Litchfield enquirer., 1863-03-19
Freln a Soldier. CAMP l5TH REa'r VT. Vols, ... Near Fairfax Station. Va,
 March. 9th, 1S63. ,


 JAMES HUMPHREY, JR., Eso.: ..z tr gses.. z, g l Dear Sir :-Perhaps you are surprised to receive Q letter. from me- and dated from the Camp of a Vermont Regiment also. To ex- plain moment, enlisted last Summer from Vermont, which had been ny home for few months, and now hold a Lieutenant's commis- sion in the 18th Regiment, which is encamped ns above dated. 1 have seen with indignant interest the course lately pursued by the so7 called Democracy of Connecticut, in their nominations for State Officers, and in their Resolutions, &c., in Convention and as a loyal man, trust, having some respect for justice, humanity and deceney, l wish to protest against the course proposed by that Convention in my native State.
 Though serving holy cause under the flag oi Vermont instead of Connecticut, I stand side by side with the soldiers of Connecticut have with them a common interest in main taining the Government of our fathers, and in punishing the .aiders and absttors and sympa-
 
 they lie along the banks of the Rappahannock or of the Connecticut
 This war is being indefinitely prolonged by the "Copperheads" and peace men of the North. If these men want PEACE, let them help secure it, by doing the only thing on Gods Earth which eau bring it about-that is, CRUSH THE REBELLION! The great North is bound to do this; her loyalty is pure and firm. The Army is bound to do this, and the idea of a peace, except attained by the death of 'Trea- son and Rebellion, is secuted with indignant scorn Those miserable demagegues in Con necticut who talk of armistice, and peace.of usurpation and unconstitutional ,car, are the very meanest and worst enemies that the Gov ernment has to contend against. Too coward ly to go with the disciples of Jeff Davis, and by the sword and bayonet, forward his aecursed cause, they stay at home, enjoying the protect ing sare of the very Government they have struck with their poisonous fangs, and by lying, abuse, and faalt-fnding with the Government, tihsy encourage Treason abroad, and breed dis anion and anarchy at hemc. ,s, sstgs ssr, sssse F. lam ashamed of my native State ! Ashamed that the loyal old hills of Liteh6eld County should send men, black hearted and reasonable enough to lift their voices and hands in favor of Secession, Slavery and Seymour!'' Are you going to allowithat ticket 10 triumph over l the soil where Lyon sleeps ? Are the theus- Iands of Connecticut's loyal soldier sons, away through the Rebellious South, from Baltimore ! to New Orleans, to be insulted and abused, by raising to power, such God -forsaken, Re bcllien- worshipping Copperheads, ~as were thrust on an indignant people by that Hartford Convention Heaven forbid ! I wish these men, and all others, to feel that this Army is some day coning home.q Neither balls nor dissa.e can kill all sfus,a and when we do return, depend on it., srmpathizers with Jeff Davis, open and secret, are marked men, and ttheir day of doom commences. Though ve l cannot vote nosp, the day is coming when We can, and where do you think the enemies now in our rear, will be then I ''f s4 saa
 The Army is indignant at the course pursued by the traitors ,at home, in some of the North ern States, and has already sent up to some States its deep. earnest voice of protest ans warning. Witness the words of the fighting men of the West, and read the glorious resola; tions of the ll2th Penn. Vols. to the Peace Democrats of their State, sent up on the An lniversary of washingtons Birth Day, D. tel tel s e:you the Army is alive and in earnest, and ] determined to conquer q psacs. They lis, whe sayswe are disorganized, 'demoralizeds and sicl s1lof the war Iswish youcould know the scofu we have for these I;ocosFoco peace men l- ,Party worshippsrss who would sacrifce n, shiag for their Party god 1! Only yestsrdays heard ! staunch Democrat, loyal though .say Il E Down sear f1ev 01phf fo ha hnnu axerv