The Portland daily press., 1863-03-18
Wednesday Morning, March IS, 1863.
The DislOyal Press at the North.
EXTRACT FROM A soLDIER's LETTER.
BRUNSWICK, March 10, 1868.

BRUNSWICK, March l6, 1868.
To the Editor Of the Press:
Do you suppose 1t possible that any oil those
editors and talking or writing politicians, who
are engaged in the business of finding fault
with all the measures that threaten disaster
and destruction to the rebels, and oil discour-
aging as much as in them lies all Loyalty dis
posed men, succeed in deceiving Themselves by
their empty professions OF loyalty? They GER
tainly deceive no one else. None but the will
fully blind can fail to discover, In all their reit-
Grated protestations of love for their country
and desire for the suppression Of the rebellion,
the identical spirit of him who betrayed with a
kiss. How 1t strikes a soldier may be seen by
the following extract from letter, written by
q gentleman now In the service, to friend at
home. The writer Is an old friend OF our edit
or and evidently speaks more in sorrow than
in anger. Unless party spirit has so blinded
these men that they do not know what is in
their own hearts, It would seem as II, with
such testimony as this before them, they would
give over their constant efforts to distract and
discourage the defenders Of their homes aud
country. But hear the gallant soldier and see
how the Telegraph looks TO him:
z Speaking of the Brunswick Telegraph, l
am sorry that Tenney indulges 10 such violent
opposition to all the measures of the Admins
trztion for the suppression of this rebellion.
doubt not, his paper is sent to many OF the
soldiers who belong in the vicinity of Topsham
and Brunswick, and the whole tenor of his ed
itorials is calculated to cause them to be dis
contented. l don't know but he desires that
they may be so; but do know that never
read his paper, without feeling like Civ .ng vent
to some expressions that are more energetic
than complimentary TO him. / utterly loathe
and despise all that carping, fault-hndng breed
OF things, not men, who are affording so much
aid and comfort to the enemy. 1t does seem
to me, that they would rather see the country
60 to ruin and anarchy, than that the govern
ment should touch that institution, which has
been the sole cause of our troubles; that they
love slavery more and better than they do that
good government under which we all have
lived and been blessed. You have probably
seen those resolutions, which have lately been
introduced into the Indiana legislature If all
accounts are true, the Indiana soldiers and Of
fcers do not at all sympathize with the spirit
Of those resolutions, and threaten that, after
they have wiped out the Southern traitors,
they will go home and attend TO their domestic
foes. As far as have had any opportunity
of observing, this is the universal feeling of our
soidiers--they despise home traitors even more
than they do the real simon-pure rebels. And
1t Is singular fact that, while many of our
people at home are respondent at the prolon-
CATION OF the war, our men In the field and on
the wafer are cneerlul ana hopeful. 4 have
never heard soldier or a sailor express the
shadow Of q doubt, as to our ultimate and com.
plete success and / think it an abominable
shame and outrage, that those who are enjoy
ing the safety and the comforts Of home, should
lay even the lightest additional burden on us,
who are fighting for our country. 1t is enough
to have traitors in front, without having them
In the rear. If live through this war, | will
never repose confidence in any man, who has
not been Internationally devoted to the Union.
Tenny can find plenty Of fault with every mea-
sure OF the Administration; he has little or nc
censure for the rebellion or the outrageous
manner In which it has been conducted. / re-
ally do not know what he desires, unless it is
the success Of the rebels. strongly sus.
pect the loyalty of any man, whose sympathies
are SO tender towards our enemies, and W he
has nothing but bitterness and fault-fnding fol
those who are trying to put down the rebel
lion. This is not mere political contest; 1t |,
contest for the life of our country, and ma,
the wrath and indignation Of our country iai
on every man who is not unequivocally true &c
her in her hour of need"
Now, / ask, Messrs. Editors, are not those te
whom the rebels are now looking as the las,
hope of their desperate cause 1.-THE expectation O
immediate foreign Intervention being cut Off
ready to give US peace upon the easy terms O.
Withdrawing their support from the traitors il
arms z.