The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-02
Letter fGom Illinois.
PEKIN, ILL.,. Sent. 19,h

Peh'n, as the residents pompoasly style them
selves, and after series of FAMILY and per
sonal illnesses, incident to change of eli
mate, but now favolably termiGated, for which
thanks to Providence | undertake to resume
my correspondence with the CALIFORNIAN, for
the benefit Of its numerous readers
Since my last communication, though COM
paratlvely but short period, how many
changes have taken place in the affairs Of our
county. Enough has iTanspIred to torIn an
eventtul volume in our national history. The
great glory of Gettysburg the s. :es and
surrenders Of NickS6urg and Port Hudson,
whereby the great Father Of Waters is again
Oi.en to tAe commerce OF the west and the
nation The yici.ry ct Helena under Gen
PrentisN, and the .eS OF brilliant achieve
inents nnder Ro.ecranS in Tennessee ans:
Iattefly the taking Of Cha atanooga, Knoxville
and Cumberland Gap with 2OO0 prisoners
and II pieces OF artillery; to ,,y nothing of
the great chase and capture Of tie hnzl;dolH
Morgan, in MS E0iondiq6am-ic t,,c .ioneer-
ing tour through Ohio these and the Saj
lime opproora Of Gen. GiImor= all! MS brave
men to the nursing mother OF treason,
Charleston. all together form series of
events whose details would fill that volume
with thrilling interest. How great an ad
vance, by a comparison of the state of the
country then and now, has the federal army
made tow ards conquerlng the rebellion.
Yet, with all these successes of the Union
cause. with the defeat and dismay of the reb
els on every side, with many of their leaders
dead and powerless to do their country fur
ther harm, and with the rest of the treason
plotters looking about for some safe retreat
to shelter them from the righteous indigna-
ton of their bleeding country; yet, there are
men among us, as among you, whose sympa-
thies still run in the channel of the rebellion :
who would raise their puny arms to o5struct
the action of the Government, and counsel
the nation to lay down its victory crowned
arms, and await sracously for the masnani-
nous chivalry e. Of the south to propose
some accommodations of peace. DO not such
men, and every body else, know that the only
terms Of peace to which the rebels will IN any
case submit, are complete anI eternal sepG-
ration from the people Of the North? They
started out upon this idea, and 40 man has
seen any thing from their Leading spirits to
Justify th- belief tlat they have as yet mod
lated their demands. Nothing but the force
ot arms can pat down this rebellion. This
fact is as palpab!e t. Every one as the sun ;
sYendor at tu,i meridian And tn nan of
the Moth who doe. not perceive it. aud 3 ii.
aot admit it, in the !ight of tranNpi..g his
tory. is Datn w:iflly blind anl wicb.Al} wed
led 10 error.
~ the late election in his county for couu-
ty isdge, ,he Democrats, IS they cal! them
Selves Coprerhta1>, as II y q" styled hy
others carried the election by 4 small ma
jo:ity, as the! have done il many other coun
'ieS OF 'Ne State. 30 IN Vermont. Ho'ice
from 'ne Iale returns many towns ihc1!GIi.r
my nativ. Walden, high up on TIE G:e4,
'to"h'a'hS' nave f1loEA'd coFF;lAe';'-deh'
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