The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-03-25
a soldicr,s views.
IN CAMP, SEvrN MuEs FROM
MURrREEsBORo, TrNN., March o 1863

MrRrREEsBoRo, TrNN March o. is63.
Ems. Journal: In the absence Of anything
military or Of warlike interest, which belongs to
my line orduiy will fer the time being cast aside
my | ). rAppiugS and dgress almost, fnot en-
| trcly, from my sworn proicssiou--tou touching upon
! those points which suggest themselves first
My mornings cut loose here and as naturally rs
ship cn downward tiic my inauguration
Strays back to the pleasant memories and kindred
associations Of the Maumcc. Their, fingers tccol-
lscSns thattimc, distance nor hard usage can never
cAacc glory in the primitive history Of that
locality as well in the honorable relations her
people bear towards the commonwealth 1t is there
! tradition begins with me- Il is there whcrc ike
tho destroying blast of the simeon, " Mad " An
thony Wayne and his brave followers swcp, the
red men of their savage power, and struck dumb
terror TO the hcarts Of their bloodiSsl cheCains Il
is there where Gen Harrison with his handful Of
true men susttincd painful siege, prosecuted by
the combined forces Of the British and Indians 1t
thorc ,whcrc the early settlers battlcd against dis
ease teNmuc, and all the rough vicjsSjtudcs common
ocasy frontier lifc-ani is with feelings Of pride
that say 10 my comrades, it is there where was
| born and bred
The people have shown themselves adequate to
cvo,y emergency long aud n,gcess wars with the
fever and aguc YEA aud the mosquitoes were their
avowed enemies season and long ditcheS have
been their allotted portion, and they have built turn
pixies and roads numerous and Highland there are
more school houses in the Comfy Of Wood than !
have seen in all my travels in " Dixie" The chill
drcn have not been neglected, and while they have
| learned the common rudimcnts of an education,
they have not failed to learn the duty they owed
| their country and the manner in wkich the war
call has been met aud responded to is a matter of
Just pride and honor to the oldest nnd most esteemed
citizens The soldiers from that locality have been
among the first in camp and Gcld, and many battle
field have been made sacred to the people by the
blood OF their brave and true soldiers.
ATd while name the fathers pnl sons am,ug
the loyal and brave will not be SO unjust as
to forget to name their fair mothers aud daughters
among the eneyoient, true hearted. aud kind.
Their deeds of industry foithrulness and charity to
their soldiers claim for them an mporishablc shrine
OF glory on historys page, and in the hearts OF all
brave men.
Rut il were there to-day my inquiries would
not be mnch about the past gs the present, l
would ask, Fellow coun,rymen, are you all sound
Oh the question ?" That is the vital pout lust
now. Things have gone on badly-somcthiug IS
wrong.
| will tell you nearly the feeling Of tn, soldiers
Of this brigade, composed of two Kentucky, one
Oaio and one Indiana Regiment. We remain, as
ever, unaterably fixed on the eternal pcrrvuatou
Of this Onion, and look for peace bat by the sue
cess of arms, Our ranks are dccimatcd by disease
and loss in battle. The time in which we had
promised ourselves to do up this job has long since
passed and yet the end 4" sccmcth not near" Our
friends to whom we look for help, are not united.
| They allow party preulices to cmbittcr md
weaken their action. They rcgale each other with
disgraccful charges and ignominious names fit only
for Jacobin Club-forgettiug that "a house divi-
dcd against itself must fall," and what is worse,
negecting their men in the field, thercb endaulr-
ing the best interest, of mankind, a free Govern
mcnt AZ we'll as their honor and their flag -four
Generals in the field should pursue such coalss
OF disagreement, tn, results would be more ap-
parent and speedy, but | do not know tina, they
would be dangerous. In either case the re-
suit would BE- a long and protracted war--the enc
mcy arms at length prevailing. Government
thus clogged by party jealousy, like fettared ami
NAL, can only make few feeble and Intellectual
Efforts when its power will cease, and it will be-
come scorn to great nations.
| To those who talk Of compromise and peace, can
only say it is but madness. II only shows our
| weakness aud is sweet music to the rebels Rca-
son is weak weapon with armed soldier, led
by ambitious domagogues, clatcd by few tempo
rary successes. With full regiments, able leaders,
and the united action of our people, we could
licve ourselves of this bloody rebellion in six
months time. All the cncmy's forces arc in the
field they have no means of creating new armies
and when heavy blow is given them, and
their power is broken, it is gone forever. | am a
Democratic soldier, but with me MS with all true
friends to good and just cause, this Government
is paramount to all party ties, negro slavery, and
all else; and since fighting is the business, and
rebels are bold and defiant, they should bo
thrashed soundly with Il might and will. Let men
of all parties cast aside all subordinate interests,
and fight peace. ID is the shortest and quickest
road by far, and if in the Slavery or either
of ihe political parties should sccidently get
a death blow on tn, head, the party will have a
Government to fall back upon. | care not who the
President is, nor who WELD the power-the essen
tial points to win the fight. We want the cham
pions believe will wear it around nation of free
men, ono and united
What would it signify if Mr. Lincoln, like Oliver
Cromwell should assume protectorship over
this nation, until every rebelous Stat, should
turn in "sack cloth aud ashes! Battles like
Marston Moore or Naseby are what we need just
now. They would pay for the energies of Crom-
WELL The motto Of ov soldiers is, Strike till the
| last armed foe expires" Yours truly,
COUNTRY JIM.