Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-03-04
Wednesday Morning, Marbh l,h, 1868.
The Soldiers in favor ola Vigorous
Proseoution Of PenCe.n

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labit Of threatening with the vcugeauc
fthe brave soldiers now in the scrvic
very man who utters Il sentiment favcra
lie to peace. ANY suggestion Of 'com
"omise," or cessation e hostilities, is de
ounced us the blacklist of treason, AM
10 are told that all such traitors will b
roperly attended to as soon as the sol
,iers return and ever tho gallant Gen
2oseerans is made to say that he VIII.
'lIks Of "pepce on any terms is q traitor
u this were true, there would be quite a
many traitors, proport,onally, in the ar
my as there are out Of II. There ar
many army letters published urging
vigorous prosecution of the war" Blu
,n'se letters ale most generally writer
hired correspondents members o.
..Jue Brigadier's staff, not to fight, but t.
( big pay-or else by persons employed
the Commissary, QuarLermasters, OF
S"I ply Department, who find that their
lind of soldering pays better thar any
ING else they can get at. But 60 to the
tiers from the soldiers, the rank aud
,.c, and real fighting men Of the army,
I'D see what they say. Take their rri'
',te letteIs-letters written, not for effect,
,at in which they breathe their real sen,
#Inents, and mark the difference. We
3. nture to say that, in nine cases out OF
u, they earnestly appeal tor n rigorous
ptosecution Of peace"
We have published several such letters
ON soldiers from this neighborhood-
On who entered the service with no 9th,
purpose than that Of serving their
.1nntry as true patriots should. Their
~,snguage is familiar to our readers, and
ICED not be repeated. But, in ORDER to
low that this feeling is universal, we
gtther the following extracts from sol,
.er's letters in a single paper-the Wayne
,Juny (Ohio) Democrat Of the 10th nit.
Capt. j. II. Downing, formerly n lead,
ng Republican stumpsorstor, whose voice
vas loudest in the denupciation as "trai,
JrS' all Democrats who expressed the
eliet that this uAholly rebellion could
lever be settled by war; and mo cons
romise with traitors in arms !" was his
instant ~theme-now writes,
ooh : 1! Of nsr FyE.nt. 10, ,..,.l 90, -
"0rk and settle this unholy rebellion,
'hich can nepsr be settled by war.'
The next letter is from IS. Me!zler, jr,"
dated Jan. 90, 1868, from the Mississippi
diver. The following is an extract;
BROTHER AND SISTER! = Alex.
nder has been writing me to give him
my views Oh the negro question, and |
will now do so. For my part | mn not
Tor freeing the negroes, and | would rath,
e give my bounty money to have them
where they are than to see one OF them
freed. Were il not for tho A~bo!itionists
If the North agjtating the negro question
he war might be settled in a short time.
Bat such people still cry out; Free the
regro free the negro, - and that enrages
The men Of the South. Those men in the
south who have had no reason TO fight,
NOW have q reason to protect their slaves
and they say that We may kill them all
out we can never whip them. They fur.
tier say that if we succeed in WHIPPING
Them they will teach their children Ia
tght us.-AnG now you see there is no
honor in lighting such q people and ]
cay Compromise on any possible terms"
The uext is from II, e.. White, dated
10 miles above Yicks1urg, Feb. !, 1862
lie says;
The soldiers here are willing to agree
10 any compromise, for the wal will have
10 end in compromise at last. The fight.
ing will never end the war. That is sure.
If | were where it was possible | would
come home and risk everything. ! did
not enlist to free the internal negroes"
The next is from Jacob Reider, dated
same place and day, and says;
ave don't care about seeing any more
lighting, especially under the present pol.
.cy. We enlisted to fight to restore the
Union, but IL leaks eery much now as though
nc we're .aghaHg TO destroy Il. | think it has
been plainly shown, that we can never
conquer the South by force Of arms,
believe now as always did, that the only
way to settle this unhappy struggle is by
compromise, and the longer we fight the
wider will be tho breach between the con
tending parties, and the harder it will b,
10 compromise, y Democracy and
compromise are all the go here now"
These letters, the editor declares, were
all written by soldiers from the neighbor,
hood Of Wooster-aud all of their author,
were Republicans before the war; MOI
we're they written for publication but a.
private letters to their friends.
Shall we then be threatened with To,
vengeance Of tho soldiers for urging tina
his wal shall be stopped' Are not thos,
who cry for more blood in greater danger ?
BE-. Mr.. Mason, the Confederate Minis
ter at London, is reported as saying, il
his speech at the Lord Mayors recen