The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-04-17
ARMY CORRESPONDENTS
CAMF MuaFREEsBoRo, Tenn. .

some,iuterest to the people to hear from
us occasionally.
The health is as good as can be ex- !
pected. The worst complaints are the
measles and diarrhoea. Two have al.
ready been buried, who died with the
measles, and the third one will be buried
to.dsy-one out Of our Company and
two. of Capt. Squires' Company. We
have quite number Of substitutes in
each company,wh are a mere expense
to the Government, They have either
deceived the doctors, or the doctors we're
inadequate to their duty, knowing they
were unfit for military duty but expect
ed to get a handsome sum of money,
and then discharge for disability
Thus they expected to obtain lot Of
money from the Government without
rendering it any service; and now, be.
cause they have thus swinndled the Gov,
eminent, in order to punish them, the
officers and doctors are now compelling
them to remain in the service, and still
continuing to swindle the Governmant.
Thus their punishment is bought at too
dear rate. The cost oVerruns the
profit.
The 51st o. V. I. is encamped near
us. They are all we'll as far as l know,
save Mr., Michael Espich, Of Ragersville,
who is entirely deaf and will soon have
his discharge. So his parents may soon
enjoy the happy intelligence of his re-
turn.
The health of the army, generally, is
good, but owing to the numerous carcass
es Of dead mules and horses, strewed all
over the country, We expect o very
D Sickly summer here.
The weather here is clear and beauti.
full; the roads are dry and dusty; what
few trees that are not destroyed by the
army are green with leaves fruit trees
|, are all in full bloom, yet it is rather cold
and chilly to be comfortable, and in the
, mornings the earth is white with frost
The general opinion in the army is
that this war will close about harvest. -
$ But the premises from which they derive
this conclusion are indeed various and
conflicting. Some build their conclu.
sions upon the rdmors aaoat, that the
South are about to starve to DEATH
Others that Vicksburgh, Richmond
Tullahoma and Chattanooga will fall
n into the hands of the North ere long
s and hence the Southern Confederacy
sinks into oblivion. Others still (and
they are numerous) expect compromise
upon honorable terms.
| There are two hospitals in this place
containing wounded rebel prisoners and
their doctors and nurses, from whom
have gathered some information and
their opinions in reference to the pres.
q ent war They allagree that they nevey
n ioill come into the Union unless hey
:, haze some inducement 10 come in -
Rather than submit, at the expense o
I losing their slaves, having their property
0 all conhscated, aud perhaps the majority
Y of them being hung, they will fight, they
. say, till the last man is killed "Bat
give us guarantee of our rights" say
they, "and we are, with the exception oil
a few, perhaps, all ready to come into
the Union" l asked them why they
'' did not come in under Lincolns Procla
. nation They replied, because they
thought it only deception to dsarm
:he South, so that they could free theil
slaves with less difficulty.
The greatest hope they have, and the
strongest reason to continue the rebel
lion, they get from the Abolition and
Republican newspapers which are strew.
ed everywhere throughout the Northern
Army. These papers are teeming daily
with editorials and communications, call
ing all Democrats sympathizers North
ern traitors, Northern rebels, Copper
heads and Notwithstanding them
selves ready to fight traitors North and
South. All this being credited by tht
South, they hailthe majority ftho Nortl
as being ready to assist them in theil
devlish scheme of overturning this Gov
ernment. Hence they claim that tn,
North will be added to their Con
federacy. This is their only hope, baseG
on the Abolition and Republican papers
Hence their SANDER and abuse has mos
damnable influence upon those n rebel
lion against this Government
/ told them there we're no rebels in thu
: North, while they differed on the plan o
prosecuting the war, and warmly op
t posed each other upon these points, al
!. parties agreed that MSs country should
neuer be d!'vided They were all fol
the Union. True, some oppose the
Con6Scation Bill, the Emancipation
Proclamation, and making soldiers o.
d the negroes, &C.; Notwithstanding they
are still for the Union as it was and thu
q Constitution as it is. | told them the
!, reason they called them traitors, &c
= was because they do not endorse thei
sentiment Of Abolitionsm.
+; Il firmly believe If the policy was fol
Q the. Constitution and the Union, instead
? Of freeing the niger, this war would enc
! before two months
o, how | wish this Government could
I be administered by the friends ofthe Uni
h on and Constitution, Instead of The
friends Of the uiggers.
Yours. &C.,
JOHN MIGRANTS.
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