, 1863-03-10

4,eeesfc our homes from INVASION, and oul
friends and ncighbors from conscription - i!
is therefore, doabIy pleasure to hcar thest
tree and cheering words now from home.
Inc INSCRIPTIONS dcspots in our front cal
us "Lincoln hirelings," and VIC hear that thit
caiumny has latcly been repeated at home, b.
some Of thomcn, whose property and person.
haye been kept safe, By our toll and blood
Bragg md Morgan
Prvsuming on our absence, these men tall
as T NC were not citizens, and speak mock
1ngly Of our patriotism.
true-hearted men of the country, while stand
ing guard in front Of their doors, and thel
prolong the war by encouraging the rebels tt
hope for divided councils at our homes.
lspeak the convictions Of tho officers AMI
men Of this army when say thnt We fight t
tuition and laws-we nght in defense Of on
homes and hearths, sure to be Invaded If th'
rebel despots, rho began tho war, can &C
the power. -But we long for peace-We pza,
for pesee. and we tight for psaSe; not for
Ne hnve once been deceived BY the cry 0
"no COERCION and of."State .rights,"' AMI
have seen how the rebel leaders practice il
East Tennessee Missouri, Western Virginia
md Kentucky.
are witnesses Of the f!1schood, calnmny aui
perddy By which they have been led to wage
| war against us, o'
We have seen dags Of truce yiolated: hos
pitals, ambulances, and boats bearing hacs
fired upon, and our sick and wounded strippei
Of their blankets, and robbed Of their food
anu medicines; we have been approached il
battle By rebels wearing our uniforms and
carrying our colou.
slandcr Of rs their 'i pcrhdY 0'esnl1 snd
treaehery toEards the masses Of their oTn
people, and the unfair and dishouorable means
to which they resort to gain IN advantage, we
conviction that the leaders Of this rebellion
are perfdioHa, freacherous, unscrupulous and
| e7uek-thesc leaders never will nor can be
peaceao!e, OF true friends and nefghbors. And
that, as Mr. Davis has eaid, they only want
the power, not the will, to invade and subju-
Of these leaders fall by the hands Of their own
people, whom they opprcss-that the people
for whose rights VIC fight, in common with our
OWL; but unless 1t does thus fall, we must
destroy It, or 1t will destroy our nation, and
our children will pass under the yoke Of q
military dtspotism, raised on the saolc founda-
ton OF negro slavery, and the more degrading
! sery1tude Of the "po0r whites '-such rs nov
oEershadows the South.
! say, "our children will pass under the
yoke, for that could only happen after the
| zen soldiers-shall hare perishcd or deserted
By the wretches whose homes they have hith-
erto protected, heartbroEen and dcsrafrinp.
shall quit the field and give to slavery aud is
domination all those who love money more
than honor and peacc more than freedom.
The Issue il q plain one. II We who battle
for national existence arc not to be sustained
By our own friends at home, the sooner We
know It the better.
We do not wish to be deceived as to our
position, nor fall victims to the treachery,
cowardice or seldshnesa Of those whom We
have loved and trusted.
{signeI ". S. RosEcnAss,
Major General Commanding.
THE COMMANDER OF rHE ARMY.
The Major General commanding this army,
stands first in the hearts Of the men compos.
ing IT. am not writing these words t7for
buncomb." I am speaking the sober truth
when say that the soldiers-of1lcers and men
will follow Gen. Rosecrans wherever he
| may 60, having absolute confidence that he
cannot ewhiPped.
ms REPUTATION WORLD VIDE.
And 1t seems that " our'' Generals rcputa.
which I really think the most complimentary =
attention that has Jet been given the hero Of
Stone River, WAS received at headquarters on
yesterday. It has been written, as Nill be
seen, under the idea that Gen. R. was an old
companion In arms Of the writer, an officer o1
notW outstanding its authors very serious mis-:
take as to identity, is certainly highly compli-
mentary and well worth publication. 1t is
written IN elegant German, ,postmarkcd, "Czas
1an," aud directed "to the most Honorable
General in the army Of the United States Of
North America,
in the State Of Tennessee"
CzAs1Ar, Bohemia, Feb. l, 1862
The Adgazine die ! 1'rtsse.announced yesterday
that the victor Of Murtrecsboro was born il
frague. and says also that he formerly served
il the Austrian army, and also as Major in
the Russian service. 1 fully believe that moth.
Ing but yonr personal perseverance, and skill
placed ion in such short time from the ranks
Of the Adjutant corps in the Austrian service,
to the high position you now occupy. con-
gTatulate you heartily, as former COMPANION
IN arms, and do fully believe that nm not yet
forgotten BY Jou. Are you rea1ly the same
RosenkranZ who formerly belonged to the
Adtutant corps? If 50, you will certainly re-
member nc, and tha times that we had to-
gether at general headquarters in Lemberg,
&c, &c.
We netlast in Prague and who would ever
ward occupy such high, honorable position.
1congratnlate you, however, more upon the
glorious victory that Jon have lately won, and
WHICH has astonisled the whole military
Wishing future success to your victorious
arms, remain your most obedlcnt servant,
CAnL PENN,
Major 21st Rog't Infantry.
formerly In Adjutant Corps.}
P. 8. Is it troublesome to enter the Amer
lean service and what rank could obtain
Should be mistaken In the identity Of the
individual, ask pardon for this letter.
am of this morning on an excursion to
Readyvillc, twelve miles to the east, where
the I'd Brigade Of the I'd Division Is stationed,
L.C.
Enlargement Of the Erie Cannl. .
New York merchants and capitalists are be-
ginning to appreciate the Importance of en-.
larging the Erie Canal in order to accommo.
date aud to retain the trade Of the West. As an
evidence Of this nc publish below The re.
marks Of Jonathan sturgcs, Esq, Of New
York, before the Chamber of Commerce O,
hat NH at o{f fro "a.