The Portland daily press., 1864-09-21
A Soldier gives his Opinion.

A gentleman of this city has permitted us to
read private letter from his brother, a vete-
ran soldier in the Army OF the Potomac, who
has seen much service in the Louisiana cam
paign, in which, in familiar style, he gives
expression TO his feelings in relation to the
Presidential question aud the Importance o
Importing the Government. Referring to b
friend concerning whom he enquiries, he says
lis he for Lincoln or Mcclellan? IL he goei
for Little Mac" he can't travel in my crowd
think shall get chance 10 vote this year.
Il they conclude TO let the soldiers vote. shall
try il any way. How is father? Be sure and
tell me when you write, and ii he is for Nc
Ciellan be will get lectured by his son.
1--WE have got but one or two Mcclellan mel
IN our company, and they are hardly ut TO b,
called men. A pint OF rum would buy them
votes at any time. suppose copperheads ar,
plenty around Portland, are they notr rhi,
letter was written the day Of OUT election-be-
fore he had Leard the thunder IRON home.
sell you what II is; should like 10 see them
drawn up in line and shot, would shoot such
rebel in the rear quicker than | would reb-
81 in font. l do mol like TO face the "Jonnies,'
but believe should like TO lace some OF th,
worse than traitors at home. Ii ever do ge
nome and hear man talk copperheadism, h,
Rill suffer or will. Ii makes me mad to thinl
We are out here risking our lives to save thi-
glorious Union, and have set of ddmndbi,
traitors at houe doing every thing in thsi
power TO ruin The country, and cause our de
feat. Do they not know that ever cord the,
utter kills our men in every battle by the he'll
they give the foe? kills, perhaps their owl
sons, brothers or fathers. 1t cannot be iha,
they think what they are doing. Perhaps you
dfa lnrE at In A. lful.f ht,t "A
der does, and il Is even so, and when the ole
soldiers get home Copperheadism must fall or
there win be trouble.
Il hope and pray tb at this war may not close
until we can have the Union as we want 1t,
with a sure foundation. one that will not TAI,
by having a fe - troublesome persons hammer
Ing against 1t. and for one will stay and igh,
for y until our point is gained or until fall.
for one have made up my mind to see tb,
show out or else 1t will see me out II shoulc
go bone now when men are needed so mucf
As they now are. should not feel myself one
sixteenth part man, and you, father, and m,
wife, and all ofmy friends, would be ashamed
OF me II should desert the cause and com,
home. | do not like TO fight ar all. hut will
and do my duty. / never did finch, and Go
helping, never will. But enough for thi
time. Please read this to some copperhead
frieni"~
While we have no idea that our brave men,
returned from the field, will be blood-ihirst,
and vengeful, it is well for people TO remem-
Der that they will, when returned. not be IN
mindful Of those who have sustained them.
and that they will be armed with ballots which
may prove killing to the ambition of the un.
patriotic. Hon. +. o. j. Smith. in his better
days, before he fell, made speech in our
City hail. in which he touched this point il
the following truthful words:
"The war is opening a great field for thu
ambitious. 1t is the man who sustains tn,
war-not only the property man who turn,
out his dollars and cenis-but the young mar
who enlisis pow, who will be remembered r.
years to come. The young man of obseurty
who, perhaps, leaves his father and mother Il
the work-house, TO go to the war, in the fu
iure OF this city will be thrice honored over
the rich mans son who stays at home."