Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-12-15
From tleFn Wisconsin.

SO far as we have received letters from
the army of late, and army letters come hy
scores every week, the opinions offered are
the same upon all leading issues--dif ring
only in words, seldom in ideas, Early in
the war, opinions as to the cause of the
war and the remedy, differed widely, some
holding this as the cause of the war, 9TH
that, also. doubts were expressed as 10
whether slavery had much TO do with it,
and many thought the less slavery was
meddled with the better, holding that tho
rebels would stop the war on finding that
slavery was not to be harmed, &c. 9th
ers held the aboltiouis's 10 be quite as re-
sponsible for the war as the Shareholders,
and that both ought to perish in order To
bring peace. We confess that for a time
We Ind fears whether tue army would OF
would not embrace some grand error and
10. their muSkets homeward as well as
toward the rebes-for demagogpes or
copperhead leaders were suffered to retail
their wares in the army lis we'll as at home
especially in the Potomac army where
Mcclellan vas Chief But matters have
turned right. most unanimously. The fol
loving letter, the writer formerly Of Wing
vile, expresses the average army opinions
to-day;
Mr.. CovER:- Letters from home,
among them one from Miss Charlotte, ask
me to write my opinions of the war. Ii
Won have a mind to print my letter, 1t will
save writing dozen or more, and may he
save fifty Others writing each as may on
the same subject.
First, The war cannot end till the cause
is removed. As to what is the cause. that
is settled in the mird Of every soldier; it is
sI4verv-the devils own invention to des-
troy the Government l0athsome disease
compounded Of every 'ilIainy and crime,
besides, cause Of lazness and ml>ehef
among the whites, which makes them tyr
anical and vain. These facts are all pic
fure,l out here to intelligent menj and sen
81 lie m N without intelligence see the pic.
lures and understand them the same way
Y. coarse all understand alike what is s.
piaia.
How long will this war last" asks
Miss. Laura. answer as long as sla-
very lasts. There can be no object for war
without Slavery with it no peace. Elk
ternaI applications cannot destroy slavery !;
it must be done 10y doses acting within, AS
proclamatlons and layonetS to enforce
hem. The rebels are crazy, mad, like the
dng that bites the club instead Of the man
that uses ii. Much time has been lost TO
no purpose by fighting without an object
Fighting to restore the union without de-
struyinq the cause was failure. The Pres
idcnt SAID at length--after fighting year
elf could save tho union yithogt freeing
any Slaves | would d. it" He tried this
over q year and failed. Again q i gould
save the union lay freeing a part and leav
ing part. | wouli do it.'' He has been
trying this since and the end is not Yet in
view. But now he appears in good earnest
to free them all. and when that ~ resolved
upon the eud will appear Just nesr beyond.
| have no mercy to otior those Hh" want
the union saved just as it was. They want
war without end aud at last no union AT all.
Nobody viii ever sec ! white blackbird,
an honest devil, or g union slaveholder.-
To fight slavery is TO restore the uni'n--
just as fighting the devil is an essential
pant in restoring man to his Maker. La
dies. friends, al hight, Just as You will see
the end Of the war when the signs are all
light, just as you will see the approach Of
s1r;ne when warm weather and other signs
appear
One day, being the second of our pursuit
Of Lees amy from Gettysburg, we were
passing the tiue mansion Of wealthy slave
hoIder--Lee's army having passed the same
place the day before The old man, with
the members Of his family white and black
were standing at the door. an innocent lit
lie girl Of perhaps eight summers leaning
over the gate waving small union flag
Su>pecting the loyalty Of all such asked
the little Girl why sh. did not hold out the
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