Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-11-13
From the Sixth Regiment.

WARRENroN, VA, Der, 20.
Friend Earle,-Once more after chan
ces and changes l find myself in camp
without anything in particular TO engage
my hands and head, and it occurred tc
me that | might improve few moment:
in writing you, not thinking to interest
you or your readers with anything / can
write, but wanting something to busy
myself about l take this way of killing
| time. No matter how hard man may
work on his farm, in his shop, at the
bench, or wherever his business may call
him, it is true that it is harder still to
have no work to do. Any man of intel
ligence and industry, if his hands are idle
his brain is ever active, he is concocting
some plans for the future that will be of
inestimable value either to himself or his
posterity; thus we at the present day
are reaping the rich harvest sown by our
forefathers this is what has called an
armed force into the field to support and
sustain the glorious institutions that have
been established and handed down to us
for safe keeping. Now we must show
ourselves competent to the task we
must not only keep ii good but must i'm
prove upon it. AS in the case of the
faithful servant with his Lords money,
SO that it may be said of us, "thou hast
been faithful over few things, ! will
make you ruler over many; enter thou
into the joys of thy lord" While on the
other hand it will read to jeff and bis
associates, depart from me ye cursed
into everlasting punishment, l know no
SeceSh. After all the rest have received
sentence then the copperhead comes along
and the Great Judge asks him what part
he took in the great struggle for indepen-
dence. He says with yawn, SWELL l
was for peace; didn't want any fighting
at all, still kind o felt for jeff" I'm
Gle Sam speaks out and says, "you cop
perheads were the meanest of all rebels,
much worse than those in the field, but
we made out TO be too much for both of
you" (Great applause among the SOL
diers.) This somewhat chafed JEFF, and
he says, damn them, they didn't do me
any good" So by way of compromising
them for their trouble--it was we'll known
by the Judge that JEFF and bis crew were
living on half rations-all copperheads
were TO be sent to Canada ard wait until
after JEFF eat, and for grub have what was
left, and this is much more than they de-
serve. 1t is expected that this class Of
will come out spring poor
and before another fall election finally
pine away and die. No wonder they
make desperate efforts to gain small
foothold this fall; they can plainly see
hat this is their last resort glad to see
hat Ohio gave them such Brough beat
ng, and that Pennsylvania is all right,
and New York we trust will stand by the
administrations Gaining ground as We
ire and have been for the last year, one
stronghold after another of the rebellion
'eics broken up, and we have only to
Keep on in the same way short time
md the old flag will wave in triumph
over every foot of territory now held by
raitors and rebels.
Under the present call for 100000 a
nan at home fit for military duty has ev-
Try inducement TO eLlist large bounties
IRE being offered and the draft put off
Until the fifth of January, 1864, thus CIV
ng ample time for volunteering, arran-
ling business at home, &c. Instead of
hanging back until the draft takes effect,
which will be soon after the fifth of jan
lary, and being forced into it, no bounty
md a conscript at that, some are ready to
well, l do not go for money to be sure,
he principle should be sufficient induce
nent TO any one; but my way is, have