Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-08-27
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of Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky and Vir-
ginia, containing an area of 1882, 1896
square miles. During the year 1862,
the United States army captured and
now hold possession of all the territory
the rebels previously held in Kentucky,
Missouri, New Mexico, Indian Terri
tory, and Kansas, and part of Arkan-
sas, Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louis
lana, Virginia, North Carolina and South
Carolina, containing an area of 622,7S2
square miles, leaving a balance in pos
session of the rebels, January, 1868, of
only 440, Ia square miles-less than
one-half Of what they previously held.
A number Of leading journals in the
Southern States, commenting upon the
deplorable state of rebeldom, admits
that another year of such success, on
the part Of the Yankees, and they would
not have territory enough to stand up
on.
The late glorious victories of Gems.
Grant and Banks opens the Mississippi
River to its mouth; and as there is now
no regular organized rebel army in the
Southwest able for moment to contend
with the armies of Generals Grant and
Banks, the balance Of Louisiana, Miss
issippi, Arkansas and Texas falls of it's
own weight into our hands; this, then,
leaves the rebels in possession of part
Of Virginia, North Carolina, South Car
olina, Georgia and Alabama, containing
an area of 208, 131 square miles, or less
than one fifth of the territory they held
possession of eighteenth months ago.
| hope these facts will tend to dispel
the fears you have about the next gen
Grafton.
Seventh. - Your assertion that the
South is, to day, stronger in all the ere
sources of war then they were year
ago 7 will not pretend to deny, but will
merely remind you that the resources
are now in possession of Gems. Grant
and Banks, and pointed towards the
fleeing rebels. Besides, why shouldn't
the rebels be strong, when it is we'll
known that they have been devouring
neule meat? !? Why they ought to be
tough That "burning" hatred you
speak of never hurts any one but the
persons troubled with that complaint.
If the pain is simply acute, it will soon
burn out, as in the case of Miss Mary
land. Where the disease is hopelessly
chronic, it invariably consumes the pa
tient.
[ know that Southern Gentlemen are
possessed with very delicate feelings, as
exhibited by the Baltimoreans some two
years since, when they refused to let
President Lincoln pass through their
city by daylight for fear he might be
assassinated. But it would seem that
the occupation Of Maryland, for the past
two years, by portion of the United
States army has eradicated these fine
feelings, for, when the rebel hordes APP
preached Baltimore only $4,000 mem
bers of the Union League placed them
selves face to the foe, with musket in
hand, ready to die before traitor should
enter their city except as prisoner
After the battle of Gettysburg, arrange
ments were made by the express COM
panies for conveying supplies and aid to
the wounded no sooner was this fact
known than the whole people of Balti-
more seemed to be moved with one i'm
pulse. Instantly all kinds of supplies
came pouring in to the Office of the ex-
press companies. Baskets of wine, hun
dreds of Jars of jellies and preserves,
great tubs of ice cream packed in ice,
loayes Of nice bread, and cakes in album
dance, butter, lemons, oranges, great
rolls of fine linen for bandages, in a
word, everything that could be useful
or desirable for our sick and wounded
was supplied in profusion contributions
of money flowed quite as freely, in sums
varying from FIVE dollars to five hum
dred in fact the people seemed to vie
with each other to aid our soldiers and
the glorious cause in which they were
engaged. God bless the people of Bal
timore, says the correspondent, and TWEEN
ty millions shout Amen. Thus do We
bury hatred.
| am deeply interested in the cause
of my country, and as you say that we
shall not be able to conquer the South
ern States during this generation, and
having just room enough in this letter
I will state, that have two noble boys
now able to sing :--"We'll hang Jeff.
Davis to a sour apple tree" and, if God
spares them and me, | will have them
both armed and equipped and mustered
into tho Tinted States Army. by the
time the next generation arrives on the
field, providing there is rebel left for
them to fight against. And I have
beautiful little girl who sings :-"We'll
hurl the rebel crew from the land that
we love best, shouting the battle cry of
Freedom" She may be able to knit
stockings for her brothers in the field.
But, mind you, this is not the extent of
our resources, for my dear wife is just
as patriotic as myself, and should the