The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-23

COUSIN WRs:
l Irow seat myself to an
swer your kind favor Of March 20tb,
which l received 10 due time.
As you said. | had began 10 think my
friends had almost forgotten me
But ain now convinced that there is
one at least. who has not forgotten those
who are ID the field, fighting ID maintain
our glorious Union. and be assu red Cou.
sin, l shall always appreci't, you for
your adherence 10 the cause Of our coun
try. The people o. the North have no
idea of the position Of their armies con
cerniug the political questions which now
agitsts the whole North and threateh TO
destroy our great and good government.
My pen staggers and almost refuses to
do its bidding, when think OF tho ruin,
which they would So trescherously and
basely bring upon the North. They had
better he warned in time, there is a rank
ling against those traiIots. In The hearts
Of the army, which should warn them to
60 no further with their dasrardly acts
1t is now hut a spark, but If they con.
linue in the course 'hvy have been going
lately. they will fan it into flame. tha,
nothing will quench. but the blood Of
their own treacheroas hearts. | have
heard oa'hs such as | never wish to hear
again, come from The moulhs, and | ar
from tie hearts of the soldiers. that they
would some day hs revenged on those
! base traitors. You know as well as do
that for the last two years, the North in
her patriotic pride poured out her blood
ike water for the protection Of our glori
Gus Union.
! The noble Spar'ans Of ,h- North have
laid down their dearest lives, and sheC
their most precious blood to saws the Ii
Of Our great nation. There has been ne
tie SO strong Ihpy could not break. n,
sacrifice so great they could no, IN ks il
Husband aud wife. brothers and listers
parents and children, friends and relation
have had to part 10 meet co more ou hi
side Of the 6nl! grave. The stronges
ties known 10 men Oh earth, have bee
broken, and yet strange to say, after a.
this sacrifice, there is class of traitor
in the North, who ara continually cryin
beact peace! whils this death struggl
Of great nation is gning on from til
gull of Mexico to the AlIeghani,s. Ho,
can they be SO blind, as to suppose tha
We can ever make an honorable peac
Under the very guns ol the rebol army
[ say in the words of the i'm mortal Hen
ry: Is life So dear. ia peace SO swee, as
b. purchased by an isnominious surrer
y der Of cur Nations honor to tho reb,
bordes against whom we have been ecr
tending. My humble prayer is that Il
just G''d above, may hi'e from nv ey,
y tho day when the North will sa ri6ce
o compromise all that We hold most de,
" on earth. But il they will still contin,
on in heir wicked fanstical course,
o thsir own heads must rest the conseauen
Of their conduct They will be remeu
' brred BY future generations. as the bs
u traitors Whe sold the very liberties xhit
) was bequsa'hed to them by the fathe
!" of our country, while The people at Il
remembrance OF heir odious names wi
'e burn ttcm IN effgv, as the base destro,
'e ers Of the best government, that God h
= ever blessed. My humble advice 10 The
a, as poor despised soldier, is 10 b,war
d hey are but sowing the seeds OF the
re destruction. II they ever get taste
'' civil war raging round their Own door
le they will then have some faint idea Of u
! untold horrors which they have broug
't upon themselves. [ have often thoug'
al that il tho supporters Of Vallandinrha
O. and 0lds could see one. half that ha
,e seen Of the dssolaiion which war sprea
to over a country, lhoy would not rush
IN in the way they now are goitg.
10 Through their Encouraging indusn
Z this great wall Of bayousts. which has
to long stood between the rebels, and o
o' homes may be broken. and our HON
n. laid doSola,s BY the hands Of the rebel
cs while their own familisswouldEay to
u from the advance Of the invaders, OF 81