The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-09-16
Soldiers Views on War and Politics.

J SoAuAcIS views on war anu TOl1ClcS
From the Buffalo Courier
We extractthe following from a letter
written by q soldier to his fsther in this
city: = -
"Before Petersburg, Aug. 10.
Abraham Lincoln is play
ed clear out in the army as well as a,
home He is gopeman sure. The ma
Jority Of the soldiers are completely dis
gusted with him. lie is no man for u.s.
BY the way, there is quite an excitement
here about the peace negotiations. We
hope it will terminate in the withdrawal
OF both armies to our peaceful. homes and
quit this dreadful slaughter. | tell you,
father, we are all willing to quit. We
haye been fighting about four years, and
| can't see as we have gained any large
sum yet. l know one thing; since We
started last spring We have lost, killed,
wounded, and missing, $50, 900 men, aud
what have we gained Nothing but the
satisfying of the ravenoas disposition of a
few hear,less wretches who have led Old
Abe round by the nose and have robbed
the governments out OF all they think they
can get And now they find out that our
friends at home won't stand it anv longer.
and what are they trying to do? To elect
the obscene old-for four years more !
But don't feel as if he can be eIected.'sc
To the Editors Of the G. H. mich: News %
Will you please publish the following
letter, which is positive proof that the SOL
diers are not all abolitonists, as CORES
pendent Of the Grand Haven Union would
like to make it appear. The writer of this
letter was, some two months ago, as radi-
cal and unreasonable in his views as our
nelghoor's correspondent. But old Abe's
last joke, " To whom it may concern has
completely opened his eyes, and he is now
found in the only party which can justly
claim to be lovers of the constitution and
Union, and in favor Of speedy and hon
orable peace ...-.... ..
"CAMP Cd ONO CAVALRY, J
NEAR WAsHINGToN, Aug. 10, 1864. {
"FR1END GEoRGE-We are getting ev-
erything ready that will be required for
the fall campaigu, and, for my part, hope
1t will be the last one. for | have been in
old Abe's service long enough. If be
don't get through with me before next
summer. then | shall ge. through with
him. The feeling generally in the army
is for peace. | don't think the soldiers
can be hired or driven to vote for Old Abe
this fall. Little Mac seems to be the
choice Of the Army of the Potomac. We
go in for swapping horses for, if we have
a change of the administration, we shall
soon have An honorable peace! 49,. g..
Il was under Gen. Mcclellan 10 his
three months campaign, aud | like him
very much. You can rest assured tina,
the hero of Rich Mountain, Fair Oaks,
and Antietam will no. be forgotten BIZ the
soldiers Of the army" - "
From the Boston Courier.
A soldier of the 11,h New Hampshire,
writing to me says:
"What do the peple think about the
last call Of the President for 500, 600 men
Will it not make some squirmiug in New
London to fill her quota? Fit could take
the right ones, would say press on the
draft If the preachers and blowers for
the war could have little experience in
1t, believe they would dry up, especially
abou. the negro. You may depend, his
freedom would be curse instead of a
blessing to him, and more particularly to
our common couptry.ra .. ut .-.rnr
You need not fear that | shall re>en
list. l shall assume on my part that fresh
troops will be better to close up this po-
litlcal strife than veterans | wish to let
politicians have an opportunity to prac
tice something ike what they preach"