Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-02-11
Letter from q soldier 60 Hon. @.
=. YallandIgham.

Letter from q Soldier 60 KEon. @.
=. YallandIgham.
/ - Csnp NRAR FALxourn, Va, |
l January sisi, 1853.
Ma vALIANbioHAx:--Is oceuFrsa 70 m.
while reading ihs Consrgbbienal COWS 80.
beconsng acquainted With sbt Sieva Of ssni'
Cougressmsn, that II .hsy shopght how mucl
the common soldiers watched their proceed
ings through the public Journals. and passet
a uuivsnd cOhdsaaationlon most Of tbsll
tFaRaAali0Rs, II mean lhs Aholilion clique,
they would act differently Many Republican
Cohgressmen, have no doubt suppose thsy
have hosts Of constituents in the Army who
say yeato their actions on the niggsr question
bnt ! who am acquainted to large sxteui
with the views of the privates in this army
tell you they are most sadly mistaken. True,
many entered the service with stAunch Re
publican views, and il is almost incredible
how soon they changed their views to that Of
the opposite (DemOcratcl party. | prsaums
i would bo impossible to convince few Re
publisans of that fact but the truth will and
must come out sooner or later But tell
you, sir, the real feeling OF this army IS mol
known, And i assure you that It in no WAY
blends with Republication, but on the con
trary, while they still preserve their.love ioI
the Union, they look with disgust upon the ef
forts Of certain statesmen to place them on q
level with the negro, or TO convert this war
into an Abolition crusade
Had the soldiers kaown the intended pro
s.amme of that party they never would have
responded TO the Presidents call so willingly
as they did. While they arc wiIlingto do and
die Tor the good Of the country, they are 10th
to 6ght waste their health and lives in an at
tempt to emancipste the negro, which they
think and know will only tend to plnuge the
nation deeper in debt and prolong the war.
Some would naturally infer from this [the Re.
publicans at least that the soldiers want to
get home That is true; but at the same
time they have the welfare Of the county at
heart; n desire to see the Union restored to
it's former greatness and glory But they are
aware that Republicans in Congress are set
\ ting 9that wish far beyond their reach.
Another thing see that certain Cover
nor's advocate the right Of soldiers 10 vote,
and tp,haye their yotes bear upon the State
Electiona Some Rannhlicans svan a;,,o
ths, ,be;r snnnor, hrt .ha. I,,is k"s
would on, ,beIr o1n ,hros,. Fas J..'I
,ha, ~ .nlrn,.s.a "a NJ. r. ~ Sv yIu
pennsvIvsn;a 0b;o W.,.ia N" p",I Ao'A,
and mos, Of ,ba NJ En.Isnd o. De'awa,s
send ,bronab ,ba hsi,o,-her INV, ;es, "ouiu
against Rsnnbl;c.ns and ,hs;s n.snS 'eIu,e'
though the soldier is admonished that he has
nothing TO do with politics, he keeps an eve
r.ss;nnai Rndra, aae Peiuses ~ .1e ION ION
cro,ic nor,v ,be HnIr Ife;s "-es ~ .ne Dem
Tho sIata "a ~. @ Ius party on
sxodns of The AhoII,;on 'nssy Lay pray .0i the
80 =. y. sAo ASe'H no''oh On oiemeht that 10 DO
~ NJ DsSn,II WIZ ~ PLssseN
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