The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-05-22
goldierss Letters. .

berpInin, VI bne foVh, III "hN" W l.
perheadism was manifested. DIR.
Langworthy, in a speech at the Court
House, asserted that there was some
thing wrong in the letter; that heI
knew Bergman to be loyal man.
1t now appears that Bergman wroteI
the letter to a Butternut of Van Blu
rem township, merely to catch him;
which he did, as the gentleman toI
whom the letter was addressed an
swered it in the most approved But
ternut style. We have this answer
which we shall give one ofthese days
The following is letter from Philip
Bergman on the subject;
CAMP DRAKE, Murfreesboro, Tenn.,l
April 2sth, 1868.
You desired me to write to you,
giving my sentiments in regard to
the Copperheads and peace party at
home. This l shall attempt to do
to the best of my ability, as there
seems to be some at home laboring
under wrong impressions in regard to
my sentiments.
AS / understand there seems to be
considerable bowling about letter
that should have written to MIR. Il.
lC. Lmgwith, who has taken the re-
sponsibility upon himself to have it
lpublished: what his object was have
mot learned. But | am not uneasy, l
don't think he can overthrow the gov
ernment with the letter; at all events
the poor, degraded Copperhead did
not know that he was setting traI
to catch himself. To satisfy you ano
others, 1 will send you the answer tc
the letter that Mr.. l.. has written tC
me: and others can be brought for
ward, if necessary, showing his loyal
Ity to the soldiers in the field.
They would compromise with trait
ors in armed rebellion against th'
!, government. What shame that the,
are so heartless, so lost to every feel
!. ing of humanity that they would sur
render not only their own offspring
and themselves to eternal infamy AM
shame. They say "peace," and mus
have it. We want "peace, and VII
have it, But what kind of peace d.
they want? If understand it righ
they want peace on any terms; peac
that would sink the men who advocat
it, in infamy and disgrace; a peac
= that would be more oppressive tina
war and taxation. You will ask sd
n the soldiers want such peacey n
sir; it was not for this we left ou
homes and friends. No, twas some
thing far different from that. w
came here to suppress rebellion; t
o uphold that starry flag that has foa
}, ed triumphantly over every State an
4 territory within our dominions for a
most n century; and by so doin
reach that peace that will leave us
o happy and prosperous nation. Ina
d is the kind of peace we want, and tn
= kind, God helping, we will have.
n Some say the soldiers are not n
united; others say they are all d
abolitionists. What absurdity. Thel
is an oil saying, "there is hone
among thieves" but / do not think
. is applicable to thieves ofthe Cope
d head stripe. Honor they do not know
v and if they did, they are so far lost
: a sense of shame, that they scorn
use it.
N They call the war crusade again
z. slavery, and not war for the re
e- toration of the Union. They say v
10 are a set ofnegro worshippers. Th
they know to be as base as it is falls
+ The negro in our eyes is good in h
nt place; but the position he should o
he cupv is not to raise grain, build for
and kill ID Yankees for the re
" els-not if we can prevent it-ar
this we can and will do. For n
Is. lart do not consider myself an an
nd litonist. because l believe that it wo
f. benefit our cause to liberate the negr
,o We came here to fight for the Unio
and if we can attain that Union
Ill emancipating the slaves of rebels,
90 say do it, no matter who says no.
yit What shall we think of sucn men
u F., with one leg depending
the public for a living, arming hi
en- self to resist the draft. Such men
at not fit to live in such a government
err we have. Just such men rs these,
20 they we're not towards, would go a
~ help their brothers in the South.
hs' Gen. Rosecrans will pass them TIN
m our lines. and if they will take t
lin time to pay us a short very short
be visit, we can procure them revolve
n, as they are a useless weapon here.
ny What glorioss thing it would be
fight such men as there is in Van Il
re- rem township, who buy revolvers
nm resist the draft. All this will st
sometime. The day is not far dista
'i' when the soldiers Of the 49th, 81
IN 57th and Goth will return to tn
to homes; then let the Copperheads C
nv us abolitionists, negro-lovers, &c.
~, They may at least have the chance
m try their revolvers. Uncle Sam thin
enough of his boys to give tn
Springfield rifles to fight with, and
needed, will loan few to his boys
clean out Copperheads in the Nor
NV Phil. BERGMAN
tu- Also one from Peter Bergman:
th. A REAM DEAR SIR: n
-. You wished to know my sentime
" in regard to Copperheads and the "
l would ask the question, why ii
that we left our homes, friends, wi
and children, to protect our homes
ieo no, to protect the homes of CopI
tho l. l.. h1A o. ~.