Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-02-06

a d know but little OF this State by personal
observation. The northern troops are ad-
mircd by the people for the healthy. robust
looks of the men, and the size of the horses
they Gown up to new ideas of the North
and its capacities this knowledge may be-
come g, nerally difFuscd through the South
before the war closes it it is, the southron
will be prepared to act more wisely than in
former years, We hope.
Our Adjutant on visiting one citizen found
him to be an Union man he lameEtcd tho
war and desired it's close for the strong rca-
son that II had raised the price Of whiskey
altogether too high for his convenicnce.--
How many of the peace men of the North
are actuated by as patriotic motives if not
whiskcy it may be Office they love and rath-
cr have those places of profit, than that
right should rule or even our country pre-
served from ruin
Aim st month has now passed since wo
received the Amcr,ca7-we miss its weekly
visits--its columns spake to us of home and
home interests. and even the advertisements
we're scanned for additional information.
/ wish bad intelligence of more conse-
aucnce 10 communicate, but you must take
| the will Tor the deed this time. and, should
circumstances prove favorable, expect more
| in another letter
Before closing wish to remind our friends
at home OF the double Obligation they are
under to write to the soldier many neglec.
4 to write at all, because, perhaps. the absent
/ friend has not written them. all the while
! forgetting the ten fold bitter accommodations
every one at home has for writing than tho
bst We can find while You can sit with
ease ut Your table or desk, and write OF homo
and home scenes, persons or things, once per
icctlv familiar H. us-we can at best SIT upon
"A trunk, knaIsack or the ground, and use
board upon our knees rs a desk and spsak
OF the usual monot0uous incidents of camp
life, with now and then removal being IN
an enelnys country and under military
rules and dIscipl'ncs, we cannot - when and
where We please, search out for description
such places and histories rs one would wish.
News from far country homes,
how swec: IT is-upt only are the Loves. or
respected forms and faces remembered with
throbblns hearts. bat the brute creatures
and iuanimatc objects which our own eyes
so often behcld, are valuable rs parts OF
home. Of what We ourselves onc3 Were, and
uur former pursuits and lcasures. u moth
IN of tins kind can W. ever b. Indifferent.
Again, say. write to the So der. II he
has written you, ana his letter les nnan-
swcred he feels it j. eonsiI, resi- OF no consc-
qucnce, a waste OF paper merly, not worth
reply. II he has not wutten way should
y,u Wit for him T. BE- a letter? Wac.
ehccrin. his hear; tor he has onc) By words
OF congrltnlatpn. and encouragement, and
love- IT i the lenst ypu can d, - manifest
yoar feeling Of indebtedness to him for fore
s'iuS the pleasures Of homo and fighting
battles. battles ;lat are yours as much rs his.
J l|,7!e aud he W II answer if he possibly can
The al lrdss OF the lIih Tor the present is
Nucb m. v e let all ur letters bear that
without Brigade. Division, or anything cl.e.
Too much ncludei in an address Is only a
hindrance than otherwise.
W S p
Order No. is so long that we om, only
SO much as relatrs to tie Hin.