Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-07
MORNING LEADER.
s1T0RDAY mORNNG, MARCH !, 1858.


saF6a6IY 5IoR7RG, 1IARoH !, 1858.
what a soldier Thialss Of Home Traitors.
searcely mail arrives that does not
bring some additional testimony as to The
opinion Of the soldiers regarding the Cop
psrheads Of the North. The following is
an extract from 8 private letter to one Of
cur citizens from former workman, now
in the 28d Ohio Infantry:
Cs1p RrrSo1Ds, Wrsr vrRspiA,
February 18th, 1853
DEaH srR I make bold to address you
at this time, as I have never written to
you before, or attempted to ask your oPin-
ion or ideas on the all-important crisis
which has eneircled its hideOus forms
around US; also, I hear from every soldier
who comes back to the regiment, that the
folks at home are almost all Of them in ia
7Or Of compromising with the rebels, and
selling our lives and prosperity, yes, every
thing, only to have peace.
Now, dear sir, am not posted in pOliti-
cal matters, therefore, cannot write a pO-
Itical letter, nor am I capable Of holding
q controversy; neither do wish to, but
as this is a free country, or fast getting to
be one, Think I have perfect right to
state my opinion when it is not treason, or
would say avowing treason. For my
part, 1 cannot see why so many ciGzensin
the Free States should cherish treason, or
come out openly and avOw destruction to
our Government, because they are forced
10 pay little tax to assist the Government
in putting down this gigantic and foul up
rising in the slave portion of our Govern
ment's limits. l
I presume the Presidents Emancipation
Proclamation does not suit some Of them,
because they cannot see itin its right light
They are ignorant Of lis Effects. / would
predict this;
Ifevery citizen in the Free States would
just now give a hearty response to this
Proclamation, and throw away this politi-
cal wrangling; give the whole Of their at
tention in a firm and resolute manner, the
Rar-Eould soon be over, and the Union
would in a short time be on free and sure
basis Of always remaining so.
This rebellion is not for the benefit Of
the laboring classes, although the Vallan-
digham stamp contend that it is. Bot it
isagainst the working classes, without dis
tinction Of color. Il was commenced, and
is carried on for the purpose of creating a
tyrannical aristocracy. But JEFF. carries
this war on under the cloak of securin 2
the rights Of the people.
Mr. D, why do you allow such foul
Hr-nT oil Ass-lao ~
Parker to live amongst you It would be
an act Of benevolence to politely put a
Colts pistol to their heads, and pull the
trigger. Never mindifit does make anoise;
there IS one thing sure, it wOnld be little
more tranquil in some circles. VIII you
allow their Infamous projects to succeed 2
Shall the President and other officials be
overawed by those miscreants against our
dearest ties and liberties2 This is the
question which interests every body to-
day. It is the question which will deter
mine the fate Of our nation and Of civil
liberty for ages to come, and probably for
ever.
Now, sir we that are in the field are
only boiling over with wrath and indiena-
tion at those Copperheads at home You
can rely on the soldiers; they are loyal
We only want a chance at those scoun-
drels, but we are in the field, and we ex-
pect tha folks who remain at home to keep
the traitors down there. l would like no
better fun than TO have our regiment meet
the same number Of Northern traitors
There is one thing sure; if these treason
able men in the North arc not soon put
down, it will be a great disaster to the
Army, for there are of course thousands Of
those who came out under the last call, those
hundred dollar men mean, they have not
q sPeck OF patriotism in their hearts. They
are disgrace to our forces, and we who
came out under the first call, Of course hate
them, because we think we are not used
right We we're in the first place nearly
three months in the service before We
any clothes, and gotnothing for II eol
also our wounded, Wh9 Wsr~ At time
South Mountain and > disabled al
pot have the luck .ntietam. tbey did
years. oOnss n be in he service two
I[eaa u -duently they are excluded
= bounty of one hundred dollars
....ile these men who came out under the
last call, got twenty-five dollars advanced
on the 500 bounty at their enlistment
and, BY an act of Congress, we cannot gel
or bounty unless We serve two years
Now this is not justice, and is making
much dissatisfaction among the troops.
I presume we viii move down to Charles
town in few days We expect to leave
this post and move down, in order to MAKE
easier and cheaper transportation. We
will never attempt 10 60 to the RailroadiI
this direction agsin; we have failed twice
Ali our force, except Regiments, is gont
to reinforce General Rosecrans, hence
think we will probably occupy and hol'
Charlestown next summer, and hold tn
Salt Works, and remain on the defensive
I anticipate an easy time next GUNNER, !
We lay still.