The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-05-14


80. sfs iisssSs, 5. O.. Apsii s7th. IS.
sSe Eps. GaSssrs Come four weeks
have elapsed since I have had oPpottuni.
!. tyso write, fct your columns owing to
che mcvsm.nt of this portion Of TIE Ar.
ny. believe my last vas dstsd at S.
Hslena. sinse that time We have had
& eshofher soyses at sea from ihs, place
g here. We kh'St. Helena on the ID, and
70 S 1rst iaSasd On Goals Islsnd. which b ad-
jscen, 70 this. bat only remsinsd there q
short time. when We we're ordered TO this
: leland. Since that time y. have been a
shis place doing oonsidsrable picket du-
q g, sud above al the duties which SOL
dier meet dislikss. fatigue, which We
have had q full ration to do. We speri
sums 6vs days on the outpost on piek.s.
sssad hid ths saiisfaetion Of eouversing
i. eilh the rsbs. as the distance between us
sas but few rods. They came across
the rtream which ssparates this Island
nom Morris. exohan. Led papers with us
z atd returned. This was done upon honor
shat they shoSld return Viihou. being
nolssted. ft
u We have fair view Of Fl Sumter
from WhsIs We are sneanped. and II is to
b hoped ws will have the satisfaction Of
scaling its walls bsisrs long. Wbe'her
our force At THE iims 10 sufficient to m
o,tLsm or not. an not able to say: bu'
one ,hiog Is certain w ate willing 10 give
them q trial.
.WTkis brigade was somewhat surprised
tho other day BY learning dat pay
master had arrived TO pay us of. and
brtunatsly We received four msrth pay
which wac very accep'ible; but ow NJ
10 the clothing We had received from Un
Ole San. there wt deduction 10 b
made over and above Wtat We were al
lowed BY law; aud AN sorry 10 say t a
some Of the boys did nol get Dauy gree,
backs.
~ We were highly slatsd with the new
Of 1.-The late electi0ns 10 the North, as "
had eoms TO The conclusion that the but
isrnus would have the. epirs oonr,
end elect the entire ticket. But the re
sultef tbs sl cticn givss us some hop
that there iS loyalty enough left 10 lh
North to keep the disloyal At bay. W
are confident that there IL q certain POI
ton at home who would rejoice 10 II
downfall of our armies. ami the acknow
sdgemsnt OF the Southern Couisdtr rae
Aeiions speak louder than wordsat certa
times. and BY tbs actions Of some Nonl
srn men. We fully understand their d
sifss and intentions. One thing wLi'
would pl,ste us moss would DO to q
those "psacs" msu--lhose couslilu ioe
Ngsu'lemen who Ns go toanda'ised
,hs Adminis,ration Of tie Union solle
drafted and forced to participate
ths struggle that is p'udiug. We ha
protected those scoundrels l"ng 'nong
and besides we have been insul'sd b.
: BY leitsrs and journals. and slahd.rrd
their base tonpusa snd q the same iii
We have been standing between them a
The rcemy protecting their property
fFesldes. An We ask 70 . chance 10 "
at the comiag election, and lhsn we "
show you whether We indorss the sen
msnis OF such uer az Gsn'l Rose rar
Hooker. Klmble. Col Connrll. CIV. t,
and Wright. Of Indiana. aud many me
~ might mention. or the sentiments
Vallaudighsm. Cox & Go. B.sidss III
We ask those 4, hone At tia hour 10
thsiY duty md fear NOT that wo viii
Ours. We 90 no, believe the s'a,eme
otthcss papsrs that represent the pt
pie opposed TO the war. We Lava m
respect for the negro lhan suci mon {
prblwh thess documents and shteIt
sush idsss. Most respectfully.
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