Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-24
Correspondence Of the Gazstte
CAMP HAMILTON. Aug. Il. 1864

T.,
M Editor Enclosed you will find 81 5o
/ for which please send me yonr paper. as
always find ia It's columns encouragement far
, the soldier and undertaking devotion fur tba
peace aud welfare If our suffering Ranubli,
have seen copy of your paper with the
returns from the late election for the Amend
ment of the Constitution, and am pleased :,
see that the soldiers have a majority of friends
in Mitfin county. | with other privates m
the l52d regiment desire 10 return our THANKS
to those who have extended to Us the light If
safrage, but We fe ! panied 10 think that anv
would wish to disiranchise u; and whilst va
cenSure them would NOT rail on them in
spirit OF vltGperati0n. but We pity them
and hope they may repent. Won 4 they
take away our rights because we love our
country. and are willing To suffer for her sakes
Or because some OF Us are poor and have not
paid cur commutation fee? The soldier has
many hardships to bear, and he looks for
gratitude and sympathy from the nation and
his friends to buoy him up in the hour of tri
al, and invite him to deeds Of yal0r, knowing
that II he falls he will be lamented, and if
manned he will be compassionareiv cared for
am sorry 10 say that We have only this en.
enlargement frum part If the people and
the result l. Our army Is almost ike an army
If M rceuaries 1t lacks that sacrif,lny and
independent spirit which always pervades an
army of patriots, and which makes an army
harmonious and effective. | am alsJ forced
TO say that great many persons 10 the North
wh1 call themselves patriots have been worse
enemies to the Union than open traitors
They see nothing in the acts Of the Govern.
ment constitutional nor wise; thus creating
distrnst amongst US, whilst it encourages our
u !
currency: and swell our debts They dis.
credit Union victories, and herald ANTICIPATED
rebel triumphs. They agow that we cannot
bring the South to terms by the sword. and
exu!t over their bravery when compared with
Us. They maintain that the liberation Of the
slaves and not the preservation Of the Union
Il the object of the war; making it appear to
the soldier that those in power wish to make
US subserylent to the negro, and for Us n
whip the South and lIberate the slave would
be To depreclate the compensation of white
labor. They cry peace and mean disunion.
they would tie our hands whilst our enemies
are at liberty tn stab Us To the heart We
desire peace, and hope it may soon come, but
we shall never beg it from a traitor; nor will
we consent to a disunon The rebels reIv
on the strength of their armies and their
symptthlzing friends of the North 10 estah.
lIsh thelr contederacy And you must rely
on your armies to destroy it; in short if we
want an honorable peace We must fight and
not faint The South are putting fcrth all
their strength in the hope of keeping our al.
mics at bay until their allies in the North
carry the elections-hence their confederacv
and promised peace We would here cell On
all loyal democrats to ponder well what they
do, aud not be led by wolves in sleeps cloth.
ing, We again thank our friends for giving
US our just rights. and hope in the coming
election they will cling with US to the honor
and integrity of our country. and never pros.
trate US IN the attitude of suppieators at
traitor S feet A True DEMOCRAT