The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-02-27

/ those rescuers rescue any more Dus
enough Respectfully. &c,
j. S. STIDHAM."
| The following extracts we are permitted
to take from a letter written to friend by
one Of our brave soldiers. who for many
years acted with the Democratic party, in
the days when patriots like General Rose
Grams, Jos. A. Wright, Ben. Butler and
Andrew Johnson were deemed good men,
bers of that party, and leaders, instead of
such arrant knaves and tories as Vallandig
ham, Perkins, Elder, and Butternut- breast
pin James Endsley The letter is dated
!" Murfreesboro', Tenn. Feb. 10, 1862
The conduct of the Copperheads up
North is disgraceful enough l cannot find
language to do the subject justice. Iloathe
the scoundrels. If l get home ! will edu
cate my children 10 despise them-their
names should be handed down to posteriiy
along with Judas Isearriot and Benedict
Arnold. l wouldn't be surprised if they
even would be ashamed Of them
| You ask /" when will this war be over ?"
I'll ans wer frankly. don'tk know. think
l am perhaps as anxious as you to have
peace but then | want PEACE that is
lasting. | want the old flag TO wave over
every inch of territory belonging to the
Union. l want Government without a
single slave, black or white. Until these
things are accomplished. we cannot have
permanent peace. We may have to exter-
inmate the slaveocrats, and if nothing else
will do them we can do that. II will cost
the lives of many more good men; but the
object TO be gained is worth the sacrifice
About as much now depends on the friends
at home as the soldiers in the field, and be-
lieve there are loyal men enough with the
aid of loyal women) to keep rebels in subjec
ton at home, who are cowardly dogs at
best; besides being everlastingly mean.
have Just learned that the Government:
has suppressed the Chicago Times. Thank
God for that 1t had quite an extensive
circulation here amongst secessionists. l
hope the Cincinnati Enquirer will be served
the same way. The Sentinel and Jeferso
MAN don't circulate very extensively now !;
if they were worth noticing they should be
served the same way.
Since l last wrote you, l visited the
wounded from Arkansas Post and Vicks
burg A friend, belonging to the 10th In
diana wounded at Arkansas Post, is in the
hospital here in the Adams Block 1t made
me feel sad There are between six and
seven hundred wounded in the building
the rooms are large; long rows of cots ex-
tending from end to end Of each room with
aisles Just sufficient for nurses to get through
to wait on patients. Everything looked
clean and in good order. Among SO many
wounded men, all was quiet--not one of the
whole number coming under my notice
complained. Some appeared to be very
s
downcast and gloomy, (perhaps thinking of
wounds, were cheerful. My friend was
amongst the latter class-his wound is seri.
Gus but he will get well. 1t was a picture
worth beholding. and to add to the rest
there was half dozen noble, kind hearted
seli-sacrificing women, dressing wounds.
treating them to kind words and pleasant
smiles l have always, trust. appreciated
the worth Of a good woman but my visit
10 the hospital added much to my former
good opinion of them.
i In about a week after my first, made my
second visit to my friend. | found him
much better l also found that good
many poor fellows had received their final
| furloughs Folks at home know but little of
the misery of war.
| spoke of the Government suppressing
the Chicago Times. l thought then the
concern itself was crushed but l learn it
is only in this military district Well. that
will do some good. It's strange, isn't it,
treason must be protected at home chere It
can do harm, and suppressed here where it
can't do harm; because, down here. tie
5ayon4 IS kaU T.. w.
From letter. written by Capt. Harris,
of Co. F, seth Regiment, to Mr.. Simeon
Jase ph, dated Young's Point, La, Feb
s." we are permitted to extract the follow
ing:
"Our Co, F, have lost six incentive
since We left Memphis. Two Of whom
were killed in the battle near Vicksburg--the
other four died from sickness. Five are sick
in the hospital and six in the quarters--so.
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