The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-01-29


and on this occasIdb VAS toanied by the
blanket full. The destruction Of the
town was nearly complete, and The loss
in real estate alone was eslimated =! about
81, ,O0o, 900, outside Of the destruction Of
the greater part Of the town. and every.
thing in The hands Of The citizsns with
which TO feed and clothe their wives and
children, regardless Of the many thousa nd
blacss thst hitherto have looked TO
them for support. This entire destruc.
tion on their part has not only wasted
and destroyed their own country. but has
been ten fold more wanton than our Tor.
ces dared think Of. 10 the line Of per.
sonal Subsistence, were it not from i'm
perativs necessities made by the wants
Of an art1y Of 40, 900 soldiers. and horses
and mules inndnerable. Dear reader,
you know nothing Of var. and God grant
you never may. Many Of you complain
OF high taxation, and prostration of every
industrial interest While The LIES blood
Of the nation is being preserved from the
poluling hands ol traitors. What 10 this
compared to the horrors of stattstion
staring your dear ones in the face 6i a
hearth desolated--all b fore dark and
dreary; all the past bleak and barren
waste. Those are the trials traitors have
brough: upon the country South. This
may be the condition of our homes North
if insubordiuatiou is permitted to 60 un.
checked, and The love Of nationality wax
cold in the hsarlS Of Americas sons. II
the prediction Of the enemies Of free gov
ernmeut is TO be fulfilled, it will be by
a failure Of these IONS Of worthy sires Id
come up to the help of the Government
10 this the darkest hour OF it's Datioua
struggle. Talk about free speech, free
press, love OF free institutions, oftbe sup
port of the principles OF the "greatosl
good to the greatest number" and then
use ell the influence and talent God has
given them 10 divide and distract the
government bequeathod to US BY our Rev
olutouarv fathers. ...s- s-..a.I ..a
In my last l ought to have said Tor the
edifcation Of the mother at home. thai
our candles answered remarkably well
and that this letter is produced By tn
light Of a second edition, only that sue
ceeded yesterday in procuring SOM
wicking while ou. foraging. Necessity
is the mother Of invention, so has pro
vided the means OF drawing light out o
dalkncss. Uncle Sam is little like ina
ny other debtors. very slow and uncer'
tain. We have been si1 months withou
seeing the pay ymaster, aud as We are NOV
ing every few days, can form no idea a
d. when our condition will he Improved
or any Of the needful be passed over l.
US. This conduct OF the Governmen
reminded me Of the old Germsn proVerb
= 3" Oar Saula ist mir schuldeg and isl do
Saula an bazalt tnier dar Laula so bf1a
ist dar Saula an" The Government re
quires the officers to pay cash for all the
~ need to live upon that the commissar
department. furnish, and ye. fail to pa
them for their services, SO they see har
times in tue eating line, especially as the
fud nothing upon which 10 forage. I'll
b" last cock in or around Holly Springs ws
brought in by my wagon master the da
, before we left. It was 80 poor it wOul
u hardly make a shadow, and booked vel
"Ily like chapman in the North alter p'
ID litical Waterloo. s glrerr.e-
~ We have been cut Of from civilizatic
10 since we left Memphis 10 November, ha'
= Ing received but one mail. so know b,
III little of the outside world aud can Sd
y we we're heart sick when We cached he
Z" ahd heard that Gen'l Sherman vas kills
e., at Yicksburg, which We still hope is b
10 So but the fear Of its truth has cast
" gloom over the cohntenahces oil the III,
D of our regiment who are sill welded
q hill as an old friend, made SO by cen
d; dence, which is plant Of slow growth
Is Is We are, however, glad Of Gen Rosecra
q success over Bragg. and hope he will
ne able to give him "a little more grape
e' The friends at home may, be assufr
~ that all the boys are in the enjoyment
OF The best health. and feel that the tran
no of the last six weeks has made them bt
on ter sble TO Ego in upon their nerve
We should an opportunity offer, for whi'
Ire they are "spiliNg." ,Gsas.
In Yours truly, EN'L GrEsr
81. 49, LooustS Coming this Year. i'.
be Joseph Harris writes to. the St. Clai
SO vile (OhioJ Chronicle Ithat Che loCu
4, will DO on hand this year. it being