The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-09-24


going over the sandstone peaks Of a
higher promontory than where Ere
mont caught the bumble-bee IN tell
you in my next. By that time it will
be warm work or else no work at all
for Look out is but 0 miles from Chat
tanooga and Divisions or Corps are al
ways thrown ahead to protect place
more effectually.
The Provost Guard House is now
doing a thriving business and recruit
ing is going on steadily-no less than
ii new men having enrolled them
selves yesterday. They are all entitled
to an escort and bear their honors with
unblushing modcsty.
Stanley's Division of Cavalry, en-
bracing the very best mounted men Of
the service, has passed us on this route
and is somewhere in the advance, en-,
deavoring to capture rebel forage trains
and break uprebcl railroad connections.
He has q competent force with which
to do it, and if his own force is INSULT
cient, McCook's corps will do the bal
lance.
We have heard of the Union senti-
ment that pervaded the mountainous
regions of the South so long we have
heard so much talk about the sturdy
mountaineers who would throng to our
standard, in long and loud huzzahs at
once more beholding the sold flag" in
short, we had heard so much and saw
so little of loyal men in Southern
States, that we had come to the conclu-
sion that it was all miserable hoax
boxed up inside Of a mammoth lie, but
in the sterile waste of rockiness we
have just passed through true, pure,
and loyal sentiment obtains and is not
the mere outburst of fear or obsequi-
ousncss. As instances, the heads OF
two families have reported to Division
Headquarters for passes to go to Iii
nois, at the same time inviting all UE-
ion soldiers to take whatever they could
find on their places, as otherwise it
would fall into rebel hands. One wild
ow woman, with family of eight sons,
has seven on them in the Union army,
four having joined us on the mountain.
But one half mile from here rebel
conscripting officer lies in his grave, a
bullet having pierced his breast fired
by mountaincer who now marches to
the step and keeps time to the music
of the Union.
''All is well" in 'Rosy's" Department
so far as | am able to ascertain, and
the stirring events" which will soon
take place, will reach you by telegraph
or Railroad, Gf such things are in these
parts) long before the graphic define
alton comes from my humble pen
But how is it among you at home arc
yourall right on the goose? Are q
majority of you opposed to this war Of
self.preservation, or are you, like Ar
temus Ward, the Snowman, "willin to
Sacrifices the hull kit ofyer blud relash'
uns for the blessed Union?'
We have hearl with humiliation
and disgust of the sacrilegeous outrage
perpetratcd at Amanda, by prominent
Vallandighammers, and if hell with its
torments was gaping wide before them
many in this army would insist on {
few wagon loads more of birthstone II:
the full rations ior such men, 1t is al
old dogma, however, of politicians, thai
'parties invariably become corrupt
f where there is no opposition to them,
and if Religion and ChriStjdnt,
were not assallcd by their Opposite
r might degenerate into their own vil'
, type of Treason.
!, Men of Fairfield! you who have
fathers, brothers and sons in the army
Won who have near relatives and dea
, friends, you surely will not turn you
+ backs on those who came out will
! your sanction and advice, who hay,
stood for over two years with their ia
ces to the foe, between you and war
e desolation, as living wall that tn
, screeching shell, the leaden hail o
S Death, the murderous steele, Nigh
9 bend but could not break2 Brin!
G down the rebcllious majority to SOC
0 speak out as freemen, pay no attention
= to the intriguing wilcs OF politicians
and when election day comes rouno
d and we can execute the privileges 0
< freemen, (and who has better right ?
you will find out oar opinion of tn
e Union by those little harmless mis-
0 sives which
q t." -"come down as still
As snow-halies on the sod, -.
D Yet execute frecman's will
: Aslightening doth the will of God"
y Then will Fairfield be redeemed; the