Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-10-13
Letter from the War.

We extract the following from
J. letter penned by VIM. McFay. It /
: but another expression of our soldier
towards their enemies who are Wag
). mo war against the Government a
home.
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n Well, now, tell me, I pray you, how
the presidential campaign is prosper
ing in Wisconsin, and more especial,
in Wood County. | hope the Cops
will be thrown overheard in the Bad
ger State, and in all others; but
have a particular attachment to thc
Badger State above all others; some
how, without being able to define lily
reasons, | call it my home-the place
desire nay bones TO rest till the day
of retribution yet am quite willing
it should be otherwise The Lord:
will, not mine, be done.
1t IS quite query to me how those
peace sneaks can vindicate with sucl
relentless impudence, a theory so evi
IDENTIFY hatched in he'll, and brought
forth in Chicago, before a thinking
jpeople, OF rather an intelligent people
shielded with thinking bayonets, fol
the Uuion soldiers Of to-day arc not
the puppets of despotism, as are those
Of the Old world, although those OF
the east III great measure have been
compelled to act as such until lately,
through the incompctencr Of their
leaders; but now there is no more
tolntooling with the Rebs. our leader
has got not only ironsidcs, but steel
hands, and he evidently holds them
by the throat; and knowing him as
do, know that he will not let them
90 until he lets the world know that
the rebellion is defunct. With these
plain, we'll known facts before them,
The real state Of the rebs., the history
of little Mae, well styled little Mac,
for he is little of stature, little in mill
tary genius, insignificant in politics
as for honesty or uprightness Of heart,
It's nowhere to be found. Riding on
the fence between peace and war.
which of the two to choose he knows
not; either will do provided he be
sent to the White House. Woe
Voc! to my poor, deluded, God for,
saken, ruined adopted country, if it
chooses such man for chief magis-
trate. But again, can any man be SO
devoid of intellect as not to perceive
that an undecided character is the
worst Of all characters =? The copper.
head snake is noble animal compared
with this character, for he is mans
well-known, avowed enemy; it never
employs enchantment to draw within
its reach the victim it intends to bite :
neither does it hunt the victim man to
destroy him, but if he comes within
its reach he is doomed.
Give them then their right name
fiends, progeny ef Satan, but such
would only be 4 proper, though de
generate name for the rebels in arms,
for satan sought to destroy where he
could not rule, so dc they; and was
cast down, SO will they De. But his
satanic majesty, their father, has the
start of them in thiS-that his confed-
eracy has been for long time rccog-
nized, white theirs is not yet no, nor
never VIII be, thank God; but the
Cops know, ard by actions confess
themselves to be incapable of ruling,
and therefore only seek the overthrow
Of the present Administration, to be-
stow it upon their unfortunate breth-
ren-the progeny Of pandemonium.- -
Can any man In his right mind be un.
decided as to "which Of the two tc
choose'-not slavery or DEATH" bat
, oppression or freedom, for the French
, poet says, I'm jour vols mouris unc
, armee mais un people ne meuvs jam
= ois." What though the Confeds. cal
>. themselves distinct people from us
V we know they lie, notwithstandine.-
We should be very happy to believ
1t, if we could, but we can't see it
i and what though reverses have some
e times clouded our horizon, we hay
l. not yet ''robbed the cradle and th
e grave" to reinforce our army; it wo'
N seem also that it is the design G
v Providence that the oppressor shoul
o prosper for while, but it is that h
le may be cut off forerer.
v Can we therefore be undecided i
ID the choice of A. Lincoln, with wa
of for peace, or @. Is. Mcclellan wit
le peace for war, for although he is cur
n ming enough not to commit himsel
7! yet one would be mighty green VIII
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