The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-05-07
Our Armp Correspondence
Correspondence Of the News.
Letter From 18th Ohio Boy-"Cop-
perheads," Attention!
CAMp 12Tu Rro'T O.V.I \

DEAR NEws:-Thinking that perhaps
the friends of the veteran old 18th in
Highland would be interested in know
ing the feeling which we have in re-
gard to the so.called Peace and COM
promise" party of the North, and more
especially the feeling of Co. X; at the
request Of my comrades Of the company
Twill endeavor to give you an idea of
our sentiments towards them. We re-
gard the "Butternuts" and cooper
heads" at home as our bitterest enemies,
and we regret and are truly sorry to
know that while we are fighting to sus-
tain our beloved nation, and Offering
up our lives to preserve and main tain
the ''old flag," that we are provoked and
insulted by set of contemplate and
pusillanimous traitors, who harrass US
in our rear, and are endeavoring to Gre
are dissatisfaction among us, by utter
ing their hellish and reasonable senti-
ments at our homes aud trying to break
down our Government that has always
protected audsupported them. We are
as loyal to the glorious old "Sturs and
Stripes" as we ever were, and as patri-
otic to day as the day when we enlisted
and as ready to face the foe now, and
fight him as gallantly and with as much
determination as we have in former
times. We are not yet discouraged be.
cause Of the Butternuts and Copper.
heads at home, but are blessed with the
consolation of knowing that there is a
day of retribution approaching-the
war will not always last, and by -and-by
the 100000 patriots of Ohio who are
now GgEtiDg for the Union will be per-
mitted to return and exact retribution n
for the insults they have received from
the traitors at home.
see by some of the Coppcrhead pa
pers, like the Cincinnati Enquirer,
which occasionally End their way into
camp, that they are lying hard to make
it appear that the soldiers. are sick of
the aoar and Ooant peace on any teru1S--
that they regard Il as an Abolition 1oar,
&c. &c, Why is it that they never say
a word about the address of Rosecrans'
whole army to the people of Ohio, nor
allude to it in any way? Ifthe traitors
Of Ohio wish to know the sentiment
and opinions Of the soldiers iu regard
to this matter I would suggest that they
send Vallandigham or any other one OF
their leaders into the camp of the 18th
Ohio, or any other veteran regiments,
and let them attempt to express their
disloyal sentiments, and | think they
would be very lucky if they should es.
cape with their lives, from the violence
of our boys.
| We learn that the "cVpperheads" arc
again threatening resistance to the
draft, which is probably soon to be
made under the new ConscriptiOn Law
and unless they "back down" again, al
they very wisely did last fall, We think
there will be Somebody hurt"-that'
all. We hope they will conclude tha
"discretion is the better part of valor'
and submit with the best grace the,
can. The rebellion has evidently pu
forth its greatest efforts, and begins t
show signs Of exhaustion. The North
on the contrary, has only just begun t
flight in earnest, and to put forth he
strength; and if we can in the next fv
months, have our armies reinforced b,
the addition of 300, 900 fresh m on, be
tween 81 and 35 years ofage, we thinl
the game will be about up with the re
bellion, All that we want is, skillfU
and earnest efforts on the part of on
commanders in the field, and these W
feel sure, will not be wanting, for W
are getting rid of all our slow and dis
loyal oficers, and those who remain ma
be depended on. Vicksburg, Charles
IS ton, Savannah, Mobile, must all 500
be ours, and then Richmond is the onl
important point to be taken. Whe
that falls, in addition to the others, tn
rebellion will collapse like balloo
/ that has lost its gas--and go down "a
moro rapidly than it rose, God son
the auspicious day! and that Speedil,
We have just learned the result I
the election in "0ld Highland" an
7 you may imagine our joy and doligl
5 on receiving the glorious news of the d,
feat of tho "Copperheads' iD Hillsbor,
We are truly glad to know that we y,
have friends at home, who will stan
i by us while battling in just and h