The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-10-12


Having established an underground"
I trust this will reach you. 1t is the re.
sultof careful observation, long experience,
and unrestrained Intercourse with the Of
fcers now prisoners Of war in this city.
Use your own Judgment in giving it pub
lIcity at all events correct the false state
mcnts made by our enemies Nc7th and
South, that we sympathjze in the peace
movement now on foot a. the North, and
condemn our Government IL 10: accept
ing such terms Of exchange as that father
of lies, Robert Ould, sees fit to propose
1t may also serve as ar indication Of the
sentiment Of tbs military aud naval power
of our people, fer when we reflect that
there is not brigade in our army, not q
squadron Ct our navy, and, strange to say,
not State Of the original thirty four but
what IS here repre-enfed, it is not, in my
judgment, assuming toe much to claim
that the opinions and language of these
officers may be accepted as the index Of
the feelings, wishes aud intentions Of the
army and navy. Keeping in mind, also,
that this body Of men is composed Of the
veterans Of 1861, pupils Of Buell. iu the
West and Mcclellan in the East, aud Of
all subsequent levies, it will surely be
granted that no collection Of men with the
same degree Of intelligence and expert
ence in the nodus operandi and pracucal
results of this war can be found. Ia these
premises, l will give you the prevailing,
[ may say, the unanimous, sentiment of
one thousand United States officers.
Walk with ne through the prison you
mark the eager discussion coing oD in
LITTLE groups, while the Charleston -Uer.
cary passes quickly from hand to hand !:
that paper cost dollar; It contains the
Chicago platform.
Here is a group of Western men--Hco-
siers, wolverines, Ruckeys, Locan's Egyp.
tians, Rolsseau's Kentuckians, Carter's
Tc0nesSeeans-men who, from Cairo to
the Gulf, have redeemed the Father of
Waters have redeemed FIVE States, and
whose brothers in arms are to-day driving
Hoods shattered columns from out north
ern Georgia, occupying the ''Gate City"
of the South: Listen to that big cavalry
man who rode with Grierson. He is now
on the second resolution, which SAYS we
have "failed ir the experiment Of war =
"9bGt Is a lie. It was an experiment.
II is not now. Docs not the conquest as
weH as the reorganization Of the States
We have passed through, prove that the
present policy towards the rebels must
result in certain success? Have We lost
Que foot Of acquired territory since the
war began? No, Gentlemen, the fellow
that pe2ned that resolution, and the men
that voted for it never felt the glorious
flush Of victory; never felt the gratitude
of liberated thousands, never knew the
reality ofour triQmphs." This man was
getting rather eloquent, when a Buckeye
from Fallandighem's district blurted cat
II don't care for yocr liberated thousands,
bat that resolution is an insult to every
man in the Western army, and l wouIa
like to "experimeUt" On every whipped
dog that voted fer it.
These parties seem beigerent, and I
would ADVISE the perpetrators that reso-
luton not to mingle much in Western
military circles.
There is another group-oEcers of the
Army Of the Po.Omac-oue of whom
says. i tell you, gentlemen, the Chicago
platform has rather got US 90 the expert
ment' question. We have fooled around
Richmopd three years and have not got
it yet; bat l do think it is mean of Gen.
eral Mcclellan to twit US with 1t; we
fought for him, we loved and trusted him;
and aow be has deserted US, utterly OBJ.