Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-05

"cCA -i'Ci' ihio Cdrip 10 CdlLeU
Camp Gregg. in/honor of the late
General Gregg, tof South Carolina,
who fell on the bloody Geld of Fred /
ericks5urg. On arriving at this
place, We were ordered TO erect hOus.
es, or to put cbimneys to our tents.
Pursuant 20 orders we began our
work, aud in short time We had
houses Of S;nious structures; which,
with The tents We had on hand, pff5rd-
ed 10 all The toys very comfortable
Guari,rs. in which We are now happi-
y living, With neiLiOg 10 disturb our
quiet tosf. and much needed feposp,
except stme picket duty tina. has to
be performed on she river, and ru-
'mors which, ever and anon, are circu
lated in camps, Of which, in most
cases. when the truth is known. we
find nothing fallible, but IRE camp
reports, or "they says" which is d
very prevalent bywvrd among the
soldiers. There is report now that
the enemy is again showing him
self and prrptring to cross the RIP
! pahannork both abJve and below the
city, a: which he was so recently
beaten. Til; fumor | think is we'll
found. d, from what | observed when
last on picket, and. what the Rich
mend papefs reveal, there i, pruba-
:. bly, move Of this description on
foot. The editors Of the papers
appear to think that another battle
. in these quarters is in nlinent Should
! they he Yauks again attempt to
, cross the liver, and hazard a battle
! With the tried veterans of the Est,
: an confident they will meet with a
5 warm and hearty reception, aud il
i. they do no better than heretofore III
these parts, their visit to Lee army
. will prove dangerous -oue.to them,
and probably mike them ''change
; their base," Il thing which they are
no. orons 10 doing. espc eiaIly when
| the rebels hre in hot pursuit, Be-
, fore this GENES to hand. perhaps an.
: other sanguiIxry struggle Shall have
r taken plsce, on the soil Of the
l. ~ ~
"Old Dominion" which has already
: been drenched IRON center TO clrcual-
) ference with the blood of thousands
split on our part, in dsfence Of all
taat freeman holds dear. If they
come, "God being willing, "oul South
ern boys will attemptto teach them
Ianother S, llabe in the record Of this
war, aud again present to their view,
as We have often done, the mighty
works they will have to perform be-
fore they can possess themselves Of
their much coveted object, for which
they have been contendiog (tbOugh
previously in an indirect way ior
, the last quarter of century, viz:
the subverslOn of Southern institu-
lions, and the subjug ition of the
, people of D.xie's Land. If they
!, are the intelligent and very pious
people they profess to be, Instead Of
Iprotracting this Obey well know, }
wicked wA, for accurSed designs,
they would have reduced their as
sumed charity to practice 20 the en-
tightening Of the world and the civil
liza;ion Of The human race, where
darkness and heatheuism abnund. =
But Instead of doing this they have
used their over much piousness for
IA covering to their heilish purposes
"a sin which is deserving OF the
direst punishment which justice can
inG'c,.
We DO not know how long We " II
have the pleasure o! remaining in
our army cabins, bat We hope that
the liowlIng BoreAs will cease to be
heard in the distant pinetops, the
snowy fleece will have discontinued
to leave The great arch of heaven,
and The chilling frosts Of bleak vim
ter will have been succeeded by the
gentle rustIiDg Of the evening o.
Iphyrs and the face of terra firma"
Shall have been clothed in sylvan
green by the mild soft touch Of
spring belors we will be called forth
from our pres mt comfortable situa-
lion, TO active service, and to the
performing Of those duti's Of blood.
shed and carnage, which GIN be but
too plainly seen in the history of
the two preceding years. Let Us
hope and pray, that the incoming
campaign will put an end to the trou-
Bile now agitating the world; and 10
It's exit will leave us in possession Of
what We SO reasonably ask. Lest
l worry your patience and that of
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