The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-03-31
The Voice Of the Priyates.

60 The Copperhead editor Of the
CiuliQn don't seem to like the letter Of
Capt Miller, which we published some
time since, and rather inimates that the
Captains shoulder straps have something
to do with his opinions, and attempts to
create the impression that while The off :
GERS think one vay the soldiers entertain
q different opinion Of things. RoszELL
publishes silly letter, probably manu-
factured, ia which the writer states that
the solliers, ererv one, are g for peace on
whatever teims it may come" Per-
laps the Copperheads believe that the
sold are all with them, but we think
they couldn't see it" last fall, and
hayn't seen il since.
We invite The attention OF the Copper
heads 10 lie following extract from Tie
letter OF a pliyste soldier of the 9Th.
Like Capt. MILLER, he has always been
Democrat, and like him shows that lie
knows who are the enemies of the coun-
tr~, North and South. We are not COM
PEELED to skulk behind an Anonymous as
RoszELL has always been, but verify the
genuineueSs Of our letters, with the names
Of tie writer's. The letter was written
by S. G. ADAMS, whom every one il the
county remembers as an active Demo
Graf. Ii was written 10 l.. S. BRooKs,
Esq another Democrat, but man who
las loo much patriotism TO be Copper
head. Mr. ADAMS, writing TO an old
political friend, wrote unreservedly, and
hee is villa! he says Of the class of men
of the RoszGlL stamp:
But lee let me say that the free
States, the loyal States, the States which
have furnished the bone and sinev Of
our army. are at Ibis day cursed by the
presence Of men who are despiscd by
the soldiers more than the rebels them.
selves. | refer 10 The copperAeaas of the
North. Men who have some IF them
grown grey under the Stars and Stripes,
who have been protected IN the enjoyment
Of life, liberty and lie pursuit oil happi
ness by that flag. AVID men who now
when the country is almost in the agon-
les Of death. bleeding at every pore,
giving life alter life OF her bravest and
best sons, felings on the altar OF liberty,
are arlling, nay, even anxious, TO bring
about dishonorab!e peace, and who
both openly and secretly advocate the
rebel cause. Now what can these men
expect? Are they simple enoug Ii to think
that the soldiers are sick of the war, and
regard their efforts for peace as friend
ly act, or do they expect the rebels, in
case peace as brought about by their
means will RENE mber them. and that they
will be he recipients OF iavors at lheir
Lands :? Or perhaps they think that they
are doing their day as humane men by
trying to prevent The ellusion of more
blood. They don't think anything oil
the kind. They know lie soldiers despise
then, and lock upon them as enemies
they know that the south don't want
peace excrp, on lEeIr own terms, and re-
CARDS them as miserable lick spittles. Bul
lie isnolant ones are just fools enough
10 tlink tbat because lLey opposed lie
election Of Abraham Lincoln, ihey
must. in order 10 be consistent democrats.
oppose the Administration. while The
leaders, who aye not ignorant. are the
blacklist traitors, whose proper sphere
OF action Is IN tie Confederate army.
These men will be marked By the sol.
deis. and AT tho proper time will meet
their reward. O course, as much MS
they are desPised BY rebels, they have
an immense influence. Every Copper
head meeting which is held in tie North
j. noticed in the seccsh papers. and. OF
course, the more the speakers denounce
the present administration. the more ca
geiy they seize htld Of it, and i is