The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-02-26

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talk without tongue, or dog bark with
out wagsing his tail, as for man to make
money these days without advertising.
From the Iowa Fifth. -#
The following being private letter,
was not designed for publication, but it
contains some things that it is well to
have known:
GERMANTowN, Tenn, Jan. 2sth, 1863.
Dear Father: our letter of the l4th
ult has been received day or two, aud
as have not written to you for some
time l will do so this morning We
have been expecting to leave this place
for some time, but so far the orders have
oil been countermandcd; still we are un.
der orders to leave at any moment. An.
other brigade has relieved ours, aud, at
present, We have but little to do. The
weather has at length cleared off, but re.
mains pretty cold; ground froze hard ev.
cry morning.
The Democrats seem to have things
their own way in the North, and are do.
ing more to aid the rebels than their
whole army. l read digest Of Tbsyer's
speech ia the advertiser. 1t seems
strange that man could utter such SEN
timents in the State Of Iowa and not be
molested. l. think there is certainly
men with nerve enough to put stop to
his more than reasonable language. The
best way is to inprison tho leaders Of the
Copperhead party until the end Of the
war, and then Danish them from the
country. They always have been a curse,
and now when every word is caught up
by the rebels and neraded broadcast
through the South it only prolongs the
war and prevents US gaining speedy
and honorable peace. I think if such
chaps as Thayer and the like would serve
in the army few months they would
suddenly change their views of the SUBJ
ject and become as sturdy advocates of
vigorous war policy as thousands of their
brother Democrats have done before 1t
is pity that the spirit of Jackson could
not be allowed to visit the Democratic
party and give them rest day nor night
until they conscateG to act 10 accordance
with the teachings Of that pure old Dem.
ocrat. am inclined to believe that the
Val'andigham party showed their colors a
little too soon at Springfield, Ill.,; also,
the old devil himself in his late speech
in the House. They went little fur.
Their than the rank and file of the party
would be willing to 60, if they saw the
path before them. The country men
know the wishes and designs Of the lead.
ers, aud the people ought certainly TO
take warning before they commit them
selves too fully | hope the North, =
a unit, will sustain the Presidess il hisl
emancipation proclamation, - indgifd
from the rage it has throws ~ !
leaders into it is evidently he N e
no little benefit. The rek1 n - -
certainly put "a. hiffe
carry on this war, and n l I'd,
the Copperheads At The I'm M 81
lion could be crushed n y fims
Intervention is played o0lft %
is rather inclined to side I'd ais
instead of the South, and svos 11e
one cares for. till t6&
| am glad Porter was dismissed. 1l ~
clears Pope Of at leasts some Of tho chsrg-
es against him. hope Mcclellan viii
be the next. BY this mornings paper
| see Burnside has resigned and Hooker
placed in command. | would like to
have seen Burnside make another trial;
but | believe Hooker will do as we'll as
the best of them. Rosecrans is my
choice, and hope they will let him stay
where he is and give him all the men he
needs, then | think there is nothing to
fear. Rumor has it that we will 90 to
reinforce him soon.
Day before yesterday about FIVE hum
dred rebel cavalry, dressed in our uni
form, made dash into our lines about
six miles above this place, captured fifty
men, killed and wounded about dozen,
and then made their escape. Before
leaving they committed the most fiendish
acts imaginable, it is almost beyond be
lief but is actually true. As the wound
ed lay helpless on the ground the devils
jumped on their faces with their boot
heels, and dug the eyes out of the dead,
and stuck them in their mouths, also
cut their ears off, have heard of such
cases before but always doubted them,
but this is positive fact Wonder how
the Copperheads will like that?
Orders now to leave for Memphis at
8 o'clock in the morning. Well, I must
close.
Affectionately, yours, DAN.