, one
cold morning beheld his son, although
crying with the cold. climbing tree
in pursuit Of squirrel that, seated
upon high branch, was chattcring
briskly at the benumbcd yet spunky
boy My son." said the man. leone
in and warm you you ought to know
you cannot catch that squirrel" 81
know that, father" bIubbered the
young hopeful, "but if / can't catch
him can worry him like hell" Now,
if we cannot snbdne the rebels this
year, we can worry" them.
But think the. rebellion is now in
its last throes, and the conflict is near
~ over. Within the last few days,
Vicksburg and Port Hudson have sur.
rendered, with 1000 prisoners. The
Missourians, led On by their pet Cen
eral, have been terribly whipped at
Helena Lee checked in his invasion
and soundly fogged Dix menaces
the Confederate Capital aud thereby
greatly terriGcs JEFF. Davis, and with
FIVE shots the Wehawken compels the
pride of the rebels, the Atlanta, to