The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-07-22
The spirit OF the ARMY,

The country is to be congratulated upon the
soundness of the soldiers. Our brave boys
send back to us expressions and sentiments
shames every northern man who does not
feel as much in earnest as they do.
F. W. Daniels, formerly resident of this
county, private of Co. D., 18th Illinois
v. L, under date of April 18, thus writes to
his mother and brothers in Williams county
"We get some papers down here OCCASION
ally and read some articles in them which if
the writers knew when they were we off
they would never have written. But Just
punishment awaits them for as sure as there
is God in Heaven, there will be day when
the soldiers get home that they will receive
their reward. The soldiers cannot stand ev-
erything, and when they read some of the ar
ticles in the Chicago Times and other papers
of the same class, their curses are deep
Mother, never want to disgrace you OF my
| self, but if could get to Chicago with a few
brave spirits from the 11th Illinois, would
| level the Times office with the ground if I
| had to die for it the next minute; for the
| black hearted, God-forsaken, deep-dyed vii
| lanous traitor of an editor does not deserve to
| live. He is a worse traitor than jeff Davis
] himself, and has forfeited all protection from
the Union. One of its correspondents from
Memphis writes that the Times is all the pa
per the soldiers will read when they can get
it, but he dare not sign his name to the article
j for if he did the soldiers would tar and feath.
er him and then burn him at the stake-sc
deep is their hatred against all such traitors
1 from the North or South, wherever they fine
them. A Northern traitor is thought no more
of by the soldiers than dog; and if We
should see one of them and Southern rebe
side by side, we woold shoot the one from tn,
4 North first, even should he have been afrient
or neighbor, in former times.
z ''Adjt. Gen. Thomas was here and has an
thorized regiment of negroes to be raised
armed, equipped and officered by wbites.-
Woe be to the secesh who fall into thei
hands. for the sgroes will use them cruell,
to pay for the long years of slavery they hay,
, kept them in. 3a
"This war might have been ended lon,
ago if those accursed traitors in the Nortl
who claim to be Democrats would only kee
their mouths shut and not be writing sue
!. damnable lies about the Government. assert
: ing that the soldiers want peace upon an
\ terms. We do want peace, but it is such
e peace that they think not of for after W
r whip the rebels here in the South, we al
coming home to teach the traitors in the Mort
that we are able to maintain the Union again
! the combined attack of Southern rebels an
e, Northern traitors, and we will do it too
there are any of these copperheads in that V
r ciDity, Just read this to them and let the
: know what the old 11th Illinois thinks of Il
= Chicago Times; for I have expressed Il
p minds of all the boys heren
st Thomas J. Coslet a member of Compar
Of !" H." Sd Ohio Cavalry, writing under date
q May 14th, to friend in West Unity, says i:
OF "a few words concerning tie copperhea
and will close. I see they keep bowling