The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-07-31
Our Army Correspondence.
LETTER FROM AN OFFICER OF
THE SECOND MINNESOTA.
Extract from Private Correspondence.


Tennessee, July 18th, 1868.
We left Triune, Tenn, on
the 23d, of June, and after assuming our
position, we had the advance all the time.
Our division was the first to enter Tulla-
homa. Of sixteen days it rained fourteen,
and we had rather rough time. Iskirm-
ished with my company on the 9th of
June within three miles of the enemys
works, and it was the most severe and
stubborn one we ever had. A Doctor of
the 35th Ohio came up near the line on
horseback, when cannon ball struck his
horse in the breast and come out just be-
low his narrative 1t raised the Doctor
about five feet from his horse, and he came
down uninjured, but awfully scared. The
boys were vastly amused at his man9u-
vers. had only one of my men injured,
"a ball went through the fleshy part of
his arm-though many had narrow es-
capes, balls going through their clothes
and hats. l learned the result of our
shooting the next day, as we cap
tured rebel lieutenant who was in the
fight. He said we killed two and wounded
twenty. Among the wounded was Colonel
Starns, who has since died. He COM
manded rebel brigade. The Colonel
commanding our brigade complimented
tie Second Minnesota very highly, and
| also General Thomas.
We shall probably be stationed at or
near Decherd, Tennessee, until the rail-
road is completed and stores are accumu-
or 1o%o hov
brilliant, and the whole country can afford
to rejoice and give thanks. Our successes,
however, at present will not attract much
notice, because others of greater moment
have been achieved, but they are no less
important, and will be attended with great
results
1t has commenced to rain again, and in
few moments l shall be compelled to
quit writing. a shelter tent is no real
shelter, and only for the name of the
thing, man might almost as well be
be out of doors, or tents, when it rains,
For ten days did not have on a dry gar
ment. laid myself down soaking wet,
and awoke in the morning, after re-
freshing sleep, half covered with mud and
water. This is no fancy sketch, but O re-
ality realized.
Andrew Jackson's Crawford Letter.
"The neat protect viii be the negro on.
SldUery question:"
TPRIvATE. WASHINGTON May /. 1888.
Ny DEAR SIR: l have had a la &
borious task here, but notification is dead
and its actors and courtiers will only be
remembered by the people to be execra-
ted for their wicked designs to sever and
destroy the only good Government on the
globe, and that prosperity and happiness
we enjoy over every other portion of the
world. Haman's gallows ought to be the
fate of all such ambitious men, who
would involve this country in civil war, and
all the evils in it's train, that they might
reign and ride on it's whirlwinds and direct
the storm. The free people of these United
States have spoken, and consigned these
wicked demagogues to their proper doom.
Take care OF your nullifiers; you have them
among you; let them meet with the indig-
nant frowIs of every man who loves his
country. The Tariff, it is now known, was
mere pretext-its burden was on your
coarse woolens. By the law Of July, 1891
coarse woolen was reduced to five per
cent for the benefit of the South. Mr..
Clay's bill takes it up and classes it
with woolens at fifty per cent, reduces
it gradually down to twenty per cent,
and there it is to remain, and Mr.. Call
houn said all the nullifers agree to the
principle. The cash duties and home val
uation will be equal to fifteen per cent.
more, and after the year 1e42, you paw on
coarse woolens thirty.fve per cent. IF
this is not protection, can not under
stand; therefore, the tariff was only the
pretext, and disunion and Southern CON-
federacy the real object. The next pre-
text will be the negro or slavery question
My healthis not good but iinproyinr q
Ltle. Present me kindly to your ladv
and family, and believe me to be vonr @
friend. ! will always be glad to hear from rom
you. 9 - assa4s5i9i eflg48 SIS "A -.
ANDREW JACKSON.
THE Rev. ANDREW J. CRAWFORD.
At the draft in Boston, both of Ed,
ward Everetts SONS have been drafted
ana are going to serve in person. The
father says that he shall do the same, if