Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-04-06

thin ranks of our army filed without any
difficulty.
Too much reliance has been placed on
the arm" by the people at home: they have
not supposed that they could render any
assistance outside of taxpaying. This is a
mistaken idea; men at home have fighting
to do, as we'll as the soldiers in the field, !,
but of a different nature. Instead Of fight.
ing with firearms, as the soldiers do, they
should make use OF their tongues in con-
vincing all that the course taken is right
| do not wish to censure any loyal man,
but some times | think that much good
might have been done by the loyal people
in this way
Now, | will say word on the folly of
many disloyal men. l believe there are
men in the northern States who do not
wish to take up arms against rebels, for the
simple reason that there is danger in so
doing, and in order that they might not be
expected TO join the army have uttered
sentiments of disIoyalty. This is the hight
of folly. On account of the utterance of
dsloyalty in the north, the rebels have
been encouraged to strive to their utmost
ability to maintain the coniederacy until
certain periods when they expected revolt
in the north, through which they would
be enabled to establish their confederation,
and be recognized as separate country
and independent government.
Thank God, they have not enioyed such
success, and | pray this day that their
efforts may be foiled and their evil deeds
be heaped upon their own heads.
Why can any northern man entertain the
belief that the Rebels will succeed What
have they accomplished since they began
True, they have invaded Maryland and
Pennsylvania, but what has been their gain?
They took away with them few horses, a
little money and some grain, but the loss
sustained by them in battle will more t. an
balance this On the other hand, why
can any loyal man be discouraged or find
fault with the success of the Union army
Can he not see anything that has been ac
cOmplished by the steady and strong arm
of our army? Let us see it any enc0ur
agement can be found by summing up
what has been done by the Union forces
e1iCS Git "dE UeSdu. L ne T6DGI banner
has been carried as far north as Lexington,
Mo, at which time they claimed that State.
all of Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana Kentucky,
Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia.
Florida, North Carolina, in part, all of South
Carolina, and the greater part of Virgin
la. They pretended, that the confedera
cy was composed Of thirteen States. They
have been driven out of Missouri and Arkan
sas, Mississippi and Kentucky, chased out OF
Louisiana, Tennessee, and large part of
Virginia, and North Carolina, also Flori
da and Texas, and have been invaded ia
Georgia, Alabama and our troops, are wnt
ering in South Carolina By the opening
of the Mississippi river they have been cut
in two almost equal parts the part west
of the river being the largest and now
our troops are wintering in ali their States
except Georgia and Alabama Is this not
wonderful work to be performed in one
season? | feel greatly encouraged with
the success of our arms during the year
1863. After Charleston, Savannah and Mo-
bile are taken the bogus Confed must sue
cumb.
The Emancipation Proclamation" is
right the laws Of war sanction it. |
have not space TO discuss its merits. I
will just say the course taken by the exec
utive suits me exactly so far.